Lenox This porcelain ornament by Lenox is a champagne bottle in an ice bucket. It's just one of many limited-edition souvenirs. This gold ornament from Whitehurst Imports is reminiscent of the Faberge egg. You needn't go to New York to celebrate the millennium if you purchase Christopher Radko's Times Square ornament. As the new millennium approaches, the desire to buy special and limited editions of many artifacts, including dated Christmas ornaments, is gaining momentum .
Manufacturers know a good opportunity when they see one.
They're rushing in to show us a fabulous array of ornaments to celebrate the end of one millennium and the start of another. There's Father Time holding babies, clocks, watches, calendar pages and hourglasses. Pop culture icons are represented, too, like a coquettish Betty Boop done up Hollywood style. Connor points out that the creative forces at Waterford early on anticipated the excitement that surrounds the millennium. A millennium ornament may gain in monetary value, or it may simply become a family heirloom.