Ruby Stain in the News

The local newspaper did a nice story on our collection and plans. If you have clippings and news items relating to ruby stain, please send them to us for use in this section of the site.

Ed Kleppinger
2454 Royal Street,
New Orleans, LA, 70117

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The Times-Picayune, May 15, 2004

Red Alert: Home Tour Includes Unusual Collection
Maybe its no coincidence that Ed Kleppinger collects glass stained the color of passion. Read more

Cotton & Quail Antique Gazette, September, 2003

Victorian-era ruby stain is his passion. New Orleans collector hopes to leave legacy of glass museum. by Sharon Korbeck Read more

Antique Trader, Collector Profile, August 20, 2003

"Remember the Field of Dreams? We can do that with a museum." With rose-colored glass firmly adjusted & a strong desire to make the world a better place, New Orleans glass collector Ed Kleppinger is planning his own version of "if you build it they will come." Read more

Antique Week, Auction Report, March 10, 2003

Mount Crawford, Va. - On Jan. 31 and Feb. 1, a throng of collectors of antique glass descended upon this, a picturesque town nestled in the emerald shadow of the Shenadoah Mountains. Read more

The Times-Picayune, January 3, 2003

A collector of ruby stain glass has filled an entire Creole cottage with examples of everyday elegance from the Victorian age. But he hopes to share his treasures with the public in a museum someday. Read more