Shoe X Ray Machine

We are at the end the week and time for a subject other than glass. This site is all about quackery -  unproven or fraudulent medical devices.  One of their pages shows an x-ray machine for taking pictures of the foot inside a shoe. The machines were outlawed in 33 states by 1970. The machine shown was found in a department store in 1981!  http://www.museumofquackery.com/devices/shoexray.htm

Buttons! Buttons! Who Has the Button?

Well, these two collector groups have lots of buttons! My daughter in law saw me cutting buttons off a old shirt. Why are you saving buttons? In case I need one I answered. But then I talked about my mom, my aunts,and  their friends all saving buttons in jars and tins. I have memories of my childhood playing with buttons. Ok, so I am easily amused. But now every time I save a button I think of those ladies who wasted nothing and saved buttons ( and foil and paper bags and string and glass jars)

http://buttonsintime.com
http://nationalbuttonsociety.org

The Antique Glass Salt & Shaker Club

This club is all about salt and shakers from the 19th and 20th century. They have pages for research, ways to collect, conventions, photos, etc. http://antiquesaltshakers2.com/

The L.G. Wright Glass Company

If you are collector or seller of glass how many times have you been fooled by reproductions? It can happen to anyone no matter how much knowledge you may have. This book shows many color photos and information on glass that was reproduced by the L.G. Wright Glass Company from the mid 1930's through the 1990's.

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1570800308/ref=nosim/glassmuseumonlin

Westmoreland Glass Club

This club has been around since 1969 and is still going strong. Their mission statement is "to promote the appreciation for the artistry and craftsmanship of Westmoreland glass and to continue the preservation of this important part of American history."

http://westmorelandglassclub.org/

Electrotherapy Museum

All things one can do with electricity. If you like the show Oddities this is a site you might be like. There are pages about history, experience, restoration and creation of electrical items. Also lots of pictures.

http://www.electrotherapymuseum.com/about.html

H. C. Fry Glass Company

This site is dedicated to preserving the heritage of the H.C. Fry Glass Company of Rochester, Pennsylvania.
The link is to their museum page. The company was in business from 1901 until the early 1930's. Their newsletter is called the Shard. Conventions every three years. They have Fry Glass for sale at different on line auctions and links to sellers with Fry glass for sale. Kudos to them for keeping the flame alive!

http://thenostalgialeague.com/fryglass/index.htm