The holidays are around the corner, and we'd like to share a few gift ideas over the next month or two. And of course, if you need us to help find the perfect gift for that special person, just let us know.
This is one of many Hallmark Keepsake ornaments that is available.
This particular ornament, 100 Years of Helping You Say It All, tells the story of Hallmark. Here are a few interesting facts about this ornament:
The train at the bottom represents the arrival of J. Hall in Kansas City. The houses surrounding the tree are replicas of the Nostalgic Homes ornament series. The ornaments on the tree are from the Twelve Days of Christmas series.
And the little sculpted base? If you look carefully, you'll see that there is a shoebox with cards in it. When Hallmark started selling cards, the cards were sold door-to-door in shoeboxes. As the cards became more popular, they were sold in stores and were displayed under glass countertops. Customers would let the sales clerk know which cards he or she wanted. This is where the phrase, "counter cards" comes from.
Did you also know that before wrapping paper was used, gifts were wrapped in tissue paper? One day, a customer came to a Hallmark store, but they had run out of tissue paper, so Mr. Hall used envelope lining paper to wrap the gift that the customer purchased. Thus, gift wrap was born.
