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| Company/School Name: | Jamestown Glasshouse | Major Classification: Hot Shop (Furnace Glassblowing) Major Classification: Museum |
| Contact Person Name: | Gwyn Johnson | |
| Address Line 1: | 1352 Colonial Parkway | |
| Address Line 2: | Sells RETAIL | |
| City: | Jamestown | |
| State: | VA | |
| Zip: | 23081 | |
| Country: | USA | Invite Public to Watch Work/Classes |
| Phone: | 757-229-2437 | Manufacturer |
| Fax: | 757-229-7531 | |
| Email: | gwynj@easternnational.org | Year Founded: 1608 |
| Website: | www.jamestownglasshouse.com | |
| Additional Information: The Virginia Company was granted a charter in April of 1606 from King James I. On May 13th, 1607 the London Company established Jamestown, America’s first permanent English settlement. Today daily you can watch as glass is made in the same way as it was made back then. Visit the Jamestown Glasshouse at the Jamestown Historical Site to get a glimpse into glass-making of the past. Glassblowing was one of the Jamestown colonists’ first attempts at industrialization and manufacturing in America. n 1608, the Virginia Company of London brought several German and Polish glassblowing artisans to Jamestown, Virginia to set-up glassworks in the new colony. This first attempt was not successful. Later, in 1622, the Company would again attempt to manufacture glass with Italian glassblowers, but this attempt failed also In 1954, the ruins of the long-abandoned glass furnaces were discovered in Jamestown. ears later, an operating 17th century style glass house was reconstructed near the ruins. oday, this site has become an interpretive glassblowing facility operated by Eastern National. Modern-day artisans dressed in colonial glassblowing garb produce masterful pieces of glass, much as the colonists did almost 400 years ago. Today the glass furnace is heated by natural gas, rather than by wood as in 1608. Our craftsmen use tools and methods similar to those used in the 17th century. However, 17th century techniques do not prepare the glass for modern day use. Microwave ovens, automatic dishwashers and hot liquids will cause our production glassware to crack, break and shatter. All of our glassware carries the following warning: DO NOT USE THIS GLASSWARE IN THE AUTOMATIC DISHWASHER OR MICROWAVE OVEN. IT IS NOT FOR USE WITH HOT LIQUIDS. | ||
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