A German Christmas tree

Some of you might be familiar with the traditional German Christmas tree that Bill and Connie have been putting up since 1973. The tree has been in Connie’s family for over 75 years.

Since Bills passing, the day after “cookie day” the son-in-laws put up the tree and the girls, making a day of it with their mother decorating the “pyramid” tree.
Connie’s grand father, Emil Zeidler, had the idea to build a “pyramid” Christmas tree and with the help of Connie’s father GabrielMetzger the pyramid Christmas tree was built.

The tree was originally built with hand made card board fins. The fins were attached to a wooden broom stick handle and used to deflect the heat from burning candles thus turning the three centered tables The bottom of the broom stick had a needle in it that rested on a piece of glass that carries the weight of the tables and their displays. Emil hand carved the picked fence from cigar boxes.

Over the years the tree has seen some improvements. The broom stick handle has been replaced with a metal pole. The fins replaced with metal frames and aluminum foil but the picked fence remains as built by Emil.

With the tree balanced properly, the warmth from the sun light coming in through the windows and rising to the ceiling would deflect off the pyramids fins and slowly turn the tables.