Show GLASSHOUSE A few minutes drive from historic Williamsburg Va and not far from Busch Dusch Gardens Garden Old Country is the site of the Jamestown Glasshouse Here costumed men using century tools make glass glas with the same ame devotion to detail as as their colonial forefathers Housed in a temporary temporary temporary tem tem- shelter while white work on onIbe the Ibe reconstruction of the original glasshouse progresses the craftsmen laboriously produce works of art reminiscent reminiscent reminiscent cent of the early Using sand lime and wood ash the themen themen themen men reproduce a wide variety of glass containers Nearby special timber limber and fittings have been gathered by bythe bythe bythe the National Perk PIrk Service for forthe J the r recreation creation of the glasshouse glass glasshouse glaSs glaSs- h house use originally built in hi 1608 The Glass Container b U re IN tt t tR R Mt the in u fr fe association on is assisting the government in funding the recreation Completion is scheduled for early next yearA year A nominal admission is isch ch charged to enter the Colonial National Park in Jamestown which contains the glass glass- house Glass making demonstrations demonstrations demon demon- are arc conducted daily from Samples of their work may be purchased in the restorations restoration's gift shop Indeed weve we've come a longway long longway way Yay from the humble beginnings beginnings begin begin- of Americas America's first indus indus- try Today the 25 billion glass container industry produces produces produces pro pro- duces bottles and jars for foods beverages medicines cosmetics and a host of other products A visit to the Jamestown Glasshouse during the Bicentennial will prove to tobe tobe tobe be a fascinating educational experience for the whole family For a free brochure on the Glasshouse write News Bureau Suite 2000 Third Av Ave NY NY NY |