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Ah so much history, I love it. I do that too I add recycled caps on ornaments that lost their caps.

I'm looking at my mom's ornaments now and learning I have some really old ones. I have the ornaments that my mom's mom bought when mom was born and mom was 87 when she passed. Mom was always careful to keep them in the original boxes and so they are in great condition. Now I know I have some really really old ornaments so thank you for this information.

We had one in 1960 it was the first artificial Christmas tree my parents ever had. My father proclaimed it was to beautiful to put ornaments on it as they would detract from it’s beauty. But it had a rotating stand and color wheel. Oh how wish I had that tree now it was over 6 foot tall.

As a kid I didn’t really appreciate the aluminum Christmas tree esthetic but now I’d like to have one. Gorgeous tree. Merry Christmas!

Look forward to these videos. Thanks Jody and thanks to all the people sharing their wonderful Christmas trees. 🎄

Hi, thank you for your videos, I found you because I just bought your book (Vintage American Made ornaments) in the UK, from Amazon. It's very useful and informative but I wish I could find out more about the kind of ornaments we get here like who made the Victorian ones - would they have been made in Germany/Europe? I'm thinking perhaps most of ours are from Europe as it's closer than America! I'd really like to be able to put an age to some of mine. I'm not sure if I have many Shiny Brites, but I would love to get hold of a boxful for my ever growing collection! Maybe one day!

Jody this has been a particularly fun series, getting to see all the vintage trees. Thank you and have a very Merry Christmas !!!

Thanks to you, I just found out that an old bell my Mom gave me (from her old ornaments I grew up with) is a Shiny Bright ! It's blue solid, with sliver shining through worn spots. I just love it to remember my Mom ❤

I would encourage everyone to buy Jody’s books. I have all three. If you love vintage Christmas ornaments and nostalgic, they’re a must.

What a lovely Christmas 🎄 tree!! Thank you. 🎅🤶👼

Thanks Jody. I love seeing that others have the same passion for collecting and appreciating vintage Christmas ornaments that I have. Beautiful tree. Merry Christmas.

I'm enjoying this years format for these! Well done!👏🏽🌲✨🎄

I remember so many of these ornaments so well, i have a few shiny brights left from my parents. Im learning ALOT!!! Just found out one of the ornaments i ha e is a Franky ornament!! Thanks to you!!May your Christmas be Shiny and Bright!!

Our tradition was always to place the larger balls lower on the tree, and the smaller ones higher up. This was partly aesthetic. It was partially practical, as the lower branches tended to be more stout, and better able to take the weight.

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Merry Christmas Jody

Always so interesting. Thank you Jodi!

This is Dave in Florida. I just subscribed. Thanks Jody! These videos are fantastic.

Looking forward to your Christmas ornament countdown this year!

Another great video. I took a break from shopping to watch and now I have to go shopping again. Oh well maybe I will find some other things I am look for, like nursery rhymes. Keep them coming.

Jody you keep brining it! Ok, now I have to go run down and check all my boxes! Honestly you are Mrs. Christmas…whenever I do research on any Christmas related items, you have such a presence on the internet. Keep it up…you have so many books in you! Gay L.

Awesome

I actually have most of my ornament boxes out in preparation of decorating so was looking at them during your video Jody. I have 6 green boxes out and all of them had Santa and Uncle Sam, 2 out of 6 had the round ornament, the rest the reflector. Now I need to find an example of the American Made box! Thanks for another great video! Darin

Yay! Another informative video. Checking my boxes now! 😂

Very cool video, Jody! These are so informative!

Hello and holidays to you Jody.....i have a question about the plain boxes nothing printed on them ...but they where used for shiney Brite ..on the lid of said mentioned box written sez...8cents each 10 total ...looks like grease pencil any facts you may have please

Excited to get this book. Loved the Shiny Brite book. Thank you, Jody! Merry Christmas. 🎅🎄☃️❄️

It’s great that you mentioned Henry Ford Museum. My stepson works there in the IT department. Fabulous collections. Checked my Uncle Sam box and I have the reflector ornament not the round. Had no idea there were different version boxes in this style. You always surprise us. Thanks.

Thanks for another fun video Jody and Merry Christmas to you and yours

Can you find these ornaments for sale anywhere today and how would you know if they ate reproduction s

Thank you 🎉Merry Christmas

Thank you so very much! These ornaments are beautiful and the indents are gorgeous! I inherited my parent’s ornaments, and my brother told me they were purchased in a 5 & 10 cents store in Philadelphia, PA. My brother and I were born in Philadelphia because our father met and married our mother there when his navy ship came to the Philadelphia shipyard as WW II broke out. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Cool!

Jody please do another countdown this year.. loved the others!!

Hi, I was wondering if you would happen to know what kind of paint was used on the outside of the shiny brite ornaments? I was hoping to touch up a few and can't figure out what paint was used.

Fantastic!

Great video - thanks for sharing Jody.

I just stumbled upon your video on Coby and had to listen. For the most part, you got it right. I worked for Coby for many years as did my whole family. Coby purchased bulk glass from GE and corning, depending on seasonality and cost. You did not mention their tree top bulbs, which they did in house from glass tubes. Charlie Morton was the real genius behind the equipment. The Missouri operation was going on while Coby was still in Woonsocket. The Woonsocket location stayed open until 1983 when bankruptcy forced for sale to Rausch industries in gastonia North Carolina. They only remained in business a short time. Environmental and safety regulations along with overseas manufacturing made manufacturing competitively in the United States impossible.

I really love your videos. I took my black light to my Shiny Brite tree and found that most of my pink ornaments glow orange under black light. Is there something special about the fuchsia finish that makes them do this?

As I have said before, the only thing I know about GITD ornaments is I still don't have any. Merry Christmas.

Great video Jody

Your cinematography is over the moon!!!!! I really enjoyed this! I’ll get my war tree photo to you after the holiday! Great video!

Merry Christmas Jodi. I just wanted to tell you that I bought and really enjoyed your latest book about Christmas stamps. Please don’t stop writing books. I would love to have you write about the electric figural strung lights for Christmas trees. I have a small collection of them that no longer work but I display them individually. I’d also enjoy hearing about how bubble lights originated. Enjoyed the video and I had no clue about the glow in the dark Shiny Brites. Thanks.

I had no idea that for a short time Shiny Brite glow in the dark ornaments were sold. Thank you for this information

I have one of the tinsel ornaments, same as the yellow ones you showed, only mine are blue. It's little and unassuming and it's one of my faves.

I never knew what these caps meant. Thank you. Bought a blue, gold, and silver mushroom about 25 years ago at an antique shop in WI and it has a 10 cent cap.

Even though this clip is 2 years old, it's still helping people! Ripped ornament boxes have always bothered me and I didn't know what sort of film would work to fix them. I ordered the materials you used and have been fixing box lids today. They look GREAT. This is just the information I needed, thank you!

I have used your repair videos on more than a few ornament boxes. I’m rewatching the videos for this year’s batch of boxes! Thank you!❤

thanks again, I'm sure I've got a cap that is stamped wrong, e.g., the cap lettering isn't complete, that last ? (10c cap maybe?) that just has the 10 at the bottom (looks like ID to me) could have just been misalighned stamp so the rest didn't hit but it passed by QC unnoticed? regardless, thanks for the great video