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Carmarthen Road Kilgetty Pembrokeshire Wales
A visit to Avondale Glass in Kilgetty is a unique
experience. Admission is free and you will enjoy a fascinating
demonstration, with a step-by-step commentary, of craftsmen displaying
every aspect of this highly skilled and traditional craft. All the
pieces you see being made are offered for sale, including collector's
favourites such as vases, paperweights, elephants, swans, rabbits,
squirrels, dolphins, ducks, fruit, and many more.
The business was established in 1976 by Vicenzo Speranza, who worked in
the great glass houses of Italy from the age of 10 as well as in
Germany, Switzerland, France, Sweden and Malta, before settling in the
UK at Wedgwood Glass (now Caithness) and finally setting up his own
glass making workshop here in Kilgetty. The unique Italian craftsmanship
has been practised by our master craftsmen for the past 50 years and
has been handed down to son and grandson to continue the fine quality of
handcrafted items that we produce. Only the finest ingredients are
used, the colours being imported from Germany and the basic materials
from various suppliers in the U.K.
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