Merry Christmas! My grandma had, what I am sure was, that same elf. It was always kept on one of the open shelves in her kitchen. We didn't associate him with Christmas at all because he was kept in her summer cottage. I think he's still there, actually and would probably be about 50, too.

OK, I am officially your grandma, daisychain!

I have 2 that we purchased in the early 70s.

For some reason my photos no longer post???

eta: adding photo using my phone. Why doesn’t it post using my iPad?

That is most merry! I love that elf.

Maddielee, I had the same problem with my iPad, then it start working again, now it's broken again. Houzz is changing something that makes posting photos from our iPads impossible.

My brother and I used to call them pixies. One year my brother developed a rash, right around the time he was playing with one of the pixies my grandmother had. Naturally we assumed he was allergic to pixies and my mom threw out the ones she had-more likely it was from the spray snow on the tree -you know that kind of stuff was pretty noxious back in the 60's and 70's!

Maddielee, I love your colored lights!

Several of my elves are scattered in this photo. They are at least fifty years old.

Maddie, the elf on the left, in blue? We had that ornament!? It was my sister's!

Mtnrdredux, if the memory of a blue elf makes you happy, it’s blue! Christmas magic can turn a shiny green to blu.

cattyles, thank you. We switched back to the colored lights when grand children and other little kids became part of our festivities again.

I’m still having problems posting pictures....this is a test.

Awww, schoolhouse, he's a sweetie!