NOT TOOLS BUT A COLLECTION

[amertrac]

My wife also collects these are some of her santas    bob w.

[scottg]

Can't see each one very well, but I love vintage Christmas stuff!!
I never willingly miss an opportunity to peruse offerings when I see them, any time of year.

So far in my life,  I have only found a few pre-1930 glass tree ornaments, ever!
  Half of these in this bowl are early scent, or smelling bottles. ( Kind of a perfumed smelling salts mixture.)
  Only 1/2 are early tree ornaments.

   After 1930 I must have 2-300 or more vintage ornaments. 
These are --much-- easier to get.
  But the oldest ones?
     Well Christmas trees were practically invented in 1930.   
They were known earlier than this of course,
but I am talking about the trees we all know.  Glass ornaments, lights, tinsel and such.

Before 1930, ribbon, paper chains, strung popcorn and candles sometimes
is what people mostly put on Christmas trees. Glass was a rarity.
     yours Scott   
 
   

[amertrac]

The mantel was cut from our farm over 25 yeats ago it is eight feet long by three and one half inches thick by twelve incheswide.
this was my first and last attempt at resurfacing with fieldstone.  bob w.

[lauver]

scottg,

I remember popcorn and paper chains.  My brother and I used to eat the popcorn off the tree when no one was looking.  Always needed salt & butter.