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| Vintage 1930s Woolworths Christmas tree auctioned | Vintage 1930s Woolworths Christmas tree auctioned |
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| One of the first mass-produced Christmas trees will be auctioned after staying in one family for 80 years. | One of the first mass-produced Christmas trees will be auctioned after staying in one family for 80 years. |
| Steve Rose, 74, remembers his parents decorating the 1937 tree from Woolworths every year in their Markham, Caerphilly home and maintained the tradition after they died. | Steve Rose, 74, remembers his parents decorating the 1937 tree from Woolworths every year in their Markham, Caerphilly home and maintained the tradition after they died. |
| But Mr Rose feels it is time to say goodbye and give someone else the chance to create a simple, vintage Christmas. | But Mr Rose feels it is time to say goodbye and give someone else the chance to create a simple, vintage Christmas. |
| It will be auctioned in Staffordshire. | It will be auctioned in Staffordshire. |
| The tree, being sold alongside Mr Rose's lights and baubles, has an estimate of £200-300, but a similar item sold last year without any decorations for £420. | The tree, being sold alongside Mr Rose's lights and baubles, has an estimate of £200-300, but a similar item sold last year without any decorations for £420. |
| Retired biology teacher Mr Rose, the only son of a miner, is parting with his heirlooms because he has no children to leave them to. | Retired biology teacher Mr Rose, the only son of a miner, is parting with his heirlooms because he has no children to leave them to. |
| "It was our main family tree for years and I remember my mum putting it up every Christmas," he said. | "It was our main family tree for years and I remember my mum putting it up every Christmas," he said. |
| "Christmas was not an extravagant affair... in the late 1940s you'd get a Christmas sock and inside it was a tangerine, nuts, some loose change and small presents. | "Christmas was not an extravagant affair... in the late 1940s you'd get a Christmas sock and inside it was a tangerine, nuts, some loose change and small presents. |
| "It was very simple but enjoyable. On Christmas Day we had a chicken from the lady at the back of our house who bred them. | "It was very simple but enjoyable. On Christmas Day we had a chicken from the lady at the back of our house who bred them. |
| "I think we enjoyed Christmas more back then. Because we didn't have much, we valued what we did have." | "I think we enjoyed Christmas more back then. Because we didn't have much, we valued what we did have." |
| Mr Rose, who has lived in Leicestershire for more than 50 years, hopes the tree will find an "exciting new home" and "puts a sparkle into Christmas for generations to come." | Mr Rose, who has lived in Leicestershire for more than 50 years, hopes the tree will find an "exciting new home" and "puts a sparkle into Christmas for generations to come." |
| Department store Woolworths started selling some of the first mass-produced artificial trees in the 1920s and in 1930, the Addis Housewares Company created the first made from brush bristles. | Department store Woolworths started selling some of the first mass-produced artificial trees in the 1920s and in 1930, the Addis Housewares Company created the first made from brush bristles. |
| Charles Hanson, owner of Hansons Auctioneers who are selling the tree, said: "Nearly a century after it was made, this tree deserves to be an evergreen star in our saleroom." | Charles Hanson, owner of Hansons Auctioneers who are selling the tree, said: "Nearly a century after it was made, this tree deserves to be an evergreen star in our saleroom." |