“ Snowflake Bentley ” ornament released every year in collaboration with the Jericho Historical Society honors the memory of celebrated Vermont snowflake photographer W . A . Bentley , who used a customized microscope camera to capture the world ’ s first picture of a singular snow crystal in 1885 .
Dunn says that Danforth Pewter ’ s ornament line is “ probably best known for its celebrated “ Annual Ornament ” collection that dates back to 1987 . We began the tradition of releasing a unique ornament every holiday season to commemorate the year almost 35 years ago , and it ’ s really taken off since then . I like to think that the secret to the success of our annual Christmas ornament collection lies in the emotional connection that our clients form with the pieces . We have people that have been collecting every one of our ornaments since the first year that we ’ ve made them . Some of the stories that we hear from our customers are just so wonderful . One mom will give an ornament to her daughter , then her daughter will pass them on to the next generation . That feeling of being able to help people who buy our ornaments capture that emotional spark and loving connection is hard to express with words . We are so proud to see our products become a part of our customers ’ holiday rituals . One of the biggest challenges during the holiday season is finding
something that can bring you back to that same state of childlike joy that you felt during the holidays in your younger years . We like to keep that in mind whenever we create our ornaments . We want to make sure that kind of magical feeling can still happen . We want to preserve those types of moments through our products .”
In the same way that Danforth Pewter helps their customers preserve their family holiday traditions with their beautifully crafted ornaments , they also help to preserve the collective interests of future generations through the use of environmentally conscious technology and renewable energy . Dunn explains that “ working with metal takes a lot of electricity or a lot of fuel . To help offset our carbon footprint , we source a good deal of the electrical power used at the workshop in Middlebury from a huge solar field out in Addison , Vermont . We ’ re also invested in the continual betterment of our casting process as we move towards the implementation of even more sustainable technology in our manufacturing processes . As our fuel-powered melting pots age , we ’ re replacing them with energy-efficient electric melting pots . We ’ re also excited about modern technological developments that will eventually allow us to move away from the traditional rubber molds used in our casting process – such as 3D printing .
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