Featured Some Victorian scrap & tinsel Christmas ornaments

I thought you might like to see some of the ornaments that were in the huge ephemera lot I got from @Bronwen a few months ago.

For those of you who don't know, these ornaments were usually home made, using chromolithographed embossed paper ("scrap"), crinkle wire, tinsel, cellophane, and sometimes spun cotton and metallic decorations.

On some of mine, the tinsel has turned completely black - I'm not sure if it's oxidation or what but I quite like these ones. Most of them have some small areas of damage - the tip of a wing missing, or a blossom here or there. I don't know how this will affect sales.

Any and all comments and questions are welcomed.

Measurements include the tinsel.

4 2/4" x 5"





7" x 4 1/2"





6 3/4" x 9 3/4"





7" x 8"





5 1/2" x 8"

 

More:

5" x 8" two sided:




5" x 7"




4" x 5"




3 1/4" x 4"





6 1/2" x 9"





7" x 6 1/2"




That's it for now.

 

Ok - just 2 more:

6" x 9 1/2"



10" x 11"

 

NewEngland - When I received these, they were all in plastic sleeves backed with cardboard, and packed in plastic tubs. After i sorted them, and took them all out and examined them, I either returned them to their sleeves or put them into new ones.
Some of the damage was probably caused by handling over the years, especially if they were used to decorate at the holidays. The cellophane has disintegrated over time, and the metal tinsel and wire has oxidized.
If I were going to keep them, I would just keep them in the sleeves, and I think they would be okay for another 100 years.

Cluttered - I think most of these were homemade, or made at home by women as part of a small business.

 

Thanks cluttered. All of my sleeves are archival. I guess I should make sure that I replace all of the older sleeves.

Thanks aqui, John, and komo. I really appreciate the beauty of these, but my tastes are a bit more tacky. I'll be selling these.

 

I just listed three of these. I priced them at what I considered as on the high reasonable side. Then I went in and searched all the antique Victorian scrap tinsel ornaments, and sorted them from most $$ to least. And lo and behold - mine are comparatively low. Oh well - maybe I'll sell them quickly.
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