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Listings 2.24.13

Posted on February 25, 2013 by gmastree

Vintage Ornaments & Ceramic Candleholder Today! Buy It Now Link to My eBay Store at auction. Want more vintage Christmas? Check out my website,

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Hand Blown vs Machine Blown

Posted on February 6, 2009 by gmastree

I’m surprised at how many people describe machine blown ornaments as hand blown.  Corning in the 1930s developed ribbon-blowing machines for blowing glass ornaments. Age of the ornament does not define whether an ornament is machine or hand blown.   So, when you’re looking … Continue reading →

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"Free Blown" vs "Mold Blown" Are They Really Hand Blown?

Posted on January 30, 2009 by gmastree

It may surprise you to learn that both of these terms are also properly called by the term “hand blown”.   Both of these are blown by the glassmaker one ornament at a time.  A skillful glassblower is able to make … Continue reading →

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