Febuary 14th - V-Day. Buy Made in West Virginia Gifts.
My personal preference is GLASS!
Consider a day or over night trip to a WV Glass Factory.
Consider a day or over night trip to a WV Glass Factory.
Joanne Just in an article for WVMAG expresses her concern for ' How quickly our glass heritage is disappearing. Soon people will not be able to visit many glass factories and see how glass is made. To understand glass well, it is most important that you see the processes of making glass. Sometimes uninformed people make rash judgments about how a piece of glass was made because they have never had the opportunity to see ow it is done. While there is still time, you should definitely take the opportunity to see glass making demonstrations or take factory tours. Blenko has an excellent viewing gallery on the same level as the factory floor where you can watch how blown glass is made. Fenton has guided factory tours and they make both off-hand and pressed ware.
If you plan on visiting these factories, call ahead to make sure tours are available. Blenko factory isn't open on Saturday - Gift Shop is however (304 743 9081); Fenton 304 375 772, ask for Gift Shop Tour. hjh
Note: Photo of vintage Blenko - Bair Collection
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