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National Tinsel Small Tree Garland Red 10 Ft Cards 1960s to 1970s Lot of 6

National Tinsel Small Tree Garland is a lot of six unused red metallic tinsel garlands from the 1960s to 1970s, still wrapped on their original National Tinsel Manufacturing Co. display cards.

Each card holds 10 feet of bright red 1 inch, 6 ply garland, giving the lot 60 total feet of vintage Christmas tree trim. The original packaging includes green and red graphics, a decorated tree illustration, trimming instructions, a tree height to garland chart, and surviving yellow retail price stickers. Sold as found.

Details

  • Item: Lot of 6 original carded Christmas garlands
  • Item Type: Small Tree Garland
  • Era: 1960s to 1970s
  • Materials: Flame resistant, tarnish proof red metallic tinsel garland on printed cardboard display cards
  • Color: Red metallic garland with cream, red, green, and yellow packaging
  • Maker and Mark: National Tinsel Mfg. Co., Manitowoc, Wis. 54220, U.S.A.
  • Pattern or Model: Small Tree Garland
  • Style: Vintage Christmas tree trim in original retail packaging
  • Dimensions: Each card with wrapped garland measures approximately 9 x 9 inches. Each card is marked 10 ft (3 1/3 yds) x 1 in, 6 ply. Six cards included, 60 total feet of garland.
  • Special Features: Original printed display cards with trimming instructions and tree height to garland chart. Several original yellow retail price stickers remain attached.

Condition Grade: Very Good

Positives

  • Graded Very Good: The garland appears unused and remains wrapped on all six original display cards.
  • The red metallic tinsel remains full and bright on the cards.
  • Original National Tinsel graphics, product wording, tree illustration, and printed trimming directions remain readable.
  • Several cards retain original yellow retail price stickers.

Issues / Wear

  • The cardboard cards show age yellowing, edge wear, and light bending from storage.
  • One or two cards may have a small random stain or spot.
  • The original cards vary somewhat in coloration and wear even though the garland itself appears unused.
  • SOLD AS FOUND

If you collect National Tinsel, these six red Small Tree Garland cards still carry their trimming charts and old yellow price stickers. If it's the one you've been looking for, it's ready to come home.

  • Near Fine: Close to new. Any flaw is small and named above.
  • Very Good: Light use. Every flaw is named above, and none of them get in the way of reading or display.
  • Good: Complete and usable, with clear signs of use. Every flaw is named above.
  • Fair: Heavy wear or damage, named above. A reading or working copy, not a display piece.

Returns

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To start a return, email us at the address on your order confirmation. You are responsible for return shipping, and we recommend a tracked service, since we can only refund items that arrive back to us.

Refunds are issued to the original payment method within 5 business days of the item arriving back in the condition it was sent. Original shipping charges are not refunded.

Anything marked Final Sale cannot be returned.

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Questions buyers ask

Every listing spells it out and shows it in photos. Chips, hairlines, crazing, worn plating, old repairs. If I did not mention it, it is not there.

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I note maker, mark, era, and measurements when I can confirm them, and say so plainly when I cannot. Unmarked pieces get dated by what the piece itself shows.

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