Old Christopher Radko ornaments

[lizmugs]

Hello everyone!  
  This is my first time to ask a question but I have searched and searched and cannot find an answer. Do the old Radko ornaments always have Radko on the top of cap?  Thanks!  

[maxine*j]

All genuine Radko ornaments carry the little gold Radko charm and the R-A-D-K-O ornament crown. 

Now, I imagine that people who actually decorate with the ornaments may, though the years, lose the occasionasl cap and charm, but the ornaments are all fitted with them originally.

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[oberaiowa]

Early Radko did not have charms.  They had a paper tag.  Only in 1999 or so did they start having the charm.  Radko left the company in the early 2000s. 

[coloradoauction]

maxine,

that is not true. I was a licensed Radko dealer at the turn of the century and sell everything from that era right now. i have sealed ornaments with no signature gold star. please do not put it out there that because they don't have the star they are not authentic, if you have no idea what you are talking about. The implications can reach far and wide.

[maxine*j]

@coloradoauction 

Thank you for the correction. 

I was repeating what a dedicated Radko collector told me.  I will direct her to your reply, also.

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[maxine*j]

@oberaiowa 

Thank you for the correction.

I was repeating what a dedicated Radko collector told me. I will direct her to your reply, also.

[logrey87]

My Dad started collecting Radko after my Mother passed in1 995, not every Radko ornament has a charm. 

[mlag5636]

Is it okay to store Radko ornaments in newer Radko boxes if you don’t have the original ones for older ornaments.  I have bought quite a few with out boxes