Immigrants, Ornaments and Legacies: A Story of American Made

Immigrants, Ornaments and Legacies: A Story of American Made Glass Christmas Tree Ornaments

â€œImmigrants, Ornaments and Legaciesâ€ tells the stories of the companies who created 20th century Christmas tree decorations. The Shiny Briteâ„¢ story of Max Eckardt and Sons is chronicled along with rival firms that competed to win the key customers of Woolworthâ€™s and Sears. Bernhard Wilmsen was one of the first Christmas vendors to Woolworthâ€™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 Woolworthâ€™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 1800â€™s to the 1960â€™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. â€œImmigrants, Ornaments and Legaciesâ€ 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 Briteâ„¢ and George Franke ornaments passed down lovingly from generation to generation.
Country USA
Manufacturer Independently published
Binding Paperback
EANs 9781097169658
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Independently published
Binding	Paperback
EANs	9781097169658
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

Immigrants, Ornaments and Legacies: A Story of American Made Glass Christmas Tree Ornaments

You might also like...