Molded glass holiday or Christmas ornament, butterfly-shaped, ribbed or streamlined body, with molded butterfly on front and back. Mirrored silver, butterflies painted with yellow-gold bodies, red dots on head and wings, paint has faded. Metal cap with metal hoop attached to top, with bent wire hook for hanging attached. 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.
Molded glass holiday or Christmas ornament in the shape of a male clown. Opalescent ground, opaque silver face and collar, red lips, and blue eyes, silver cap and green painted costume that reads “My Darling” in cursive on his belly. His cap has a metal loop at the top that would have attached a metal wire hook. No mark. This ornament mold was used prior to 1940.
Free-blown and molded glass holiday or Christmas ornament. Ellipsoidal shape with pointed top and bottom, molded indent of flower shape in center of one side (front). Mirrored yellow-gold, flower petals painted gold 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. Small ball, mirrored silver, with dull metal cap and thin bent wire loop and hook attached. Cap appears to have been stamped with a country of origin but is illegible. Possibly made in Japan due to similarity of shape and cap to other confirmed Japanese-made ornaments. 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.
Free-blown and molded glass holiday or Christmas ornament. Oblong shape with pointed top and bottom, with indent of flower shape molded on one side (front). Mirrored silver under yellow-gold, flower petals painted pink. Gold metal cap with thin bent wire loop and bent wire hook attached for hanging. No mark. Poland began exporting similar indented ornaments in the 1930s.
Molded glass holiday or Christmas ornament. Onion-shaped, with pointed top and bottom and three concave indents. Silver ground painted red body, with white stripes on top and bottom, silver indent interiors, with remnants of green dots at center. No cap or hook. No mark. Poland began exporting similar indented ornaments in the mid-1930s.
Molded glass holiday or Christmas ornament, spherically-shaped, with molded indent on one side, imprint of sunflower or daisy on other side. Exterior sides are ribbed, silver. Indent is faceted, painted yellow-gold and pink. Gold metal cap at top, no hook attached. No mark. Poland began exporting similar indented ornaments in the mid-1930s.
One of three identical molded glass holiday or Christmas ornaments. Ball, clear glass under yellow-gold shimmering color. No cap, only thin bent wire loop inserted into top opening and hook attached. No mark, but possibly made in Japan based on identical marked ornament. (see 298065.272 and .275) 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.