Dept 56 Times Tower Special Edition Gift Set MINT!
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Up for bid is the following: One ( 1 ) MINT condition Dept 56 The Times Tower Special Edition Gift Set # 56.55510 Includes: The "The Times Tower " Porcelain Lighted Building The New Year's Kiss Porcelain Accessory One small container of confetti Includes additional snap-on numbers for celebrations beyond 2000. ( Original owner only used this for 2000, additional year numbers have never been used and are 'still' sealed. ) With the push of a button, a sparkling Ball atop "The Times Tower" illuminates and begins its descent. ( I tested this movement and switch, they both work fine ! ) Originally retailed for $185.00 in 1999. The following is taken from the accompanying booklet... Let the confetti fly ! Don a paper party hat and blow your noisemaker because a resolution to celebrate the New Year with "The Times Tower" by Department 56 may be the easiest one of all to keep. History: What first began as farmland and rolling fields, named the Longacres after its London equivalent, was eventually transformed from the center of the harness trade to the Crossroads of the World. In 1903, publisher Adolph Ochs selected this area as the new home for the New York Times. The plans of architects Eidlitz and MacKenzie included a tower that soared 375 into the air to create new York 's second tallest building. Modeled after Giotto'
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