Hallmark "CRAYOLA Crayon: Hippity-Hop Delivery" Easter Ornament, 1996

Summary

Hallmark introduced a line of Christmas ornaments in 1973. These ornaments appealed to customers' interest in marking memories, commemorating milestones, and expressing one's personality and unique tastes. This success led the company to produce ornaments for other holidays. Hallmark marketed and sold Easter and springtime ornaments in several series dating back to the 1990s.

Hallmark introduced a line of Christmas ornaments in 1973. These ornaments appealed to customers' interest in marking memories, commemorating milestones, and expressing one's personality and unique tastes. This success led the company to produce ornaments for other holidays. Hallmark marketed and sold Easter and springtime ornaments in several series dating back to the 1990s.

Artifact

Holiday ornament

Date Made

1996

Creators

Hallmark Cards, Inc. 

Crow, Ken 

Place of Creation

United States, Missouri, Kansas City 

Thailand 

Creator Notes

Designed by Ken Crow of Hallmark Cards, Inc. in Kansas City, Missouri. Made in Thailand.

Object ID

2019.65.5684

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Plastic
Cardboard

Color

Multicolored

Inscriptions

on front and back of ornament: Crayola(R) on side of ornament: 96 on back of ornament: (C) 1996 / B & S INC. / Hallmark / Cards, Inc. on front of packaging: KEEPSAKE / ORNAMENT / Hippity-Hop Delivery / CRAYOLA(R) Crayon / For Decorative Use Only on back of packaging: Handcrafted - Dated 1996 / 1996 EASTER COLLECTION / Sculpted by Ken Crow / Someone's expecting / some colorful eggs / to brighten Easter Day, / And here comes a bunny / delivering them, / smiling all the way! on top of packaging: Hallmark on bottom of packaging: (C) 1996 Binney & Smith Properties, Inc. / Mfd. for Hallmark Cards, Inc., K.C., MO 64141 / Made in Thailand QEO8144

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