The Crown Jewels

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Glass Paperweights By Art Elder "The Crown Jewels for Collectors" - that's what Paul Hollister wrote about fine glass paperweights. He was one of the foremost scholars of 17th to ...

Cracklin' Good

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Captivated by Crackle Glass Story by Donald-Brian Johnson; Photos by Leslie Pina "Look, look, look to the rainbow- Follow it over the hill and stream. Look, look, look to the ...

Building a Glass Museum by the Numbers

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The West Virginia Museum of American Glass at 25 By Tom Felt Dreams can be compelling and when the dream is big, the outcome can be truly exciting. Imagine a ...

An interview with Mile Whiteside of Black Dog Architectural Salvage If one man's junk is another man's treasure, than Robert Kulp and Mike Whiteside, co-founders of Black Dog Architectural Salvage ...

Know Your Architectural Elements

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How to Tell Greek Revival from Colonial Revival and More Excerpts from the Architectural Style Guide reprinted with permission from Historic New England, historicnewengland.org This Architectural Style Guide is intended ...

Stories of the Past

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By Matthew Webster and Dani Jaworski When studying the building history of 18th-century Williamsburg, architectural fragments have proven to be valuable and fascinating research tools. Since the 1920s, architectural fragments ...

Starry-Eyed: Collectible Movie Star Ads

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Story & Photos by Donald-Brian Johnson Editor's Note: During the infancy of Hollywood Glamour photography, the studios wanted their audience to believe that their stars were born. But in reality, ...

Drawing with Light

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The First Hundred Years of Photography By Erica Lome The concept of photography has deep historical roots. In ancient Greece and China, mathematicians experimented with the effects of light streaming ...

Early Photos Defined

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The very idea of capturing a picture by reflecting an image onto a light-sensitive surface in order to create a more permanent image vs. simply creating a temporary reflection truly ...

Collectible Photographers

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Alfred Stieglitz (1864-1946) "In photography there is a reality so subtle that it becomes more real than reality." Alfred Stieglitz was the oldest of six children born to a part-Jewish ...

Keeping Perfect Time

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The Evolution of the Metronome By Maxine Carter-Lome If you ever took music lessons chances are you are familiar with the metronome; the audible task master that helped you to ...

The Charm of Vintage Record Players By Erica Lome If you were to stroll into an Urban Outfitters today you might be surprised to find portable turntables enclosed in a ...

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