Reporting from Vienna — The snow globe museum in Vienna reveals the history of one of the world’s most beloved souvenirs. A childhood toy, a delightful gift, a keepsake. Snow globes seem ...

the company - Original Vienna Snow Globes - is still going strong. Mr Perzy III has been in charge since the early 1980s and the company, despite having only 30 employees, 15 of which work from ...

In the early 1900s, Vienna-based surgical instrument maker Erwin Perzy was asked to create a bright surgical lightbulb, but instead, he invented the snow globe. The snow globe is one of the world ...

In September 2024, I toured the Original Viennese Snow Globe Factory and Museum in Vienna’s 17th district. Erwin Perzy III, spokesperson of the multigenerational family business, led me through ...

Perzy would eventually start selling these snow globes via his company, Original Vienna Snow Globes, which is still in operation today. Here's a video of Perzy's grandson, who currently runs the ...

The world instantly looks more peaceful covered in a powdering of snow – that’s what the inventor of the snow globe thought. Erwin Perzy founded his snow globe workshop over 120 years ago.

Mass production began in Vienna in 1905 by his company, Original Vienna Snow Globes, and the flakes are still falling today. Now run by his grandson, Erwin Perzy III, the family business has made ...

Snow globes are a common sight at Christmas, and at one factory in Vienna they are still produced by the family that claims to have invented them over 100 years ago. The owner, Erwin Perzy III ...

the company - Original Vienna Snow Globes - is still going strong. Mr Perzy III has been in charge since the early 1980s and the company, despite having only 30 employees, 15 of which work from ...