Time Marches
On
The weekend of October 4th has come and gone. It's been
eleven years since the JSABC annual Show and Sale made the move to Canyonville. Hard to
believe...
The move from the middle of the month, to the first weekend
in October seems to have been a blessing in disguise. For whatever reason, the
seasons have changed. This year saw the wettest September ever recorded in Oregon . The fall colors appeared
weeks early, trees are already dropping their leaves and it is now freezing at
night.
However, the weather for show weekend couldn't have been
better. 70's during the day, crisp and cool at night. Crystal clear afternoons
and best of all, no rain! The perfect weather no doubt helped attendance. Early
attendance was up again this year and Saturday saw a steady stream of local people
through the doors.
75 sales tables and eight displays filled out the show.
Several collections, fresh to the market, were on the tables and a number of
new faces appeared behind dealer tables. Many of the dealers that we spoke with
reported strong sales in the four figure range. The Saturday auction table continued
to be a hot spot.
Dealers were presented with a free raffle drawing for a
crisp $100~ bill. Seven Feathers again donated a meal and lodging package,
which rounded out the free dealer drawings.
Eight displays were set up, representing both the bottle and
insulator hobby's. A hot topic in both areas of collecting continues to be the
dearth of fakes flooding the market. A bottle display, entitled "Real or
Repro / Fantasy or Fake" was especially popular and was awarded the
Federations Most Educational ribbon by a team of judges representing both hobbies.
Raffle prizes this year were over the top. American Bottle
Auctions helped out by selling us a group of three historical flasks for a
reasonable price, and a killer group of insulators were offered to balance out
the raffle table. The third raffle prize was a custom display cabinet with a
retail value of $750~, designed to accommodate either bottles or insulators.
Unfortunately, in the rush to get to the show, I forgot my
camera. Anyone with photos of the show is asked to send them to me so that they
can be posted.
And so, this years "C'ville Show" is now in the
history books. We'd like to thank everyone who made the trip and will look
forward to seeing one and all again next year.
Same weekend / Same place.
At
the Seven Feathers Casino Resort,
where you can expect the best~
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