Aluminum Christmas Tree

Categories: Products | Christmas | Christmas Crafts & Decoration
    • First developed by: Manitowoc
    • Common uses: Reusable vintage style Christmas tree
    • Made from: Aluminum
    • Price range: $9 to $400
    • Original brand: "The Evergleam"
    • Popularized between 1959 and 1969
    • Produced by over 40 companies
    • Eventually produced in many colors
    • Often used with color wheels
    • Currently considered collectibles
    • Caution: Do not use with string lights, which could cause electrocution

  • Aluminum Christmas trees are artificial retro-style trees typically silver in color. Many other colors are common, the rarest being the pink Christmas tree. They were often used with a color wheel to produce colorful shimmering in the tree. Aluminum trees were very popular in the late 1950s and 1960s.

  • History

    In 1958, Tom Gannon saw a homemade metal Christmas tree in a small store. He loved the idea and suggested it to Manitowoc, where he worked as the sales manager. Manitowoc was a major manufacturer of aluminum cookware at the time.Bill's Antique Christmas Light Site: Aluminum Christmas Tree History

    By the winter of 1959, the first aluminum trees were on the market. They called their tree "The Evergleam" and advertised it as a permanent alternative to standard pine trees. Popularity faded after 1965. "The Evergleam" was manufactured until 1969.

    Some of the rarer and more valuable styles are pompom-ended branches and trees tinted pink.

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