Max Eckardt founded Shiny Brite in 1937. The company partnered with Corning to produce hand decorated glass ornaments. In the late 1950's the American made line was supplemented with ornaments from Japan. Max Eckardt died in 1961 and Poloron bought the Shiny Brite name in 1971. Poloron closed it's doors in 1981. Christopher Radko acquired the Shiny Brite name in the late 1990s and started selling reproductions in 2001.