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 VINTAGE CHRISTMAS SANTA CLAUS REINDEER CHOCOLATE MOLD  US $9.99
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 Vintage ceramic jelly mold Santa ceramic Grimwades Christmas US $19.95
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 Vintage Sigma Tastesetter Christmas Tree Mold 1982 Hang US $19.99
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 Vintage JELLO CHRISTMAS MOLD OF SANTA CLAUS LOT OF 8 US $9.00
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 Vintage SIGMA the Tastesetter Nutcracker Christmas Mold US $10.00
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 Vintage Cast Iron Christmas Santa Chocolate Cake Mold US $9.99
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 VINTAGE BROWN BAG COOKIE ART CHRISTMAS MOLDS 4 US $49.99
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 Antique Vintage Chocolate INUIT ESKIMO MOLD Copper SANTA Christmas Figure Native US $.99
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 Vintage Ceramic Sigma Christmas Tree Mold US $22.49
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I am looking for a vintage christmas ornament called a whirligig.?
They look like a plastic carossel exterior with a spinner on the inside that when hung over a christmas lightbulb it gets hot and spins the little alunimum spinner inside. They came out about 1950's-early 1960's possibly sold at Woolworths or Cress's 5 & 10 cent store.
http://search.ebay.com/search/search.dll?from=R40&_trksid=m37&satitle=whirligig+ornaments&
For millions of people, vintage Christmas decorations are the ones they remember as children. I certainly do. Taking ornaments out of specially made boxes every year when it was time to decorate the Christmas tree was a ritual that heralded the wonderful holiday season, along with its lengthy school vacation and abundance of leisure and play time.
There is much sentimental value placed on vintage and antique Christmas decorations. Though people sometimes use the descriptors "vintage" and "antique" interchangeably, they are really not. Though there is no unanimous consensus, the most accepted definition in the U.S. is that vintage items are more than 25 years old. Antiques, on the other hand, are objects that are unique, over 100 years old, and have not been restored.
Sometimes you can get lucky and find real vintage or antique Christmas ornaments. Good places to look are charity shops and thrift stores. Many such stores will have a mid-year "Christmas in July" sale where you can often find some amazing ornaments. But if you go this route, it could take many years before you would have a decent collection of vintage ornaments. It is very difficult to find the ornaments in good condition. It is important to note that vintage and antique Christmas ornaments may not have been subjected to the rigorous safety standards they are today. It is probably wise to stay away from plug-in vintage decorations.
If you want to have a beautiful Christmas tree that has the charm that comes from a vintage look, you do have other options, however. There are new Christmas decorations that are made to look just like vintage decorations, but they have the advantages that new Christmas decorations have in terms of fire safety.
Some families start with one particular style or color vintage (or vintage look) Christmas ornament for each child, each year. Then, as the children grow up and move out, they take their ornaments to use in their home. But ornaments are far from being the only vintage Christmas decorations. There are stockings, miniature trees, nativity and village scenes.
You want to end up with a Christmas tree that looks the way you want it to. Vintage Christmas decorations certainly have a great deal of beauty, but your best bet may be in finding modern reproductions of vintage styles because of their better safety record and their good condition.
Natalie Baker
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