RARE VINTAGE 6FT ARTIFICIAL EVERGREEN 1961 POLYETHYLENE PLASTIC CHRISTMAS TREE

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RARE VINTAGE 6FT ARTIFICIAL EVERGREEN 1961 POLYETHYLENE PLASTIC CHRISTMAS TREE:
$80.00

ITEM: RARE 6FT ARTIFICIAL EVERGREEN 1961 POLYETHYLENE Christmas TREE. I HAD THE ORIGINAL BOX; HOWEVER IT WAS IN SUCH POOR SHAPE IT WAS TOSSED OUT. THE BOX WAS DATED 1961 AND IT CAME FROM MONTGOMERY WARDS. THE BOX LOOKED JUST LIKE THE BOXES THE ALUMINUM TREES CAME IN.

SIZE: 6 FEET TALL AND 4FEET ACROSS

CONDITION: OVERALL GOOD CONDITION. IT IS MISSING 6 BRANCHES; HOWEVER, I\'M A PICKY PERSON AND CAN\'T TELL. I JUST LEFT THE EMPTY HOLES RANDOMLY THROUGHOUT THE TREE. I ALSO NOTE I HAD A PROBLEM WITH ONE OF THE HOLES TOWARD THE MIDDLE OF THE TREE THAT DOES NOT SUPPORT THE BRANCH WELL AND IF SOMEONE WISHED A NEW HOLE COULD BE DRILLED.

TREE DID NOT COME WITH DIRECTIONS; HOWEVER IT WAS VERY EASY TO PUT ON MY FIRST TRY. I SEPARATED THE 4 DIFFERENT SIZES OF BRANCHES AND STARTED AT THE BOTTOM. I SAVED THE 2ND TO LARGEST SIZE BRANCH FOR THE VERY TOP SPOT. I SAW ANOTHER ONE OF THESE ONLINE WERE SOMEONE BLENDED THE DIFFERENT SIZES OF BRANCHES SOMEWHAT TO GIVE IT AN EVEN MORE REAL LOOK.

THE BRANCHES ARE PLASTIC WITH A WIRE IN INSIDE SO THE BRANCHES CAN BE MANIPULATED TO GO A CERTAIN DIRECTION. BRANCHES ARE IN GOOD CONDITION AND THERE IS NO SHEDDING. I NOTE ONE BRANCH IS MISSING THE \"FORK\" PIECES ON THE BASE WHICH KEEPS IT FROM ROTATING ONCE ITS PLACED IN THE TRUNK. BRANCHES HAVE TWO DIFFERENT SHADES OF GREEN.

THE TRUCK IS WOOD AND HAS THE OLD PAPER COVERING WHICH HAS SOME TAPE ON IT AND SHOWS WARE FROM BEING USED. NOTE THE TRUNK COMES IN TWO PIECES. COMES WITH ITS ORIGINAL METAL STAND TOO. TREE DOES PRESENT WITH A \"MUSTY\" SMELL FROM AGE. IDEALLY IT NEEDS TO BE PLACED OUTSIDE IN THE SUN FOR A DAY ON A NICE WARM DAY TO TAKE CARE OF THAT. I\'VE DONE THIS IN THE PAST WITH OTHER VINTAGE AND ANTIQUE ITEMS AND IT TAKES CARE OF IT.