Learn How Becky Horine Is Serenad- Ed to by Elvis, Page 12 Research and Taking a Risk Won This Rare Bowl at an Estate Auction
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1 This Ugly Bug hatpin is part of a hatpin history that turns a little ugly— and and violent, Page 14 Learn how Becky Horine is serenad- ed to by Elvis, Page 12 Research and taking a risk won this rare bowl at an estate auction, Page 17 Whimseys are on the agenda for the HOACGA Convention, Page 8 What’s the formula for love? Diann and Sylvester Walleck shares that with you on Page 15 2 Our Carnival Glass Collecting By Darlene and James Grogan My love for Carnival Glass George Thomas, Dale Mathney, began at an early age due to my and Tom Burns. This even made articles about “my glass.” Included beautiful glass. I, Darlene, am the was a membership roster, and in it I Diego, and Southern California also mother’s influence by her love for Margaretfound another Patterson collector and inwas my invited home us aware that San Joaquin, San also. He likes going to Carnival Glass totown her of home Bakersfield, CA. I contacted collector, but James loves the glass to see her had clubs, and since we lived in extensive meetings and conventions, helping and,me set most up displays,of all, making room friends. sitting I was in while I search out the glass for sale awe,collection. to say the least, in James and I were raised in seeing all her California.central Kansas, My mom leaving would there attend walls hung everyafter college estate salefor employment around Wilson. in She with Carnival bought Carnival Glass, Brilliant Cut Glass. She glass, Depression Glass and anything forwas many a school else that would many times come yearsteacher during and in a box lot. She had so much that her summer when she decided to downsize, we got first choice of what we wanted, she would then she had an auction. I asked for drivevacation to the the Carnival Glass since it included a Midwest mintsmarigold for Kitten’smy seventh spooner birthday. that Also,had therebeen givenwas a to marigold me filled Twins with candyfruit for Carnival bowl and base that I had talked Glass.to antique my mom into buying for me at a rummage sale when I was about 12 she mentored me. One of her attend the Southern California years old. We became a good friends as Bakersfieled, we found we could Well, with the start of a glass meeting that we attended, we were outstandingThanks to pieces the Northern was an ice blue club on occasion. At the second CaliforniaWisteria pitcher. Carnival Glass Club wondering how feasible it would collection, I bought books and began beapproached to have a Sanby Diane Diego/Southern and Dean Fry, to study the patterns, makers and ICGA newsletter, we attended our hadcolors. to haveWe would it if it antiquewas a different and find advertising their convention in the a few pieces in our price range. I California convention in Bakersfield, 1982.first Carnival It was held Glass in convention a Holiday Inn and their thinking was that Bakersfield pattern from what we had. Yes, I Holidome.auction in Modesto,We arrived CA., on in a orFriday about was more central. We were thrilled it,was and a pattern sometimes collector, they werepurchasing not he evening, and as we walked into the to think this could happen. We the piece regardless of the beauty of byresearched Robby and the Betty idea, Robertson and a trip up fairyland of lights and Carnival Glass to confirm our finding was made prettiest. center of the dome, our eyes saw a In 1980 I subscribed to the and the Frys. With the successful advertised“Antique Trader” for members. and one I ofjoined from all the window displays! I had conventions in Bakersfield for the clubs, I believe it was ICGA, never seen anything as beautiful! two years, our So. CA. convention newsletter. I was so elated that We were welcomed and continues to this day, although it introduced to all, and trying to and started receiving their and Connie Moore, Tom Mordini, was moved to LASee because Grogan, of page better 13 recall some we met, such as Don there were clubs and wonderful calendar 3 2015 2015 Sat., Jan. 10 Wed., Aug. 18 to Sat. Aug. 22 New Years Carnival Glass Extravaganza, 9 a.m., Woodsland World Wide Carnival Glass Association and Auction Mickey Reichel Auction Gallery, 18350 Hunter’s Ridge, at the Best Western Airport Inn, Wichita, Thurs., Sept. 10 to Sat., Sept. 12 websiteBoonville, listed Mo. at65233. right. Preview noon to 5 p.m. Friday Kan. For more information, see www.carnivalglass.org. and 7:30 a.m. Saturday. For more information, see his New England Carnival Glass Association Convention Wed., Feb. 4 to Sat., Feb. 7 and Auction. More information later. Tampa Bay Carnival Glass Club Convention and Auction. Wed., Oct. 7 to Fri., Oct. 9 Air Capital Carnival Glass Club