Santa Through History
To obtain the best understanding of how Santa and his fellow midwinter gift-givers developed, the most interesting approach and, I presume, the most accurate approach is to review historical illustrations. Santa Through History is a collection of historical illustrations dating back to 1750, some of which were included in Santa Claus Worldwide (The Book) and some of which were not.
Santa Claus Collectibles Tour by Tom Jerman Video 7
The collectables tour was inspired by my collection of roughly 4500 Santa figurines and ornaments, and I thought you would enjoy a video sample. You can access through the website or our Facebook page. Please share with anyone you think would be interested.
Thanks to David and Sarah Fesiuk of Fesiuk Films for their artistic vision and to my webmaster, Drake LaDue, for his technical know-how.
Santa Claus Collectibles Tour by Tom Jerman Video 6
The collectables tour was inspired by my collection of roughly 4500 Santa figurines and ornaments, and I thought you would enjoy a video sample. You can access through the website or our Facebook page. Please share with anyone you think would be interested.
Thanks to David and Sarah Fesiuk of Fesiuk Films for their artistic vision and to my webmaster, Drake LaDue, for his technical know-how.
Santa Claus Collectibles Tour by Tom Jerman Video 5
The collectables tour was inspired by my collection of roughly 4500 Santa figurines and ornaments, and I thought you would enjoy a video sample. You can access through the website or our Facebook page. Please share with anyone you think would be interested.
Thanks to David and Sarah Fesiuk of Fesiuk Films for their artistic vision and to my webmaster, Drake LaDue, for his technical know-how.
Santa Claus Collectibles Tour by Tom Jerman Video 4
The collectables tour was inspired by my collection of roughly 4500 Santa figurines and ornaments, and I thought you would enjoy a video sample. You can access through the website or our Facebook page. Please share with anyone you think would be interested.
Thanks to David and Sarah Fesiuk of Fesiuk Films for their artistic vision and to my webmaster, Drake LaDue, for his technical know-how.
Santa Claus Collectibles Tour By Tom Jerman Video 3
Welcome to Tom Jerman's Collectables Tour 3The collectables tour was inspired by my collection of roughly 4500 Santa figurines and ornaments, and I thought you would enjoy a video sample. You can access through the website or our Facebook page. Please share with...
L. Frank Baum, The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus, 1902
Adventures of Santa Claus: published by L. Frank Baum
Visit of St. Nicholas: McLoughlin Bros 1901
A portrait of Santa drawn by Thomas Nast
The Night Before Christmas or a Visit of St. Nicholas: McLoughlin Bros circa 1896
The Night Before Christmas: McLoughlin Bros 1896
Ad for Tom Smith’s Christmas Crackers circa 1890s
Ad for Ayer’s Cherry Pictorial circa 1890
Ad for Santa Claus Sugar Plums 1869
Beginning in the 1860s, Santa Claus began to be used in advertising
Santa Claus, Louis Prang, cover, Fold-Out Card, A Visit from St. Nicholas 1864
Illustration from Prang’s “Visit” shows the size of Santa relative to the stockings and chair next to him
Santa Claus, Fisher & Bros.,Howell, Internal illustration, Visit from St. Nicholas 1863
Fisher and Brother’s version of “Visit”
Santa Claus, Fisher & Bros.,Howell, cover, Visit from St. Nicholas 1863
A version of “A Visit from St. Nicholas” published by Fisher & Brother of Philadelphia and illustrated by Howell
Santa Claus, F.O.C. Darley, cover, A Visit from St. Nicholas 1862
F.O.C. Darley’s book version of A Visit from St. Nicholas
Santa Claus, David Scattergood, cover, A Visit from St. Nicholas 1860
Illustration of one of the earliest versions of “The Night Before Christmas”
Santa Claus “Wonders of Santa Claus”, Harpers Weekly, cover, 12-24-1857
Illustration titled “Wonders of Santa Claus”
Santa Claus: F.O.C. Darley, “A Visit from St. Nicholas”, Harper’s New Monthly Magazine. Cover, December 1857
The earliest version of the gift-giver who looked like Santa Claus rather than the halfling Dutchmen who appeared between 1837 and 1848 was a drawing by artist F.O.C. Darley
Santeclaus in bedroom: Arthur Stansbury, The Children’s Friend, 1821
Children hanging their stockings at the foot of their bed in the expectation that Santeclaus would arrive during the night