Shiny, colorful tinsel is undoubtedly one of the quintessential Christmas decorations, but it wasn’t always this way. Tinsel arrived on the scene in Germany in the 1600s, where it was made from real silver.
Fast forward a few hundred years and the decoration became banned in the United States because it contained lead. Today’s tinsel is made from safer materials like plastic and aluminum, so you can string it up without concern.
The Haus of Dcaligari 