tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2910870719178733183.post101297493064491214..comments2024-03-28T01:40:00.817-04:00Comments on Crackerjack23: The Story Behind Vintage "Shiny Brite" Christmas OrnamentsLaura Tedescohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06333573384115353930noreply@blogger.comBlogger101125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2910870719178733183.post-65473433964825095552023-11-24T10:02:18.966-05:002023-11-24T10:02:18.966-05:00My husband recently found 3 sets of these ornament...My husband recently found 3 sets of these ornaments in a dumpster. 8bdidmt know the history until I found this site. Thanks for sharing and I do remember my Nana having these glass balls on her tree. But now that I'm an adult I'm glad I know what they are and I'm actually using them on my tree this year. Still have the original boxes and they still have the tinsel in the boxes!! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2910870719178733183.post-73139352644053695242020-12-11T18:46:59.921-05:002020-12-11T18:46:59.921-05:00I want some.I want some.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03882001807091439059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2910870719178733183.post-3505687690009503132020-12-07T18:20:40.611-05:002020-12-07T18:20:40.611-05:00Hi there! I really liked your article. The history...Hi there! I really liked your article. The history of companies and vintage items like this is really interesting. I was looking for information on Shiny-Brite angels, because I recently picked some up myself to replace ones we had growing up which had been too damaged to keep anymore. <br /><br />I also do a little blogging sometimes and wrote about my angels and referenced some information from this blogpost. I also included a link to your blog in case anyone finds my post and wants to read more of what you wrote. https://aggressivelyfancy.com/vintage/celebrating-kitschmas-with-1959-shiny-brite-chenille-angels-by-max-eckardt-sons/<br /><br />Thanks for sharing your information about these super cute ornaments! You got SUCH a great deal at that charity shop!Meanderhttp://www.aggressivelyfancy.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2910870719178733183.post-76535822774387338742020-11-02T15:11:13.296-05:002020-11-02T15:11:13.296-05:00Can anyone tell me why some boxs was stamped secon...Can anyone tell me why some boxs was stamped seconds on box look to be factory damaged ??Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10989291750683591190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2910870719178733183.post-29457223991300913732020-11-02T15:06:17.687-05:002020-11-02T15:06:17.687-05:00Why do some boxs have seconds stamped on them?Why do some boxs have seconds stamped on them?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10989291750683591190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2910870719178733183.post-14000561220394482582019-12-26T12:30:22.350-05:002019-12-26T12:30:22.350-05:00I have 3 boxes right here. I normally stick a few ...I have 3 boxes right here. I normally stick a few on my tree but had no room. I am cherishing them Vernetia@aol.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00677331502390993723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2910870719178733183.post-75259472275337203602019-12-17T01:00:39.302-05:002019-12-17T01:00:39.302-05:00Can you post pictures of them? Can you post pictures of them? Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08175049931403987791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2910870719178733183.post-68448177751261327952019-12-17T00:59:59.743-05:002019-12-17T00:59:59.743-05:00My mom had maybe half a dozen when I was little an...My mom had maybe half a dozen when I was little and they were always my favorites. When I came home after being overseas for three years they were gone. No one seems to know where they went. I've spent the last 40 years keeping an eye out for some like them, but so far no luck. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08175049931403987791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2910870719178733183.post-557651761253873002019-12-12T21:32:57.805-05:002019-12-12T21:32:57.805-05:00I have a few boxes of "shiny bright" orn...I have a few boxes of "shiny bright" ornaments that were my parents and on our tree every year when I was growing up. I gave a box to my niece but selfishly kept the others for myself. Love them and they remind me of simpler times.Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09677122888247487361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2910870719178733183.post-48676479587202448062019-12-12T19:35:15.816-05:002019-12-12T19:35:15.816-05:00This puts me in a Christmas mood! I have several,...This puts me in a Christmas mood! I have several, and a full box in good shape. A proper year-round display is in order.<br />phuduthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01730771812774365398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2910870719178733183.post-69764636455236388912019-12-12T00:25:58.382-05:002019-12-12T00:25:58.382-05:00This is the 1st year in 40 that I have not hung s...This is the 1st year in 40 that I have not hung some on my tree....was thinking of taking them to a thrift shop...but, may have to give it a 2nd thought....Hmmm!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2910870719178733183.post-81829457192489485262019-12-11T17:22:50.575-05:002019-12-11T17:22:50.575-05:00I have some of the War ornaments - I've always...I have some of the War ornaments - I've always hung some on my tree because they were from my parents who wed before WWII. I also have some pre-WWII ornaments from Shiny Brights from both of my grandmothers.