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August 31, 2005
National Bottle Museum
"Preserving the history of our nation's first major industry."
Bet you didn't know that: I sure didn't until I happened across the museum's website.
Nor did I know there was such a museum.
It's located in the quaint village of Ballston Spa, New York.
Visitors learn about early bottle making methods, view an array of hand tools used for fabrication, see a miniature model of a typical 1800s glass furnace and enjoy a permanent exhibit of approximately 2,000 old bottles, including many rare and almost unobtainable specimens.
The museum's research library is open to the public during museum hours.
Lampworking and glassblowing classes are taught on a regular basis, with one class weekly reserved for teens.
The museum is located off Interstate 87; Summer hours are 10 a.m.–4 p.m. daily through September 30; Starting October 1 the hours remain the same but the museum is closed on Saturday and Sunday; 518-885-7589.
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