And while modern ornaments are crafted for durability, the mercury glass of a century ago was more brittle and fragile. The ...

Vintage glass ornaments are coming out of the attic and into antique stores, some of them with the J.J. Newberry or F.W. Woolworth Co. price tags still attached. I first started noticing the ...

From fragile Victorian hand-blown glass ornaments to the retro look of the 1960s, antique and vintage Christmas ornaments are increasingly popular as collectors try to recapture a moment from the ...

Of all my previously loved treasures, none are more precious – both literally and figuratively – than my Shiny Brites and other vintage glass ornaments. German immigrant Max Eckardt ...

A shopkeeper and antiques collector has tips on where to find vintage Christmas decor, what to invest in, and how to create a holiday tablescape.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Lead prevention advocates warn you may want to avoid vintage glass Christmas ornaments this year due to potential lead paint. The glass ornaments can be attractive to ...

He's also passionate about preserving history. Arsenault collects vintage German Kugel ornaments — coloured glass balls, some with silvering on the inside. Customers can tell they are old from ...

I would want to know which vintage they were.” As DeHamer showed her collection, she spun a century of history in Christmas ornaments. A silver-glass, teardrop-shaped ornament from the 1890s had ...