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More than 60 aluminum trees spin ... Also on display: a Blue Frost, a 6-foot tree with blue-tipped needles; a Slim Line, a narrower tree for small spaces; a Tru-Taper, with multiple branch ...
It was created and manufactured 60 years ago by Aluminum ... taper,” “slim line,” “peacock,” and “straight needle.” We passed an abandoned bar that had a silver tree with red bows ...
Evergleam aluminum Christmas trees were all the rage in the early 1960s. Evergleam aluminum Christmas trees were all the rage in the early 1960s. The Manitowoc-made trees were anything but natural ...
with a steady line of Evergleam Christmas trees coming down the factory conveyor belt and filling every spare warehouse the Aluminum Specialty Company could find in the Lakeshore area.
MANITOWOC - More than 30 downtown Manitowoc storefront windows will be “aluminized” this holiday season when “Evergleams on Eighth” sparkles from Thanksgiving Eve (Nov. 23) through the ...
The event runs Nov. 27 to Jan. 5, 2025. The aluminum, Space Age Evergleam Christmas trees were first manufactured in Manitowoc in 1959 by Aluminum Specialty Company. Need a break? Play the USA ...
(WBAY) - “Evergleams on Eighth” is an annual holiday tradition in Manitowoc, and celebrates the city’s connection to the history of the Evergleam brand of aluminum Christmas trees.
The quaint town on the shores of Lake Michigan is known for its snow-covered sidewalks, storybook downtown -- and sparkling aluminum ... that made the Evergleam Christmas trees.
In 1959, the Aluminum Specialty Company rolled out the Evergleam, the first mass-produced aluminum tree on the market. Wisconsin Public Radio's Patty Murray reports.
eventually branding it the “Evergleam.” Soon after, several aluminum manufacturers found themselves in the Christmas business, and the trees were everywhere, ranging from tabletop models to ...
The next year, the company dedicated several of its production lines to the manufacture of aluminum trees under the brand name Evergleam. While many other manufacturers followed suit ...
Aluminum Specialty began making 100,000 to 150,000 Evergleam aluminum trees a year, selling them through stores like Ben Franklin, S.S. Kresge and Western Auto. They came in several colors and ...