Sunday, April 21, 2013

It's pronounced Her-i-cun



Hurricane in the 1900's was known as a trading and residential town for tobacco growers and farmers. Hurricane was not recognized as a city until 1970.








Oil burning lamps and chimneys

Hurricane had two glass factories; United Chimney Lamp Company which operated from 1924-1933 and produced just as thier name says, oil burning lamps and chimneys.



Glass lamp shades and an electric globe
 The second was the Putnam County Glass Factory which opened in 1935.  This factory manufactured lamp chimneys as well, but as with the change in times also produced electric globes and shades.







Glass art by Glass Dimensions
An art glass business, Glass Dimensions, opened in 1993 and later relocated to Eleanor, WV in 1996.  Master crafter, John DeeMeMules then took his glass blowing and sculpting skills to Tamarack in Beckley, WV in Spring of 2011. The Eleanor location still operates producing thier sandblasted art. 









Currently, Touch of Glass is located in Hurricane they specialize in corprate awards and antquie reproductions 

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6 comments:

  1. UnknownApril 21, 2013 at 8:00 AM

    I really like the titles for all of your blog posts. They make me want to read each of your posts, because they are whimsical.

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  2. mandy floraApril 21, 2013 at 6:13 PM

    Your title makes me giggle. It is catchy and so so true. Great information!

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  3. Carla SnellApril 24, 2013 at 11:29 AM

    Great blog! I love the titles! :)

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  4. Steve B.April 24, 2013 at 5:14 PM

    Thank you for the lesson and the pronunciation guide!

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  5. Carla SnellApril 25, 2013 at 2:08 PM

    Electric Globe...interesting! I had never heard of them. Great presentation.

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  6. Rick SharpeJuly 4, 2013 at 4:12 PM

    This is a good post about a little known glass producer still operating in West Virginia. This is a good lesson on phonetics and regional pronunciations.

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