Lovely Vintage Corning Glass Works Christmas Ornaments - Victorian Santa Balls

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View Lovely Vintage Corning Glass Works Christmas Ornaments - Victorian Santa Balls with current marketplace pricing, condition, product images and item details. Vintage Corning Old World Santa glass Christmas tree ornaments featuring circular holiday scenes, with vintage Santa Claus illustrations, on cream-colored ball ornaments (measuring 2 5/8 inches in diameter).• Brand: Corning (Made in the USA)• Set originally came with 6 ornaments in the original gold-and-pink window box (note that this box contains 5 ornaments)• Size: 2 5/8 in. diameter per ballThis specific set of Corning "Old World Santa" Christmas ornaments was made in the 1970s.During this era, Corning mass-produced glass ornaments at their Wellsboro, Pennsylvania facility, using the same glass-ribbon machines originally developed to manufacture light bulbs. While the company partnered heavily with the famous "Shiny Brite" brand from the late 1930s through the 1960s, they transitioned to selling themed illustrated sets—packaged in these distinct gold-and-pink windowed display boxes—directly under the Corning brand name during the 1970s. Condition: Used. Category: Collectibles › Holiday & Seasonal › Ornaments.