Ookpik Member Username: Ookpik
Post Number: 359 Registered: 01-2007
| Posted on Saturday, December 01, 2007 - 4:59 pm: | |
No, but one version was! Dionis E. Moldowan, a Romanian citizen living in Detroit, applied for and received a patent for his Christmas tree stand in 1940. Moldowan appears to have been an ardent inventor with several patents ranging from sod cutters to oil cultivation processes to Christmas tree stands. The patent number for the Christmas tree stand is D123889. If you go to the United States Patent Office site, you can view the patent.
Sometimes getting down the Christmas decorations can be fun and educational! Ookpik |
Ray1936 Member Username: Ray1936
Post Number: 2339 Registered: 01-2005
| Posted on Saturday, December 01, 2007 - 7:08 pm: | |
LOL, Ook. I had a ceiling fixture in my house in Rosedale Park that looked just like that. |
Usnsubvet77 Member Username: Usnsubvet77
Post Number: 63 Registered: 07-2007
| Posted on Monday, December 03, 2007 - 1:10 pm: | |
Actually it wouldn't be far off to have a ceiling fixture to look like that Ray..... "Legend has it that he used the triangular shape of the Fir Tree to describe the Holy Trinity of God the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. The converted people began to revere the Fir tree as God's Tree, as they had previously revered the Oak. By the 12th century it was being hung, upside-down, from ceilings at Christmastime in Central Europe, as a symbol of Christianity." http://www.christmasarchives.c om/trees.html Just something read as it was popular in Central European countries (Yugoslavia, Czechoslovakia, Romania, etc) When it stopped being popular, especially in America, I have no idea. Note the bolt holes along the outer rim of the stand. Quite possibly used for ceiling mounting I am Czech was looking into Czech related holiday customs and ran across this. I thought it would interesting to share. (Message edited by usnsubvet77 on December 03, 2007) |
Johnlodge Member Username: Johnlodge
Post Number: 3949 Registered: 10-2003
| Posted on Monday, December 03, 2007 - 1:13 pm: | |
Thanks for the timely history lesson, Ook! |
Detroit313 Member Username: Detroit313
Post Number: 567 Registered: 02-2006
| Posted on Monday, December 03, 2007 - 9:28 pm: | |
Good to know....... <313> |
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