Monday, March 1, 2011

Beth Shaut of the Carder Steuben Glass Shop in Corning tells us what is largely unknown about Steuben before its relatively recent sale to the Schottenstein group.

The majority of stemware was being made in Germany before Schottenstein took over.

I wonder what Leigh Demrow’s politics are.

Alan, Anyone that believes that the union is the reason Steuben is now made in Germany, has been watching way too much Fox (fake) News. The union workers in Germany make a much higher wage than in the U.S. and their pensions and benefits are much better, including a 35 hour work week and 8 weeks of vacation. The problem is that investors in the U.S. don’t improve and update because they make more money investing in China then here at home. Investors in Germany put their money in their country, because they know it will pay off in the long run. We see this in things like high speed rail, every major city in Germany is connected, but in The U.S. where gas prices are rising, backward looking Governors are turning down money for high speed rail, that helps their oil rich friends. On another note; Bunte Auction Services had this Steuben lamp in their Feb. 27 auction $660 including fees.

Leigh A. Demrow

Janesville, Wis.

Stephen Gleissner Curator at the Wichita Art Museum, with a Carder collection probably second only to the Corning Museuem, reminds us how close they are to Overland Park, Kansas

And don’t forget: The Wichita Art Museum is only 3 ½ hours south of Kansas City. Make it a weekend glass extravaganza !

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