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Daniel Swarovski: An Innovative Genius

In the Nineteenth century, Bohemia, in the Austro-Hungarian Empire was one of the most important manufacturing centers for both glass and lead crystal It was here that Daniel Swarovski was born in 1862, the son of the owner of a small crystal-cutting factory

Waterford Crystal: Its History, Its Excellence

The Waterford Flint Glass Manufactory, as it was originally known, was established in Waterford, Ireland, in 1783 by two local brothers, George and William Penrose Being of an enterprising nature, the Penrose brothers had seen a huge demand for both plain and ornamental flint glass internationally

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