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16 Mile Brewing Company
Georgetown, DE
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From the coastal beaches of Delaware to Maryland's Eastern Shore, residents and visitors alike are discovering the latest local tradition - 16 Mile Brewing Company. As Delaware's newest microbrewery, 16 Mile concentrates on creating full-bodied ales with the clean honest taste of hops and malted barley. Each hand-crafted recipe features smooth flavors, free from distracting additives and bitterness. The simple, yet distinctive tastes of 16 Mile ales truly complement the delicious flavors of Delmarva.
16 Mile Brewing Company is owned and operated by Chad Campbell and Brett McCrea, Delaware natives who understand that this area and its residents have a unique story to tell. From the selection of the company name to the innovative designs o...Click here for more details...
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Bunker Hill Cheese
Millersburg, OH
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Our Grandfather, John (Hans) Dauwalder, trained as a master cheese-maker in Switzerland, came to the United States in the 1920's to display his artisan talents in an increasing cheese market.
Like other Swiss farmers who made cheese on their farms and wished to emigrate to the United States, the brothers were listed with other individuals “desiring to come over,” and were sought after in the American cheese-making market.
The Dauwalder brothers made their way to the Doughty Valley near Berlin. During World War II John returned to his native country to serve it and to provide shelter to refugees on his farm until the war was over.
After the war, John sold his farm in Switzerland and along with his wife, Lili, returned to the U. S....Click here for more details...
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Cirrus Design Corporation
Duluth, MN
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Cirrus Design is located at the International airport in Duluth, Minnesota at the western edge of Lake Superior.
Cirrus Design Corporation was founded in 1984 with a dream to design and build affordable airplanes that deliver greater control, more comfort, and unprecedented levels of safety.
Today, Cirrus is the world's leading innovator of single-engine, piston-powered aircraft. In fact, for the last five years our SR22 has been the world's best selling airplane in its class....Click here for more details...
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Damon Motor Coach
Elkhart, IN
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Damon Motor Coach is a leading manufacturer of quality motorhomes - from affordable Class As to luxurious diesel pushers. We employee over 400 experienced and dedicated craftsmen - workers we take pains to empower through cooperation and teamwork. With sales of $200 million and more than a decade of manufacturing, sales and service expertise behind us, we're a veteran RV company. We're committed to our dealers and customers, and to manufacturing quality products using advanced engineering and innovative manufacturing techniques....Click here for more details...
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Deering Banjo
Spring Valley, CA
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In all walks of life you'll find people content to rest on past accomplishments, fame or glory. Two years ago or twenty, they remind you incessantly of what they did. Ask them what they've done lately, though, and you find yourself facing a blank stare.
Then there are those who are never satisfied; who are continually perfecting and innovating, experimenting with new ideas and trying to improve on the old. So it is with the folks at Deering Banjo Company in Lemon Grove, Cal.
Twenty years ago Greg and Janet Deering started out with a dream to build a quality instrument a beginner could afford. Back then, inexpensive beginners' banjos were cheaply made and sounded that way. The plastic or aluminum pots just didn't have the ring of the...Click here for more details...
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Ford Rouge Factory
Dearborn, MI
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Ford Rouge Factory Tour is a self-guided five-part experience that
includes: Legacy Theater, Art of Manufacturing Theater, Observation
Deck, Dearborn Truck Plant and the Legacy Gallery. Theater seating is
limited to 79 guests per show; shows run continuously until 4:00 PM and
are seated on a first come first serve basis.
Legacy Theater
Learn about the triumphs and tragedies surrounding the Rouge, much of it
told through rare, never-before-seen historic footage.
Approximate time: 13 minutes
Art of Manufacturing Theater
A multi-sensory theater experience including a 360-degree look at how
automobiles are made!
Approximate time: 14 minutes
Observation Deck Tour
View the world's largest living roof from our 80-...Click here for more details...
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Gardners Candies
Tyrone, PA
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Gardners Candies was founded in 1897 by a sixteen-year-old boy named James "Pike" Gardner in Tyrone, Pennsylvania. The young entrepreneur operated out of a small store in downtown Tyrone. Pike later added a horse-drawn wagon so that he could transport and sell candy, popcorn and peanuts at local fairs and carnivals.
