Description: From Blenko Glass Company, who has been creating mouth blown and hand-cast architectural glass and art glass since 1893, comes a custom piece handmade on the banks of the Mud River exclusively for the Chesapeake & Ohio Historical Society.The Dunglen Hotel was one of the most famous landmarks in the C&O rail town of Thurmond, West Virginia. To those familiar with the area's history, mere mention of the hotel's name invokes stories associated with what was called the "Dodge City of the East." One of two hotels at the commercial hub of the New River Gorge's coalfields in the 20th century, the Dunglen's infamous reputation still reverberates nearly 100 years after the hotel was burned down by arsonists on July 23, 1930. Using a never-seen logo from hotel letterhead dated 1907, found in a C&O Historical Society member's private collection and remastered by digital artist Ken Miller of Roanoke, we now offer an extremely-limited run of glass decanters with crystal rings inspired by the time period (1901-1930) when the Dunglen stood brightly in Thurmond, juxtaposed against the wilds of the New River Gorge. The Dunglen Hotel's name, logo, and "Thurmond, W.Va." is tastefully engraved on the side of the piece.Imagine these pieces serving early-20th-century patrons crowded together amongst the sights and sounds of gambling, talk of local coal boom and bust, or wishes of escaping to a new city by way of the Chesapeake & Ohio. Site of the area’s largest coal mine transaction, when a representative for the Berwind-White Coal Mining Company delivered a $1,250,000 check to the room of W.P. Rend as payment for Rend’s coal mine at Minden, as well as the world’s longest continuous poker game (stretching to 14 years, according to the Guinness Book of World Records), these decanters invoke the rowdy period of history at the Dunglen Hotel in our C&O town that Kipling might have called "Appalachia's Mandalay."Completely handmade in West Virginia, our custom engraved-glass decanters are 11” tall and hold 40 ounces.Blenko Glass Company has been a family owned and operated company since 1893. We have been located in Milton, West Virginia since 1921. Exquisite color, skilled craftsmen, and imaginative designs have made Blenko famous in the time-honored craft of hand-blown glass.
Price: 129.99 USD
Location: Clifton Forge, Virginia
End Time: 2024-08-16T18:09:18.000Z
Shipping Cost: 20 USD
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Item Specifics
Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Brand: Blenko
Type: Decanter
Original/Licensed Reproduction: Original
Signed: No
Color: Red
Material: Glass
Features: Decorative, With Lid/Stopper
Production Technique: Hand Blown Glass
Handmade: Yes
Vintage: No
