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3 inches (76 mm) across, faceted crystal glass with a red ribbon hanger, in a white or gold gift box.

Made to order in the USA; each piece is printed or finished when the order comes in and shipped free in the U.S.

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Lighthouse · Where the Keeper Lived · Heritage Holiday Ornament

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Lighthouse. A square brick house standing on a stone pier in open water, a lantern up top and nothing else around it for a long way. It looks as if it wandered off the shore and kept going. Somebody lived there.

For most of the century before automation, somebody lived out on lights like this one: trimming wicks, winding the clockwork that turned the lens, logging the weather, and rowing ashore for supplies when the water allowed. The keepers of New England lighthouses were fathers and sons and, more often than people remember, wives and daughters who kept the lamp burning when the men were gone. This light went into service in 1909; people kept it until 1987, when the last crew came ashore and a machine took over.

Every historic lighthouse amounts to a small house built to keep strangers alive. Most of the sailors it saved never knew who was inside.

Our own line drawing, set in crystal so the brickwork and the water read under the lights, with the brick as the one warm color. Three inches across; switch on the tree and it has a light again.

For lighthouse lovers and collectors, restoration volunteers, boaters and sailors, keepers' descendants, and everyone who has wanted to live somewhere you need a boat to leave.

Faceted crystal, three inches across, with a white back so the line work reads from across the room on a lit tree. Red ribbon. Boxed in gold or white, your call at checkout. Ships free anywhere in the U.S.

QUICK FACTS — LIGHTHOUSE CRYSTAL ORNAMENT

Series: Heritage Holiday Ornament

Art: Lighthouse (Where the Keeper Lived), 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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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.