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. 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.
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, 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.
Holiday or Christmas ornament, beaded, in the shape of a "shooting" star with a circle around the star. Star is comprised of molded glass beads, various shapes, yellow gold. Circle is comprised of molded glass beads, ribbed, alternating silver and green. "Tail" is comprised of molded glass beads, various shapes, yellow gold and silver. Connected with thin metal wire. Black thread tied in loop at top for hanging. No mark.
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.
Holiday or Christmas ornament, piece of garland attached to a molded glass ball. Ball is unsilvered, transparent, olive-brown, with metal cap attached at top, bent metal loop and bent metal hook attached. The garland is is comprised of alternating molded glass ball beads, brown, and olive green transparant molded glass beads with a molded cross on each side. Connected with with white cotton string. No mark, possibly made in Japan or Czechoslovakia based on design.
Free-blown and molded glass holiday or Christmas ornament. Ellipsoidal shape, pointed at top and bottom, with three indents. Dull silver, indents outlined in magenta, with horizontal white stripes dusted in mica/glitter. Metal cap attached with bent metal loop inserted for hanging. No mark. Poland began exporting similar indented ornaments in the mid-1930s.
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.
Molded glass holiday or Christmas ornament. Thick-walled, heavy, glass ball, translucent aqua blue “crackle” glass, with “U”-shaped bent flat metal holder, painted gold, inserted into opening. Possibly had another use before being used as a Christmas ornament. No mark. "A" in a circle is marked on top in blue crayon near hanger.
Molded glass holiday or Christmas ornament. Half sphere, silvered glass, pink exterior, silver and green faceted indent molded on one side. No cap, bent wire hook inserted in opening at top. No mark. Poland began exporting similar indented ornaments in the mid-1930s.
Molded glass holiday or Christmas ornament in the shape of a male clown. Opalescent ground, opaque silver face and collar, red lips, silver cap and yellow painted costume that reads “My Darling” in cursive on his belly. His cap has a metal loop inserted into the top opening with an attached metal wire hook. No mark. This ornament mold was used prior to 1940.
Molded glass holiday or Christmas ornament in the shape of an animal. Missing head, probably a cat. Opalescent glass, opaque white body with pink back. The word “Gregg” is written in ink on top back in cursive, possibly “Greggory”, but the ornament is broken. Metal cap attached with bent wire hook inserted in top, with curled hook on top back of animal. No mark. Ornaments using similar molds were produced prior to 1940.