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.
I am not sure when the plastic nativities
were brought from Hong Kong. They do not bear the Pololron
logo, so perhaps before 1971. They are easy to find on the
secondary market, and appear in different colors and sizes.
The can also be seen with palm trees instead of fir trees.
This particular nativity is around two inches tall. Larger nativities
(3-4 inches) are more common.