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St. Petersburg Florida Holiday Ornament - Shuffleboard

St. Petersburg Florida Holiday Ornament - Shuffleboard

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A shuffleboard cue laid across the scoring triangle with a red disc in the 10, under a palm. St. Pete is the capital of the game.

The St. Petersburg Shuffleboard Club opened in 1924 and became the largest in the world, with thousands of members and a hundred courts under the lights. The game fell out of fashion and the club nearly closed; then a new generation found the courts and the Friday nights filled up again. It is the oldest shuffleboard club anywhere, and it is busy.

The courts sit downtown by Mirror Lake. Retirees and twenty-somethings play on the same nights, which is the kind of thing St. Pete does well.

A game that came back is a good story for a city that did the same. The red disc in the 10 is the one bit of color and the best shot on the court.

The St. Pete Shuffleboard Club is the oldest shuffleboard club anywhere, and its shuffleboard court lights still fill on Friday nights in St. Petersburg, Florida. This shuffleboard ornament is a St. Petersburg Christmas ornament and shuffleboard gift, a St. Petersburg souvenir and piece of shuffleboard history.

Every St. Petersburg ornament ships ready to give. Hang it on the tree, in a window, off a lamp, or send one to the person who misses St. Petersburg most.

3-inch faceted crystal glass ornament, white-backed print, line-drawn in 1880s engraving style, your choice of white or gold gift box.


QUICK FACTS — ST. PETERSBURG FLORIDA CRYSTAL ORNAMENT — SHUFFLEBOARD

Series: Crystal Glass Ornament

Art: Shuffleboard, original Merlin Classics engraving printed to the glass

Blank: 3-inch (76 mm) round clear crystal glass ornament, faceted gem-cut edge

Print: white-backed for contrast; red ribbon hanger

Packaging: white or gold gift box, chosen at checkout

Made to order in the USA



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Every item is made to order, so please check the size chart on this page before you buy. Women's fitted tees run small; size up for a looser fit. Caps are one size with an adjustable strap.

How are items made and when will they arrive?

We make each item to order using premium blanks, embroidery and soft-hand prints. Production takes 2-5 business days (weekends and holidays excluded), then 4-10 days in transit via USPS, UPS or FedEx to U.S. addresses; most orders arrive within 6-15 business days. You'll get a tracking link the moment it ships. Any current shipping offer is shown in the bar at the top of every page and applies automatically at checkout, no code needed.

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Made-to-order items can't be returned or exchanged for size or color, so please use the size chart and photos before ordering. If anything arrives defective, misprinted or damaged, send a photo and your order number within 30 days and we'll replace it or refund you.

How do I care for my item?

Apparel: wash cold, inside out, with like colors; no bleach; tumble dry low or hang dry. Embroidered pieces: iron inside out to protect the stitching. Caps: spot clean. Printed glasses and water bottles: hand wash only, no dishwasher, so the artwork lasts. Mugs and engraved glasses are dishwasher safe. Any item-specific care notes are in the description above.

Who makes this?

Merlin Classics is a small Connecticut brand making original retro designs for the towns people love. Every piece is printed, embroidered or engraved to order in the USA, and the business supports hunger relief in the communities our collections celebrate.

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It found that reason in the weather. St. Petersburg catches sun so reliably that an early paper, the Evening Independent, promised to give its copies away free on any day the sun failed to shine — and rarely had to make good on it. The nickname stuck: the Sunshine City. For half a century downtown was also known for its green benches, thousands of them lining the sidewalks and filling the postcards mailed north by winter visitors. Sunshine, a long bright waterfront, and an unhurried pace pulled tourists and retirees in by the trainload.

What’s with the first airline? On New Year’s Day in 1914, a crowd of three thousand packed the St. Petersburg waterfront to watch something the world had never seen. The first ticket on a scheduled airline was auctioned off on the sand and won for four hundred dollars by a former mayor, A. C. Pheil. He climbed into a small open Benoist flying boat beside a young pilot named Tony Jannus, and twenty-three minutes later he stepped out in Tampa — the first paying passenger on the first scheduled commercial airline in the world. The whole age of air travel began here, a few feet above the bay, in the Sunshine City.

Why People Visit St Petersburg

St. Petersburg mixes sunshine, shoreline, and a genuine arts scene in a way few Florida cities can. Visitors come for the waterfront museums and murals, the pier and the bayfront parks, the nearby Gulf beaches, and the easy, bright pace of a city that has earned its Sunshine City name for more than a century. History sits comfortably beside everyday life here, from the spot where the first airline took flight to the gardens and galleries downtown, and the water is never more than a few blocks away.

St. Petersburg Florida Merlin Classics retro vintage logo featuring the Florida alligator over Florida Territory Est. 1845