Red Glass Boot Ornament #051
This fragile glass ornament stands 2 1/4″ high and 1 1/2″ long. It has no identifying marks. Purchased circa 1995 for $4.00. Value approximately the same.
Hip Wader Boots with Fish Ornament #050
The boot is filled with a life-like vinyl trout, a fishing pole and string, and fly fishing lures with feathers.
Ski Boot Ornament I #049
A Christmas Tree Ornament of a single ski and attached ski boot. The boot is made of poly-resin and the ski is wood. There is a narrow elastic cord used for tie-up laces.
The bottom of the ski ornament has a gold oval sticker and black writing which indicates MADE IN CHINA.
Crystal High Heel Ornaments #048
This pair of high heels are made from crystal glass and measure 3 1/2″ long and 1 1/4″ high. They are attached with gold thread which has two stickers applied to it, both reading MADE IN CHINA.
A gift from children for the Christmas tree, these were purchased for less than $3.00 and have no collector’s value, only sentimental value. Nonetheless they are a part of the Lillian P Wood Memorial Collection as an acquisition in 1996.
Green Victorian-Style Pump #025
A Christmas Ornament Shoe. These ornaments are a popular gift to me from my children (JA, JE, AB 2004) and my tree sports maybe 20 shoe ornaments,
This little shoe, nearly the size in the photograph, is a resin shoe from China. It’s detail is nice, including a ruffled opening and a raised buckle with a golden disk in the center. These shoes are a part of the Collection, because all gifts are accepted, especially Christmas gifts from children. The collection does not routinely acquire resin-based shoes.
This curiosity was purchased at a department discount store for less than $5.00 and has little to no collector value.
Red Fru-Fru Christmas Ornament Shoe #023
I promised early on that nearly any ’shoe’ was accepted (and proudly displayed) by the Lillian P Wood Memorial Collection. This fancy red Christmas Ornament is no exception. Suffice to say that it was a very adored Christmas present from an adored 4 year old to her adored mother. (AB in 1992)
It is really quite something, and I am grateful for a photograph for I do not want to go into much detail – understandably. It does rather creep into your Christmas-spirit-heart, though, if given half a chance.
It is a monster ornament, 4 1/2″ high (not counting feathers and beads) and 4″ long. The material is a velveteen-sort glued over heavy cardboard 
and is trimmed in gold and red braid. Also adorned with purple gathered flowers and tiny green leaf beads. The beads are actually quite cool.
I have absolutely no hard data on this curiosity, except as with all gifts from small children, it is not for sale.
Red Boots #022
These red ‘rubber’ boots are deceiving. They look about as heavy as fluff, but they are made of a very fine, but rather heavy, ceramic. The detail and painting are excellent. Notice the spattering of snowflakes on each boot. There are also knit green socks in the boots which are full of bits of tiny bits of snow.
The boots are 2 1/2″ long and 1 15/16″ high, and 7/8″ wide. They are tied together with string and are literally thrown over a Christmas pine bough.
These were a gift to the Christmas Ornament Shoe Collection set of the Lillian P Wood Memorial Collection and were presented in ≈ 2000 by RM. I am told, but have no written record, that these ‘firefighter boots’ were originally purchased at the famed L. L. Bean Company for ≈ $10.00. I cannot find these boots in any of my online or off-line references. If anyone knows anything more, please be sure and leave a comment and I’ll amend the information if necessary. Thanks.
Contemporary Glass Shoe Ornaments # 020 and #021
These two Christmas ornaments are very popular, made from delicate glass, often with lots of color, detail and glittery accents. This ornament has been hand-blown (or is it mouth-blown) and hand-painted.
This ornament, a women’s ‘Victorian slipper,’ is 4 1/4″ long x 1 1/4″ wide X 2′ high. It has a solid painted gold sole.
Its identifying marks are a 1/2″ gold metal heart with inscription in a fancy font, OWC and the letters OWC also marked vertically, covering the gold ornament attachment. OWC is the identifying mark for Merck Family’s Old World Christmas set of ornaments.
This is a similar style ornament, that of a high top sneaker, made by the same company, OWC.
These delcate glasses are hand painted and decorated individually.
Front of attached tag.
Back of tag.
Both of these were given to me in 2001 for Christmas presents by my son and daughter. JE gave me the slipper and JA gave me the basketball shoe (the year he graduated from high school,)
As noted on the tag, these ornaments were purchased in new condition for $7.95. They are both acquisitions for the Christmas Ornament Collection of the Lillian P Wood Memorial Collection. Country of orogin is not noted.
Double Dutch Christmas Ornaments #019
Dutch shoes appear in any setting, including double hung from a red ribbon. Just throw it over an evergreen branch and you’re done decorating.
Solid wood toe, painted bright blue interior, varnished wood exterior. Shoes are slightly larger than the photo.
No extra decoration on the sides; MADE IN CHINA sticker in gold and black oval.
Rough hand-painted “Holland scene” though the trees with the gray lines are unusual. Who knows?
Christmas ornament is part of the Christmas Ornament Collection, a sub-set of the Lillian P Wood Memorial Collection. This was an original pair of shoes in the collection. Unknown date. Most likely in the early 1960s.
Hallmark Christmas Ornament #018
A Christmas ornament for the Shoe Collection. This little sailor girl mouse in her flower decorated boot is approximately the size of the photograph. Made by Hallmark Card Co., this was the Fashion Afoot Hallmark Ornament, the 2nd in the Fashion Afoot Serie
The ornament is made of resin and is very nicely detailed. It has a gold metal hinge and a red satin ribbon for hanging on the tree.
The ornament is a little ‘box.’
It is a Hallmark ornamnent and is dated 2001. The sole is marked as follows: © 2001 Hallmark Cards, Inc.
This was a 2001 addition to the Lillian P Wood Memorial Collection and was a Christmas gift to me from my children. (JE, JA, AB)
This ornament sells for $11.00 to $16.00 on the secondary market.
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