12 Vtg Silvered & Unsilvered Xmas Ornaments Diorama Tornado Dbl Indent Stenciled
It's not the year. The clock is ticking down to Christmas morning and for many people that means the pressure is on to find the prettiest of Christmas Ornaments to decorate their tree.
Rare box of twelve Vintage Shiny Brite and Corning Christmas Ornaments. This box of twelve vintage ornaments contains World War II Era Unsilvered and Silvered Shiny Brite and Corning Ornaments produced in the 1940's to early 1950's in the USA.
And a Diorama with a Gnome sitting under a Mushroom made in Italy 1960's - 1970's. WW II Era Silvered and Unsilvered Christmas Ornaments. Made by Shiny Brite, Corning Glass Works, Inc. Rare and hard to find box of Twelve WW2 Era Silvered and Unsilvered Christmas Ornaments. This HARD TO FIND and RARE Corning Ornament is in great conditon.
The Corning Ornament is entirely covered in white mica glitter. It is adorned with multi-color stars. It is so hard to find this ornament and collectors are always looking for it.It is in fantastic condition considering it was made in the 1940's - 1950's. It measures 2.75 tall. Diorama Red Ornament which is ribbed on the back and.
The scalloped edge is accented with Gold Glitter. This diorama has an Gnome sitting under a Mushroom on a cloud. Which is accented with Silver Glitter. (please see photos #21 & #22 showing storage box for diorama). Corning Gold Fluted Teardrop Shaped Ornament. I had 3 of these ornaments tucked away. It is in fantastic condition considering it was made in the early 1940's. The ornament has vertical fluted indents around the entire ornament and a tip at the bottom. Shiny Brite Unsilvered Red Ornament. ALL TIME FAVORITE OF COLLECTORS. It is painted red with stencil of "Merry Christmas" and Holly and Berries repeated twice. It measures 2.5 tall. It is heavily accented with mica glitter at the top with sections/rings of heavy white mica glitter. Alternating with painted sections of blue. It i s wonderful and extremely rare ornament and hard to find with this particular color combination. It has an ombre effect with sections/rings from the top down of yellow, red and yellow. It is accented with frosty glitter.This wonderful and extremely rare ornament and hard to find. Shiny Brite Double Flower Indent Reflector Ornament. Silver ornament with two faceted Flower Indents.
The ornament has two white mica stripes, two painted gold and one painted green horizontal stripes. Corning Brite Unsilvered Round Ornament. Shiny Brite Blue Stenciled Ornament. This ornament is stenciled "Merry Christmas", a Holly Branch and Stars. The stencil is repeated twice.This wonderful and extremely rare ornament and hard to find in this condition. Shiny Brite Red Stenciled Ornament.
This ornament is stenciled with white mica glittered Christmas Bells and Ribbons. Shiny Brite Gold Stenciled Ornament.
This ornament is stenciled with a white mica snow covered house with a picket. Shiny Brite Unsilvered Clear Tornado ornament. Alternating with painted sections of red and gold. This wonderful and rare ornament and hard to find. This set of vintage ornaments have their original caps.
The caps of the Shiny Brite Ornaments are impressed'SHINY BRITE MADE IN USA'. The cap of the Corning Glass Works Ornament is impressed'MADE IN THE U. The cap of the diorama was made in Italy. A great combination of WW2 era silvered and unsilvered Christmas ornaments. Each ornament has been check. They have no cracks or chips. The pikes have been check and there is no damage.Ornaments will be packed a "Window" Shiny Brite ornament storage box. T hese Shiny Brite and Corning Christmas Ornaments were made in the USA in the 1940's. The diorama was made in Italy in the 1960's - 1970's. All in very good vintage condition considering all except the diorama are almost 75 years old.
These beautiful Christmas Ornaments are from my private collection. They have been tucked away and have not been displayed for years. I have taken 24 photos.Please examine and enlarge each one before making your decision. I have packed these ornaments carefully with lots of tissue and bubble wrap. These ornaments are'double boxed'.
These rare and beautiful Christmas Tree Ornaments are from my private collection and have been tucked away and have not been displayed for years. Considering they are over 70 years old, they are in nice vintage condition. Please examine and enlarge each one.
By the way, this box is very rare and highly collectible. I have packed these ornaments carefully with lots of issue and bubble wrap. Really rare combination of sought after Shiny Brite Ornaments. In 1939 England was at war with Nazi-controlled Germany and the British Navy set up blockades that effectively stopped any exports from war-torn Europe reaching the United States of America. Many Americans found their first wartime shortage was to be Christmas decorations.
Up to this point, most of the Christmas decorations used by Americans came from Germany, Czechoslovakia or Japan. To cover this shortage, the Corning Glass Company started to produce round clear glass balls that were blown automatically by machine rather than hand blown by mouth as their European counterparts had been. Corning produced these new American made ornaments 24 hours a day and by 1944 they were making 40 million round glass ornaments per year.During the early years of World War II the new American made Christmas ornaments did not look all that different from those still being produced today. From 1939 through 1941 the ornaments were shiny, thanks to being coated on their interior with a silver nitrate solution. These shiny glass balls were often decorated with painted stripes and topped with a metal cap embossed with "Made in the US of A". With The United States joining in the war in 1941, wartime shortages and restrictions of materials started to plague the new American glass ornament industry. The silver nitrate solution was declared to be "nonessential" by the War Production Board and the manufacturing of it was stopped.
By 1942 American ornaments were being produced without their shiny look. To compensate, some companies inserted a sprig of shiny silver colored tinsel inside the ornament to give it the familiar sparkle that the public was used to. Soon, even the silver tinsel was used up and the ornaments were left without any inside decoration. Around 1943 all metal was needed for the war effort and the ornament industry could no longer produce metal caps for their glass decorations.
Again the companies became creative and started using caps made out of either cardboard or paper and with a piece of cord in place of a metal hanging hook. Some companies used a type of cardboard hanging hook that fastened inside the ball. Other decorating companies were forced to use a little piece of wood stuck sideways in the neck of the ball, with a cord tied to it. Finally, with the end of World War II in 1945, wartime restrictions on materials were relaxed and the more standard Christmas tree ornaments were again being produced in 1946, with the phrase "Made in the USA" embossed on the metal cap. Collecting paper capped ornaments does have advantages.
They are easy to date as to years of production, are still easy to locate and are rather affordable. They are also a piece of American history from a time of shortages, hardships, and ingenuity. They will be a great addition to your vintage Christmas Ornament Collection. Please enlarge all photos that I have taken to see the condition of these ornaments. Please remember, these ornaments were made in the 1940's and 1950's.They will show signs of age, use and storage. Ornaments have been carefully wrapped in tissue and bubble wrap. Please do not hesitate to contact me. We will be listing many more vintage Christmas ornaments. You will love the selection.
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