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Glass Christmas
ornaments fist made their appearance
around 1870s in the hands of German
people. F.W. Woolworth, in 1880, stocked
his shelves with glass Christmas ornaments
though with much hesitation. But it
was since then that Christmas ornaments
became a Christmas staple especially
glass Christmas ornaments. An enormous
variety of glass Christmas ornaments
from over 5,000 different molds have
made their appearance since then.
Such Christmas glass ornaments include
figures of Santa Claus, hand painted
glass Christmas ornaments, pine cone,
birds, nuts, flowers, clusters of
grapes, and musical instruments.
Among the many beautiful glass ornaments
made from mold figures of Santa Claus
gained maximum popularity. Sometimes,
only the head were shown, while at
other times the entire figure was
made. The distinctive feature of such
Santa Claus figures was that it ended
in a round base with no legs. Usually
the Santa carried a Christmas tree
or bag of toys in the traditional
manner. Some glass Christmas ornaments
included a free-blown eight-inch stork
standing on a branch of Christmas
tree. Etched glass surface producing
a frosted appearance constitutes another
glass Christmas ornament.
Hand blown, hand painted glass Christmas
ornaments depicting imaginary figures
of Grandfather Frost, the Snow Maiden
and other popular Russian folk tale
figures became popular in Russia.
Many hand blown glass Christmas ornaments
were silvered and painted entirely
by hand by different artists. The
pine cone has always been in great
demand. Apart from that, Santa, birds,
nuts, flowers, clusters of grapes,
and musical instruments such as drums
and violins also gained popularity.
Geometric designs included variations
on the ball shape.
The glass Christmas ornaments are
in great demand even today. The traditional
glass ornaments are priced between
$500-600 each. Ornament's age, color,
condition and manufacturer also count
when it comes to determining the price
of the ornaments. Organizations such
as the Golden Glow of Christmas Past
provide the customers with a wide
range of products. Keep browsing
for more information.
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