# The history of the snowglobe

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**Category:** Cecil's Columns/Staff Reports\
**Created:** [December 4, 2011, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-history-of-the-snowglobe/605030 "2011-12-04T15:20:04Z")\
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**Author:** ![Beruang](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/77aa72/32.png) [@Beruang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beruang)\
**Post date:** [December 4, 2011, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-history-of-the-snowglobe/605030/1 "2011-12-04T15:20:04Z")

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In reference to [this Straight Dope classic:](http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/494/what-do-you-call-those-liquid-filled-glass-things-that-snow-when-shaken)

An article in [The Daily](http://www.thedaily.com/page/2011/12/01/120111-opinions-history-snowglobe-pandey-1-4/) recounts the history of the snowglobe. It does not, however, definitively answer the question of its name. While employing numerous synonyms, it does tend to use “snowglobe” most often – which, in my experience, is the most common term.

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**Author:** ![constanze](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f9ae1b/32.png) [@constanze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/constanze)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2011, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-history-of-the-snowglobe/605030/2 "2011-12-05T18:43:10Z")

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The English Wikipedia settles on “[Snow globe](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snow_globe)”. So it seems to be decided.