Tis’ The Season For A Snow Globe!

Today’s snow globes can include music boxes, moving parts, lights, and even electric motors that make the “snow” in them move! (credit: Getty Images)

Tis’ The Season For A Snow Globe!

For many, snow globes are symbols of child hood, happy days and serenity. (credit: Getty Images)

Tis’ The Season For A Snow Globe!

Snow globes were brought to the United States from Germany in the 1920s and were referred to as glass waterglobes. (credit: Getty Images)

Tis’ The Season For A Snow Globe!

Did you know that Snow globes became an alternative to glass paperweights? (credit: Getty Images)

Tis’ The Season For A Snow Globe!

Not only are snow globes known by the name “snow globe” but they are referred to by such names as: snow domes, snow scenes, water balls, blizzard-weights, water domes, snow snow shakers, shake ‘em up, and shakies are also common! (credit: Getty Images)

Tis’ The Season For A Snow Globe!

Snow globes have become synonymous with the Christmas holiday and make great gifts for friends and loved ones. (credit: Getty Images)

Tis’ The Season For A Snow Globe!

Snow globes have appeared in a number of film scenes. The movie “Citizen Kane” opens with a view of a snow globe (credit: Getty Images)

Tis’ The Season For A Snow Globe!

In Europe, during the 1940s and 1950s, It was common for a Catholic child to receive a snow globe as a gift. (credit: Getty Images)

Tis’ The Season For A Snow Globe!

In America, during the 1940s, snow globes were often used for advertising. (credit: Getty Images)

Tis’ The Season For A Snow Globe!

In the United States, the first snow globe-related patent was granted in 1927 to Joseph Garaja of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (credit: Getty Images)