[PDF] Christmas 1940 1959 eBook

Author : Robert Brenner
Publisher : Schiffer Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 28,80 MB
Release : 2004
Category : Christmas
ISBN : 9780764318993

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Contains a guide with prices for Christmas ornaments made from 1940 through 1959.

Author : Robert Brenner
Publisher : Schiffer Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 35,53 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Christmas
ISBN : 9780764326721

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This in-depth review of Christmas history and traditions in the United States covers a period that many Americans remember well. See Christmas decorating customs, electric lighting innovations, and tree decorations, all of which changed drastically as a result of World War II. This period of Christmas history witnessed the advent of machine-produced glass ornaments, bubble lights, Italian miniature lights, Matchless Stars, and a proliferation of decorations produced in Japan, Europe, and the United States. Included are many historical photos, color pictures of decorations from each decade, a detailed text, and updated value guide.

Author : Ed Sullivan
Publisher :
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 39,89 MB
Release : 2011-10-01
Category :
ISBN : 9781258182144

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Contributors Include Bing Crosby, Jack Benny, Pearl Buck, Walter Cronkite, Clark Gable And Many Others.

Author : Jody L. Pritzl
Publisher :
Page : 299 pages
File Size : 49,92 MB
Release : 2019-05-29
Category : Christmas tree ornaments
ISBN : 9781097169658

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"Immigrants, Ornaments and Legacies" tells the stories of the companies who created 20th century Christmas tree decorations. The Shiny Brite(tm) story of Max Eckardt and Sons is chronicled along with rival firms that competed to win the key customers of Woolworth's and Sears. Bernhard Wilmsen was one of the first Christmas vendors to Woolworth's and continued to be for decades. George Franke emigrated from Germany to America at the time of the U.S. Civil War and employed hundreds of people in Baltimore, Maryland. National Tinsel Manufacturing in Manitowoc, Wisconsin would be a recognized Christmas industry leader until a 1991 merger worth $90 million. Before millions of Christmas bulbs were manufactured and sold in America, thousands were imported by Woolworth's and Sears. Beginning as a family business in Lauscha, Germany many husbands, wives and children hand crafted glass ornaments. As early German immigrants came to the United States they evolved the industry with inventions and patents. Survival and prosperity were never guaranteed as the companies struggled during precarious times of tariffs, trade wars and world wars. If not for Corning Glass Works inventing the means to make 80 million glass bulbs a year, the modern era of Christmas tree decorations would have stopped with German blockades and boycotts. With rich details using photographs and statistics, the industry of American glass bulb Christmas ornaments is documented from the 1800's to the 1960's. In their own words, family descendants of ornament makers tell their favorite memories of being surrounded by Christmas all year long and their special holiday traditions that live on today. "Immigrants, Ornaments and Legacies" is a family centered story of decades of Christmas tree decorations that are highly collectible today. An ornament identification section is included to help collectors date their precious Shiny Brite(tm) and George Franke ornaments passed down lovingly from generation to generation.

Author : Eleanor Roosevelt
Publisher : St Martins Press
Page : 61 pages
File Size : 16,2 MB
Release : 1986-01-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780312134013

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Set in occuppied Netherlands, the First Lady tells the story of simple faith overcoming evil

Author : Susan Phelps Pearson
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 35,39 MB
Release : 2021-02-15
Category :
ISBN : 9781735111926

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Sharing memories of family Christmases in the 1940s, artist/author Susan Phelps Pearson illustrates the past in drawings, paintings, and stories. The wonder that is Christmas for the young is central throughout the book. As snow begins to fall, the anticipation begins when one-by-one Christmas decorations appear in stores and on houses. The family must find the perfect Christmas tree and attend to all the rituals of Christmas.Christmas eve and Christmas morning bring unexpected surprises: the bravery of their little dog Rusty, the crazy gifts from their dad, and the mistake Mom made. Last but not least, the presents that helped them learn, create, and grow. Some, you will find, have lasted a lifetime.

Author : Sarah Archer
Publisher : The Countryman Press
Page : 425 pages
File Size : 17,87 MB
Release : 2016-10-18
Category : History
ISBN : 1581575386

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A celebration of Christmas in the 1950s and '60s Midcentury America was a wonderland of department stores, suburban cul-de-sacs, and Tupperware parties. Every kid on the block had to have the latest cool toy, be it an Easy Bake Oven for pretend baking, a rocket ship for pretend space travel, or a Slinky, just because. At Christmastime, postwar America's dreams and desires were on full display, from shopping mall Santas to shiny aluminum Christmas trees, from the Grinch to Charlie Brown's beloved spindly Christmas tree. Now design maven Sarah Archer tells the story of how Christmastime in America rocketed from the Victorian period into Space Age, thanks to the new technologies and unprecedented prosperity that shaped the era. The book will feature iconic favorites of that time, including: • A visual feast of Christmastime eats and recipes, from magazines and food and appliance makers • Christmas cards from artists and designers of the era, featuring Henry Dreyfuss, Charles & Ray Eames, and Alexander Girard • Vintage how-to templates and instructions for holiday decor from Good Housekeeping and the 1960's craft craze • Advice from Popular Mechanics on how to glamorize your holiday dining table • Decorating advice for your new Aluminum Christmas Tree from ALCOA (the Aluminum Company of America) • The first American-made glass ornaments from Corning Glassworks Midcentury Christmas is sure to be on everyone’s most-wanted lists.