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Hallmark "A Christmas Story: You'll Shoot Yer Eye Out, Kid!" Christmas Snow Globe, 2006

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Artifact Overview

Hallmark began selling postcards and greeting cards in the early 1900s--but the company did not stop there. Hallmark introduced gift wrap in the late 1910s, tested an adhesive ribbon in the 1930s, and started selling Christmas ornaments in 1973. Although cards were--and still are--a core product, the company increasingly created a variety of high-quality holiday and party goods.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Snow globe

Date Made

2006

Creators

Place of Creation

Creator Notes

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

Collection Title

The Party Shop Hallmark Keepsake Ornament Collection

Location

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

Object ID

2019.65.6973

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Plastic
Glass (Material)
Cardboard

Color

Multicolored

Inscriptions

on bottom of snow globe: A / Christmas / Story / TM & (C) Turner Entertainment Co. / (s06) / HMK. CDS. / QHC4046 on front of packaging: Magic / Features Sound / Hallmark / KEEPSAKE / A / CHRISTMAS / STORY / You'll Shoot Yer Eye Out, Kid! / A Christmas Story / SNOW GLOBE BOULE D'EAU on back of packaging: You'll Shoot Yer Eye Out, Kid! / A Christmas Story / Ralphie sets his skepticism aside and visits the Higbee's / Department Store Santa. He knows it's a long shot, but the gift / he wants deserves a full-on offensive strategy. The line is long. / The kid in front of him is weird. Ralphie finally makes it to Santa's / knee--only to draw a complete blank. Just before Santa's impatient / elf sends Ralphie flying down the exit slide, he remembers-- / "No! No! I want an Official Carbine-Action Two-Hundred-Shot / Range Model Air Rifle!" Santa pauses before spouting the words / Ralphie least wants to hear..."You'll shoot your eye out, kid." / Pick up the globe and turn it over to hear / the exchange between Ralphie and Santa. / BATTERY-OPERATED. Batteries not included. Instructions printed inside box. / CAUTION: Globe is made of glass and is breakable. / ATTENTION: Cette boule d'eau en verre est tres fragile. / For decorative use only. Not for children under 8. / Concu a des fins decoratives seulement. Ne convient pas aux enfants de moins de 8 ans. / GLASS AND HANDCRAFTED on bottom of packaging: WB / TM & (C) Turner Entertainment Co. / WB SHIELD: TM & (C) Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. / (s06) / Mfd. for/Fabrique pour Hallmark Cards, Inc. / Kansas City, MO 64141 / Made in China QHC4046
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