If you've got old ornaments, just like those old kitchen ... grew up near the German village of Lauscha where blown glass Christmas ornaments were first crafted in the 1840s, Eckardt brought ...

People scout the sales to find vintage Christmas ornaments that are valuable ... did he begin to source European glass ornaments to replace them and, later, to sell to American buyers.

John Teichman for decades has been decorating the Christmas tree in Traverse City’s historic Candle Factory building with vintage glass ornaments. So he has acquired an appreciation of the art ...

For many collectors, Hubert said, the ultimate in Christmas ornaments are glass ones created in Germany ... church bazaars,” Hubert said. Now, as vintage collectibles, “They’re more like ...

Local man collects, displays antique ornaments When Dennis Pelland decorates his Christmas tree, it’s a worldly celebration.

It was once one of over 1,500 manufacturers in this part of Eastern Germany, blowing glass ornaments and painting them by hand. But today, most Christmas decorations are mass-produced in China.