History
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Ngwenya Glass: This unique story unfolded in 1979. A glassblowing factory called Swazi Glass Craft (trading as Ngwenya Glass ) was set up as a Swedish Aid Project. The Swedes imported all the machinery and equipment, built the original factory, and employed and trained Swazi’s in the age-old art of glassblowing. Two of the most talented glassblowers were sent to Sweden to the world renowned Kosta Boda glassworks where they learned from leading artisans. In 1981 the Swedes handed over the factory to Swaziland/Eswatini Small Enterprise Development Corporation. From 1981 to its closure in 1985, the factory was run entirely by Swazi’s.
In June 1987, the factory was re-opened by Richard, Alix and Chas Prettejohn. Richard a farmer, Alix an ex-librarian and Chas a marine engineer. Further removed from glassblowing one could hardly imagine! You may ask “What prompted them to pack up everything in East London and to move to Swaziland/Eswatini to make glass animals?”! (https://ngwenyaglass.co.sz/history)
Under året 1983 var Elving Conradsson involverad i projektet.
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Produktion - 1983 (Elving Conradsson var involverad i projektet i Swaziland 1983.)
- Tillverkare Ngwenya Glass
- Adress Swaziland
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Användning - 1983 — 2016 (Ägarna gifte sig 1971 och den sista av makarna avled 2016)
- Ägare av original Conradsson, Elving
- Ägare av original Conradsson, Alice
- Adress Sverige Småland Jönköping Värnamo Västbo Värnamo Hjälshammar
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Accession - December 4, 2018
Gåva - Givare till museet Ljunggren, Jonas
- Adress Sverige Småland Jönköping Värnamo Värnamo Hjälshammar Hjälshammar Aludden 1
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Classification
License information
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License
Attribution (CC BY)
- Photographer Ludwigsson, Jörgen
- Ägare av original Kulturparken Småland AB
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Metadata
- Identifier M 67543
- Part of collection Föremål
- Owner of collection Kulturparken Småland/Smålands museum
- Institution Kulturparken Småland / Smålands museum
- Date published June 26, 2019
- Date updated January 30, 2023
- DIMU-CODE 021028366710
- UUID 73edbf66-88a1-41ed-b073-8837be2c459e
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