Hallmark "Zephyr" Halloween Ornament, 2003

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Artifact Overview

Since the early 2000s, Hallmark has created ornaments to celebrate Halloween. In 2003, Hallmark produced a black-silhouetted house-shaped display called 1300 Old Oak Road. Halloween revelers used the dark--yet festive--decoration to exhibit ornaments of skeletons, pumpkins, ghosts, and bats, hanging them in the cutout windows and doors or other hooks.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Holiday ornament

Date Made

2003

Creator Notes

Designed by John Collin Francis of Hallmark Cards, Inc. in Kansas City, Missouri. Made in China.

Object ID

2019.65.5844

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Plastic
Cardboard

Color

Multicolored

Inscriptions

on back of ornament: 2003 / (C) 2003 / HMK. LIC. on front of packaging: Hallmark / KEEPSAKE / ORNAMENT / Halloween 2003 / ZEPHYR / decoration automnale on back of packaging: ZEPHYR / When Zephyr flies on Halloween, / the sky is misty black. / "I love to cruise at night," he says, / "and dig the in-flight snack!" / John "Collin" Francis / Hallmark Keepsake Artist / MEMORY CARD / ENCLOSED / For decorative use only. Not for children under 8. / Concue a des fins decoratives seulement. / Ne convient pas aux enfants de moins de 8 ans. / Handcrafted - Dated 2003 on top of packaging: Hallmark / KEEPSAKE / ORNAMENTS / 30 YEARS OF COLLECTING MEMORIES / 1973 - 2003 on bottom of packaging: (C) 2003 Hallmark Licensing, Inc. / Mfd. for Hallmark Cards, Inc., Kansas City, MO 64141 / Made in China QFO6019