Gardners Candies grew over the years by expanding its product line to satisfy customer needs. Our stellar reputation is built upon quality products at affordable prices and a committment to customer satisfaction.
Today, Gardners Candies has 15 retail stores in Pennsylvania. Gardners Candies Stores are beautifully decorated with taste-tempting candies that some have described as "simply out of this world."
Gardners creat...Click here for more details...
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Michael Waltrip Racing
Cornelius, NC
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Nearly a decade ago, Michael Waltrip established a modest family-owned NASCAR Busch Series team in Sherrills Ford (N.C.) called Michael Waltrip Racing. It didn’t take long for Waltrip’s team to develop into a top-notch winning organization.
Today, the four-time NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series and 11-time NASCAR Busch Series winner takes his company to the next level. During Toyota’s NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series inaugural year in 2007, Michael Waltrip Racing plans to enter multiple full-time Toyota entries. Waltrip looks forward to a long lasting relationship between Michael Waltrip Racing and his new manufacturer.
To prepare for the future of Michael Waltrip Racing, Waltrip devised a plan to achieve his goal of becoming a successful owner in th...Click here for more details...
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Mrs Baird's Bakery (Abilene)
Abilene, TX
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Ninnie Baird was a remarkable woman...
In a day and age when it was rare for a woman to become a successful entrepreneur, she was. But the founding of Mrs Baird's Bread wasn't exactly a smooth road.
In 1901 William and Ninnie Baird brought their family from Tennessee to Fort Worth, Texas. William, a restaurateur by trade, set up a business in downtown Fort Worth selling popcorn from a bright red cart with brass fittings and a loud steam whistle. Within months his success led him to buy another popcorn cart which was run by his oldest son, Dewey, only eight-years-old. But it wasn't long before William Baird decided to get back into the restaurant business.
By 1905, William Baird had started, built up and sold one restaurant and was...Click here for more details...
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Mrs Baird's Bakery (Fort Worth)
Fort Worth, TX
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Ninnie Baird was a remarkable woman...
In a day and age when it was rare for a woman to become a successful entrepreneur, she was. But the founding of Mrs Baird's Bread wasn't exactly a smooth road.
In 1901 William and Ninnie Baird brought their family from Tennessee to Fort Worth, Texas. William, a restaurateur by trade, set up a business in downtown Fort Worth selling popcorn from a bright red cart with brass fittings and a loud steam whistle. Within months his success led him to buy another popcorn cart which was run by his oldest son, Dewey, only eight-years-old. But it wasn't long before William Baird decided to get back into the restaurant business.
By 1905, William Baird had started, built up and sold one restaurant and was...Click here for more details...
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Mrs Baird's Bakery (Houston)
Houston, TX
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Ninnie Baird was a remarkable woman...
In a day and age when it was rare for a woman to become a successful entrepreneur, she was. But the founding of Mrs Baird's Bread wasn't exactly a smooth road.
In 1901 William and Ninnie Baird brought their family from Tennessee to Fort Worth, Texas. William, a restaurateur by trade, set up a business in downtown Fort Worth selling popcorn from a bright red cart with brass fittings and a loud steam whistle. Within months his success led him to buy another popcorn cart which was run by his oldest son, Dewey, only eight-years-old. But it wasn't long before William Baird decided to get back into the restaurant business.
By 1905, William Baird had started, built up and sold one restaurant and was...Click here for more details...
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Mrs Baird's Bakery (Lubbock)
Lubbock, TX
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Ninnie Baird was a remarkable woman...
In a day and age when it was rare for a woman to become a successful entrepreneur, she was. But the founding of Mrs Baird's Bread wasn't exactly a smooth road.
In 1901 William and Ninnie Baird brought their family from Tennessee to Fort Worth, Texas. William, a restaurateur by trade, set up a business in downtown Fort Worth selling popcorn from a bright red cart with brass fittings and a loud steam whistle. Within months his success led him to buy another popcorn cart which was run by his oldest son, Dewey, only eight-years-old. But it wasn't long before William Baird decided to get back into the restaurant business.
By 1905, William Baird had started, built up and sold one restaurant and was...Click here for more details...
