Christmas Collectibles
Author: Margaret Whitmyer
Publisher:
Published: 1987
Total Pages: 223
ISBN-13: 9780891453376
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Christmas Past
Author: Robert Brenner
Publisher: Schiffer Pub Limited
Published: 1996
Total Pages: 195
ISBN-13: 9780764301728
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe historical importance, makers, materials, and rarity of Christmas trees, decorations, and ornaments of all kinds are discussed in detail, including glass ornaments, all types of lighting from candles to electricity, cotton and paper ornaments, and Dresdens. All the major manufacturers are identified and much personal information is given about the families that developed the Christmas ornament industry into big business internationally. Christmas Past includes beautiful colour pictures of extremely rare, exquisite glass balls and figurals and early electric lamps.
Christmas Ornaments, Lights, and Decorations
Author: George Johnson
Publisher:
Published: 1986-01
Total Pages: 318
ISBN-13: 9780891453352
DOWNLOAD EBOOKOver 750 full-color photos featuring thousands of items. Chapters include storage, repairing, histories, and much more. Items photographed have interesting facts and values listed for the Christmas enthusiast.
Christmas Ornaments
Author: Margaret Schiffer
Publisher:
Published: 1984
Total Pages: 168
ISBN-13: 9780904568608
DOWNLOAD EBOOKChristmas Collectibles
Author: Tracy Martin
Publisher: Casemate Publishers
Published: 2010-01-01
Total Pages: 255
ISBN-13: 1844680649
DOWNLOAD EBOOKChristmas collectables are bought all year-round by dedicated collectors. There is a huge following for Father Christmas collectables whether it's snow globes or cake ornaments and the book is divided into chapters to reflect the wide array of goods available. Other areas include Christmas trees, vintage baubles and decorations. Many people only think to buy these goods at Christmas for use in their own home and the book will be released in late October take full advantage of the market but will also sell to the specialist antiques trade all-year round.
A Very Vintage Christmas
Author: Bob Richter
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Published: 2016-07-01
Total Pages: 226
ISBN-13: 149302213X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA Very Vintage Christmas embodies the nostalgia and sentimentality associated with the holiday season. Vintage ornaments, lights, decorations, cards and wrapping all conjure up happy memories of Christmases past and serve as tangible mementos of holidays shared with family and friends. In fact, finding these objects, decorating with them and sharing them with others brings an instant feeling of comfort and joy. Coupled with beautiful photographs, tips on collecting, and secret shopping haunts, A Very Vintage Christmas offers a 360-degree look at holiday décor in America and gives suggestions on how to make vintage finds work for today’s audience. While each chapter of A Very Vintage Christmas is unique, there is a common thread that runs through them all: the love of beautiful holiday decorations, and the interest in their history, value, and preservation. The book helps the everyday collector and enthusiast to build their own collection and offers tips on how to make the most of what they’ve got.
Christmas Through the Decades
Author: Robert Brenner
Publisher: Schiffer Pub Limited
Published: 1993
Total Pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9780887405457
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA chronological illustrated history of how people decorated and celebrated for Christmas. Many antique ornaments from German origins project various customs. Includes newly revised price guide!
Silver Christmas Ornaments
Author: Clara Johnson Scroggins
Publisher:
Published: 1998
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780873415163
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSilver Christmas Ornaments have been popular for over a hundred years and continue to generate renewed enthusiasm every year when new issues are announced. Ornament collecting has never been more widespread and silver ornaments are especially sought after. Because they are made from precious metal, they not only hold their value, but become more valuable as time passes. Designs are as diverse as the traditional bell and snowflake to modern interpretative art, and they are stunningly beautiful adornments for a Christmas tree! Collectors and lovers of silver ornaments will find the most complete compilation of information available in Silver Christmas Ornaments. Author Clara Johnson Scroggins has done a superb job of identifying and describing more than 100 ornaments produced from 1980 to 1997. She also lists pre-1980 ornaments, with year of issue price and includes a price guide of selected prices.
Immigrants, Ornaments and Legacies
Author: Jody L. Pritzl
Publisher:
Published: 2019-05-29
Total Pages: 299
ISBN-13: 9781097169658
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"Immigrants, Ornaments and Legacies" tells the stories of the companies who created 20th century Christmas tree decorations. The Shiny Brite(tm) story of Max Eckardt and Sons is chronicled along with rival firms that competed to win the key customers of Woolworth's and Sears. Bernhard Wilmsen was one of the first Christmas vendors to Woolworth's and continued to be for decades. George Franke emigrated from Germany to America at the time of the U.S. Civil War and employed hundreds of people in Baltimore, Maryland. National Tinsel Manufacturing in Manitowoc, Wisconsin would be a recognized Christmas industry leader until a 1991 merger worth $90 million. Before millions of Christmas bulbs were manufactured and sold in America, thousands were imported by Woolworth's and Sears. Beginning as a family business in Lauscha, Germany many husbands, wives and children hand crafted glass ornaments. As early German immigrants came to the United States they evolved the industry with inventions and patents. Survival and prosperity were never guaranteed as the companies struggled during precarious times of tariffs, trade wars and world wars. If not for Corning Glass Works inventing the means to make 80 million glass bulbs a year, the modern era of Christmas tree decorations would have stopped with German blockades and boycotts. With rich details using photographs and statistics, the industry of American glass bulb Christmas ornaments is documented from the 1800's to the 1960's. In their own words, family descendants of ornament makers tell their favorite memories of being surrounded by Christmas all year long and their special holiday traditions that live on today. "Immigrants, Ornaments and Legacies" is a family centered story of decades of Christmas tree decorations that are highly collectible today. An ornament identification section is included to help collectors date their precious Shiny Brite(tm) and George Franke ornaments passed down lovingly from generation to generation.
Christmas 1960 to the Present
Author: Robert Brenner
Publisher: Schiffer Pub Limited
Published: 2005
Total Pages: 159
ISBN-13: 9780764322457
DOWNLOAD EBOOKChristmas celebrations of the past forty years are shown through historical photographs, catalogue pages, and over 530 photographs of artificial and real trees, Christmas ornaments, interior and exterior lights, candy containers, cards, tinsel garlands, and cheerful holiday figurines. Innovations in Christmas ornamentation, lighting, and display are presented -- including artificial trees of the 1960s, country-style ornaments of the 1970s, 1980s chaser lights, and sophisticated 1990s European glass ornaments. Updated values are provided in the captions. With this wonderful book to inspire your search, you can carry the spirit of Christmas with you all year 'round!
