Best Box 12 Antique Unsilvered Premier Glass Works Christmas Tree Ornaments. World War II Era. Made In The USA. By Premier Glass Works. Two Vintage Unsilvered Premier Glass Works “Teardrop Double Diamond Indented” Ornaments. 1 clear glass Double Diamond Indented Ornament with. Red center band, with clear and white frosty glass and thin red and green stripes. Blue-green center band, with clear and red glass and thin white and yellow stripes. Two Vintage Unsilvered Premier Glass Works “Barrel” Ornaments. 1 clear glass Barrel Shaped Ornament with. Thick red and blue-green stripes and thin red and yellow stripes. Thick yellow and navy stripes and thin red yellow and navy stripes. Eight Vintage Unsilvered Premier Glass Works “Round” Christmas Ornaments. 2 clear Round Glass Ornaments with thick blue-green center stripe, thinner red stripes and thin yellow, white and navy stripes. 2 clear Round Glass Ornaments with thick blue stripe, thinner yellow stripes and thin red, white and green stripes. 4 clear Round Glass Ornaments with thick red center stripe, thinner navy stripes and thin yellow, white and green stripes. They will all sparkle and shine reflecting light on your Christmas Tree. Premier Glass Works Co. Discontinued making these Unsilvered Ornaments in the 1940’s. They are over 70 years old. These ornaments are in very good condition with signs of age, usage and storage. There will be some scratches in the paint from use. 2.5 Barrel Ornaments. 3 Double Diamond Indented Teardrop Ornaments. They are a nice large size. Made in the USA. All have original identifiable Premier Glass Works metal caps. Original Premier Glass Co. Box which is in good shape with signs of wear. Box measures 10″ x 12.5″ x 3.5. Showy assortment of Vintage WW2 Era Glass by Premier Glass Works, Co. Box of twelve hand-picked Christmas Ornaments. With assorted shapes, designs and colors. Enhanced with hand-painted clear and colored glass. BEAUTIFUL box of Vintage Premier Glass Works Ornaments of red, blue-green, navy, yellow, green and white Unsilvered Glass. During the war, silvering agents were unavailable for consumer use, so Christmas ornaments were. Decorated instead with flashed, sprayed, or painted colors. World War II Patriotic Ornaments are becoming quite scarce and hard to find. Ornaments are not new and have been used. They will show signs of usage, storage and aging. This is expected in vintage ornaments. I have taken 7 photos, so please enlarge them to get a better idea of the condition. Of these ornaments before making your decision. THESE ORNAMENTS WILL BE A GREAT ADDITION TO YOUR VINTAGE CHRISTMAS ORNAMENT COLLECTION. In 1939 England was at war with Nazi-controlled Germany and the British Navy set up blockades that effectively stopped. Any exports from war-torn Europe reaching the USA. Many Americans found their first wartime shortage was to be. Up to this point, most of the Christmas decorations used by Americans came from Germany. By 1942 American ornaments were being produced without their shiny look. To compensate, some companies inserted. A sprig of silver colored tinsel inside the ornament to give it the familiar sparkle that the public was used to. The silver tinsel was used up and the ornaments were left without any inside decoration. Around 1943 all metal was. Conserved for the war effort. To cover this shortage, the Corning Glass Company started to produce round clear glass balls that were blown automatically. By machine rather than hand blown by mouth as their European counterparts had been. Corning produced these new. American made ornaments 24 hours a day and by 1944 they were making 40 million round glass ornaments per year. Who in turn decorated, capped, boxed and resold the finished Christmas ornaments to retail stores nationwide. These beautiful Shiny Brite Glass Christmas Ornaments which were made during the World War II era are almost. These ornaments were UNSILVERED and OUTSIDE PAINTED because metals were being conserved. During World War II. Most people who get the bug for collecting Vintage Christmas Ornaments start out with the easy tree ornaments and other. Christmas collectibles often handed down from grandparents and parents. Others find a collection at a tag or yard sale and. You add one or several ornaments each year and slowly the collection begins. The joy is in fact actually being able to display your Vintage Christmas Ornament Collection each year and eventually passing them. Down to your own children and grandchildren. They also make cherished Christmas gifts that can last an entire lifetime when given. By one family member to another. Glass Christmas Tree Ornaments from the 1930’s, 1940’s and 1950 are by far extremely popular these days with collectors. Fetch prices as low as twenty dollars all the way up to several hundred dollars for some of the rarer pieces. Because these are true relics from the past, all have some signs of wear which may include light scratches, surface wear, spots of. Paint loss and areas of discoloration. This is part of the vintage charm! Please do not hesitate to contact me if you are looking for something in particular. I will be only too happy to help. The Christmas countdown has begun! Please check back with again soon. I will be listing many more items. Thank you for your patronage. The item “Unsilvered Premier Glass Works Indent Lantern Teardrop Round Xmas Ornament IOBox” is in sale since Monday, October 16, 2017. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Holiday & Seasonal\Christmas\ Modern (1946-90)\Ornaments\Glass, Crystal”. The seller is “olde_time_christmas” and is located in Bronx, New York. This item can be shipped to United States.
- Country/Region of Manufacture: United States