I just heard something. You know when decorating trees with tinsel came into vogue? During world war II, planes dropped loads of metallic strings (called chaff) to confuse radar. British people collected them and put them on their Christmas tree at a time when ornaments were were difficult to come by (German exports banned), metal going to the war effort, lights banned due to blackouts. They decorated their trees with paper chains and handmade ornameets and used this chaff for tinsel.
Merry Christmas! Great photo. Reminds me of some of my own childhood trees.
ReplyDeleteThat vintage pictures bring back memories of my childhood!
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas, Ed! Why do photos of a certain vintage turn that orangey-brown color? All my photos from the late '70s and early '80s look like that.
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas, Ed!
ReplyDeleteLooks like an old fashioned tree. My favorite kind.
ReplyDeleteNostalgia time. Merry Christmas.
ReplyDeleteI just heard something. You know when decorating trees with tinsel came into vogue? During world war II, planes dropped loads of metallic strings (called chaff) to confuse radar. British people collected them and put them on their Christmas tree at a time when ornaments were were difficult to come by (German exports banned), metal going to the war effort, lights banned due to blackouts. They decorated their trees with paper chains and handmade ornameets and used this chaff for tinsel.
ReplyDeletePS Merry Christmas, Ed.
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas Ed! Reminds me of our Christmas trees growing up as well.
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas! Love your photo of that beautiful tree:)
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas, Ed. And to anyone who grew up within walls of wood paneling and on floors of shag carpeting.
ReplyDeleteThat's a cool looking tree and I love that old stand! Hope you had a very merry Xmas!
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas! A locally cut cedar?
ReplyDeleteIt most definitely was.
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