An aluminum Christmas tree is a type of artificial Christmas tree that was popular in the United States from 1958 until about the mid-1960s. As its name suggests, the tree is made of aluminum, featuring foil needles and illumination from below via a rotating "color wheel".You can read more about vintage aluminum Christmas trees, including their care, by clicking here.
ATOM is the acronym for the Aluminum Tree and Aesthethically Challenged Seasonal Ornament Museum & Research Center. Established in Brevard, North Carolina in 1997, ATOM is the world's only Museum dedicated to the preservation and public display of vintage aluminum trees. You can visit their website by clicking here.
Here's a story from ABC News.
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