A small bulb inside the tree sends light through them creating the appearance of the many small bulbs being lit up.
Ceramic christmas tree repair.
Your antique ceramic christmas tree also probably had a star that fits into the top of the tree.
About 15 years ago my mom gave me an old ceramic christmas tree she had made in 1979.
Over thanksgiving weekend my mom gave me my grandmother s old ceramic christmas tree.
Details to look for when choosing a used ceramic christmas.
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Older examples may be more fragile.
However the tree has some chips in it and the top of the tree that holds up the star has broken off.
As technology improved in producing clay and molds that could hold correct shapes and create larger sizes ceramic trees became more and more popular projects in ceramics shops around the usa well into the 1980 s.
Is there anyway i can fix unlikely it would seem or at least diguise the chips and broken top.
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Most of the classic christmas tree ceramic items found on ebay are vintage.
Over the years i am ashamed to admit it got a few chips and a few plastic bulbs had fallen out and been lost.
More recent pieces tend to be creative in the use of lighting with some functioning as a lamp.
At the time it was the only tree i had and i was excited to display this pretty old tree in my home.
Some can be traced to the mid 20th century while others were made in the 1970s.
To make things even more difficult i don t have any of the pieces.
Ceramic christmas trees became very popular back in the 1970 s however we have heard of trees dating back to as early as the 60 s.