Molded glass holiday or Christmas ornament. Clear glass ball, unsilvered, painted matte pink. No cap attached, thin bent metal loop inserted into top, with plied gold cord attached for hanging. No mark.
Molded glass holiday or Christmas ornament. Ball, mirrored green. Silver metal cap attached, with scalloped bottom edge. Thin bent wire loop inserted at top, with bent wire hook attached for hanging. Cap is stamped: "MADE IN U.S. OF A."
Molded glass holiday or Christmas ornament. Ball, small, iridescent forest green. Metal cap attached, with thin bent wire loop inserted into top for hanger. No hook attached. Cap is stamped, likely with maker or country of origin, but illegible. 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, mirrored silver painted red on top and bottom, silver band remaining around center. Metal cap attached at top with thin bent wire loop inserted. No mark.
Molded glass holiday or Christmas ornament. Iridescent silver/blue. Metal cap attached at top with thin bent wire loop and thin bent wire hook attached for hanging. Cap is stamped, almost illegible due to wear: “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.
Molded glass holiday or Christmas ornament. Ball, red over mirrored silver, silver metal cap attached with thin wire loop inserted in top opening, thin bent wire hook attached for hanging. Cap is stamped: “MADE IN U.S. OF A.”
Molded glass holiday or Christmas ornament. Ball, clear green (un-silvered) glass. Metal cap attached, with thin bent wire loop inserted in top and bent wire hook attached. No mark. Cap does not seem to be original to this ornament as it is slightly too small for opening. Cap possibly older, circa 1920s-30s, possibly made in United States or Germany. Ornament possibly American, as ornaments made in America during WWII were often un-silvered and often had paper caps and hangers due to war-time shortages. It is possibly this ornament originally had a cap and paper hanger.
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.
Molded glass holiday or Christmas ornament. Ball, opalescent pink with three thin white stripes around center. Metal cap attached at top with thin bent wire loop inserted into opening, with bent wire hook attached for hanging. No mark.
Molded glass holiday or Christmas ornament. Ball, small, hot pink over mirrored silver glass. Metal cap attached with thin bent wire loop inserted at top. Cap is stamped: "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.