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Pairpoint Crystal
Sagamore, MA
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The history of the Pairpoint Glass Company dates back to 1837 when the Mount Washington Glass Works was founded in South Boston. William L. Libbey moved the firm to New Bedford in 1870. A reorganization of the company in 1874 brought Frederick S. Shirley to the firm as the new manager; and, under him, many new types of glass were developed and patented including: Burmese, Peachblow, Lava, Rose Amber, Royal Flemish, and Satin glass. Mount Washington became noted for its brilliant cut glass and was awarded a certificate of merit for its exhibit at the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia in 1876.
In 1880, a brittania works called the Pairpoint Manufacturing Company was erected on land adjacent to the Mount Washington Glass Company. The wo...Click here for more details...
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Pleasant Valley Wine
Hammondsport, NY
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Nestled in a bucolic valley, a mile southwest of Hammondsport, is the Pleasant Valley Wine Company, home of the world-famous Great Western Winery Visitor Center. Established in 1860, the winery proudly displays the designation U.S. Bonded Winery No.1 and has eight remarkable stone buildings listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The winery retains the original integrity of an old-world winery with caves carved deep into the valley's hillside; it's an architectural masterpiece nestled in the heart of the spectacular Finger Lakes Region of New York State.
The Great Western Winery Visitor Center is the most comprehensive center of its kind in the world; it's fun for the entire family and a great learning experience.
Browse a...Click here for more details...
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Purity Dairy, LLC
Nashville, TN
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Back in 1925, Miles Ezell was a young newlywed loading milk trucks for the Nashville Pure Milk Company. He and his wife, Estelle, lived with his parents on a small dairy farm owned by Dr. C.N. Cowden, a successful West Meade/Nashville physician.
One afternoon, Dr. Cowden approached Ezell with the idea of selling his dairy operation. Ezell liked the idea, but his only asset was a 1923 Ford Coupe. Dr. Cowden gave Ezell the option to rent the milking operation, which included 60 cows, equipment, and an old delivery truck, for $450 per month. With Dr. Cowden's help, Ezell secured a $600 loan with American National Bank and Ezell's Dairy was born.
The following year, financial difficulties led Dr. Cowden to sell his cows, but he offered h...Click here for more details...
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Robinson Iron
Alexander City, AL
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Robinson Iron has achieved distinction internationally in Architectural Metals. A recognized authority in the replication and restoration of cast iron, the firm has proven to be expert in the custom casting and fabrication of specialty metals such as aluminum or bronze. Since the early days when Founder Joseph H. Robinson began to make ornamental pieces for close friends the firm has been family owned and operated. This personal involvement insures quality design and execution while allowing for flexibility and responsiveness in design/build situations.
The foundry complex encompasses some 50 acres in Alexander City (the middle of the “iron belt”) near Birmingham, Alabama. Modern offices with an attractive atrium showroom afford the visito...Click here for more details...
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Roush Fenway Racing
Concord, NC
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Jack Roush has always been interested in finding out why and how things work. If there was anything mechanical in the house, he would take it apart to see how it worked and reassemble it. He was fascinated with engines and was determined to become an innovator.
Born in Covington, Ky., in 1942, Roush was raised in Manchester, Ohio, a town of 2,500 people. He attended Berea College and received a mathematics degree with a minor in physics in 1964. He was recruited by Ford Motor Company that year and moved to Detroit to work on the processing of car assembling and tooling. Roush had always been fascinated with engines and was determined to work in that area. He then went on to obtain a Master’s Degree in Scientific Mathematics from Eastern...Click here for more details...
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Sequoia Grove Vineyards
Napa, CA
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Sequoia Grove Vineyards was founded in 1978 by Jim Allen, whose love for European wines inspired him to discover Napa Valley in the early days, and whose determination has produced elegant, award-winning wines of depth and character ever since. The winery is nestled on 24 acres of choice Napa Valley vineyards in Rutherford, California, on the site of a 100 year-old farmhouse surrounded by some of the last sequoia trees in the Napa Valley. These redwoods are carefully preserved by the Allen family and today, the majestic sequoia trees have become the trademark of the winery and symbols of the family's commitment to conservation of our natural resources.
The 24-acre estate is planted to Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Malbec, P...Click here for more details...
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Shelby American, Inc.
Las Vegas, NV
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Back in the 1960's Shelby American, Inc. produced the legendary Cobra. With its 289 cubic inch Ford powerplant the Cobra dominated on the racetrack and won the FIA World Manufacturer's Championship. Later with the introduction of the awesome 427 S/C the Cobra dominated public streets.
