This book with over one thousand different Christmas ornaments illustrated in color pins down much of the history of the decorated tree from its European origins to American beginnings up to today. 1998 Updated price guide included. Covered in the book include candy containers, Italian glass ornaments, Santa figures, snow babies, Christmas advertising, trade cards, postcards, toys, games, and puzzles to name a few of the categories. With over 350 color photos as well as 50 black and white illustrations, this book is an authoritative guide to the entire field of Christmas collecting. Through text and catalog pages, the Christmas enthusiast is better able to distinguish between older and newer items.
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This book explores in detail our preparations, tree traditions, ornaments, decorations, and lights. Through over 750 color photos, over 3000 objects areillustrated along with catalog reprints, historical photographs, and a definitive text which documents the history of Christmas and its decorating memorabilia decade by decade. This comprehensive books is an invaluable aid to collectors, museum curators, and all Christmas enthusiasts who wish to better understand how we decorated and how we celebrated Christmas in America. Prices updated January 2000 hardbound 256 pages. Very inexpensive when first produced, Depression Glassware was America s early experimentation with the mold-etched method for producing pattern glass.