ORNAMENT, CHRISTMAS TREE

Description: 1. BOX. ABOVE DIMENSIONS. RED; HAS A CIRCLE CUT OUT WITH SCALLOPED EDGES ON FRONT. ABOVE CUT OUT READS "THE FACE GLOWS" AND BELOW READS "FIREPROOF TREE TOP THE FACE GLOWS MOUNT LIGHT BULB IN BACK MADE IN U.S.A.". BACK HAS BEEN SLIGHTLY CRUSHED; HAS SOME MAJOR TEARS IN IT. HAS A CARDBOARD INSERT WITH DIFFERENT CUTOUTS (FOR HOLDING TREE TOPPER IN PLACE). 2. TREE TOPPER. 2.5 X 23.7 X 18.2. CONSISTS OF A PLASTIC SANTA CLAUSE FACE, WITH A WHITE BEARD MADE OF SYNTHETIC FIBRE. FACE IS CENTERED ON AN ALUMINUM CIRCLE THAT IS FLUTED AND HAS SCALLOPED EDGES. CENTER BACK OF CIRCLE HAS A SHORT CARDBOARD TUBE INSERTED. AROUND TUBE IS A PIECE OF WIRE THAT EXTENDS INTO A SPRING SHAPE. TIED TO WIRE IS A LONG PIECE OF RED RIBBON.

History: PURCHASED BY DONOR'S PARENTS LOCALLY. USED AS CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS IN THE HOUSEHOLD DONOR GREW UP IN IN THE EARLY 1950S, IN LETHBRIDGE. DONOR'S FATHER, ROLLIE STEWART, BROUGHT HIS FAMILY TO LETHBRIDGE IN 1951, AS HE WAS TRANSFERRED FROM THE CROWSNEST PASS, WHILE WORKING FOR THE ROYAL CANADIAN MOUNTED POLICE. ROLLIE REMAINED WITH THE ROYAL CANADIAN MOUNTED POLICE FOR 22 YEARS, CHANGING CAREERS IN THE MID 60S.