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opened and also sold a few of my bottles. When the show opened to the public I either
sold my bottles and Jims while he was looking around or continued to buy using the
money from what I sold. I discovered a couple , Kaye & Dan Lang, who were selling
Kaye’s Fathers collection and had quite a number of ceramics that I would like to have
and I did buy several from them, including a set of three Lionstone IAF fire trucks and
plaque. Given the restrictions on weight I had to be reasonably careful though I did
have the fortune to have Jim available and he took quite a number of the ceramics for
me to send by mail and I carried the bottles I had purchased.

I was really pleased to obtain among
others, two more Elvis models, a Ski
Country Falcon Dancer, The Birth of
Freedom and one that to me epitomized
the problems of the United States - a
MBC Banker who looks fat and
prosperous and we all now know that
condition was at the expense of the
economy!! And some of the bourbons I
managed to obtain included a Hannah &
Hogg (1940s); an Old Anthem shaped
like a double bass (1940s); a Family
Club and a Brigadier (1936?), all quite
old bottles.

Without doubt I enjoyed this show more
than the previous. I think that was