12 UNSILVERED WW2 PREMIER Ornaments Bells Ball w/tinsel Teardrops Swirl Stencil

Description: "It's not the year. It's the mileage." The Shop Around The Corner chooses the best antique and vintage Christmas ornaments to sell on eBay. The clock is ticking down to Christmas morning and for many people that means the pressure is on to find the prettiest of Christmas Ornaments to decorate their tree. Vintage World War II Era Unsilvered Premier Glass Works Christmas Ornaments Fun box of twelve World War II Era Unsilvered Premier Christmas Tree Ornaments. These twelve ornaments ~ Ball, Ball with Tinsel, Balls with Stripes, Ball with Stenciled Flower, Bell and Bells with Stripes and Teardrops with Stripes. These ornaments have painted stripes, raised rings, floral designs and tinsel inserts. In this set of Premier Unsilvered Ornaments, you will find: Unsilvered Red Bell Ornament ~ USA ~ 2"Unsilvered Red Bell Ornament with molded clapper and Green and Yellow stripes ~ USA ~ 2"Unsilvered Red Ball Ornament with White Flower and Leaves ~ USA ~ 2"Unsilvered Red Teardrop Ornament with Green and Yellow Stripes ~ U. S. of A. ~ 3" Unsilvered Blue Swirl Ornament ~ USA ~ 2.5"Unsilvered Clear Bell Matte Blue at top and bottom and Red around the middle with thin Yellow stripes ~ USA ~ 2.5"Unsilvered Blue Ornament ~ USA ~ 2.5"Unsilvered Blue Raised Ribbed Ornament with thin Yellow Stripes ~ USA ~ 2.5" Unsilvered Green Ornament with Tinsel Insert ~ U. S. of A. ~ 2"Unsilvered Blue/Green Ball with thin White and Yellow ~ USA ~ 2.5"Unsilvered Green Teardrop Ornament with Pink and Yellow Stripes ~ U. S. of A. ~ 2.75"Unsilvered Green Ball with White Stripes ~ USA ~ 2.5" A great combination of shapes and colors. Each ornament has been check. They have no cracks or chips. The pikes have been checked and there is no damage. The Premier caps are original. Ornaments will be packed PREMIER Ornament Storage Box 'bottom' which is in good, clean condition shown in last 6 photos. The Premier Christmas Ornaments marked U. S. of A. were the first ornaments made during the WW2 Era and the others marked USA were also made in the 1940's. All in excellent vintage condition considering they are almost 80 years old. There is minimal signs of age, use and storage. These beautiful Premier Unsilvered Ornaments are from my private collection and have been tucked away and have not been displayed for years. I have taken 11 photos of these beautiful Premier Unsilvered Ornaments. Please examine and enlarge each one. I have packed these ornaments carefully with lots of tissue and bubble wrap. Really rare combination of sought after Premier Glass Works WW2 Era Unsilvered Ornaments. ****************************************************************************** I just watched a you tube video about the history of Premier Glass Works. It was created on December 11, 2020 by Jody Pritzi. If you want to get some insight into the history of these rare and beautiful Premier Christmas ornaments, watch the video. It is amazing. Just go to:Premier Glass Works and Shiny Brite Vintage Christmas Ornaments I cannot write it here but right after Brite there are the 2 letters for trademark... you know TM ******************************************************************************Unsilvered WWII Ornaments ... 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 United States of America. Many Americans found their first wartime shortage was to be Christmas decorations. Up to this point, most of the Christmas decorations used by Americans came from Germany, Czechoslovakia or Japan. 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. Corning then sold these glass blanks to other companies such as Premier Glass Works, Inc., K & W Glass Works, Marks Brothers, and Shiny Brite, who in turn decorated, capped, boxed and resold the finished Christmas ornaments to retail stores nationwide. During the early years of World War II the new American made Christmas ornaments did not look all that different from those still being produced today. From 1939 through 1941 the ornaments were shiny, thanks to being coated on their interior with a silver nitrate solution. These shiny glass balls were often decorated with painted stripes and topped with a metal cap embossed with “Made in the US of A”. With The United States joining in the war in 1941, wartime shortages and restrictions of materials started to plague the new American glass ornament industry. The silver nitrate solution was declared to be “nonessential” by the War Production Board and the manufacturing of it was stopped. By 1942 American ornaments were being produced without their shiny look. To compensate, some companies inserted a sprig of shiny silver colored tinsel inside the ornament to give it the familiar sparkle that the public was used to. Soon, even the silver tinsel was used up and the ornaments were left without any inside decoration. Around 1943 all metal was needed for the war effort and the ornament industry could no longer produce metal caps for their glass decorations. Again the companies became creative and started using caps made out of either cardboard or paper and with a piece of cord in place of a metal hanging hook. Some companies used a type of cardboard hanging hook that fastened inside the ball. Other decorating companies were forced to use a little piece of wood stuck sideways in the neck of the ball, with a cord tied to it. Finally, with the end of World War II in 1945, wartime restrictions on materials were relaxed and the more standard Christmas tree ornaments were again being produced in 1946, with the phrase “Made in the USA” embossed on the metal cap. Collecting paper capped ornaments does have advantages. They are easy to date as to years of production, are still easy to locate and are rather affordable. They are also a piece of American history from a time of shortages, hardships, and ingenuity. ********************************************************************************************************They will be a great addition to your vintage Christmas Ornament Collection. Please enlarge all photos that I have taken to see the condition of these ornaments. Please remember, these ornaments were made in the 1940's. Ornaments have been carefully wrapped in tissue and bubble wrap. ****************************************************************************** Contact me through eBay messages with any questions. Please do not hesitate to contact me. We ship via USPS.We only ship to Continental US customers. We will be listing many more vintage Christmas ornaments. You will love the selection. It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas! Please check back again soon! PS ... Please take the time to read some of my stellar Ebay feedbacks. I am truly dedicated to maintaining a five star rating and will always domy best to please my customers. ***************************************************************************Welcome to my eBay store,I am an avid collector of everything Christmas especially antique and vintage Christmas ornaments. Now that I am retired, I find it necessary to downsize. Buy with confidence. I personally pick and chooseonly the very best ornaments from my collection tosell on eBay. I hope you check back often as I will be listing many beautiful antique and vintage Christmas ornaments. It’s never too early to get into the holiday spirit.

Price: 279.99 USD

Location: Hackettstown, New Jersey

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