Molded glass holiday or Christmas ornament, in the shape of a butterfly, mirrored silver ground, with bright pink butterfly painted on front and back. Vertical ribbing throughout. Metal cap attached, with bent metal loop. No mark. Similar ornaments were produced using older molds, prior to 1940, and those molds were then reused after 1940, making an exact date difficult.
Free-blown glass holiday or Christmas ornament, onion shaped with pointed bottom and swirled and pointed top. Mirrored silver, body painted magenta with red stripes, top is left silver, with yellow-gold and magenta stripes. No cap. Thin bent wire loop inserted into top opening, with oblong magenta glass bead attached. Bent wire hook attached for hanging. No mark.
Blown glass holiday or Christmas ornament. Finial-shaped, with ball on top, long, pointed ellipsoidal bottom. Silver under red overall, with white stripes on ball, a swirled white stripe down longer bottom. Metal cap with bent metal loop inserted to top. Cap is heavily rusted. No mark.
Molded glass holiday or Christmas ornament. Ball, mirrored yellow-gold finish. Metal cap with thin bent wire holder and hook attached, cap is stamped: “MADE IN U.S.A.” 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. Metal cap attached, with thin bent wire loop inserted into top opening and bent wire hook attached. Cap is stamped: “MADE IN/JAPAN”, almost 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. Silver metal cap with bent wire loop and hook attached. Metal cap is stamped: “MADE IN U.S. OF A.” No other marks. 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 yellow-gold surface, with silver metal cap, thin metal wire loop and hook attached. 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.
Molded glass holiday or Christmas ornament. Ball, bright pink over mirrored silver. Metal cap attached at top with thin bent metal loop inserted and bent wire hook for hanging. 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.
Molded glass holiday or Christmas ornament. Ball, small, silvered glass. Metal cap attached, with bent wire loop inserted for hanging, thin bent wire 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 under light blue overcoat, with white, blue, yellow, and pink stripes around center body. Metal cap attached, with thin bent wire loop inserted at top and bent wire hook attached. Cap is stamped: "MADE IN U.S. OF A." 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, small, translucent, iridescent blue. Metal cap with thin bent metal wire loop and thin bent wire hook attached 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.
Blown and molded glass holiday or Christmas ornament. Half-ellipsoidal shape, with pointed top and bottom, faceted indent molded on front. Mirrored silver under green, with abstract white line design around opening of indent. No cap or hook attached. No mark. Poland began exporting similar indented ornaments in the 1930s.
Molded glass holiday or Christmas ornament in the shape of a car. Silvered ground, painted red roof and hood, blue-green sides. Metal cap at top front of roof has bent wire hook attached to a curled wire at top of roof. Cap is stamped: "GERMANY". This mold was used prior to 1940.
A pair of removable, circular, hinged plates from a full-scale patent model (U.S. Patent No. 61,478) of a multipurpose, stove-top griddle or gridiron, made by E. J. Smith of Washington, D.C., and patented on January 22, 1867. Two-part, open teardrop-shaped handle; cylindrical hinge. Single gate mark on exterior of both plates. No additional marks on object, but a darkened paper tag tied to handle with white cotton string is handwritten with the patent information for the "Cooking Utensil"; handle also tied with a red or purple wove ribbon.
Blown and molded glass holiday or Christmas ornament. Ellipsoidal shape, with pointed top and bottom, three molded indents around center. Indents have molded geometric square-star design with circular double outline. Opalescent glass, possibly painted magenta, traces remain. Metal cap with thin metal loop and bent wire for hanging attached. No mark.
Free-blown and molded glass holiday or Christmas ornament. Ellipsoidal shape with pointed top and bottom, with indent of flower shape molded in center. Mirrored silver, flower petals painted silver and pink, alternating. No cap or hanger attached. No mark. Poland began exporting similar indented ornaments in the mid-1930s.
Molded glass holiday or Christmas ornament. Ball, mirrored silver finish, tinted pink. Metal cap attached at top, with thin bent metal loop inserted. Cap is stamped “GERMANY” on top. 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.
Free-blown and molded glass holiday or Christmas ornament. Ball-shaped with pointed bottom and four small circular indents around center. Mirrored silver ground, with matt white or gold painted over, painted with pink stripes at top and bottom. Indents are painted pink, gold, and blue, with sun rays around openings. No cap or hook attached, pink string inserted into top for hanging. No mark.