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during the early 50's there was a craft fad that produced these wondrous Christmas ornaments.It was a simple enough craft. made up of plastic shot cups a pin and bead.See pic.3 for a close=up.Not many of these balls survived due to the delicate nature of the cups.A must for the avid vintage Christmas collector.All Listia rules apply.Free shipping is only offered to the 48 contguous united states.

Questions & Comments

Thanks for the memories! My mom used to make these! :)

Nov 24th, 2015 at 12:19:46 PM PST by

I know we used to call them Sputnik's.That's the best part of Christmas,our memories

Nov 24th, 2015 at 1:15:23 PM PST by

Does it light up?

Nov 26th, 2015 at 8:11:27 AM PST by

No,kissing balls don't light up.Thank you for watching I appreciate it.Hope you're having a good Thanksgiving.

Nov 26th, 2015 at 10:20:11 AM PST by

i'm from Norfollk Va small world, my grandma had some just like this. w&f

Nov 27th, 2015 at 11:45:28 PM PST by

good morning.Glad to see someone from my neck of the woods every now and again.I.m over in Ghent and have an antique store on Granby street right behind doumars.Been here since '80 so i feel almost like a virginian although I will always be a Jersey girl :)Fanned you back.go safely sheila

Nov 29th, 2015 at 7:02:27 AM PST by

I'm curious. Why were they called kissing balls.

Nov 29th, 2015 at 11:00:59 AM PST by

kissing balls date back to the Middle ages and always had a religious conotation up until they fell out of favor after the Victorian period.This particular variety as I said was a mid century craze that favored plastic rither than holly,mistletoe and greens.Fpr a truly fascinating history of the Christmas Kissing Baall go to HubPages and searcc "The history of the Christmas Kissing Ball"

Nov 29th, 2015 at 11:46:18 AM PST by

1950's KISSING BALL is in the Antiques category