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Post by RetroMonde on Nov 23, 2016 18:42:35 GMT
 I found this mid-century Christmas ornament after The holidays last year and haven't been able to find out anything about it and haven't seen a picture of one similar. Does it ring a bell with any ornament collectors? ETA- I should probably add that it looks like blown glass, silvered on the inside. The cap isn't original; I grabbed a cap from one of the broken ornaments that it was laying with in a box. I've searched online and haven't found one like it but haven't consulted a Christmas ornament collectors book. SaveSave |
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Post by Dawn R on Nov 23, 2016 21:44:01 GMT
Wow! I have no idea what that is supposed to be. Very unusual!
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Post by jandsknight on Nov 23, 2016 22:00:43 GMT
If you turned it upside down it resembles the old tree toppers popular mid century. They were much taller. I wonder if this one broke & they made it into an ornament. The metal cap & hanger look a little unusual.
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Post by Shirley U Geste on Nov 23, 2016 22:04:38 GMT
It looks like its made of European mercury glass. Really pretty.
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Post by Dawn R on Nov 23, 2016 22:20:33 GMT
https://www.google.com/search?q=mercury+glass+tree+topper+vintage&rlz=1C1CHFX_enUS541US541&espv=2&biw=1093&bih=510&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjfjeq-8r_QAhXi4IMKHWmOCNwQ_AUIBygC#tbm=isch&q=mercury+glass+tree+topper+vintage+three&imgrc=GAM0rNxKGXfokM%3A
I bet it was a tree topper!
There is one here in the middle of the page.
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Post by RetroMonde on Nov 24, 2016 0:19:12 GMT
Dawn, I don't see the image you see; my Google search isn't showing me anything similar. Was it on a website or an image search? Now I want to create a mountain of white spires in a bell jar or display my old toppers in candlesticks. Searching vintage Christmas decorations is VERY dangerous for me, lol. Last time I did a search I ended up buying vintage paper fish ornaments lol.
I just can't see it being a spire because small metal end cap fit on it perfectly. The end is a little jagged but that's common in older glass ornaments. The end is only 1/4" wide. That's way smaller than any of my other toppers. And DH pointed out that most people weren't gonna buy a trident-shaped topper for their tree back in the day tho it's super atomic looking for a 50s tree.
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Post by Dawn R on Nov 24, 2016 0:21:50 GMT
Darn it. It was just a google search. It was identical to yours but it had a little metal angel on the middle prong and the part that goes on the tree was longer. I will see if I can find it again.
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Post by Dawn R on Nov 24, 2016 0:28:32 GMT
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Post by RetroMonde on Nov 24, 2016 3:11:32 GMT
That's it- thanks so much Dawn! I just never even thought about it being a topper so I've been searching it as an ornament off & on for a year with no luck. I'm going to keep it and hang it as an ornament this year unless I manage to find a feather or mini-tree between now and Christmas. Thanks for your help!!!
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