Snow globes, water globes or whatever you may call them, they are fascinating for folks young and old. No one is certain as to when the first snow globe was made, but they appear to date from France ...

Snow globes started out as a novel take on the once-common paperweight. Owners could give the dome a quick shake and watch porcelain “snow” swirl around a familiar winter scene. While paperweights ...

THE SNOW globe is a peculiar object, something between toy and decoration. The wintry scenes suspended in liquid may be whimsical but they are not just for children. Among their most famous collectors ...

Erwin Perzy, an Austrian surgical instruments mechanic, created one of the first snow globes in 1900 while attempting to fashion a brighter light bulb. What's False The first snow globes predate Perzy ...

After years of hiding her secret passion, Connie Moore is ready to tell the world. Moore, a Vera Cruz, Lehigh County, woman is a snow globe collector. Snow globes are those glass or plastic baubles ...

Do you have any cool collections? I do. I collect snow globes and shot glasses from many different places. I have four shot glasses. I have one from Montreal, which my father bought for me while on a ...

Snow globes like to live in herds. Rarely do you find a single snow globe living comfortably. It just isn't natural. Snow globes enter most people's lives innocently as a souvenir or a gift. The next ...

Have you ever wondered who came up with the idea of trapping a scenic winter wonderland inside a small glass ball? Snow ...

Some snow globes contain the antifreeze ingredient ethylene glycol, which is a danger to pets. Rating: Context: The chemical is an ingredient in some, but not all, snow globes. A rumor circulating ...