Shiny brite ornaments 1950s christmas

The 1950s ushered in a new era of Christmas decoration trends including aluminum and flocked trees, Shiny-brite ornaments, bubble lights, figurines and more. As the saying goes, everything old becomes new again, and these once-popular holiday decorating ideas are back today.

Shiny-Brite ornaments are a perfect example of Mid-Century Christmas decorations. The great ad, above, is from 1966. These ornaments date back a little earlier, though. The first Shiny-Brite ornaments were made in 1937 by Max Eckhardt. He worked with the Corning Glass Company to produce them. These ornaments were originally sold at Woolworth dime stores. Shiny-Brites were popular during the 1940's - World War II vintage - because they were American made. The 1940's box top featured Santa…

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Shiny Brite ornaments were created by American businessman Max Eckardt in 1937. Before World War II, almost all of the glass ornaments on American Christmas trees were imported from Germany. It was…

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