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I just found the web presence of a fond childhood memory.

My mom used to make stained glass, and would occasionally receive a catalog from a company called Whittemore-Durgin. It was one of the more droll and peculiarly written catalogs I've ever had the chance to read.

Well, I just saw an ad for classes re: stained glass, and so on a hunch, I searched on Whittemore-Durgin and found...

http://store.yahoo.com/whittemoredurgin/ !!

excerpt from http://store.yahoo.com/whittemoredurgin/dollseyes.html :

These 7/8" x 1/2" glass dolls' eyes were made prior to 1912. They are flat-backed. Mr. Ferguson of Roanoke writes "I used to have a problem with solitary drinking. Now I stick one of your dolls' eyes into one of my olives in place of the pimento, and drop it into my Martini. This way I don't feel so alone."

(they also have lots and lots of materials for serious glass working...)

[crossposted to my journal and