Mark Latino, CEO of Lee Display, works with a machine that makes tinsel brush for artificial Christmas trees at the company's warehouse Dec. 9 in Fairfield, Calif.
Terry Chea, Associated Press
Melissa Webb assembles an artificial Christmas tree Dec. 9 at Lee Display's warehouse in Fairfield, Calif. A trade association says U.S. tariffs increased artificial Christmas tree prices by 10% to 15% this year.
Terry Chea, Associated Press
Juan Gonzalez assembles an artificial Christmas wreath at Lee Display's warehouse.
Terry Chea, Associated Press
Mac Harman, founder and CEO of Balsam Hill, looks at artificial Christmas trees at the company's outlet store Dec. 10 in Burlingame, Calif.
Terry Chea, Associated Press
Anjali Bisaria shops for an artificial Christmas tree at the Balsam Hill outlet store Dec. 10 in Burlingame, Calif.
On a recent December day, Mark Latino and a handful of his workers spun sheets of vinyl into tinsel for Christmas tree branches. They worked on a custom-made machine that's nearly a century old, churning out strands of bright silver tinsel along its 35-foot length.
Mark Latino, CEO of Lee Display, works with a machine that makes tinsel brush for artificial Christmas trees at the company's warehouse Dec. 9 in Fairfield, Calif.
Melissa Webb assembles an artificial Christmas tree Dec. 9 at Lee Display's warehouse in Fairfield, Calif. A trade association says U.S. tariffs increased artificial Christmas tree prices by 10% to 15% this year.
