LEWISTON — For more than a decade starting in 1959, a Lewiston factory looked something like a Christmas workshop as it churned out millions of brightly colored ornaments. Paragon Glass Works ...

These glass Christmas ornaments were made by Lewiston’s Paragon Glass Works a half-century ago. Paragon competed with larger manufacturers in Germany, Poland and beyond and, ...

It was once one of over 1,500 manufacturers in this part of Eastern Germany, blowing glass ornaments and painting them by hand. But today, most Christmas decorations are mass-produced in China.

Many Christmas decorations in Germany now have a more craftsy look, while also being made without plastic. This Christmas bauble is made from wooden beads. Wooden stars from Lovi Wooden Creations.