Did Shiny Brite Make Plastic Ornaments?

Following the war, Shiny Brite became the largest ornament company in the world. They were popular throughout the 1940's and 1950's with their heyday occurring in the late 1950's. They stopped selling as well in the 1960's (it is said the company started making plastic ornaments), and weren't made at all by the 1970's.

Are Shiny Brite ornaments still made?

Shiny Brite Ornaments are Back, and They're 40% Off at West Elm Right Now. ... First made in Germany in the late 1930s, Shiny Brites were created by ornament maker Max Eckardt, who had the idea to coat glass ornaments with silver nitrate to make them stay shiny longer than any other ornaments on the market.

When did they stop making Shiny Brite ornaments?

They remained affordable for families and flourished until plastic ornaments came on the scene in the late 1950s. For reasons I guess had to do with durability and cost, plastic was preferred over glass, and the Shiny Brite company closed their doors in 1962.