Kent Washburn takes great pride and pleasure in announcing the second annual and Texas's largest American Glass, China and Pottery Show on February 12 & 13, 2000, at Live Oak Civic Center in San Antonio.

Forty-five dealers from twenty two states and Glass Lovers from Ohio, Montana, California, Alaska, Alberta, Canada and from most places in-between combined to make the 1999 show a resounding success. Collectors found those elusive pieces to add to their collections in everything from Fire-King to Steuben. Both collectors and dealers were overwhelmed with the variety and volume of rare glass. Everyone left demanding more of the same in 2000.

Major national dealers from New York, Maryland, Florida, Virginia, Arkansas, Alabama, Louisiana, Ohio, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Washington, and California have committed their huge and varied inventories of rare and unusual items to this Lone Star round-up of American Glass, China and Pottery. Outstanding dealers from the great state of Texas will add a down home flavor to this Alamo City spectacle of color and beauty. This outstanding TEXAS SIZE happening is easy to get by air or road. Two of the nation's longest interstate highways intersect in San Antonio: I-10 runs from the Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic Ocean and I-35 runs from Canada to Mexico. All glass lovers will receive a hearty welcome in the heart of Texas.

All San Antonio's major attractions are within a few minutes of the Live Oak Civic Center. They include the Alamo, as well as the internationally famous San Antonio River Walk. The civic center is a modern facility with over 3000 free parking spaces. A versateller for instant cash is located just outside the front entrance. The designer colors for the millennium are cobalt and silver. The lobby of the Live Oak Civic Center will be decorated with cobalt and silver mercury glass hung from the ceiling on glass chains.

In keeping with the cobalt and silver theme, San Francisco sterling silver expert, Ken Gardner, will be our Special Guest. Bring your sterling for free identification. He will have many patterns of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries available. Plus he will provide a sterling matching service. Ken is exceptionally knowledgeable and a loves to share his knowledge with others. He will conduct seminars on both Saturday and Sunday of the show. Mr. Gardner is a Glass Lover, too, and his massive collection of Fostoria green Versailles was on display at the 1998 National Depression Glass Convention in San Antonio.

Milbra Long and Emily Seate will be our guest authors. Their 1995 book, "Fostoria Stemware," set a high standard for reference materials, and their recently released book, "Fostoria Tableware, 1924-1943," is setting sales records. It has already established itself as a must have reference. These charming and delightful Texas ladies are as knowledgeable as they are gracious. They love to talk about Fostoria glassware and are excellent at identification. By February 2000, they hope to have at least one and possibly two more books on Fostoria available. They have promised to bring an ample supply of their books. This will we an excellent opportunity to add to your reference library and have the authors personally autograph your copies.

1999 Washburn Show dealers, Bert and Donna Kennedy, Mesquite, Texas, reported during the evening of May 26 that "the Blue Dart warehouse burnt down. No one was hurt in the fire but much was lost in the way of glass, books, and research information ... Over 600 stems were lost in the fire. All of the (Morgantown) etching plates that I (Bert) had restored may be damaged beyond restoration. ... We will rebuild and go on with God's help and good thoughts from our friends." Glass dealers are strong people and we anticipate they will be selling at the 2000 Show in Live Oak. Some glass and most of the etching plates were eventually salvaged. The plates will require extensive restoration, but their historical data was saved. Our prayers are with them.

Texans Jeff and Nan Jones' elegant glass display, entitled "The Tall Ones", will showcase colored, etched and decorated bud vases. Collectible glassware is rapidly becoming synonymous with the word "Art." Their display will be an excellent example of this concept. When one thinks of the millennium colors cobalt and silver, cobalt Royal Lace comes to mind and will be on display. Volunteers who want to display a collection, please contact me.

Glass lovers, it is time for you, your group and/or your club to start planning your trip to San Antonio. Watch for developments and more dealer introductions in future San Antonio News Releases.

"YA'LL COME NOW!"

Kent

Kent Washburn takes great pride and pleasure in announcing the second annual and Texas's largest American Glass, China and Pottery Show.

