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<p>[QUOTE="Ladybranch, post: 105523, member: 44"]Meant to add to the previous message, that like others have said, no doubt these narrow stands were meant for table trees. Table xmas trees was quite common back when. Just about all these early iron stands accomodate very very narrow tree trunks that would ideal taboe size trees. Many of the late Victorian Xmas illustrations depict families around table trees. BTW, believe the first manufactured tree stands were made in the 1870s. Here is an interesting article on the history of Xmas trees. I always thought Prince Albert introduced the practice into England. According to this article it was Queen Charlotte, consort of George III.</p><p><a href="http://www.historytoday.com/alison-barnes/first-christmas-tree" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.historytoday.com/alison-barnes/first-christmas-tree" rel="nofollow">http://www.historytoday.com/alison-barnes/first-christmas-tree</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Table Xmas tree:</p><p><a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tree-topper#/media/File%3AVictoria_and_Albert_Christmas_Tree.png" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tree-topper#/media/File%3AVictoria_and_Albert_Christmas_Tree.png" rel="nofollow">https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tree-topper#/media/File:Victoria_and_Albert_Christmas_Tree.png</a></p><p><a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_tree#/media/File%3ADie_Gartenlaube_(1888)_Nr49_Beilage.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_tree#/media/File%3ADie_Gartenlaube_(1888)_Nr49_Beilage.jpg" rel="nofollow">https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_tree#/media/File<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/biggrin.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":D" unselectable="on" />ie_Gartenlaube_(1888)_Nr49_Beilage.jpg</a></p><p><a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_tree#/media/File%3AAlbert_Chevallier_Tayler_-_The_Christmas_Tree_1911.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_tree#/media/File%3AAlbert_Chevallier_Tayler_-_The_Christmas_Tree_1911.jpg" rel="nofollow">https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_tree#/media/File:Albert_Chevallier_Tayler_-_The_Christmas_Tree_1911.jpg</a></p><p><br /></p><p>A Xmas in the Netherlands c1890s:</p><p><a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_tree#/media/File%3AGezin_bij_de_kerstboom.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_tree#/media/File%3AGezin_bij_de_kerstboom.jpg" rel="nofollow">https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_tree#/media/File:Gezin_bij_de_kerstboom.jpg</a></p><p><br /></p><p>--- Susan[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Ladybranch, post: 105523, member: 44"]Meant to add to the previous message, that like others have said, no doubt these narrow stands were meant for table trees. Table xmas trees was quite common back when. Just about all these early iron stands accomodate very very narrow tree trunks that would ideal taboe size trees. Many of the late Victorian Xmas illustrations depict families around table trees. BTW, believe the first manufactured tree stands were made in the 1870s. Here is an interesting article on the history of Xmas trees. I always thought Prince Albert introduced the practice into England. According to this article it was Queen Charlotte, consort of George III. [URL]http://www.historytoday.com/alison-barnes/first-christmas-tree[/URL] Table Xmas tree: [URL='https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tree-topper#/media/File%3AVictoria_and_Albert_Christmas_Tree.png']https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tree-topper#/media/File:Victoria_and_Albert_Christmas_Tree.png[/URL] [URL='https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_tree#/media/File%3ADie_Gartenlaube_(1888)_Nr49_Beilage.jpg']https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_tree#/media/File:Die_Gartenlaube_(1888)_Nr49_Beilage.jpg[/URL] [URL='https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_tree#/media/File%3AAlbert_Chevallier_Tayler_-_The_Christmas_Tree_1911.jpg']https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_tree#/media/File:Albert_Chevallier_Tayler_-_The_Christmas_Tree_1911.jpg[/URL] A Xmas in the Netherlands c1890s: [URL='https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_tree#/media/File%3AGezin_bij_de_kerstboom.jpg']https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_tree#/media/File:Gezin_bij_de_kerstboom.jpg[/URL] --- Susan[/QUOTE]
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