In October 1998, Shelby American opened its newest manufacturing facility at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway's Research and Development Center. Carroll Shelby finally has a testing ground right outside the factory! From this new state of the art facility we are producing our new lines of the Cobra 427 S/C (CSX4000-Series) and Cobra 289 FIA (CSX7000-Series) component vehicles along with our new Series 1 roadster (CSX5000-Series). Each car is numbered and the S...Click here for more details...
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Sherm Edwards Candies
Trafford, PA
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Sherm Edwards learned the confectionery trade in the late 1940's when he joined a family business that had been making quality chocolates since the early twentieth century. Sherm ventured out on his own in 1972 with Edwards Candies on the North Side of Pittsburgh. In 1977, Sherm and Dorothy purchased the old McBride Movie Theatre in Trafford, renovated it and opened for business as Sherm Edwards Candies on December 8th, 1978. David came on board in 1983 and opened our second store in Monroeville in 1994, and our third in Plum in 1996.
We are, for the most part, a retail business, but we also wholesale and fundraise. Wholesale is about 25% of our business, and our fundraising program is unique in the area. We fundraise with gift certific...Click here for more details...
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Sierra Nevada Brewing Company
Chico, CA
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In 1979, Ken Grossman began building a small brewery in the town of Chico, California. His goal: to brew exceptional ales and lagers. Today, the Sierra Nevada Brewing Company is considered the premier craft brewery in the United States. And the beer? Critics proclaim it “Among the best brewed anywhere in the world.”
Ken’s passion for brewing began when a friend showed him the basics of home brewing. Using homemade equipment, Ken began brewing five-gallon batches of beer on his own, and soon became a proficient home brewer.
In 1976, after studying chemistry and physics at Butte Community College and California State University at Chico, Ken opened his own store, The Home Brew Shop. There, he supplied Chico’s home-brewing community...Click here for more details...
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Summit Brewing Company
St Paul, MN
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Sometime in 1980, a dedicated clinical social worker and casual home brewer named Mark Stutrud quietly began to research the possibility of establishing a craft brewery in the Twin Cities.
During 1983, Mark attended several meetings of the American Home Brewing Association. Here he met Charlie McElevey and Bill Newman, both key figures in the renaissance of craft brewing in the United States. Only nine “microbreweries” were actively brewing at that time, Charlie and Bill’s among them.
Shortly after that, Mark met Fred Thomasser, a retired brewmaster whose career began with the repeal of prohibition. Fred and Charley agreed to mentor Mark.
Later that year, Mark became involved with St. Paul Mayor George Latimer’s “Home Grown Economy...Click here for more details...
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Sutter Gold Mine
Sutter Creek, CA
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Sutter Gold Mine is a modern hard rock mine located on historic Highway 49 just north of Sutter Creek, south of Amador City at the site of several historic mines. These include the Lincoln Mine from which Leland Stanford made his fortune enabling him to found Stanford University and to partner in financing the Central Pacific Railroad.
Although originally developed for gold extraction in the late 1980s, the mine is now open exclusively for one hour underground tours deep into the heart of the Motherlode.
Sutter Gold Mine offers a comprehensive look into the gold mining process and its historical progression from gold panning and hydraulic mining to hard rock techniques. Besides that, it’s just plain fun to go underground and see what’...Click here for more details...
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Taylor Guitars
El Cajon, CA
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Seated in his neat, spacious office in Taylor Guitars' factory complex in El Cajon, California, company co-founder and CEO Kurt Listug cannot stifle a laugh as he studies a faded snapshot. The photograph, mined from the depths of an old cardboard box filled with dusty memorabilia, depicts the original Taylor shop on its very first day of existence -- October 15, 1974.
On the left, pony-tailed, 22-year-old employee Tim Luranc is examining something, while then-part-owner Steve Schemmer shovels water from the floor into a bucket. A companion photo shows the adjoining room on the same day. Crude, garish, overhead lights illuminate a funky old refrigerator amid indistinguishable clutter; a "humidity-controlled" booth with plastic-film walls...Click here for more details...
