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Posted By: Kevin Cummings

Jeff:

The East Coast National used to be a great show, but my most recent experiences there have been less satisfying. My sister grew up as a best friend of promoter Gloria Rothstein's daughter, Andrea. Gloria did/does a great job organizing the show, but, in my opinion, because she scheduled it so close to the real National and the effects of ebay, the attendance began to fall off.

In days gone by, Terry Knouse and a few other top vintage dealers frequented the show (I bought my first Old Judge - Tim Keefe from Terry at one of these shows), but not so any more.

You can still find some good stuff - Ron Vitro, Glenn Mechanick and Henry Moses still attend and have some 19th century items as far as I know - but it's not as plentiful as it used to be.

If you decide to go, let me know if you're going Saturday or Sunday and maybe we can hook up.

Kevin