{"product_id":"wendells-keepsake-hand-blown-decanters","title":"Wendell's Keepsake Hand-Blown Decanters","description":"\u003cstyle\u003e\n.prod-wrapper { font-family: 'Poppins', -apple-system, sans-serif !important; max-width: 820px !important; margin: 0 auto !important; color: #262626 !important; line-height: 1.7 !important; box-sizing: border-box !important; padding: 0 !important; }\n.prod-wrapper * { box-sizing: border-box !important; }\n.prod-wrapper h2 { font-family: 'Poppins', sans-serif !important; font-size: 24px !important; font-weight: 600 !important; color: #1f2a25 !important; margin: 0 0 14px 0 !important; line-height: 1.3 !important; }\n.prod-wrapper h3 { font-size: 18px !important; font-weight: 600 !important; color: #1f2a25 !important; margin: 0 0 8px 0 !important; }\n.prod-wrapper p { font-size: 16px !important; line-height: 1.7 !important; margin: 0 0 14px 0 !important; }\n.prod-hero { background: #1f2a25 !important; border-radius: 8px !important; padding: 34px 30px !important; 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}\n}\n\u003c\/style\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prod-wrapper\"\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"prod-hero\" style=\"background:#1f2a25 !important;border-radius:8px !important;padding:34px 30px !important;text-align:center !important;\"\u003e\n  \u003cdiv class=\"icon\"\u003e🔥\u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003ch2 style=\"color:#ffffff !important;\"\u003eBlown by mouth in the Ohio Valley — from the last figural glass shop left standing\u003c\/h2\u003e\n  \u003cp style=\"color:#cfd8d2 !important;\"\u003eWendell Boggess, 71, has worked the same bench outside Williamstown, West Virginia since 1975. His acre was sold out from under him. The furnace goes cold on October 31, and these are the last pieces to come off it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"prod-story\"\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003e“They take the land, and I get the invoice for clearing it off. So no, I’m not pricing these wrong — the alternative is a dumpster.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp class=\"by\"\u003e— Wendell Boggess, glassblower, 51 years at the same bench\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"prod-includes\"\u003e\n  \u003cdiv class=\"tile\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ic\"\u003e🍶\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e1 Decanter\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYour chosen figure, approx. 300 ml\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003cdiv class=\"tile\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ic\"\u003e🔒\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFitted Stopper\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGround to its own neck, seals tight\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003cdiv class=\"tile\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ic\"\u003e📦\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSuspension Pack\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDouble wall, cut-foam cradle\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003cdiv class=\"tile\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ic\"\u003e🔍\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGround Pontil\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe hand-blown mark on the base\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat makes it different\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"prod-features\"\u003e\n  \u003cdiv class=\"card\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ic\"\u003e⏳\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe Ninety-Second Window\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGlass only moves between 1,600 and 2,000°F. Every beak, tread and handlebar was pulled by hand inside a minute and a half before it went back in the fire.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003cdiv class=\"card\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ic\"\u003e🕐\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe Fourteen-Hour Descent\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDown from 900°F to room temperature over fourteen hours in the annealing oven, so the wall contracts evenly. Factory glass is often cooled in under an hour.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003cdiv class=\"card\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ic\"\u003e💧\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHigh-Borosilicate Wall\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNot cheap soda-lime. It takes more heat to work, and it is why the piece handles a sunny windowsill or a cold pour without complaint.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003cdiv class=\"card\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ic\"\u003e🔑\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe Fitted Stopper\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGround to its own neck, one at a time, until it seats. No two are interchangeable — and nothing inside quietly goes flat over a summer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003cdiv class=\"card\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ic\"\u003e✨\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe Ground Pontil\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTurn it over. The polished scar on the base is where the piece was broken from the rod by hand. It is the one mark a mold cannot fake.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003cdiv class=\"card\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ic\"\u003e📦\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe Suspension Pack\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDouble-walled carton, the glass suspended in cut foam so nothing touches the outer wall — the way a laboratory ships instruments.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"prod-expert\" style=\"background:#1f2a25 !important;border-radius:8px !important;padding:30px 28px !important;\"\u003e\n  \u003ch2 style=\"color:#ffffff !important;\"\u003eA curator’s note\u003c\/h2\u003e\n  \u003cp style=\"color:#e8ece9 !important;\"\u003e“Mouth-blown figural glass in the Ohio Valley is effectively at its end — there are more people who collect it than there are people who can still make it. And there is exactly one mark a mold cannot reproduce: the ground pontil on the base. If it has one, a person made it. If it does not, a machine did.