We are surrounded by objects daily, yet at Christmastime ... What was required to make them? The history of glass Christmas ornaments is a tale of humble beginnings leading to worldwide fame. In the ...

Created by a German immigrant named Max Eckardt who grew up near the German village of Lauscha where blown glass Christmas ornaments were first crafted in the 1840s, Eckardt brought the technique ...

It was once one of over 1,500 manufacturers in this part of Eastern Germany, blowing glass ornaments and painting them by hand. But today, most Christmas decorations are mass-produced in China.