Let It Snow - Vintage Retro Silver & Plastic Hong Kong Snowman Brooch (VBR022)

Let It Snow - Vintage Retro Silver & Plastic Hong Kong Snowman Brooch (VBR022)

$50.00

Let It Snow - Vintage Retro Silver & Plastic Hong Kong Snowman Brooch. This Vintage brooch is crafted from plastic, and a silver metal, marked MADE IN HONG KONG. Featuring Vintage styling and lovely detailing. This brooch is made in the form of a snowman. A classic snowman, dressed in a red hat with holly, and a scarf, with gold and black trim. He has a cute little face , including a red nose! The colours on the snowman are metallic, and the piece is in excellent condition with little wear. The pin on the back is silver, and it has the original pin and lock system. This Vintage Brooch is so charming, and would be perfect for a Christmas gift or any brooch or Christmas collectible collection.

Historian, Bob Eckstein, author of History of the Snowman, stated that no one knows who invented the very first snowman, however, he feels that the first man of snow was made in medieval times, the medieval Book of Hours from 1380 contains the very first illustration found of a snowman.

Hong Kong made plastic toys and Christmas items from the 1940s - 1970s.

Measurements: Brooch 55.00 mm x 28.00 mm

Weight: 6.30 grams

Condition: Excellent

Origin: Hong Kong

Date: 1960s