Some information about the history of snow globes is helpful if you are collecting snow globes. Knowing what types were made when will help you know if your snow globe is a fairly new creation, or one with a bit of history.

In 1889 a snow globe containing a model of the Eiffel Tower was made to commemorate an important date in French history. It became a very popular souvenier.

During the Victorian Era snow globes became very popular in England. They made their way to the United States in the 1920’s and soon became a popular collectible. The first patent for a snow globe in the United States was issued in 1927.

In the 1940’s snow globes started being used as advertising items, and in the 1940’s and 1950’s religious snow globes were often purchased as gifts for Catholic children.

In the 1950’s manufacturers started using plastics to product snow globes.

Today, there are many types of themes and materials used to make snow globes.

Snow Globes are like a little window into another world. When we look into a snow globe, the rest of the world recedes and we are drawn into the peaceful quiet scene of winter snow drifting down to blanket the world in white. It’s nearly impossible to watch that drifting snow and not be drawn into the scene. It is probably due to this fascination that many people have made a hobby out of collecting snow globes. Snow Globes range from corny and cheap to ornate and whimsical. Some play music and rotate, and others contain scenes from popular places or familiar characters. it is that huge variety that makes them so fascinating and fun to collect.

Snow Globes have only been around since the mid to late 1800’s. It is thought that the first snow globes were produced in France and were sold to tourists at the Eiffel Tower. A little Eiffel Tower encased a a glass ball of water with snow falling over it proved to be a very popular item. Their popularity soon spread across the world and now snowglobes are made with just about anything imaginable in them.

If you want to start a collection of snow globes, you might want to consider what types of globes you will want to collect. There are many brand names, such as Disney, that feature enough snow globes that a person could just collect that brand and have a huge variety to choose from. Other ideas for collecting snow globes might be to collect globes of famous places or buildings, certain animals or certain types of scenes. You might just opt to collect any snow globes that catch your fancy and add some whimsy to your life.

Welcome to my Snow Globe site.  I hope that you browse through my pages and become as fascinated with snow globes as I am.  Enjoy learning more about snow globes and discovering that special snow globe that you just can’t live without!