Vintage Snipped Metal Christmas Tree - Help!

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  1. Bookahtoo

    Bookahtoo Moderator Moderator

    I got this 10" tall Christmas tree yesterday. It is made up of snipped, graduated thin metal discs on a central pole. The tree has been painted green with lots of glitter. Each level can be rotated. What's so cool about it to me is the incredible detail of all of the little snipped metal ornaments on it. There are cone shaped candy holders, candles, and various shaped colored snipped metal ornaments, as well as sequins and mercury beads. Ignore the "star" - it is made of glitter covered cardboard and has broken apart. The stand is painted wood.

    Please excuse all of the white fuzz on it - it's not dust, it must be polyester fiber fill from my grandson's secret santa gift he was making for a class mate yesterday.

    Any ideas? Is it a homemade project?

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    Bookahtoo, Dec 16, 2019
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  2. cxgirl

    cxgirl Well-Known Member

    cxgirl, Dec 16, 2019
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  3. Bookahtoo

    Bookahtoo Moderator Moderator

    cxgirl - are you the one who sells vintage Christmas stuff?
     
    Bookahtoo, Dec 16, 2019
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  4. johnnycb09

    johnnycb09 Well-Known Member

    Was it the early 70s when homemade metal art was all the rage ? I was in boy scouts and we made these whirligigs out of cans,lots of cut fingers !
     
    johnnycb09, Dec 16, 2019
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  5. Bookahtoo

    Bookahtoo Moderator Moderator

    Can anyone suggest some search words for me? I'd like to find something like online.....
     
    Bookahtoo, Dec 16, 2019
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  6. Bookahtoo

    Bookahtoo Moderator Moderator

    Bookahtoo, Dec 16, 2019
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  7. i need help

    i need help Moderator Moderator

    2C6AFD98-0979-469C-AFD6-052CFA51F403.jpeg This is the guide for the tree you found from the book on Amazon.
     
    i need help, Dec 16, 2019
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  8. Bookahtoo

    Bookahtoo Moderator Moderator

    Thanks I need help! It looks like a very similar tree - except for the ornaments.
     
    Bookahtoo, Dec 16, 2019
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  9. Bev aka thelmasstuff

    Bev aka thelmasstuff Colored pencil artist extraordinaire ;)

    Are you on Facebook? There's a site called the Golden Glow of Christmas Past. You can only post vintage and antique stuff. These people are fanatics. Lovely pictures. Some of them are specialty collectors and they'd be able to tell you right away.
     
    Bev aka thelmasstuff, Dec 22, 2019
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