Classic mid-century celluloid balance bird ornament, with vintage red house.

Manufactured between the 1930s and 1950s—often in Germany or Japan—these mid-century novelty items feature a very specific foot design. The feet are shaped into integrated hooks or small slots, allowing the lightweight plastic bird to balance perfectly on the rim of a drinking glass, the edge of a bowl, or clamped securely onto a Christmas tree branch. This object is a vintage hard plastic house Christmas ornament designed to function as a C6 light bulb cover.Manufactured between the 1940s and 1950s, these hollow novelties were designed to snap directly over a miniature incandescent Christmas tree bulb. When the light string was turned on, the bulb illuminated the house from the inside, making the open windows glow.