Trip to the Corning Glass Museum

[Stardust]

dr. t
i just came back for the tour and thought the very same thing....
beautiful.... but each bottle wasn't given it's own little space...
and a little history.

mike,
i loved seeing you guys blow glass.
i would love to go there.
what a fun way to spend your birthday!
hope you've got something planned really nice for her's. []

 

[tigue710]

hey is that a Tippecanoe in the case with the lafyette mold?

 

[earlyglass]

Yes Matt... along with a Blue Columbia and a Jared Spencer!

 

[earlyglass]

Nice original Bininger Cannon right below it as well.

 

[tigue710]

I would like to see the Hartford flask alright but I'm much more impressed with, and would much rather have the Tippecanoe! I'd go out there just to see that... it looks green also and, dont quote me on this, but I thought there was only one known green example?

Did they sell the Bininger Cannons like that? Where did the mount come from? That is very cool...

 

[RedGinger]

We are planning a trip there, possibly tomorrow. Looks interesting. Their site says prepare to spend 3-5 hours there!

 

[RedGinger]

Now I'm looking at the Ballston Spa site, wondering if we should go there. Can anyone tell me which they would choose? We love the old glass and that one looks more up our alley. Corning does look really cool, though and making something from glass would be a lot of fun and fascinating. I remember a post someone did on Ballston Spa, but I can't fnd it.

 

[surfaceone]

Hey Lauren,

Last year I took the opportunity to make a lightning stop at Corning. I got there late, and only had a 3 hour tour. Not enough time, by a lot. I concur that the labelling and display practices made me wonder, "What were they thinking?" More than a few times...

http://www.nationalbottlemuseum.org/ Check with them, before you go. Looks like Winter Hours precludes a Sunday visit.

 

[RedGinger]

Thanks surface. Yeah, I saw that about their hours. Well, we'll check out Corning anyway. I'll take some pics for my fellow bottle junkies. It's in the Finger Lakes region, which is well known for its wineries. I think that will be my favorite part[][]

 

[cyberdigger]

Swedish Hill Viking Red... mmmmmm ..[][]