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Pittsburgh-Area Glass Cutter Handcrafts Special Inauguration Gifts For Joe Biden And Kamala Harris
Peter O'Rourke has been cutting glass by hand for U.S. presidents since Ronald Reagan took office.
January 19, 2021
MOUNT PLEASANT, Pa. (KDKA) — A Pittsburgh-area glass cutter handcrafted special inauguration gifts for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris.
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Peter O’Rourke hand carves special inauguration gifts for every Inauguration Day. It’s a gift from the American people to the president and vice president. O’Rourke just shipped out the finished glass vases for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris.
It’s a far cry from Galway, Ireland, but O’Rourke has carved out a life with his family in Mount Pleasant. The master glass cutter has been working since the 1970s, cutting crystal by hand for the leaders of the free world.
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