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Tinsel and Lametta
  
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Lametta:
Below are packages with strands of lametta, which apparently is sometimes also called icicles or tinsel. The first one is the largest, being 13 x 34 cm high. The brand's name is "Swan Decorations" and on the box is also mentioned "Made in Wales". The other packages are approx. 10 x 27 cm or 7 x 29cm, and usually the text leaves no doubt as to their provenance, except for the second and third, where the front says "Silver Moss Tinsel" although they are made in Western Germany.

East-German tinsel is made of aluminium and not traditional tinsel with a lead core ("Stanniol") because lead was too valuable a natural resource. Factories’ names  in East Germany started with VEB, which stands for "Volkseigener Betrieb", i.e. "Factory owned by the people" (= literal translation) (ref. Frank Paul).

Some have figures on the back, which can be cut out.

"Made in Wales"
On the back printed "FOREIGN" and "WESTERN GERMANY"
"Western Germany" "Foreign"
On the back printed text "WESTERN GERMANY" and decorated with holly, christmas tree sprig and mistletoe.
"Western Germany" "Foreign"
No text on the back, but decorated with christmas tree sprigs.
No factory name
Printed on the back "MADE IN WESTERN GERMANY" and "DBGM".
"Made in Western Germany"
DBGM
Printed on the back "DBGM"
DBGM
Same design, but different text and no text on the back.
No factory name

No factory name
The back has cut out figures as shown in the next picture. Made in West Germany This shows the back of the previous one. The back of the next picture has the same cut-outs.
"Made in West Germany"

No factory name
No text on the back, but decorated with angels.
No factory name
The back has also the cut out figures. Made in West Germany
"Made in West Germany"
 

No factory name
Made in Italy by Italpino
"Made in Italy by sas italpino mec"
Made in Italy by Italpino
"Made in Italy by sas italpino mec"
  


Gold lametta with on the back of the package product information



Silver lametta with on the back of the package product information


Text on the back: "Lametta aus Alufolie"

Text on the back: "Hersteller: VEB ALU-GLAS LAUSCHA"

Icicles/Glaçons/Eiszapfen:
Most boxes are about 6 cm wide x 10 cm high, some a bit larger, others a bit smaller, except the first one, which is 15 cm wide x 8 cm high. The first three photos show five boxes with the same design, but, judging by the colors and the details, which do not show very clearly in the pictures, I think they are from different periods.
Some have provenance printed on the back.
On the back: "IJSPEGELS DE MOOISTE VERSIERING VOOR DE KERSTBOOM - FIREPROOF MADE IN HOLLAND" and decorated with holly. (Icicles the loveliest decoration for the Christmas tree).
None have text on the back.
Similar design as the previsous lot, but probably older. No text on the back.
On the back: "WESTERN GERMANY"
Text on the side: "Fabrication française" On the back: "Registered Made in the U.S. Zone - Germany" On the back:"REG.U. N° 46961 MADE IN WEST-GERMANY " and decorated with an angel holding a Christmas tree.
     
     
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