Hallmark "Sidewalk Cruisers Series: 1950 Garton Delivery Cycle" Spring Ornament, 1999
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Artifact Overview
Hallmark introduced a line of Christmas ornaments in 1973. These ornaments appealed to customers' interest in marking memories, commemorating milestones, and expressing one's personality and unique tastes. This success led the company to produce ornaments for other holidays. Hallmark marketed and sold Easter and springtime ornaments in several series dating back to the 1990s.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Holiday ornament
Date Made
1998
Subject Date
1950
Creators
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
Designed by Hallmark Cards, Inc. in Kansas City, Missouri. Made in China.
Collection Title
Location
at Henry Ford Museum in Miniature Moments: A Journey Through Hallmark Keepsake Ornaments
Object ID
2019.65.5740
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Metal
Plastic
Cardboard
Color
Multicolored
Inscriptions
on front and back of ornament:
DELIVERY CYCLE
on bottom of ornament:
1999 / (C) 1998 Garton(R) / Hallmark Cards, Inc. / 3
on front of packaging:
Hallmark / KEEPSAKE / ORNAMENT / 1950 GARTON(R) Delivery Cycle / Sidewalk Cruisers / DECORATION PRINTANIERE / COLLECTOR'S SERIES
on back of packaging:
Third in the Sidewalk Cruisers Series. / Look for series verification 3 on this ornament. / When it came to fun, this little cycle really / delivered! The 1950 GARTON(R) Delivery Cycle / combined the hauling capacity of a wagon with the mobility of a tricycle. / This series recalls the imaginative styling of the / kid-powered scooters, cycles, and wagons offered / from the 1930s through the 1960s. Sidewalk Cruisers / are fun to display as a group or with pedal cars from / the Keepsake Ornament series of Kiddie Car Classics. / For decorative use only. Not for young children. / Concue a des fins decoratives seulement. / Ne convient pas aux jeunes enfants. / Die-Cast Metal - Dated 1999
on top of packaging:
Hallmark
on bottom of packaging:
(C) 1998 Garton(R) / Mfd. for/Fabrique pour / Hallmark Cards, Inc., Kansas City, MO 64141 / Made in China QEO8367
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