Museum of Vintage Glasses of Negros Occidental sparks interest



I had been raring to stop by this museum located at Brgy. Sum-ag, Bacolod City for a long time already. It is located by the street where we pass by each time we go to Bacolod City. Time is always running out because either we pass by the place on an early morning with some errands to do or we pass by there when it is already nighttime and time to go home. 

But it was by luck that I was able to pass by the museum while the sky is still with light and the drizzling of the rain stopped. The museum accommodates visitors by appointment only and I was doubly lucky on that day because the owner was around and so, on my first try to visit, I was able to enter the place and chat with the collector and curator Tomiko Casiano.

According to Tomiko, he had visitors as far as Russia because he has some pieces from Russia (check the blue chalice held by my mom in the picture below), and the US (of course, because the pieces were from the Depression Era of the US) as well as the local culinary school in Pangasinan (They wanted to check out vintage and fine dinner wares). 

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The museum has a collection of 3,000 vintage glass pieces of almost all kinds from glass napkin holders, lamps, decanters, dinner plates, and goblets among others and in arranged by hues, from transparent to jadite, white and yellow glasses, green, pink, cobalt, amber, yellow, aquamarine and blue colors. They also come in various designs  that belongs to the depression years of the US which dates from 1904 to 1940. The collection includes Jadite, Milk, Pressed glasses, Carnival glasses, and Vaseline glasses.    

Tomiko explained that the color of a real vintage glass does not fade even in prolong use. He collected the glasses during his active working years in US as floral designer for clients in the Beverly Hills. His love for finding great vase for his flowers grew into collecting vintage pieces when he was gifted with beautiful pieces and later he bought some pieces from estate sales and auctions. He also bragged about the pieces gifted to him by his ancestors.

Among the interesting items in the collection is the very thick Carnival Bowl that almost looks like a helmet with this orangey exciting color as well as the miniature copy of 1912 Ford car which holds a whiskey decanter and some shot glasses at the back.   

The Museum opened on 12 December 2012, the reason for the 12.12.12. inscription above the gate which leads to the museum. Tomiko can be reached by his cellphone # 09173098895; tel # 034-4441140; and 034-7029664; email: tomiko.flowers@gmail.com The Museum is open from 10 am to 4pm from Tuesday to Sunday and by appointment only. The museum suggests a donation of $2 per person each visit.

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The blue corner.



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The Carnival Glass has the glittering multi-color shades that we find in our old marbles.

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The Chalice from Russia which a Russian Ambassador personally visited here once.


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The minimalist front ground with sculptures found in nature and some recycled industrial wastes.

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