Anyone have an aluminum christmas tree growing up?

[Werewolf]

From what I've read they were hugely popular until the Charlie Brown Christmas special.

My family always had artificial trees but only the realistic looking ones. Well, they were sorta realistic anyways.

They are funky looking trees and seem to be making a bit of a resurgence the last several years. They went from being tacky and frowned on to being retro cool.

[EmergencyIan]

I can imagine that they are retro cool, now, but I haven’t seen them, at all. Where is the resurgence happening? Are they being sold at major retailers? If so, I’ve completely missed it.

- Ian

[PNGwynne]

Didn't like them then, don't like them now.

[Marvelmania]

As a kid I always wondered the appeal of them, I still don't get it, black Christmas trees too.

[HardyGirl]

My grandma did. (see my profile pic) I never liked them though.

[Falstaff13]

I liked the idea of the color wheel on them but not the aluminum tree itself.

[jwyblejr]

We did. We had one in the dinning room in addition to the real one in the living room.

[Werewolf]

I appreciate it them for their funky 50s space age look but I've never wanted one or have any nostalgia for them because I never had one as a kid.

[Megotastrophe]

We did for yeeeeeears. Color wheel too. And those branches were strong too.

[Confessional]

Oh yeah, but only for a few years… my wife and I both have silver trees in our childhoods which led us to building a modern Shiny Brite (natural tree shape in platinum silver) complete with some vintage atomic ornaments. Get your Sputnik on!

[Valor]

https://flashbak.com/mid-century-women-enjoying-aluminum-christmas-trees-369837/

[Makernaut]

^ "No bachelor has an aluminum Christmas tree, Herb! If you do, I'll put on my red lingerie and let you snap a Polariod of me in front of this alleged tree!"

(Herb wins bet and has Polaroids to prove it)

[EmergencyIan]

^ Yikes!

- Ian

[Tommyboy]

My family had an aluminum tree when I was a kid and last year I bought the same brand on eBay. It matches all my vintage Mego memories.aluminum-tree-2017.jpg

[Avenging Robot]

I never knew anybody who had them - people I knew growing up either had real ones or fake ones that looked like real ones...