Snow Globes are 45 mm high, roughly 1.7 inches tall The back of this snow globe does include a red C on the backside of the design. In case a snow globe breaks, each globe is filled with water. These snow globes are consistently our top selling item through the last 5 years. Snow Globes will only ship Monday - Wednesday, never over the weekend in the winter to avoid the snow globes freezing while they are shipping. Each globe comes packaged in an individual box packaged in Styrofoam for safety and to avoid breakage. Each globe is able to have a customizable name drop, made via a laser machine and burned into a recycled wood plaque.