Hallmark "Vintage Roadsters Series: 1930 Cadillac" Spring Ornament, 2001
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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
2001
Subject Date
1930
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
Designed by Don Palmiter of 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
2019.65.5780
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Metal
Plastic
Cardboard
Color
Multicolored
Inscriptions
on front of ornament:
1930
on back of ornament:
2001
on bottom of ornament:
1930 Cadillac Fleetwood Roadster / used under license. / Hallmark Cards, Inc. / 4
on front of packaging:
Hallmark / KEEPSAKE / ORNAMENT / 1930 Cadillac(R) / Vintage Roadsters / DECORATION PRINTANIERE / COLLECTOR'S SERIES
on back of packaging:
Fourth in the Vintage Roadsters Series. / Look for series verification 4 on this ornament. / The 1930 Cadillac, defined both luxury and American know-how. / Loaded with a V16 engine capable of reaching 90 MPH, / this beauty also utilized technology to make it the quietest / automobile of its day. Though the economic hardship / of the Great Depression put this automobile out of reach / for most car buyers, none could argue that the refined yet / mighty Cadillac was a shining, opulent example of automitive / engineering. / Sculpted by Don Palmiter / For decorative use only. Not for young children. / Concue a des fins decoratives seulement. / Ne convient pas aux jeunes enfants. / Die-Cast Metal - Dated 2001
on top of packaging:
Hallmark
on bottom of packaging:
1930 Cadillac Fleetwood Roadster is a trademark of / General Motors Corporation used under license by Hallmark. / Mfd. for Hallmark Cards, Inc., Kansas City, MO 64141 / Made in China QEO8555
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