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In reply to the discussion: Christmas home decor from the 50s and 60s [View all]madamesilverspurs
(15,809 posts)19. There's a dollhouse I recognize!
We always had real trees, and it was my job to hand the decorations to those hanging them on the tree. The tinsel was Mom's specialty. I was sooo glad when they came out with halfway decent looking fake trees -- unlike the real ones they didn't aggravate my allergies; I was well into my twenties before I got to decorate a tree. Nowadays, the tree is much smaller and the ornaments have to wait their turn from year to year. Now that the parents are gone, we divvied up the special ornaments; my favorites are the ones from when Mom and Dad were first married during the WWII years.
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We had the metallic tinsel (recycled every year - even though it was probably toxic heavy metals)
jpak
Dec 2019
#1
Sometime in my teens, I realized our 'icicles' were so heavy because they were made of lead.
eppur_se_muova
Dec 2019
#50
Pretty much captures it. I still put up a vintage aluminum tree with the color wheel.
Hoyt
Dec 2019
#3
We have a modern knock-off of a vintage aluminum tree, and we have several large ornaments from
deurbano
Dec 2019
#43
I had three grandparents who were, at their very best behavior, indifferent to Christmas...
hunter
Dec 2019
#69
yep - this is why I find the HGTV-ish "mid century modern" trend unappealing. nt
spooky3
Dec 2019
#20
My wife and I just finished watching Season Three of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.
Aristus
Dec 2019
#30
Very much so...we always had a real tree, next to a real fireplace with a real fire in it
Glorfindel
Dec 2019
#12
It seems to have been the style in those days, at least for little kids.
The Velveteen Ocelot
Dec 2019
#51
I loved Christmas then and now; I've collected ornaments in my travels and also as gifts.
Liberty Belle
Dec 2019
#46
I remember my Mom threatening my Dad with divorce if he ever bought a flocked tree. n/t
TygrBright
Dec 2019
#48