This is great place and very knowledgeable volunteers. One gave it a low rating due to no elevator, well this runs all on donations, my feeling is that person ca donate for them to build an elevator. At least there is a chair lift for people to get up to the second floor It is a very interesting place. So much glass. Another left a lower rating and said it is good if you like depressed glass. Well if you don't like depressed glass don't go. Glass making is no longer done much. We were lucky to have Fostoria in Moundsville, both Viking and LG Wright in New Martinsville. Also, Paden City glass in Paden City and Febton Glass in Williamstown. So 5 glass making places from Moundsville to Williamstown. That is a lot just on State Route 2 in WV. I love all of...
Read moreVery interesting if you like antique glass and such. I enjoyed it because I grew up in moundsville and as a kid we would sneak into the old Fostoria glass factory and could see how it was all made. Back then, before it was demolished there was piles of old glass throughout the factory we used to dig thru to try and find full pieces... still have a few. Worth...
Read moreVery niche museum on just Fostoria Glass. You get to watch a cool film from the 50s on how the glass was made and then the rest of the museum is displays of different types and shapes from the companies history broken out into different eras. The museum really helped me understand what glass I inherited from my...
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