Another obsession of ours are Vintage Christmas Corsages. We think that our love for these came from growing up and seeing family members and old photos of lapels or hats adorned with live or store made corsages.
We look closely at each one for all the hidden details and surprises. In the 1950s and beyond these became very popular to either make with kits sold or by manufacturers. Real flowers were expensive so this was an alternative. They were offered by five and dime like Woolworths and appeared in seasonal catalogs such as Sears or Eaton’s.

We gave a lecture recently and were amazed at the number of collectors and how corsages are being used. Sue likes to rescue and upscale the corsages she can save and also uses them to decorate trees and wreaths.
We have decided to list some to make room for our new ones

Here is a Vintage Christmas Corsage in its original box. The corsage features bells,leaves and mercury balls

Corsage: Green chartreuse glass mercury glass ball surrounded by silver tinsel, chartreuse tipped two silver bells with jingle bells as the clangers (yes they jingle) backed by 2/silver foil leaves, one pinecone, straight pin on the back and a chartreuse and white satin ribbon bow. MADE IN JAPAN paper tag on the back.
Card: plain gold card
Box: Oval Plastic
Measurements of corsage: approximately 5 and 4 inches
Condition: Overall - Very Good.
Corsage- Very Good, some areas of wear on balls, beads and bell.
Box- Good, these boxes get cloudy and stiff with age, the sides are indented. some cloudiness and marks, plastic top fits, a few side dents, cardboard back has patina. Gold card - some surface marks.

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