Free-blown glass holiday or Christmas ornament, long finial shape, swirled center, with small ball at bottom. Opalescent glass with alternating center sections painted red, and white line design painted on top and bottom. Metal cap with thin metal loop and bent wire hook attached. No mark.
Molded glass holiday or Christmas ornament. Ball, red over mirrored silver. No cap attached, bent wire hook is attached. No mark. Possibly Japanese-made, based on 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 and molded glass holiday or Christmas ornament. Onion-shaped, narrows to a point, front and back are stamped with a leaf/plant design, difficult to determine. Silvered, painted yellow-gold overall, with areas of red paint remaining in stamped design. Metal cap with thin metal loop attached, white cotton string tied to loop for hanging. No mark.
Free-blown and molded glass holiday or Christmas ornament, in the shape of a bell. Clear glass, with band of yellow-gold painted around center portion, with white leaf motif. Bottom is painted red. Top may have been painted solid white, now faded. Metal cap with holes for hook or ribbon attached at top. No mark.
Holiday or Christmas decoration, garland comprised of alternating molded glass beads, silvered, and long thin molded tubes, silvered, with two larger molded glass ball ornaments, silvered, one on each end. The larger balls have metal caps attached for hanging. Connected with white cotton string. No mark. Probably made in Czechoslovakia or Japan.
Molded glass holiday or Christmas ornament. Ball, thin, clear, green glass (un-silvered). Paper/cardboard cap with white string tied in loop for hanging. String has bent wire hook and red ribbon attached. No mark. Probably American, ornaments made in America during WWII were often un-silvered and often had paper caps and hangers due to war-time shortages.
Holiday or Christmas ornament, molded glass beads shaped into the silhouette of a house with a Greek cross in a circle in its center. Blue, green, red, silver, orange beads. Connected with thin metal wire and red string. Black thread tied into a loop at top for hanging. No marks.
Molded glass holiday or Christmas ornament, stepped cylindrical shape, open at top. Clear glass with red stripes at top and bottom, three white stripes in center, covered in mica/glitter. No cap, bent metal wire inserted for hanging. No mark. Similar fancy shapes were produced in America circa 1935-40.
Blown glass holiday or Christmas ornament. Ball, with mini-sphere on bottom. Opalescent silver glass painted opaque gold on top half, red on bottom half, with a white-tipped bottom sphere. Metal cap and thin bent metal loop on top. No mark.
Holiday or Christmas decoration, garland, comprised of small molded glass beads of various shapes and sizes. Simple round, some ribbed. Silver, yellow-gold, red, blue. Connected with white cotton string, with bent wire hangers attached, small cardboard squares at ends, unmarked.
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.
Molded glass holiday or Christmas ornament. Ball, mirrored silver, painted red at top and bottom. Green zig zag line around central silver band, with remnants of other motifs. No cap or hook attached. No mark.
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)
Holiday or Christmas decoration, garland, comprised of small molded glass beads, alternating round, blue over mirrored silver with silver faceted with small end pieces. Connected with white cotton string, bent wires at each end for hanging. Cardboard circles at each end, no marks.