Sears, Roebuck & Company is credited by the National Christmas Tree Association as the first store to sell artificial trees. This started around 1883, according to the source. READ ON THE FOX ...

SEARS SOLD THE FIRST ARTIFICIAL CHRISTMAS TREES FOR $0.50 AND $1.00 IN THE LATE 1800S The production of lead tinsel was halted in the early 1970s, according to History.com, when the U.S. Food and ...