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I have in my possession a hand-blown glass goose christmas ball.
It hangs by its tail and is approximately 4 inches in length and 1 inch
in width. It appears to be in a sitting position when turned upright.
There is silver coloring on the inside with blue colored "feathers"
fading to red on the outside of the glass. I don't believe that there
was any dye added. If anyone can supply me with information indicating
the value of this ball, whether it is an antique or not, I would greatly
appreciate it. |
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-It is hard to say.
I have seen a catalog of new old style glass
christmas ornaments, which might be a better choice of words than
ball in this case, by the way. It included the soon to be famous(?)
Christmas pickle. This is a (highly prized?) glass ornament shaped
like ... you get the idea - We did not prize the pickle in the misty
past when I was a wee barrin. We did, however, have a few customs
that were not, I learned as I grew older, necessarily mainstream.
"Mugging the Fat Man" for example, was a game that was part and parcel,
forgive me the pun, of Christmas. We kids would run down and rob
the fattest (hence, slowest) richest looking guy we could find so
that we would have money for Chirstmas presents. Then there was the
family favorite, "Who's Got the Monkey?" which was a game played
soon after the opening of the Christmas gifts on Christmas morning.
Any player could trade any gift he or she received for any other (the Monkey)
received by anyone elses but only if he or she would beat the
living crap out of him or her. It was lively fun and made the very dogs
wince with shame. And then off to Church to have the blessings of who
knows who slathered over it all like gray, watery, institutional cafeteria
gravy. -The "Addendum" reply is inappropriate to this post. Not to mention really
snotty. Not to mention not funny, if that was the intention. |
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