The Shiny-Brite company produced the most popular Christmas tree ornaments in the United States throughout the 1940's and '50s. In 1937 Max Eckhardt established "Shiny-Brite" ornaments, working with the Corning Glass Company to mass produce glass Christmas ornaments. Eckhardt had been importing hand-blown glass balls from Germany since around 1907, but had the foresight to
