Christmas Wrapping Paper History

By the early 1900s both paper christmas cards and paper tissue had become wildly popular in the west.

Christmas wrapping paper history. 1950s 60s wrapping paper patterns become more realistic. Its origins are in asia where the first bits of paper date back to ancient china in the 2nd century b c. The art of gift wrapping has been around for centuries. In 1917 the hall brothers were running a stationery store in kansas city printing cards and tissue paper for the upcoming holiday season.

But the invention of the true paper gift wrap can be credited to hallmark. Disguising presents with decorative sheets of paper is like so many other things an accident of history. Find an assortment of prints and designs eaturing your favorite holiday designs such as christmas trees santa clause reindeer elves mistletoe and more. Shop christmas themed gift wrapping paper to bring a festive touch to your holiday gifting.

A wrapped or boxed gift may be held closed with ribbon and topped with a decorative bow an ornamental knot made of ribbon. An alternative to gift wrapping is using a gift box or bag. A brief history of wrapping paper. 1970s 80s wrapping paper begins to have movie and television tie ins with characters printed on the paper a history of gift wrap by mac carey.