Convention, Best of the John and Judy Gosselin Collection by Burns Auction Service. Seminars by Carl Chapman Western Airport Inn, Wichita, Kan. For Reservations call: and Stan Runion, .banquet speaker is Richard Cinclair. Fri., Oct. 9 to Sat. Oct. 10 Dolphin Beach Resort, St. Pete Beach, FL. Reservations Wichita Toll-Free:1- 888 942-5666. atWed., 800-237-8916 March 11 to Sun., March 14 Southern California Carnival Glass Club Convention Millersburg Glass Association Fall Gathering before the and Auction at Ayres Suites Hotel, Ontario, Cal. Seminar Ohio. SaturdayFront cover annual photo Millerburg sources: Beetle: Glass Auction, www.ddoty.com; Millersburg, whimsey: www.seeckauction.com; Elvis: Steve Hazlett; - Goddess of Harvest: Darrell Neely, and Walleck photo: Syl- speaker is Judy Maxwell, banquet speakers are Galen and vester and Diann Walleck. Back cover: Seeck Auctions Kathi Johnson with an open house at the Gary and Melo dy Briggs home. For reservations call 909-390-7778. For Wed., March 18 to Sat., March 21 auctioneers & vendors more information see the website: www.sccgc.webs.com. Texas Carnival Glass Club Convention and Auction at Mickey Reichel Mickey Reichel Antique and AuctionL.C. Wyndham Suites Hotel, Dallas. For more information, see 18350 Hunters Ridge Boonville, MO. 65233 660-882-5292 www.AWK-SHN.com Jim and Jan Seeck Seeck Auctions pagesWed., 4April and 227. to Sun., April 26 Heart of America Carnival Glass Association Conven- PO Box 377 Mason City, IA 50402 tion and Auction at the Embassy Suites (International 641-424-1116 www.seeckauction.com Tom Burns Burns Auctions 183 Sunnyside Dr. Clermont, Fla. 34711 Airport) Hotel, Kansas City, Mo. For more information, 407-592-6552 www.necga.com /Tom%20Burns%20Auction seeWed., pages May 14 6 toand Sat., 15. May 9 Keystone Carnival Glass Convention and Auction at Jim Wroda Jim Wroda Auction Services, LTD 5239 St. Rt. 49 S Greenville, OH 45331 937.548.7835 www.jimwrodaauction.com the Holiday Inn, Grantville, Pa., telephone 717-49-1554. For information contact Sharon Royle at don6379@ Thurs., June 4 to Sat., June 6 Tom & Sharon Mordini Mordini Carnival Glass Auction Prices verizon.net - 36 N. Mernitz Ave. Freeport, IL 61032 tion, Milwaukee, Wis. (815) 235-4407 www.woodsland.com/mordini/ Lincoln Land Carnival Glass Club Convention and Auc Wed., June 17 to Sat., June 20 Lloyd R. Ward CarnivalGlass.com American Carnival Glass Association Convention and P.O. Box 1006 Mayfield, KY 42066 Auction (270) 251-2005 www.carnivalglass.com Dave Doty www.ddoty.com at the Wroda Auction Facility, Greenville, Ohio. Hotel reservations available at: Holiday Inn Express Colleywood Carnivall www.colleywoodcarnival.com 937-548-1328 or Greenville Inn 937-548-3613. Refer to Glass Company Wed., July 15 to Sat., July 18 rates for Wroda Auction or the ACGA. Fred & Elaine Blair www.eblasercreations.com Laser Creations E-mail: [email protected] International Carnival Glass Association Convention and Samantha Prince www.poormanstiffany.com Auction, Crowne Plaza Hotel, St. Louis. 4 President’s Corner By Emmett Morgan Jim and Jan Seeck producing a very Seeck Auctions. The only glass different and beautiful brochure the club continues to hold is three designed by Donna Lee Olson! There boxesthank availableeveryone forwho display submitted by our bids was a really big crowd of collectors members. Your Board would like to from across the country and many phone bidders. The auction set for Jane’s glass. I hope many of our a new total dollar sales record members have a piece to remember of $771,000 for a Carnival Glass Jane and In this her issue benevolence of CGA is to our auction and with only 267 lots. That club.information regarding our isand an furious average with of almost a large $2900 number per lot. WOW! The bidding was fast convention March 18 – 21, 2015. Fall is in the air in Texas as we of five-digit ending bids. HOACGA All the basic information including hostedEven Elvis a mini-convention was in the building. before hotel reservations and complete days. In Brenham, the leaves really the auction on Thursday and Friday. schedule including the seminar should be in the 40s in a couple of speakersare very fortunate and banquet to have speakers glass Bud Martin presented a wonderful can be found in this newsletter. We dofall. not Before change you to know gold, itorange we will or be seminar on Friday displaying many redhaving color. our They next justmeeting turn hostedbrown andat of his wonderful Northwood pieces artist Eric Hansen, nephew of with lots of beautiful pastels that RobertRemember Hansen, it is neveras our too educational early to willout tobe Bob auctioned Grissom at andthe HOACGAGary Heavin seminarmake your speaker hotel reservations.on Friday morning. the homes of Cale Wilcox and his conventionfor all their inhard 2015.