Christmas Reproductions I 1885 Kris Kringle #8436 I Memories of Santa Ornament

In EUC, here is a collectible ornament from the "Memories of Santa Collection" by Christmas Reproductions, Inc. The first Santas were introduced in 1983 and sought to tell the story of Santa chronologically. This particular ornament is the second one issued based on the interior listing of the pamphlet. He is described as Kris Kringle, circa 1885, "depicted in rich flowing white robes, with features of both Saint Nicholas and Santa Claus." The sticker on the base shows 1984, and item #8436 is on the box top. The ornament is hand-painted, and made of earthenware. In the 1990s, Lenox began issuing porcelain statues of the collection per a full-page, mail order ad appearing in Better Homes & Gardens issue of November, 1995. No cracks anywhere, just a little wear to the paint with age. Photo 1, main image of Santa in original box with pamphlet inside Photos 2-5, Santa rotated Photo 6, sticker on base Photo 7, overhead view, shows gold string is perfect Photos 8-11, close-ups of details Photo 12, interior of pamphlet with this Santa's info enlarged Photo 13, box top with item no. Photo 14, Santa in box, there is a plastic seal that slides over it (hard to see in photo) Photo 15, an ad from The Item (Sumter, SC), Aug. 28, 1992, p.9A Photos 16, oodles of info from the book, "Christmas Through the Decades: by Robert Brenner, copyright 1993, Schiffer Publishing, Ltd., p.232 (you'll have to zoom in!)