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Meriden ornaments have been produced by the meriden public library local history department since 1994. Old world christmas formerly distributed these ornaments in the u. Over 1,300 old world christmas ornaments from the merck familys old world christmas blown glass ornaments collection. These were first made in germany by glass crafters during the biedermeier period around 1830, according to an antique trader article by karen knapstein.
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