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Cape Cod Glass Club All-Glass Show &

Sale September 21-22

SOUTH YARMOUTH, MA – The Cape Cod Glass Club will be presenting their All Glass
Show and Sale on Saturday, September 21st from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. and Sunday, September
22nd from noon until 4 p.m.
The show will be held at the beautiful Cultural Center of Cape Cod. located at 407 Old Main
Street, South Yarmouth, MA. This is their third year at this facility which has become a club
favorite. The exhibitors for the Cape Cod Glass Show are all hand picked as each has its own
expertise of glass. Dealers are from New England, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and New York.
Many of the dealers have been exhibiting since the show first began in the mid 1980s. This show
specializes in all periods of glass: Early Blown, Cut Glass, Victorian, Art Glass, Silvered Glass,
Bohemian, Depression, American Pattern Glass, early bottles and of course Sandwich Glass.
For further information contact Jim and Betsy Hewlett Lessig the show managers at
508-776-9098 or by email at ehl77pg@gmail.com or jblessig@ aol.com

National Bottle Museum 44th Annual

Antique Bottle Show and Sale

BALLSTON SPA, NY – The National Bottle Museum, 76 Milton Avenue, Ballston Spa, NY,
is presenting its 44th Annual Antique Bottle Show & Sale at the Saratoga County Fairgrounds,
162 Prospect St., Ballston Spa, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sunday, June 2, 2024. Admission is $5
for adults and children 12 and under are free. Early admission is available for $20 at 8 a.m. Food
and refreshments is available on-site, provided by the Brickyard Tavern.
The Bottle Show is the museum’s main annual fundraiser attended by dealers and collectors from
across the country. All types of bottles and related items will be available, including Early New
England glass, flasks, Bitters, canning jars, medicinal bottles, milk bottles, stoneware, and ephemera.
There will also be bottles made to hold mineral waters from Saratoga and other surrounding springs.
This show is an opportunity for everyone to learn about the fun and interesting hobby of
bottle collecting, and how to locate old bottles on their property. Attendees are encouraged to
bring in their empty old bottles for identification. Please photograph bottles with contents.
The National Bottle Museum will be open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The JRM Artists’ Space on
NBM’s second floor will also be open for viewing with a showing of Art of The Bottle VII with all
art having a bottle theme.
The National Bottle Museum is a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) educational institution chartered by the NYS
Education Department dedicated to the preservation and history of bottles and the glassblowing industry.

Founders Chapter / National Glass Club

BOSTON, MA – Founders Chapter is an organization for those interested in the study and
appreciation of glass of all types and periods. The club's membership includes those from the
professional glass world, such as antique dealers, museum curators and authors, as well as those
from the general public who have an appreciation for glass as an art form. Through discussion,
exploration, and identification, members enjoy and understand the delicate art of glass making.
The April 8 meeting will take place in Braintree, MA, with Laurie McDonough Greaney
presenting on the Hope Glass Works, of Providence, RI, a small glass-cutting company. The
May 13 meeting will take place in Manchester, NH, with a catered lunch and a presentation by
Verne Orlosk, a fused glass artist. A silent auction of member-donated glass will also take place.
Meetings start at 11 a.m. and are free and open to non-members. For more information contact
Peggy Hooper at president@founders chapter.org and visit the website www.founderschapter.org

Hudson Valley Depression
Hudson Valley Depression
Glass Club
“The object of the Westchester Glass Glass Club
Club shall be to promote the study 20th Century Glass, Pottery, China, &
& appreciation of glass, regardless of Accessories Spring Show & Sale

type and period, with emphasis on Saturday, May 11, 2024 • 10am to 4pm
American glass.” Veterans Memorial Building

westchesterglassclub.com 413 Main Street, Beacon, New York 12508
ALL ITEMS MADE IN THE U.S.A.

Regular Zoom and Free Glass ID & Appraisal (limit 3 pieces)
In-Person Meetings Books for Sale Refreshments Available.
See Website for Dates and Details $5.00 per person
Raffle entry included with Admission
Jim Russell • 203-207-1525 Info: Debbie Siller 845-702-4770
Jrussell9431@sbcglobal.net hvdgc1972@gmail.com
Facebook.com/Hudson Valley Depression Glass Club

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