The February Crystal Ball has been delivered to the Post Office, and it contains pictures of the glass that is available at the 2010 All-Cambridge Auction to be held on Saturday, March 6, 2010. Visit our Auction Page for details about the auction. Click here for the catalog (in PDF® format). There are some fabulous items available this year, and many of them are previewed for you here in photographs. Enjoy.

The January Crystal Ball has been delivered to the Post Office, and it contains the Auction Catalog for the 2010 All-Cambridge Auction to be held on Saturday, March 6, 2010. Visit our Auction Page for complete details. Click here for the catalog (in PDF® format). There are some fabulous items available this year, and we will be posting photographs of many of the items on these pages after the February Crystal Ball is sent out. Both NCC members and non-members are invited to bid on the items in our annual auction.

If you enjoy Christmas light shows, the Courthouse in Cambridge has one of the best in the nation. There are three different shows, each lasting about 12 minutes, with the lights coordinated with the music. TSO's "Wizards in Winter" is one of the shows, and here is a link to a video of the show. It's on You Tube, and there you will find links to the other shows. Enjoy!

Here's the report from Cindy Arent (I couldn't have said it better):

We had a fabulous open house yesterday. In four hours we sold just over $1500 and we were absolutely swamped with visitors from beginning to end! We dressed so many folks as glass workers that I couldn’t remember what I had said to which group.

I can’t say enough about our museum team and volunteers. It took every one of us to control and entertain the crowd. Marybelle did a wonderful job with the sales desk. She doesn’t get flustered and keeps it moving. We try to ask visitors how they found out about us and yesterday one group said they found Cambridge in Midwest Living Magazine. I think they were from Indiana.

One young couple from PA was thrilled because they had just purchased an entire set of Cambridge Square and then bought a big CS bowl we had for sale. I bet we get them as new members. Marybelle was putting a 2010 Glass Show card in the bag with each sale. Good thinking!

Following the open house we walked downtown for the Courthouse Lighting Ceremony where Cambridge received one of Ohio’s Best Hometowns Award. We maneuvered a group photo with Richard Osborne, Editor/Publisher of Ohio Magazine.

The parade had 110 entries and we were #49. Everyone did a great job and our float looked good! Thousands of people lined the street from the bottom of Wheeling Avenue to 11th Street and we passed out candy from beginning to end. Wish you could have all been here to enjoy spreading the word about Cambridge Glass! It was a day to remember ...

All the auction glass was delivered to Cambridge on time by the November quarterly meeting. Many consignors brought their glass with them to Cambridge and attended the meeting and program. The Auction Committee would again like to thank all the consignors who have made some wonderful Cambridge glass available. Without them, this auction would not be possible. Everything has been unpacked, carefully inspected and identified and repacked. It's now all safely stored away until next March. We are so excited about the many beautiful pieces that will be in the auction. We can't wait!

The Annual All-Cambridge Auction (to be held March 6, 2010) is a major fund raiser for the NCC, and is open to both NCC members and non-members alike. Absentee bids are accepted - read all about it on the Auction page, and at the same time you can see photographs of glass that was available in previous auctions.

Everyone has packed up and left Cambridge after another wonderful Convention. Thanks to Sharon Miller and her team for another great time. And thanks to all the dealers who came for the Glass show and Glass Dash. If you haven't yet attended an NCC Convention, plan to do so next year. You won't be disappointed.