Thursday, December 13, 2012

1950s Santa: Did the Mesh Hold Candy?

Closeup shot of a little piece of a 1950s Christmas. This Santa is about 8-inches long and I think came chock full of gold foil-covered chocolate "coins."  He's a bit worse-for-the-wear, but has a certain charm in his face. I leave him hanging around the house all year long.

The background is one of my late mother's scarves. I'm pretty sure it dates to about 1965 and I've always loved the colors and patterns.

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My friend, Bob A., on Facebook, mentioned that this Santa looks like the European Kris Kringle in ways. Now I'm thinking that it's indeed German. My family lived in Germany from '55-'60 so this could be from their time there. I love the collective knowledge of everyone!

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I used the same silk scarf a few years ago in this photo entitled, "Hurtling Parked" of my 1:18 scale model 1971 Buick Riviera.

4 comments:

  1. SO SAD FOR WHAT HAPPEN THERE IN YOUR HOME STATE TODAY. SO SAD FOR THE FAMLIES THAT LOST THEIR CHILDREN TODAY. THANK GOD THE GUY IS DEAD. JUST SO UNREAL.

    GRANNY

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  2. TODAY IS A NEW DAY WITH NEW BEGINNING. YOUR SANTA ABOVE MAKES ME SMILE. IF I HAD IT AND I HAD A CHRISTMAS TREE I'D LET HIM JOIN IN A LET HIM SIT ON A FRONT BRANCH FOR ALL TO SEE.

    THANKS AGAIN FOR SHARING YOUR SANTA WITH ME.

    GRANNY XXOO

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  3. AND LET NOT A. BRAIN FREEZE AGAIN.

    GRANNY

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    1. don't worry about those things here, Granny, lol. Thanks for your comments as always!

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