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Many of the folowing websites have extensive lists of links to other glass sites.
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VIRTUAL GLASS MUSEUM At the Virtual Glass Museum, Angela Bowey aims to bring you in-depth articles about a wide range of glass. The site includes glass from England, New Zealand, and the United States. Also see The Glass Encyclopedia . 
THE GLASS ENCYCLOPEDIA "The Glass Encyclopedia is intended to be the ultimate reference source on glass. It covers a list of topics that will be increased and up-dated regularly, building up to a fully comprehensive glass encyclopedia on-line. Each topic has its own page and contains a definition of the topic with interesting background and history. There are also pictures, references to other on-line sources and articles, and suggested books on the topic. " The Glass Encyclopedia is a companion site to the Virtual Glass Museum. GLASS ETCH AND PATTERN GALLERY http://clicksnipwow.com/chataboutdg/
The focus of this site is on Depression Glass and Elegant Glass of the 1920-1950s. A hard-working band of volunteers maintains and adds to this wonderful resource. The online association ChatAboutDepressionGlass maintains the gallery. The gallery is viewable to the public. Some area of special note are:
Gallery Tips and Structuret http://clicksnipwow.com/chataboutdg/cat131.htm
Articles and Research Aids http://clicksnipwow.com/chataboutdg/cat353.htm
WVMAG aka WEST VIRGINIA MUSEUM OF AMERICAN GLASS name change to MAGWV aka Museum of American Glass in West VirginiaImagine a museum dedicated to the region and nation's rich glass heritage. A place where examples of thousands of products can be viewed and compared and where the stories of people and processes come to life! The WVMAG provides this and much, much more. Many manufacturers of black glass are not well documented. Central Glass Works, Dunbar Glass Corporation, Louie Glass ... the list is endless. If you like in-depth research and discovering the identification of YOUR black glass this group is for you. The WVMAG "maintains a free public museum of glass in Weston, West Virginia where the products of dozens of famous and lesser-known glass companies are displayed. Interactive displays about glass for youngsters sit beside interpretive exhibits and glass as art! Groups of all ages and sizes are welcome at WVMAG!" WVMAG offers several monographs on glass and old glass catalog reprints. Many of the publications contain never-before published glass company information. The prices are very reasonable! But, if you spend $25.00 (or more) for a membership and a quarterly newsletter, they offer a membership discounted price on the publications. With membership, the publications are downright cheap. Click on their Museum Store Button or the Catalog Holdings Button.
WVMAG has an Ebay Store! Purchase memberships to the Museum, monographs, books, original catalogs and more!Click to visit the WVMAG Ebay Store to visit.
CARNIVAL GLASS Some Black Glass patterns were originally made in Carnival Glass. www.carnivalheaven.com is a fantastic site maintained by Donna, Dean and Diane Fry. A great place to start is their Carnival Glass 101 and Beyond http://carnivalglass101.carnivalheaven.com/
THE NATIONAL DEPRESSION GLASS ASSOCIATION The NDGA is an organization for those individuals or clubs who collect depression era glassware
CHAT ABOUT DGELEGANT AND EVERYDAY GLASS FORUM
"The Depression Era Elegant and Everyday Discussion Board is a a place for glass lovers to meet and talk about glass. The primary focus of this site is the glass manufactured from the late 1920's through the beginning of WWII (commonly known as Depression Era Glass) but we do venture into other time frames, especially if the company was in business for a long time."
JUST GLASS "Just Glass premiered January 1, 1998 as an online community created for glass enthusiasts around the globe. A place where people can meet others with similar collecting interests, get help ID'ing glass items, buy, sell, trade, locate upcoming shows in their area and much more! " Owners Rosemary Trietsch and Reyne Haines present glass information not readily found elsewhere.
THE GLASS & POTTERY SELLER'S ASSOCIATION GPSA Members Specialize in satisfied pottery & glass customers. The site has many areas that are accessible to non-members "Whatever your taste - from the sublime to the silly... GPSA sellers offer a wide selection of collectible and functional glass, pottery and porcelain items. Whether you are in the market for 19th century china, modern dinnerware, art glass, vintage 1940's, 50's or 60's glassware, American Art Pottery or EAPG - chances are good that you will find it offered by a GPSA seller! "
EBAY Pottery, Glass and Porcelain Discussion Board
Ebay is the largest online auction site. You can gain a wealth of information by looking at the various auctions. Of course every seller is not knowledgeable in every area, so there are mistakes. In addition to the auctions, Ebay has many Community Discussion Boards,
GLASSBOARD LINKS "The following is a list of links to websites that have been of benefit to glass addicts like those who frequent the eBay Glass Chat Board. Some of these links may be retail sales sites. They are not included here to encourage anyone to do business with a particular site, but are here because they have proven to be helpful in the never ending quest to ID a particular piece of glass. "
This site lists the following note: "Some of the URL's in these links contain a hyphen or underscore. If you try a link and get a page not found error, check the address. A hyphen will sometimes insert a %40 in the URL and an underscore will insert a %20. If you find a %40 or %20 in the URL remove just those characters and try again. "
THE SHOWCASE GLASS LINKS The Showcase Glass Links, a "Support Group For Glassaholics"is hosted by Louis and Charlotte Rouse. There are links of interest to all glass collectors - glass definitions, cleaning, restoring, history of glass manufacturers, etc. There are links to glass companies and glass collecting societies. There are links to areas of interest such as EAPG (Early American Pressed Glass). There are also links to a phenomenal list of specialized collectors - crinkle glass, refrigerator dishes, hen on nest, etc.
Just in case Louis & Charlotte move the link page, here is their homepage. The Showcase Home Page For Glass, Pottery and Gifts
November 2007 - "Site Temporarily Disabled". If anyone has information about the Rouse's and their website, please send me the information.
SPARKLE PLENTY GLASSWARE Susie Thompson and her husband, Rick Hirte are the owners of Sparkle Plenty Glassware. They are knowledgeable collectors and with a special interest in Fire-King and jadeite glass. Their "Favorite Links" page lists over 100 glass sites.
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