Hallmark "Yesteryears: Train" Christmas Ornament, 1976
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This ornament is both traditional and up-to-date. Iconic toys--like this train--have been associated with Christmas since the early 20th century. But Hallmark's Yesteryear Train--made to look like an old-fashioned wooden toy--sports fashionable colors of the mid-1970s. This ornament dates from America's Bicentennial year, when many Americans particularly cherished things connected to the past.
This ornament is both traditional and up-to-date. Iconic toys--like this train--have been associated with Christmas since the early 20th century. But Hallmark's Yesteryear Train--made to look like an old-fashioned wooden toy--sports fashionable colors of the mid-1970s. This ornament dates from America's Bicentennial year, when many Americans particularly cherished things connected to the past.
Artifact
Christmas tree ornament
Date Made
1976
Creators
Place of Creation
United States, Missouri, Kansas City
Creator Notes
Designed by Hallmark Cards, Inc. in Kansas City, Missouri. Made in Hong Kong
Collection Title
On Exhibit
at Henry Ford Museum in Miniature Moments: A Journey Through Hallmark Keepsake Ornaments
Object ID
2019.65.12
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Plastic
Cardboard
Color
Multicolored
Inscriptions
on sides of ornament: Christmas 76 on front of packaging: $5.00 / Hallmark / YESTERYEARS / Dated Ornament / GIFT TAG ATTACHED 500 QX181-1 on back of packaging: Manufactured in Hong Kong for Hallmark cards, Inc., Kansas City, Mo. 64141 on sides of packaging: Hallmark / Tree-Trimmer Collection
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