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Heard it on the Thimble Grapevine ~~
Subject: English Porcelain Factory Closures
Heard on the grapevine -- the impending closure of
Waterford/Wedgwood.
In regard to Spode, a contact who recently visited there reports that only the gift shop is open, with the factory having closed down a year or more
ago.
CORRECTION: Our earlier report that Birchcroft China was closing was wrong. Follow this link to Birchcroft's website and you will see they are still very much
operational. www.thimble.net You will also find in excess of 2,000 lots
currently on their Ebay store. Our apologies for the mistake.
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THE STORY OF THE BLUE M&M
Once
upon a time there were four thimble friends who lived in different
countries and frequently traded thimbles. A perfect shipping container
for shipping thimbles is an empty Mini M&M candy tube-container.
Once, shortly after the turn of the century, the collector in South
Africa inadvertently left a tiny blue M&M inside a thimble package
she shipped to the USA, which fell out when it was opened. Thereafter,
and many jokes later, it became a tradition among the four to include a
tiny blue M&M candy inside all thimble packages to signify their
friendship.
** UNITED WE STAND **
PHOTO: Dallas Texas, October 2, 2001. Flag on tarp; 14 stories high. Erected in response to Twin Towers attack on 9/11/01. Photo by Mary Craft.
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FIRST MONDAY TRADES DAYS - CANTON, TEXAS
I'm happy to report that I live only 17 miles from Canton, Texas, home of "First Monday," the largest outdoor, year-round fleamarket in the world. Since its start in the 1850's, it has grown to over 150 acres of wonderful treasures with 3,000 to 7,000 dealers and 100,000 to 300,000 visitors on a trade weekend, depending upon the season and weather. I go EVERY month, rain or shine or snow, year round. For a collector, or just a general lover of junk, its heaven. For more information on First Monday click on these links.
Yoda ***