Hallmark "Here Comes Santa Series: Santa's Motorcar" Christmas Ornament, 1979
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Hallmark's long-running "Here Comes Santa" series featured the jolly elf using different forms of transportation. This 1979 ornament--the first in the series--had Santa driving an antique car. By the time the series ended in 2003, Santa had hopped a ride on a range of vehicles, including a fire truck, golf cart, rocket, snowplow, tractor, trolley, semitruck, and a Soap Box Derby car.
Hallmark's long-running "Here Comes Santa" series featured the jolly elf using different forms of transportation. This 1979 ornament--the first in the series--had Santa driving an antique car. By the time the series ended in 2003, Santa had hopped a ride on a range of vehicles, including a fire truck, golf cart, rocket, snowplow, tractor, trolley, semitruck, and a Soap Box Derby car.
Artifact
Christmas tree ornament
Date Made
1979
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
2019.65.19
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Plastic
Cardboard
Color
Multicolored
Inscriptions
on sides of ornament: 1979 on tag on front of packaging: "Santa's Motorcar" / Hallmark / DATED / ORNAMENT / QX155-9 $9.00 on sides of packaging: Hallmark / TREE-TRIMMER COLLECTION on back of packaging: "Santa's Motorcar," a dated Hallmark ornament featuring wheels that move, is part of a collectible series designed to reproduce the look of antique cast iron. / Manufactured in Hong Kong for Hallmark Cards, Inc., Kansas City, Mo. 64141 sticker on back of packaging: 1979 / Santa Claus on Motorcar
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