Molded glass holiday or Christmas ornament, silvered ground, painted. In the shape of a songbird. Silver body with black beak, eyes, and tail, red-tipped molded wings. Legs are metal coils that attach to a metal clip. White spun glass (angel hair) tail. No marks.These molds were used prior to 1940, and then reused later, making dating this ornament difficult.
Molded glass holiday or Christmas ornament, Kugel. Glass ball, matte bronze finish, with embossed metal cap, and circular holder with bent wire hook attached. Cap has folded paper underneath.
Molded glass holiday or Christmas ornament. Ball, small, translucent, iridescent blue. Metal cap with thin bent metal wire loop and thin bent wire hook attached at top. Cap is stamped, but illegible, possibly made in Japan because of similarity to marked ornaments. 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.
Blown glass holiday or Christmas ornament, finial-shaped, ball on top, narrows to thin, pointed bottom. Mirrored silver, painted with pink and gold stripes. Metal cap attached at top with, thin bent wire loop and bent wire hook for hanging. Cap is stamped on top: “MADE IN JAPAN”. 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.
Plastic holiday or Christmas ornament. Red ball, molded in two pieces, top and bottom, seam visible around middle, does not open. Plastic cap attached on top with crudely bent metal wire for hanging. No mark.
Blown glass holiday or Christmas ornament. Ellipsoidal shape with pointed top and bottom. Mirrored silver with matte white band painted around center, two thin white stripes above and below thick band. Red abstract line motif painted in center band. Metal cap with thin metal loop and thin bent wire hook attached. No mark.
Molded glass holiday or Christmas ornament. Ball, shimmering matte red ground with leaf motif painted around center in white, with parts covered with white mica or glitter. Metal cap with metal holder and bent wire hanger attached. Cap is stamped “MADE IN [Illegible]”. Possibly Germany or Poland based on cap and date. 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 with pointed end, green. Silver metal cap with circular hoop for hanging. Cap reads: “SHINY BRITE/ MADE IN U.S.A.”.
Molded glass holiday or Christmas ornament. Ball, mirrored silver, blue-violet overcoat, with white and mica painted on top. Metal cap attached, thin bent wire loop inserted, with bent wire hook attached. Cap is stamped: "MADE IN U.S. OF A." (See also DL*298065.0399)
Blown glass holiday or Christmas ornament, bulb-shaped, with slightly pointed bottom, and three circular indents. Opalescent silver, with raised orange vertical stripes between indents, which may have been painted or outlined in blue (traces remain). Metal cap with bent metal loop for hanging inserted. No mark.