I visited Jamestown (the real site not the reconstructed settlement) this
past winter.  At the glass blowing house they sell the items that the
teachers and the interns make.  They are quite affordable.

Missy Story

-----Original Message-----
From: Cutler, Scott <[log in to unmask]>
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Date: Wednesday, March 20, 2002 7:56 PM
Subject: Re: Query: Museums that make and sell their own products


>Sturbridge Village in Massachusetts was doing that back in the mid 1960's
>when I visited.
>
>Scott Cutler
>Curator of Collections and Exhibits
>Centennial Museum
>The University of Texas at El Paso
>El Paso, Texas  79968-0533
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>> From:         Susan Cronin Ruderman
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>> Sent:         Wednesday, March 20, 2002 1:24 PM
>> To:   [log in to unmask]
>> Subject:      Query:  Museums that make and sell their own products
>>
>> Can anyone remind me of the names of some specific museums that make and
>> sell products using museum equipment/fixtures/apparatuses, etc.?
>>
>> For instance, if a museum of textile history were to weave fabric on an
>> antique loom and then sell it (either in an on-site gift shop or through
a
>> web site or catalog), that would be along the lines of examples I am in
>> search of.  I'm thinking that most of the examples in this category are
>> likely to be in the area of industrial history--but maybe not.
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
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