Joe Kapler, curator at the Wisconsin Historical Society, provides a history of the Evergleam Aluminum Christmas Tree produced by the Aluminum Specialty Company of Wisconsin. The Aluminum Specialty Company became the largest manufacturer of these trees, popular in the 1960s. Kapler discusses their recent resurgence in popularity. Watch this program and all episodes of University Place now online and on the free PBS app on Roku, other streaming devices and Smart TVs: pbswisconsin.org/watch/univers

Silver aluminum Christmas trees, particularly the "Evergleam" brand, gained popularity in the US during the late 1950s and throughout the 1960s. Color wheels, which were used to illuminate these trees with rotating colors, were introduced around the same time, often accompanying the trees. These style of Christmas trees were popular in the United States from 1958 until about the mid-1960s. The color wheels, which were often used to illuminate the trees, became a popular accessory, adding to thei