Summary
If you grew up in America in the '40s and '50s, Shiny-Brite ornaments were probably a part of your childhood. The little glass globes were charming, colorful and completely unassuming, all lacquered with gleaming pink, green and blue or encircled by peppy stripes.
These were not the intricate European ornaments of yesteryear, with all their hand-painted complexity. No, there was a certain purity to the Shiny-Brites. They were refreshingly simple, cheerfully bright, often transparent. They were ornaments that represented the frank and fresh-faced American sensibility of the mid-20th century. And, mass-produced and sold for a few cents at Woolworth's, they were a solid, practical decorating choice.See the full content of this document
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Decorating a Hopeful America
Shiny-Brites enjoyed their heyday in the '50s, and when they stopped selling as well in the 1960s, it was a sign of the times. They weren't made at all anymore by the '70s, and it was just as well; ...
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