Atlantic Mold Ceramic Christmas Tree Mold (A-64, 1958)
- Year
- c. 1958–1999 Source verified
- Manufacturer
- Atlantic Mold Company (mold); individual hobby ceramists (finished trees) Source verified
About this item
Hobby-ceramics Christmas tree from one of the first commercial tree molds, copyrighted by the Atlantic Mold Company in 1958 and sold to ceramic studios across the U.S. Hobbyists poured, glazed and fired the tree, then lit it from inside so small plastic 'bulbs' set into holes would glow. The date stamped on the bottom is the mold date, not when the tree was made.
Details
- Holiday
- Christmas
- Archive type
- Decoration
- Materials
- slip-cast glazed ceramic, plastic light pegs, internal bulb
- Model number
- A-64
Collector details
Research notes
End year 1999 comes from secondary reports (search snippets) that Atlantic Mold closed in 1999 and sold its molds; that was not confirmed by the two fetched sources. Other mold makers (Holland Mold, Arnel's, Dogwood) made similar trees.
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Sources & verification
- Video: History of vintage ceramic Christmas trees Other Supports: Atlantic Mold Company copyrighted one of the first designs, A-64, in 1958 and sold thousands of molds to ceramic studios; peak popularity 1960s-1970s; embossed dates are mold copyright dates; later versions lit by a single interior light through plastic bulbs View source
- A Christmas Comeback Other Supports: Atlantic Mold Company copyrighted one of the first ceramic tree molds in 1958; other makers included Dogwood Ceramic Supply, Arnels and Holland Mold; mold dates are not production dates View source