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2021 Glass Club & Resource Directory

glass shows, national and local collectors clubs National Association of Aladdin Lamp National Depression Glass Association
and organizations, and glass museums through- Collectors, Inc. National Glass Museum
out the U.S. aladdincollectors.org ndga.net
Contact: Bill Courter, brtknight@aol.com Contact: 620-326-6400
Little Rhody Bottle Club Aladdin Lamp Collectors, also known as The NDGA National Glass Museum features
littlerhodybottleclub.org Aladdin Knights, are dedicated to the collectors American-made glassware from the Victorian
Contact: sierramadre@comcast.net of antique coal-oil and electric Aladdin lamps, Era through Mid-Century Modern. On view
A club for antique bottle collectors and bottle offering information on its history, specifica- are Early American Pattern Glass, Depression
diggers in Rhode Island joining together at swap tions, dealers, news, auctions, and connections Era, and Elegant. There is no admission fee but
meets, club meetings, club digs, and enjoying to Aladdin Worldwide and regional clubs across donations are gratefully accepted. The Museum
shared interests. The club sponsors an annual the U.S. The Club offers the Aladdin Collectors is open Thurs-Sat 11am-4pm or by appoint-
antique bottle show each year in January that is Manual and Price Guide. The 48th Gathering ment. Closed January-March.
held in Taunton, MA. will take place June 20-27, 2021 in Louisville,
KY. Also at the Gathering, the 31st National Depression Glass Association
Marble Collectors Society of America International Antique Lamp Show & Sale. See ndga.net
marblecollecting.com their website for details. Contact: Membership@NDGA.net
Contact: marbles@blocksite.com The National Depression Glass Association,
National Association of Milk Bottle
The Marble Collectors Society of America Collectors founded in 1974, as a non-profit organization
(MCSA) was founded in 1975. Its mission is to dedicated to the preservation of all American-
educate the public about marble collecting and milkbottlecollectors.com made glassware, and the history of the compa-
promote this hobby. Look to their website for The National Association of Milk Bottle nies who manufactured it, with emphasis on
information on regional clubs, tournaments, Collectors (NAMBC) provides research, educa- that manufactured in the three decades centered
resources, and membership. tional opportunities, and more information on the Great Depression. The NDGA 2021
about milk bottles, milk bottle collecting, and Convention will be held July 10-11 in Lee’s
Museum of American Glass dairy memorabilia to its members, museums, Summit, Missouri.
magwv.com and the general public. The NAMBC publishes
Weston, West Virginia 12 yearly issues of its newsletter the Milk Route. National Duncan Glass Society
The next Annual Milk Bottle Collectors duncan-miller.org
The Museum of American Glass, also home to Convention will not be held until May 20-21,
the National Marble Museum, is a museum 2022 in Sturbridge, MA. Contact: docent@duncan-miller.org
dedicated regional and national glass heritage; a Duncan glass was produced over the periodof
place where examples of thousands of products National Bottle Museum 1874 to 1955. Duncan’s many types of glass
can be viewed and compared and where the sto- include Early American Pattern Glass, Elegant
ries of people and processes come to life through nationalbottlemuseum.org Glass of the Depression Era, and Mid-Century
exhibits, programming, and special events, the Ballston Spa, New York Modern in the Twentieth Century. The Society
Museum seeks to share the diverse and rich The National Bottle Museum is dedicated to publishes a full-color journal four times a year.
heritage of glass as a product and historical preserving the history of our nation’s first major New members are welcome. At this time, the
object as well as tell of the lives of glass workers, industry: Bottle Making. Visitors can learn Museum is currently closed. Please visit their
their families and communities, and of the tools about early bottle-making methods and view website for more information as it’s available.
and machines they used. COVID-19 restric- surviving hand tools, a model of a typical 1800s
tions show the Museum is open Mon.-Sat., glass furnace, and exhibits of handmade bottles National Fenton Glass Society
9:30am-5pm, Sun. 1-5pm. Admission is free. often overlooked as legitimate artifacts. The nfgs.org
museum showcases over 2,000 bottles of many Contact: office@nfgs.org
Museum of Connecticut Glass colors, shapes, and forms. Be sure to contact the The National Fenton Glass Society, Inc.,
glassmuseum.org museum for hours during this COVID-19 pan- formed in 1990, focuses on promoting the
Contact: Andrea.Palmer@glassmuseum.org demic. The Saratoga Show Antique Bottle Show study and understanding of handmade glass, the
and Sale will take place Sunday, June 6, 2021,
This developing museum is dedicated to at the Saratoga County Fairgrounds. Email handmade glass industry, and especially glass
exhibiting, preserving, researching, and provid- info@nationalbottlemuseum.org for info. made by the Fenton Art Glass Company. The
ing education about historical glass made in the NFGS strives to foster cooperation and
numerous glassworks of Connecticut including National Cambridge Collectors, Inc. informed discussion among all who wish to
Pitkin Glassworks, John Mather Glass Works, cambridgeglass.org learn more about this traditional art form. The
Coventry Glassworks, West Willington 2021 NFGS Convention celebrating the
Glassworks, New London Glassworks, Westford Contact: membership@cambridgeglass.org Society’s 31st Anniversary will be held July 24-
Glass Works, Meriden Flint Glass Company, The National Cambridge Collectors, Inc., 26 in Marietta, OH.
Glastenbury Glass Factory Company, and lesser- founded in 1973, seeks to preserve the bountiful
known companies from Wallingford, New handmade glassware of the Cambridge Glass National Greentown Glass Association
Haven, Woodbury, and Hartford. Company and to educate and inspire present greentownglass.org
and future collectors. The Collectors have estab- Contact: greentownglass@yahoo.com
National American Glass Club (NAGC) lished and continue to maintain the National The National Greentown Glass Association,
glassclub.org Museum of Cambridge Glass in Cambridge, Inc. is a non-profit organization dedicated to
Contact: membership@glassclub.org OH for the display, study, and preservation of the promotion of Greentown Glass preservation
Cambridge Glass. Part of its mission is to accu-
Founded in 1933, the National American Glass mulate and publish information related to the and collecting. The NGGA is active in dissem-
Club (NAGC) was established as a non-profit Cambridge Glass Company. The National inating specific knowledge concerning
educational organization for people interested Cambridge Collectors Annual Convention Greentown Glass and promotes education and
in the study and appreciation of glass, regardless information for 2021 was not available at press research on the history and products of the
of type or period. The Club publishes the Glass time. Stay connected to the latest news by visit- Indiana Tumbler and Goblet Company, which
Club Bulletin and Glass Shards for its members ing their website. operated in Greentown, IN from 1894 to
and holds annual seminars across the country. June 13, 1903.

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