| As do many of the Christmas traditions, glass Christmas ornaments originated in Germany (Lauscha, Germany, is well-known for glassblowing). In the 1500’s Germans developed a new blowpipe as a way to use fire and their breath to blow glass into various shapes. These new, unique glass shapes soon became popular adornments for Christmas trees, and in the 1860s, glass blowing expanded to include delicate ornaments made from glass molds. German immigrants carried the glass ornament tradition to the United States and by the mid-1880s, families all over the world were trimming their trees with German-made glass ornaments. Bronner's continues to visit our Germany glass suppliers each year to offer you their newest selections as well as old-world favorites.
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