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This Snowmen Figurine are about 5 ½ inches tall and are connected to a cloth snowflake for a base. He is made of a soft white cloth material and of course has the traditional carrot type nose with a big Christmas smile. This snowman is wearing a small black top hat with a red hat band and a purple scarf and a red vest with blue trim. In his right hand is a small fir branch and in front of him is a small wooden sled with a few twigs bundled up on top of it. From his black hat is a gold lame cord to allow you to hang him anywhere or just let him stand with other snow-friends. Select this link to view our Christmas Figurines.
History of the Sleigh.
A sled is a vehicle that has parallel runners instead of wheels, so that it can move easily over snow or ice. In the Far North, where snow and ice cover the ground for many months of the year, sleds are the chief means of transportation People in parts of Alaska and Canada’s Yukon Territory travel on sleds pulled by huskies. Alaskan sleds are built to stand the roughest travel. The most common Alaskan sled is the Nome sledge, a long, narrow type with basketlike sides. A good team of dogs, hitched to a Nome sledge, can haul 1,000 pounds of cargo. The Nansen sled, made of wood and lashed with rawhide, is wider and lighter than the Nome sledge. A 30 pound Nansen sled can carry a 600 pound load. Sleighs called Troikas are used in Russia. They are drawn by horses or reindeer. In Lapland, reindeer pull sledges carrying heavy goods. Select this link to view our Christmas Ornaments.
In early times, people made sledges from logs tied together. The sledges were used to haul cargo over both snow and bare ground. Later, people found that the sled would move more easily and quickly if wooden slats, called runners, were fastened beneath the logs. Some North American Indians used a toboggan sled that looked like a canoe on a pair of runners. The Pilgrims made sleds from a box set on runners. After 1870, the coasting sled came into use in the United States. The original coasting sled was the Clipper type. It was built low, with long, pointed sides and runners of round steel rods. The “girls sled was a light, short box, with high, cutout or skeleton sides and wide, flat runners. The double runner or Bobsled is formed of two clipper sleds joined end to end by a board. The rider steers the sled by means of ropes, a wheel, or a crossbar. Four to 10 people ride in a bobsled. Specially designed bobsleds of steel and fiberglass are used for racing in winter sports events. Select this link to view our Snowman Christmas Figurine.
Snowman Information.
Long ago, when toys were scarce and the closest neighbors could be miles away, children looked forward to the year’s first snowfall with great anticipation. This wonderful gift from heaven afforded them a chance to go sledding, but even more exciting; it gave them the opportunity to create a new companion, their very own snowman! Each of the jolly fellows had its own distinct expression and life expectancy. With a carrot from the pantry, coal from the furnace, twigs from the yard, an old hat and sometimes a pipe borrowed from Grandfather, a child would magically build a snowman. Their man of snow would disappear when the weather warmed, but lived on in childhood memories. Select this link to view our Snowman Ornaments.
Our snowy friends dance and that only children are able to see them. After a snowman has been built and left alone outdoors in the frigid air, he begins to come to life! The snowman dances to amuse and captivate the children who watch, for it brings happiness to his rather short life.. During the winter months, the snowman stands in the garden with his heart full of joy and snowflakes dancing around him. The snowman is the center of fun and games. Eventually the children begin to desire the warm summer sun and hardly pay attention to the snowman. His heart becomes sad, and tears begin to roll down his cheeks. Soon, the tears gradually dry up. The next day, the snowman will disappear from the garden. Select this link to view our Snowman Gifts.