Byline: BEN DOBBIN Associated Press
CORNING -- It lends more than a little sparkle to special occasions -- a dinner party, a 15th wedding anniversary, a visit by a foreign head of state.
Renowned for its light-catching clarity, fluid form and intricate engraving, Steuben is the only luxury lead crystal still handcrafted in the United States. What's more, this customary gift of state of U.S. presidents dating back to Harry Truman has just hit the century mark.
``The very fact that an American company has survived 100 years and has kept its fundamental themes of craftsmanship and quality is just an amazing thing,'' said Thomas Dimitroff, a historian …
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