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp class=\"who\" style=\"color:#a9bdb1 !important;\"\u003eDr. Marion Ellery, curator of decorative arts, Ohio Valley regional collection\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"prod-colors\"\u003e\n  \u003ch2\u003eFive figures — each one started with somebody asking\u003c\/h2\u003e\n  \u003cdiv class=\"chips\"\u003e\n    \u003cspan class=\"chip\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"dot\" style=\"background:#c98a2e !important;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eBald Eagle — first made in 1987 for a Marine’s retirement\u003c\/span\u003e\n    \u003cspan class=\"chip\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"dot\" style=\"background:#8f9ba3 !important;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eMotorcycle — nine gathers, handlebars pulled by hand\u003c\/span\u003e\n    \u003cspan class=\"chip\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"dot\" style=\"background:#3f7040 !important;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eFarm Tractor — ordered in 1994 for a fortieth harvest\u003c\/span\u003e\n    \u003cspan class=\"chip\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"dot\" style=\"background:#a5652c !important;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eDachshund — made about seven hundred times since\u003c\/span\u003e\n    \u003cspan class=\"chip\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"dot\" style=\"background:#7a5c3a !important;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eOwl — the one that goes to grandmothers\u003c\/span\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"prod-perfect-for\"\u003e\n  \u003ch2\u003ePerfect for\u003c\/h2\u003e\n  \u003cdiv class=\"tags\"\u003e\n    \u003cspan class=\"tag\"\u003e🎁 Father’s Day\u003c\/span\u003e\n    \u003cspan class=\"tag\"\u003e🎉 Retirement gifts\u003c\/span\u003e\n    \u003cspan class=\"tag\"\u003e🏦 Veterans\u003c\/span\u003e\n    \u003cspan class=\"tag\"\u003e👶 Grandparents\u003c\/span\u003e\n    \u003cspan class=\"tag\"\u003e🍸 Home bars\u003c\/span\u003e\n    \u003cspan class=\"tag\"\u003e🏠 Sideboards and shelves\u003c\/span\u003e\n    \u003cspan class=\"tag\"\u003e🐶 Dog people\u003c\/span\u003e\n    \u003cspan class=\"tag\"\u003e🌲 Farm families\u003c\/span\u003e\n    \u003cspan class=\"tag\"\u003e🎄 Christmas\u003c\/span\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"prod-list\"\u003e\n  \u003ch2\u003eFive things worth knowing\u003c\/h2\u003e\n  \u003cul\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBlown by mouth, not pressed.\u003c\/strong\u003e No mold seam anywhere on the piece, because there was never a mold to come apart.\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSix to nine gathers per figure.\u003c\/strong\u003e Traditionally a team of four. Wendell has run it with two men since 2009.\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eProperly annealed.\u003c\/strong\u003e Fourteen hours in the lehr is the step that decides whether it is still whole in twenty years.\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGround pontil on every base.\u003c\/strong\u003e Check it in four seconds. It is the signature of a piece somebody actually made.\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNobody is making more.\u003c\/strong\u003e The furnace has burned continuously since 1978 and goes cold this October.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"prod-guarantee\"\u003e\n  \u003ch3\u003e30-Day Guarantee\u003c\/h3\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003eThirty days to send it back for a full refund, no explanation needed. If it arrives damaged, email a photo and a replacement ships the same week at no cost.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"prod-note\"\u003e\n  \u003ch3\u003ePlease read before ordering: the size\u003c\/h3\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis is a tabletop keepsake, not a bar-sized carafe.\u003c\/strong\u003e Each figure holds roughly 300 ml \/ 10 fl oz. It is meant to sit out where it is seen and pour a measure or two. People expecting a full bottle are surprised; people who wanted the piece on the shelf are not.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003eAnd because each one is blown by hand, no two are identical. Slight variation in wall thickness, tint and the exact set of the stopper is the nature of the work, not a defect.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"prod-specs\"\u003e\n  \u003ch2\u003eProduct details\u003c\/h2\u003e\n  \u003ctable\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMaterial\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHigh-borosilicate glass, mouth-blown\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCapacity\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eApprox. 300 ml \/ 10 fl oz\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFigures\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBald Eagle · Motorcycle · Farm Tractor · Dachshund · Owl\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eClosure\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHand-fitted stopper, ground to its own neck\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBase\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eGround pontil mark\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCare\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHand wash in warm water, air dry. Not dishwasher safe.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eUse\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDisplay piece and short-term decanter. Not for long-term storage of spirits.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMade by\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWendell Boggess, Williamstown, West Virginia\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePackaging\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDouble-walled carton with cut-foam suspension cradle\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRemaining\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e283 pieces — the shop clears on October 31\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n  \u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Handmade by Wendell Boggess","offers":[{"title":"Bald Eagle","offer_id":53274652279051,"sku":"CT-WBGLASS-EAGLE","price":44.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Motorcycle","offer_id":53274652311819,"sku":"CT-WBGLASS-MOTO","price":44.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Farm Tractor","offer_id":53274652344587,"sku":"CT-WBGLASS-TRACTOR","price":44.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Dachshund","offer_id":53274652377355,"sku":"CT-WBGLASS-DACHS","price":44.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Owl","offer_id":53274652410123,"sku":"CT-WBGLASS-OWL","price":44.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0916\/4272\/4619\/files\/wendell-decanter-eagle.jpg?v=1785243060","url":"https:\/\/cedarandtinco.com\/products\/wendells-keepsake-hand-blown-decanters","provider":"CedarAndTin Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}