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Welcome to Auction #102
Closing February 13, 2010
It's In the Auction
Date Last Updated:-1/12/10
2009 has come and gone. We start 2010 with hope, prayers, and enthusiasm for a bright, happy and great year. At least for a better one. Let's talk about New Year's resolutions. If we had made any (you know the usual ones like lose weight, exercise more, swear less, say this auction is the best one yet) I would have broken them all already. What we do resolve and will try hard not to break is that we will offer you a continued selection of glasses that feature high end, low end, and everything in between. Try to offer interesting, different and unusual items to help your collection grow. Come to think of it that is just what Auction #102 offers.
Starting this auction we feature some of the really hard glasses to find. Items #1 and #2 are from the Disney, 1942 Donald Duck series and Item #3 is from the very early Alice in Wonderland set.
Items #4, #5, #6, and #7 are a real treat for Superman fans, Coca Cola collectors, and you that collect only the very hardest to find glasses. I know of no one who has a complete set of these Coca Cola sponsored Superman glasses from Spain. Talking to collectors in Spain, they do not even have them. Rarely offered for sale this is a must. The #2 glass has a small rim chip and one has a slightly faded spot but these glasses are so rare that these small flaws can be over looked.
Coca Cola seems to dominate our early listings and it is no mistake. These are all tough, hard to find items. In addition to the Superman glasses we offer the following:
#8 is a Coca Cola test glass featuring a counted cross stitch quilt.
#10 is the Edmonton, Canada Plant opening glass that we did not even have in our very large Coca Cola collection.
#11 is from Lancaster High School. One of the very hard to find High School Crest glasses from Coca Cola. #12 is a stained glass look test glass with a blank space where there would normally be the name of a business. #14 is a test glass for the Coca Cola Sundblom Santa glasses. We think this one is much nicer than the ones issued.
#15 is believed to be a Collegiate Crest test glass without the Coca Cola information on it. Looks like the Collegiate Crest series and was found among a large group of Coca Cola Collegiate Crest glasses.
#17 is the very hardest of glasses from the near impossible set of Coca Cola Baseball Greats - Pete Rose. As far as condition of the glass, this is the best glass I have ever seen from this set.
#21 and #22 are two different sizes of the stain glass look glasses. Each features the initials "H.J.C." A prominent Coca Cola person had a limited number of these glasses made to give out. Tough find.
#23 is a 8 3/4" carafe featuring the sepia Coca Cola lady that is so common on a set of flair glasses. This carafe is extremely uncommon and is believed to be a test item.
#24 is a very hard to find mug from the 1987 Kansas City Area Coca Cola Commitment campaign.
You will find many more Coca Cola glasses scattered throughout the auction.
Among the many other older glasses are #25 and #26. These two are from the almost impossible to find Canadian Popeye set. The condition of these two older glasses is unbelievably good.
We did not forget you Pepsi Cola collectors either. Starting with the Callahan's Blues Burgers, Item #9, the Pepsi name or logo appears on a large number of items.
#13 is a champagne goblet with the Burger King and Pepsi logos. It is believed that these goblets were used at a dinner where the agreement between the two companies was announced.
#16 is a very hard to find glass from the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics. It is sponsored by McDonald's and features Sam the Eagle in a swimming pose. Questions as to whether this series of glasses was ever issued remain unanswered.
#19 is also a McDonald's item. The small 4 5/8" goblet is from the Battle Creek, MI opening of store #5299. Very unusual.
Item #20 is truly a rare and tough to find glass. Until a collector found the glass, none of the largest Pepsi Cola collectors in the country knew of this Pepsi Cola Bottling Company of Ft. Lauderdale - Palm Beach glass. Very unusual stained glass look, it is believed to be a plant opening glass.
Two versions of the Pepsi sponsored Thought Factory glasses were issued. The common set of ten and then like Item #27, a boxed set of six for a 1980 Las Vegas convention, featuring a Pepsi Food Service Division logo. Just to help the Thought Factory collectors, Item #18 is a place mat with Thought Factory pictures on each side, as well as a Pepsi logo.
Up for auction are a number of glasses with the Brockway Glass Company test sticker on the base. Item #28 - Porky Pig, B/WL; Item #29 - Tweety, B/LUN; and Item #147 - Simon Bar Sinister - has a sticker and also does NOT have the Leonardo TTV name on the glass.
Here is a look at a large number of items offered without comment. In the past we have had pages of pictures of glasses not listed in the Tomart book. We also had our "It's in the Auction" article highlighting some of the better and more interesting glasses. Starting with Auction #102 we will have a longer article with more information and more pictures. There will no longer be "picture pages" printed in the newsletter. Instead of providing pictures of the glasses not listed in Tomart's book, we will now post on our web site pictures of ALL items in the auction. Please note that if you do not have a computer or access to our web page let us know and we will supply you with a printed copy in time for each auction going forward. This is a procedure that many of you have requested so here it is. Let us have your comments.
Check out the large number of Super Heroes. A lot of the moon series are offered in both DC and NPP. Look for Item #253, the extremely hard to find Superman/Superman from the Pepsi sponsored double character set.
Check out the number of sets that are available. Set of six H. Salt Ships, set of four Arby's Monopoly glasses, the eight Charles Dickens, the 1938 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs plus the tapered, taller Grumpy. Set of six tall Canadian Peter Pan; set of six Mickey Mouse Club glasses; set of four showing Mickey and Minnie in the different colored convertibles with their names vertically on the side. Five of the Disney World Showcase glasses including Chip and Dale - the extremely hard one to find. You get the idea ---
Item #174 is a Pepsi Tropical Chill glass from a very limited production. Extremely rare and hard to find glass.
#154 is a McDonald's 10,000 store, Dale City , VA , Official Tasting glass.
For those of you who have wondered what would happen if the Road Runner actually caught Wile = check out Item #369!
More sets to check out -- Pac Man glasses from the Army and Air Force Exchange Service; the set of four Pepsi Ask For More Music glasses featuring Robbie Williams; boxed sets of Aladdin and Pocahontas; set of six celebrating the 150th Anniversary of Texas; set of four from Roger Hargreaves; wrestlers, sports figures; hard interactions and many more.
This is just a small look at what awaits you. Go hunting in the lists, have fun. And most of all, bid! Bid early and often and end up with great glasses to enhance your collection.
Carl and Mary
Remember that you may bid anytime at www.glassnertauction.com , email bids to glassnert@bellsouth.net , or call 901.794.8723 or 901.219.9855. Come join the fun. Carl and Mary
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