Forty-five major national dealers from New York to Florida, from Washington to California and most states in between have committed their huge and varied inventories of rare and unusual items to this Lone Star round-up of American Glass, China and Pottery. Outstanding dealers from the great state of Texas will add a down home flavor to this Alamo City spectacle of color and beauty.

This outstanding TEXAS SIZE happening is easy to get by air or road. Interstate 10 and Interstate 35, the nation's two longest interstate highways, intersect in San Antonio. The word is out about this excellent glass show. A lady from Wellington, New Zealand, has confirmed that she will be flying in and attending the show all weekend. Look for her with a Texas yellow ribbon framing her show badge.

Washburn's San Antonio Show will be the first American Glass Show with "Live Remote WEBCAM" to the Internet at http://www.collectoronline.com/webcam/washburn.html. If you do not attend the show, by connecting to Collector Online's preceding website you can drool over all the things that you missed. Tom Jiamachello and Erik Wheeler from Collector Online, out of Burlington, Vermont, will lecture late Saturday afternoon on, "Tips and Tools for Buying and Selling on the Internet."

Books are great but there is nothing like experiencing 300 different ruby goblets identified to pattern and manufacturer all at one in one place. Charley and Nancy Swehla had matching stemware until the 1971 Slymar Earthquake reduced it to buckets of shards. The "Swehla Goblets" collection has grown out of that rubble. They will display an eight foot table of traditional depression glass stems, an eight foot table of elegant stems and another table of confusing collectibles or unidentifiable stems. Charley and Nancy will serve as our Rocket Room displays host/hostess. Come and converse with this delightful and knowledgeable couple. This is the first time their collection has been east of the Rocky Mountains.

Mr. William P. Walker, Paden City Glass Company expert and soon to be published author, will have triple roles as a show dealer, extensive displayer of items featured in his upcoming book and seminar leader. On Saturday and Sunday, assisted by Joan C. Walker and Melissa Bratkovich, he will present a seminar titled, "Paden City Glass 1916-1951, A Guide to the Glass of the Color Company: An Overview."

Melanie Hildreth, author of' "Navarre," will present a Saturday seminar "Navarre." She is a show dealer from California in our show and will have her book for sale in her booth. Ken Gardner, San Francisco sterling expert, will do free sterling identification. He will display sterling pitchers from different periods in American Silver and conduct silver seminars on both days.

The designer colors for the millennium are cobalt and silver. The lobby of the Live Oak Civic Center will be decorated with cobalt and silver mercury glass hung from the ceiling on glass chains. Milbra Long and Emily Seate, our Fostoria authors and experts, will add to the beauty of the lobby with their displays of Fostoria's Regal Blue accented by Fostoria's Silver Mist. Their 1995 book, "Fostoria Stemware" set a high standard for reference materials, and their recently released book, "Fostoria Tableware, 1924-1943" has already established itself as a must have reference. They love to talk about Fostoria glassware and are excellent at identification.

The La Quinta Inn, 12822 I-35, San Antonio, TX, 78233, has offered a special rate for two double beds, for one to four people, at $58.00 plus tax, requiring advance reservations. Reservations may be made until February 1, 2000, by calling toll free 800-531-5900, or 210-657-5500, and making reference to "Washburn's Glass Show".

Texans Jeff and Nan Jones' elegant glass display, entitled "The Tall Ones", will showcase approximately 100 colored, etched and decorated bud vases. Kathy and Buddy Stultz of Glen Allen, Virginia, will display Heisey's Planation with the Ivy Etch. This is truly a rare collection. The Willow Pattern by Indiana Glass Company will be displayed by Melissa Miller of Austin, Texas. This is one of those up and coming patterns. Kay Bernhard of Willow City, Texas, will have a display entitled, "The Small Side of Vernon Kilns." This pottery display will feature elusive demi cups and saucers manufactured by Vernon Kilns. Charlotte and Raymond Voight of San Antonio will display their American Sweetheart. Jean Spalding and Carol McEwen will be sharing some of their collections, too.

Rare glass -- see the Daze issue for January, 2000. Additional rare glass will include Rosepoint #1372 decanter, pink Old Colony vase, amber Diane Pitcher, green Poinsettia dresser tray, etc.

" YA'LL COME NOW "

Kent

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