Free-blown and molded glass holiday or Christmas ornament. Ball with finial on bottom, thin, swirled band around center. Mirrored silver. Metal cap around top opening, may be a later addition. Thin bent wire hook inserted into top, with heavy bent wire hook attached. Metal cap has “MADE [illegible]” stamped on top. No other marks. Cap likely dates after 1937. In 1937, a tariff decision (no. 54387) reversed earlier decisions regarding the marking of ornaments with their country of origin, established in the 1890 MicKinley Tariff Act and the Smoot-Havley Tariff Act of 1930. The ornament itself now had to be marked with with its country of origin by stamping it into the cap or by way of tag or sticker.
Molded glass holiday or Christmas ornament. Ball, transparent blue glass. Metal cap with scalloped bottom edge, thin bent metal wire loop, bent wire hook attached. Cap is stamped: "MADE IN U.S. OF A."
One of three identical molded glass holiday or Christmas ornaments. Small ball, mirrored silver, with thin silver metal cap and thin bent wire loop and hook attached. Cap is stamped with: “[Illegible] JAPAN”. No other marks. (see DL*298065.294 and .292) In 1937, a tariff decision (no. 54387) reversed earlier decisions regarding the marking of ornaments with their country of origin, established in the 1890 MicKinley Tariff Act and the Smoot-Havley Tariff Act of 1930. The ornament itself now had to be marked with with its country of origin by stamping it into the cap or by way of tag or sticker.
Molded glass holiday or Christmas ornament, in the shape of a heart, with molded C-scrolls around sides. Mirrored silver ground, possibly painted a matte white. Metal cap with thin bent metal loop inserted for hanging. No mark.