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Duncan Glass Lives On Museum and Membership Club
Duncan and Miller Glass Company closed in 1955 just over 56 years ago. Collectors and family still remember the hand made glass maker through both a museum and collector club. Twenty years after closing Betty Duncan Alison and her friend Orva Heissenbuttel joined to start The National Duncan Glass Society. In 1993 they opened the Duncan and Miller Glass Museum not far from where the old plant stood in Washington, Pennsylvania. At the yearly cost of … Read entire article »
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Art Glass Invades Philadelphia, October 13-16th, 2011
Art Glass Invades Philadelphia “Glass Now Weekend”, an event sponsored by the National Liberty Museum, comes to Philadelphia this weekend bringing a who’s who list of art glass collectors, artists, manufacturers, and dealers. Starting Thursday, October 13th and running through Sunday, October 16th this event promises to make for one spectacular weekend for art glass lovers and the public alike. So, if your favorite baseball team is out and your football team has made a few too … Read entire article »
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Visit 5 Great World Museums with “About Figurines”
Visit 5 Great World Museums with About Figurines About Figurines dreams of buzzing around Germany, hiking in Austria, touring London, walking Paris, or floating on the Nile. Ah yes, travel, to far away destinations and combine our passion for figurines at the same time. What a life, but alas it is just a dream. We can however talk about the “Five Great World Museums” located near these world travel destinations. You might someday have the opportunity … Read entire article »
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News: About Figurines Selects “Top 5 U. S. Museums”
News: About Figurines Selects “Top 5 U.S. Museums” The online website About Figurines makes news today by selecting the “Top 5 U.S. Museums” based on historical content in the areas of figurines, figures, glass, porcelain, and crystal. Chosen from among the hundreds of museums throughout our great country these five present unique amazing exhibits. One need not be a collector to marvel at the beauty of the artists who fashioned these wonderful figures. I encourage everyone, collector … Read entire article »
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