Vintage christmas decorations 1950s

As you know, I love the 1950’s and ever since we purchased our home (built in ’53), I knew we needed to go all out and keep it authentic to the period for Christmas. I thought I would g…

Around Christmas these days, I feel like I see more into the living rooms and family lives of other people than at any other time of year, thanks to Instagram and Facebook. I'm invited to admire the twinkly Christmas tree, marvel at the amount of the presents under it and approve of how nice the fam

Vintage plastic Santa collection

From my personal collection. www.artskooldamage.blogspot.com/

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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Vintage photograph, circa 1960's or 1970's. No notations.

A collection of photos from Christmas time in the 1950s and 1960s show how much decor has changed over the years for the festive season.