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We have a small set of trusted stained glass artists who do repairs for us. The task of cutting the glass is done by Bill and Ian. There's a chance that Kathy or Kevin, who own the company - that's them, on the right - will pick up the phone Your order will be carefully packed by Brenda or Ian, most likely. If you call us, you'll most likely talk to Kerry, or maybe Brenda or Ian. With such a history, and a large inventory, you might think we're a huge company but we're not, really. Nearly every day we get a phone call, e-mail, or visit in our store in Rockland from someone who says, 'I got my start back in the 70's with Whittemore-Durgin,' or, 'I used to buy stained glass from you 30 years ago. Since that fateful day in 1965, hundreds of thousands of stained glass hobbyists, from the beginner to the master craftsman, have bought their stained glass and supplies from Whittemore-Durgin, many of them returning year after year. In 1971 we moved to our current 13,000 square foot location in Rockland. The business spilled over into the basement of our house, then to a small building in Hanover.

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To this day you can see the envelopes on display in our front foyer with stamps from all over the world.īecause these supplies had only been available to professional stained glass craftspeople, the pent-up demand caused Whittemore-Durgin to grow very quickly. Whittemore-Durgin Stained Glass Supplies was born! More ads were placed, and requests for supplies came in from far and wide. Mom and Dad placed a one-inch ad in Yankee Magazine, and enlisted my siblings, my cousins, and several of their friends (and eventually even me, as a small child) to wrap glass in newspaper, coil up lead and solder, add some instructions, and package it all up into shipping boxes. McClair's scrap glass bucket that had been destined for the trash bin, sold it to the student as 'stained glass remnants' - and the rest, as they say, is history. Dad immediately packaged up some glass from Mr. One day in 1965, a student from Massachusetts College of Art requested some pieces of glass for an art project. McClair was quite well known for his talent and artistry. Irving McClair was the craftsman when my parents bought the company in the late 1950s from Chester Durgin and Ira Whittemore, and Mr. The company also produced stained and leaded glass windows. Whittemore-Durgin began in 1926 in Quincy, Mass., as a plate glass company.

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Our store is chock full of everything you need to create stained glass works of art - colored and clear glass, tools, solder, foil, lead, flux, patina, and more - and our experienced staff will take the time to help you figure it all out. Remember the old hardware store, back when you were a kid? Where you knew you could get just about anything - even if you didn't know exactly what you needed? And remember the folks behind the counter who would help you figure it all out? Well, that's us.

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If you collect scraps of woods from lumberyards for toy making, be sure it has not been treated with any preservatives.Do you want to learn how to do stained glass? We're here to help you get started.

Scrub well with disinfectant, rinse and dry in the sun or on low setting in the oven to kill any molds or bugs. Please remember any wood used for perches and toys has to be pesticide and chemical free. Whenever in doubt PLEASE AIR ON THE SIDE OF CAUTION. may be toxic, which is why you may see plants listed on both lists here.

While one part of the plant/tree/bush may be safe, another part, be it a stem, leaf, fruit, etc. that our birds come into contact with, we need to be aware of which is safe and which is toxic. Weather it be house plants, garden plants, fruit trees, wood branches, berries, seeds, etc. Which plants and branches are harmful and which are safe Avian vets often recommend such chewing activity as important occupational therapy.Ī couple of the most commonly asked questions Jo has areġ. Almost every bird enjoys chewing on the bark of a fresh tree branch.

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