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2022 Glass Club & Resource Directory

DelMarVa Depression Glass Club Fairy Lamp Club Genesee Valley Bottle
www.delmarvaglassclub.org www.fairylampclub.com Collector’s Association
Contact: itsaboutime2@hotmail.com Contact: Jim Sapp www.gvbca.org
The DelMarVa Depression Glass Club focuses Dedicated to the research and advancement of Contact: gvbca@frontiernet.net
on the 20th century American glassware from information related to Victorian-era fairy lamps. Founded in 1969, GVBCA is a charter member
the Great Depression era, the 1920s-1930s. Fairy lamps are candle-burning lights. Their of the Federation of Historical Bottle Collectors
The Club concentrates on all types of vintage to popularity peaked during the Victorian era and (FOHBC) and a supporter of the National
early American pattern glass, carnival glass, and continues today among avid collectors. There Bottle Museum in Ballston Spa, NY. The Club
art deco, and provides a venue for collectors and are seemingly endless designs made in a broad hosts an annual show, meetings, an annual ben-
researchers to share information about their range of glass materials including Burmese, efit auction, and publishes a newsletter.
collections and interests. Check the website for satin glass, peachblow, verre moiré, crystal, GVBCA’s 51st Show & Sale will be held on
2022 convention information. lithophane, and cameo designs. April 24, 2022, in Rochester, NY.

Dorflinger Glass Museum Federation of Historical Bottle Collectors Heisey Collectors of America & National
White Mills, PA www.fohbc.org Heisey Glass Museum
www.dorflinger.org/dorflinger-glass-museum Contact: fmeyer@fmgdesign.com Newark, OH
Contact: 570-253-1185 The FOHBC is a non-profit organization www.Heiseymuseum.org/heisey-collectors-of-
One of the nation’s largest collection of supporting collectors of historical bottles, flasks, america-inc/
American Brilliant-Cut Dorflinger Glass is jars, and related items. The mission of the Contact: info@heiseymuseum.org
displayed in the home of the founder, Christian Federation is to encourage growth and public The Heisey Collectors of America, Inc.,
Dorflinger. For more than half a century the awareness of the bottle hobby, to enhance the founded in Newark, NJ in 1971, preserves and
Dorflinger Glass Works produced exquisite cut enjoyment through collecting, dealing, and promotes the history of the A. H. Heisey &
lead crystal that graced many of America’s finest educational endeavors, and to support fair and Company of Newark, Ohio. The Heisey
tables, including those of several White House ethical conduct within the bottle hobby. Collectors of America, Inc. (HCA) opened the
administrations. The Museum houses more FOHBC’s 2022 National Antique Bottle National Heisey Glass Museum in Newark,
than 1,000 pieces of cut, engraved, etched, Convention will be held July 28-31, 2022 in OH in 1974 to establish a permanent place for
gilded, and enameled crystal. Reno, NV. the display and study of glassware manufactured
by A. H. Heisey & Company in Newark
Duncan & Miller Glass Museum Fenton Art Glass Collectors of America between 1896 and 1957. The Museum’s exten-
Washington, PA www.fagcainc.com sive collection of glassware and related materials
www.duncan-miller.org/museum Contact: fagcainc@cascable.net provides visitors and collectors with knowledge
Contact: docent@duncan-miller.org More than twenty local chapters and thousands and insight into the company’s rich history
through educational and informational displays,
The Duncan & Miller Glass Museum, main- of collectors of Fenton Art Glass belong to this exhibits, and programs.
tained by the National Duncan Glass Society, organization. Founded in 1905 by brothers
opened in the Spring of 2019 to preserve and Frank L. and John W. Fenton, the Fenton Art
share the heritage of George Duncan & Sons of Glass Company ranks among the world’s Historical Glass Museum
Pittsburgh and the Duncan & Miller Glass foremost producers of handmade art glass. The Redlands, CA
Company of Washington, PA, showcasing 46th Annual Convention will take place July www.HistoricalGlassMuseum.com
examples of Duncan & Miller Glass. The 26, 27, and 28 at the Marietta Shrine Club in Contact: HistoricalGlassMuseum4@gmail.com
museum opens for the season on April 7, 2022. Marietta, OH. This small but fascinating Museum hosts the
The Annual Duncan Show & Sale will be largest collection of American Made 19th and
held July 9-10 at the Washington County Fostoria Glass Society of America 20th century glassware west of the Rocky
Fairgrounds in Washington, PA. www.fostoriaglass.org Mountains. Open weekends Noon-4pm.
Contact: membership@fostoriaglass.org
Early American Pattern Glass Society The Fostoria Glass Society of America, Inc. was Hudson Valley Depression Glass Club
www.eapgs.org formed to acquire and disseminate detailed www.facebook.com/hvdepressionglassclub
Contact: reneedmiller63@gmail.com knowledge concerning Fostoria Glass and to The Hudson Valley Depression Glass Club was
The Society was founded in 1994 to foster and establish and maintain a museum for housing founded in 1972 for members to gain knowl-
encourage the collection, appreciation, study, and displaying Fostoria glass. The Fostoria edge of glass manufactured in America from
preservation, and documentation of early Glass Company began operations in Fostoria, 1920-1970. Meetings are held in Beacon, NY.
American Pattern Glassware (EAPG), its Ohio, on December 15, 1887. Check the web-
makers, and its place in American life. The site for 2022 convention information. International Carnival Glass Association
EAPGS 2022 Annual Meeting will take place in www.internationalcarnivalglass.com
Kansas City, MO, June 9-11, 2022. Founders Chapter, The National American Contact: bcronin@psci.net
Glass Club The International Carnival Glass Association
Erlacher Collection & Steuben Glass Shop www.founderschapter.org was formed to promote the study and education
Corning, New York Contact: President@founderschapter.org of carnival glass. Carnival glass has an iridescent
Contact: kittyerlacher@yahoo.com The North American Glass Club was founded finish, and the color of the glass itself can be
The Erlacher collection features an outstanding in Boston in 1933 for those interested in the clear, blue, green, purple, ice blue, sapphire blue,
selection of Steuben Glass including the works study and appreciation of glass of all types and teal, ice green, and many other hues. The colors
of James Houston, Eric Hilton, David Bowler, periods. The NAGC presently has 13 chapters were produced by using different chemicals in a
and more. Bowls, vases, animals, hand coolers, nationwide. Founders members share an inter- batch of glass. The 2022 ICGA International
stemware, and many one-of-a-kind copper est in glass from the antique to contemporary. Carnival Glass Assoc. Convention will be held
wheel engraved glass treasures, including those July 13-16, 2022 in Earth City, MO.
designed and produced by Max R. Erlacher, a
long-time instructor at Steuben Glass.

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