and the modern versions carry none of the vintage value. But there are some tells. Fading, scratches and cracks often occur ...

Story by Cymbre Foster Photos by Tessa Lighty & Jan-Michael Stump Nov 28, 2018 Nov 28, 2018 Editor's note: This article was published in Grand Traverse Scene magazine's Holidays 2018 issue.

They were made of blown-glass beads strung into shapes ... As I would see other ornaments, I would want to know which vintage they were.” As DeHamer showed her collection, she spun a century ...

Charles Beck, an artist who lives in Mount Airy, has been collecting antique Victorian Christmas ... Beck’s Christmas collection includes hand-blown glass ornaments, Santa candy boxes, angels ...

On one particular buying trip to Germany in the 1970s, the Mercks were searching for an item to boost sales for the antique store and returned to the U.S. with several glass-blown ornaments.

"Blown glass ornaments were first manufactured in Germany ... The Clarks estimate that more than a 100 Santa figurines are among the antique collectibles displayed in various rooms in the home.

From the White House and the Eiffel Tower to butterflies and wedding cakes, a Polish company can make any kind of blown-glass Christmas tree decorations that clients fancy. The fragile ornaments ...

A 75-year-old rare handmade glass Santa ornament is priced at $250, while a complete feather Christmas tree covered in antique ornaments is for sale for $1,550. In the main hallway, there are ...

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- A group of students put their creative skills to the test, with extreme temperatures and molten glass. "It's running at 2100 degrees. It's on 24-7, 365 days a year," Jon ...