April 12, 1998
Greetings Accumulators!
Happy holiday to all. Having been bogged down quite a bit this week, I am
late with this newsletter, and hope I am forgiven.
FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF WHAT, NO SAMPLES?
On April 23, Christie's will hold a symposium on vintage cars. It will
cover advances in both design and technology, and will discuss the rarity
and value of collectible cars. The symposium will be held in New York and
does not include hints on how to store and display your collection within
your small house or apartment. Cost: $225. For more information, or to
register, call (212)702-1390.
SHAMELESS PLUG FOR COWORKER DEPARTMENT
This may seem unbelievable, but those of us on "Personal FX, The
Collectibles Show" have a real life, separate from the show. John Bruno,
Ace Appraiser and Really Funny Guy, is the owner, along with his lovely
wife, Tina, of Flamingo Promotions, producers of fine antiques shows. His
next show, The Gold Coast Antiques Show will be held on Saturday and
Sunday, April 24 and 25, at St, Paul's School in Garden City, New York. For
more information, call (516)261-4590.
AND NO SHOVELS ARE NECESSARY!
The new show at The Aldrich Museum in Ridgefield, CT will open on April 19
and run until May 31. It's entitled "YaZoo, A Cardboard Menagerie". It
consists of a group of jungle animals made of plain and corrugated
cardboard, Elmer's Glue and packaging tape. Seriously. For those of you
who always played with the cardboard box longer than you played with the
toy inside, this is a must-see.
HOW TO GET RID OF A DRIP
Don't let globs of wax from melting candles ruin your beautiful old
candlesticks. Put your candles in the freezer. No, you don't have to keep
them in the freezer. Use the space in there for your ice cream. Just put
the candles in for about an hour, and then you can take them out and store
them wherever you usually keep them. They won;t drip.
PLEASE DON'T POISON THE MARKET
Dealers (and some collectors, too)who sell unmarked reproductions as old
items, don't realize the impact their actions will have on the market, and
that they'll get hurt too, in the long run. Read "Please Don't
Poison The Well". It's my own set of arguments against biting the hand
that feeds you.
That's all for this week, folks. Artie has the week off, so this is my
chance to put him to work helping me do some spring cleaning. Have a good
one! Happy Hunting!
Best,
Judith
© 1998 Judith Katz-Schwartz. All rights reserved.
Antiques and Collectibles Newsletter #37
U.S. Library of Congress
ISSN 1520-4464
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