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The Wayside Inn Grist Mill
Sudbury, MA
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The Wayside Inn Grist Mill is the first working mill to be built as a museum. Commissioned by Henry Ford and designed by renowned hydraulic engineer J.B. Campbell of Philadelphia, work on the Mill began in 1924 by local workmen preparing the waterway from Grist Mill Pond. Built in the style of mills that operated in the Delaware Valley of Pennsylvania and in the Midlands area of England, the mill operates with millstones imported from France and high-quality 18th century milling machinery purchased by Ford’s antiques buyers.
The Mill ground its first grain on Thanksgiving Day 1929 with local miller Erwin Smith of Hopkinton turning the iron wheel to open the floodgates and set the millstones into operation. For many years, the Mill produ...Click here for more details...
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The Woodford Reserve
Versailles, KY
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The historic Woodford Reserve Distillery is unlike any other in America. Nestled amid the picturesque horse farms of Central Kentucky, The Woodford Reserve Distillery is the only distillery that crafts its bourbon in copper pot stills and ages it in unique limestone warehouses. Whiskey was first produced on this site in 1812. And it was here that some of America's earliest distilling pioneers perfected their craft.
Welcome to the home of Woodford Reserve, a super-premium small batch bourbon with roots at The Woodford Reserve Distillery* (circa 1812), a National Historic Landmark in the bluegrass region of central Kentucky.
Carefully hand-crafted, Woodford Reserve is painstakingly selected by our Master Distiller from only the finest m...Click here for more details...
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Tom's of Maine
Sanford, ME
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How Does The Toothpaste Get In The Tube, Anyways?
"Have you ever wondered how deodorant is made? Or how in the world the toothpaste gets in the tube? Well, we'd like to show you how we do it! Since 1970, when Tom and Kate started out mixing toothpaste with a Kitchen Aid (we've grown quite a bit since then!), we've always made our products right here in Maine.
Today, our factory is housed in a state-of-the-art building in Sanford, Maine, where we love to welcome people inside and show off our products (not to mention our hardworking employees). Getting a behind-the-scenes peek at how our factory operates has always been a special part of the Tom's of Maine experience. Please stop by — we'd love to see you and your family!" Patti Murph...Click here for more details...
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Vine Cliff Winery
Napa, CA
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Vine Cliff Winery offers unparalleled hospitality to its guests on its beautiful and historic 100-acre estate. Vine Cliff is located on the Silverado Trail between the Yountville and Oakville crossroads.
The wine tastings are conducted in the main barrel room at a magnificent antique English pine table. The tour includes the underground aging caves, the production facilities, vineyards, and beautifully landscaped grounds. All of these are situated in a canyon about 100 feet above the Trail, affording stunning views of the valley below.
Small groups as well as individuals are welcomed at Vine Cliff. Each guest or group is, whenever possible, given time and attention on an exclusive, individual basis, for a most memorable Napa Valley...Click here for more details...
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Wimberley Glass Works
San Marcos, TX
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Tim de Jong established Wimberley Glass Works in 1992. Since then, it has grown into one of the most premier glass studios in the region. Our goal is to educate, entertain and inform the public by offering free glassblowing demonstrations in a relaxed environment. The gallery is conveniently located next door, where the work is both original and affordable. Let us entice you with a brilliant exhibition of colorful glass. Whether your style reflects traditional, contemporary or whimsical, Wimberley Glass Works has something for everyone. Come see us soon for an enjoyable experience!
After a tour of the studio, stroll next door to the gallery where you'll find an assortment of decorative and functional hand blown glass. We have a large sel...Click here for more details...
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Zippo Visitior Center
Bradford, PA
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Zippo Manufacturing Company, maker of the world famous windproof lighter with the lifetime guarantee, celebrated its 75th anniversary in 2007. Based in Bradford, Pennsylvania and distributed in more than 152 countries worldwide, Zippo is synonymous with American made quality and craftsmanship.
HISTORY
Zippo was founded in Bradford, Pennsylvania in 1932 when George G. Blaisdell decided to create a lighter that would look good and be easy to use. Blaisdell obtained the rights for an Austrian windproof lighter with a removable top, and re-designed it to his own specifications. He made the case rectangular and attached the lid to the bottom with a welded hinge, then surrounded the wick with a chimney. Blaisdell called his new lighter “Z...Click here for more details...
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