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16520123822368643146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2910870719178733183.post-51572670740597158212019-12-11T15:20:20.088-05:002019-12-11T15:20:20.088-05:00My brother was a doctor in the Army Medical Coop d...My brother was a doctor in the Army Medical Coop during WWII, stationed in the jungle of New Guinea. He wrote home that he wanted to have a Christmas tree in the hospital so the native helpers would know the meaning of Christmas. My parents immediately packed up our Shiney Brights, and mailed them to my brother. I was heartbroken to lose my childhood ornaments, but, received a lecture from my parents that I was making a small sacrifice while my brother was making a big one.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15467234697778602449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2910870719178733183.post-71268512821398386232019-12-11T15:06:41.381-05:002019-12-11T15:06:41.381-05:00I still have some in the original box that belonge...I still have some in the original box that belonged to my Swiss grandmother. There was a Shiny Brite facility in North Bergen, NJ about 4 miles from our home. You could go in and select your own assortment of 12 ornaments and they gave you one of the boxes to fill with your selection.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11881274076950390560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2910870719178733183.post-70755957626515314112019-12-11T14:33:38.783-05:002019-12-11T14:33:38.783-05:00I have 3 of the "War Ornaments". They ar...I have 3 of the "War Ornaments". They are unsilvered with tinsel inside and painted stripes. I did not know that they were Shiny Brites. As children, my sister & I would hang them on the back of the tree. Now they are much loved favorites placed on the front.Cheryl Stanleynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2910870719178733183.post-47327080239662968612019-12-11T14:17:36.127-05:002019-12-11T14:17:36.127-05:00I have 3 of the old 'War Ornaments' that I...I have 3 of the old 'War Ornaments' that I grew up with. They are unsilvered, tinted glass with tinsel inside and painted stripes.I remember my sister and I hated them as children and would hang them on the back of our tree. Now they are favorites!Cheryl Stanleynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2910870719178733183.post-68073616684717264132019-12-11T14:02:46.836-05:002019-12-11T14:02:46.836-05:00I have 3 of the "War ornaments" that I ...I have 3 of the "War ornaments" that I grew up with. They are unsilvered with painted stripes. Never see them anywhere for sale or in other collections. I did not know that they were also Shiny Brites.Cheryl Stanleynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2910870719178733183.post-56637151847643427222019-12-10T22:44:54.325-05:002019-12-10T22:44:54.325-05:00Enjoyed this article. I think I have a couple of ...Enjoyed this article. I think I have a couple of boxes bought at Sears Roebuck in 1969 for our first tree as a couple. Since we now travel to family miles away for Christmas,I do not put up a tree. But I still have them boxed in the basement. I will have to look to see if I do indeed<br />have the Shiny Brites. Nice memories.Joanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17325837603524956619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2910870719178733183.post-67209095526721639392019-12-10T21:49:21.564-05:002019-12-10T21:49:21.564-05:00I love the Shiny Brites! Wish I could find more of...I love the Shiny Brites! Wish I could find more of them!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00574945322155580717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2910870719178733183.post-43131003898120783122019-12-10T21:05:58.757-05:002019-12-10T21:05:58.757-05:00I cherish the few I have left after having g kids....I cherish the few I have left after having g kids...the beauty of them still takes mu breath and the fond memories of Christmas ' past still shinesJenn Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02476849798663762867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2910870719178733183.post-30998006547443558032019-12-10T14:45:09.166-05:002019-12-10T14:45:09.166-05:00We have a handful of these left as they continue t...We have a handful of these left as they continue to slowly die of old age with glass breaking and paint fading. I would love to find more but these few are all I have left from my grandmother spyderskisshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11301300328667610480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2910870719178733183.post-15101808073574809792019-12-10T07:08:35.739-05:002019-12-10T07:08:35.739-05:00I have an original box and many more ornaments tha...I have an original box and many more ornaments that have lost their original packaging.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09149076533590337272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2910870719178733183.post-8600687141163219132019-12-09T19:10:08.375-05:002019-12-09T19:10:08.375-05:00My Mother in law,still has a complete set of bubbl...My Mother in law,still has a complete set of bubble lights she pit's on the tree every year. We love them. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09931053379938567812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2910870719178733183.post-48688063712789385112019-12-09T16:23:37.043-05:002019-12-09T16:23:37.043-05:00Awesome comments Mr. Radko! Love these ornaments ...Awesome comments Mr. Radko! Love these ornaments as well as the ones that you and your company have introduced over the years.. they all have very special means. Thanks for adding to this story!<br />RobbinRobbin Yelvertonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05474488905903124595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2910870719178733183.post-44861590727346950002019-12-09T08:02:28.445-05:002019-12-09T08:02:28.445-05:00Great story, except for the chemistry. Silver nitr...Great story, except for the chemistry. Silver nitrate is a white powder. The inside of the ornaments was metallic silver, created by the "silver mirror" reaction: a reduction of silver ions. See https://www.compoundchem.com/2017/09/06/silver-mirror/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com