Hallmark "Journeys into Space Series: Apollo Lunar Module" Christmas Ornament, 1998

Christmas tree ornament

1998

Designed by Ed Seale of Hallmark Cards, Inc. in Kansas City, Missouri. Made in China.

at Henry Ford Museum in Miniature Moments: A Journey Through Hallmark Keepsake Ornaments

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

ornament: UNITED / STATES ornament, underside: [TM] / (C) 1998 Hallmark Cards, Inc. 23 / U.S. PAT. NO.4,682,079 / QLX7543 packaging, front: [TM] / Hallmark / KEEPSAKE / ORNAMENT / FEATURES / SOUND / Apollo Lunar Module / Journeys Into Space / MAGIC COLLECTOR'S SERIES packaging, back: Third in the Journeys Into Space Series / Look for series verification 3 on this ornament. / A unique ornament -- Represents the Lunar Module used to taxi U.S. / astronauts from their Apollo spacecraft to the surface of the moon and / back. Sometimes referred to as a lunar lander -- or "bug" because / of its spidery legs -- the design proved its dependability on the six / historic visits to the moon, from 1969 to 1972. / To hear a message from the 1971 Apollo 14 mission, press the button / on the back of the ornament. Astronaut Alan B. Shepard Jr. from the / crew of the Lunar Module Antares is reporting to Mission Control: / "... We sure picked a clear day to arrive! There's not much haze in the / air at all ... It's really a wild place up here!" / Use only with standard U.L.- listed miniature light / strings of 2.5-, 3.5-, or 6- volt push-in type bulbs. / Plug into any socket on the light string. / Not for use with blinking lights. / Complete display instructions enclosed. / Limited Warranty through 2001 enclosed. / Sculpted by Ed Seale / For decorative use only. Not for young children. / Handcrafted - Dated 1998 packaging, side: February 5, 1971 / Houston, Texas / Bulletin: The Lunar Module Antares has landed / safely in the Fra Mauro region of the moon ... / Bulletin (more than 33 hours later): The Antares / has completed its mission and is returning to the / Apollo 14 command module Kitty Hawk. This / is the third mission in which men have walked / on the moon -- and the first to leave wheel marks / on its surface, produced by a small two-wheeled / tool cart. The mission will be remembered for / its scientific accomplishments and, by some, for / a surprise demonstration of a golf shot. / May 25, 1961 / Washington, D.C. / President John F. Kennedy, addressing a joint / session of the U.S. Congress, declared: "I believe / this nation should commit itself to achieving / the goal, before the decade is out, of landing / a man on the moon and returning him safely / to earth." packaging, top: [TM] / Hallmark / KEEPSAKE ORNAMENTS / 25 Years of Collecting Memories / 1973-1998 packaging, underside: Mfd. for and (C) 1998 Hallmark Cards, Inc., K.C., Mo. 64141 / Ornament Made in China / Circuitry U.S. Pat. 4,682,079 / QLX7543