Hallmark "Sidewalk Cruisers Series: 1937 Mickey Mouse Streamline Express Coaster Wagon" Spring Ornament, 2002

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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

2002

Subject Date

1937

Creator Notes

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

Object ID

2019.65.5794

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Metal
Cardboard

Color

Multicolored

Inscriptions

on side of ornament: MICKEY MOUSE on bottom of ornament: 2002 / (C) DISNEY / Hallmark Cards, Inc. / 6 on front of packaging: Hallmark / KEEPSAKE / ORNAMENT / Disney's / MICKEY / MOUSE / 1937 Mickey Mouse / Streamline Express Coaster Wagon / Sidewalk Cruisers / DECORATION PRINTANIERE / COLLECTOR'S SERIES on back of packaging: Sixth and final in the Sidewalk Cruisers Series. / Look for series verification 6 on this ornament. / Back in 1937, little kids across America were / dreaming of "taking a ride" with their new / friends Mickey and Minnie aboard the Mickey / Mouse Streamline Express Coaster Wagon. / This special Keepsake Ornament is a faithful / reproduction of the original, right down to the / movable steering handle and authentic / Mickey and Minnie Mouse decals. / For decorative use only. Not for young children. / Concue a des fins decoratives seulement. / Ne convient pas aux jeunes enfants. / Die-Cast Metal - Dated 2002 on bottom of packaging: (C) DISNEY / www.disney.com / Mfd. for Hallmark Cards, Inc., Kansas City, MO 64141 / Made in China QEO8516