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Yelverton Paperweight Centre
Yelverton Paperweight Centre was a paperweight museum and supplier in Leg O'Mutton, a small hamlet near Yelverton, in the English county of Devon. The museum began as the private collection of a Cornish postmaster, and has now grown to over 1200 items. It was featured in the humorous travel book ''More Bollocks to Alton Towers'', which suggests that, "Even if you're sceptical when you arrive, you'll be amazed long before you leave".
The Paperweight Centre is now closed and the building is up for sale. (July 2013)
==History==
The museum began as the private collection of Bernard Broughton, the postmaster of St Tudy in Cornwall. Broughton's wife was bequeathed a French paperweight in a family member's will, and this inspired Broughton to begin collecting paperweights.〔〔 When his personal collection had grown, he began to open it for public viewings in his post office building.〔 In 1978, Broughton moved to Yelverton and continued giving the public access to his collection.〔 At the point of his death in 1984, he had amassed 850 paperweights.
Between 1984 and 1997, the Paperweight Centre was managed by Kay Bolster, who had been assistant to Broughton since his move to Yelverton. During this time, the collection became a more popular tourist attraction. In 1997, the centre was taken over by David Hunter.〔
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