Good Morning Alan,

In a little over six months from now, Club members will assemble in Corning once again for our annual symposium. As the co-chair for the dinner auction on Saturday night held at Corning headquarters, I am looking forward to another fun filled evening with good food, good friends, good conversation, and of course a great auction with many interesting items. Last year we had a successful auction, with some interesting pieces going for sale. The highlight of the auction had to be the two sided framed stock certificate from the Steuben Glass Works, dated 1903, signed by both Thomas Hawkes, and Frederick Carder. Mike Moline and I will co-chair the auction at this year’s symposium, and we would like to give all folks who plan to attend the symposium this year an early heads up, to please start to consider any items you may have in your home which you may like to place into the auction. The auction is a financial generator for the Carder Steuben Club, and goes a long way to help us maintain our financial stability. For people planning on attending this year’s symposium, please give some thought to items you may have that you might have in a box somewhere or possibly in your vast collection, which you may wish to place in the auction. Last year, most of the generated monies for the club came from auction pieces donated by a small handful of club members. When an item is donated, all proceeds go directly to the club. Another option for folks is to consign an item(s), with or without a reserve selling price. There is a 10% sellers premium and a 10% donation to the club fee for consigned items, and the seller receives the remaining 80% of the monies generated from the consigned item(s). Obviously the club does much better when items are donated, so we ask that if you do have any pieces for either donation or consignment that you would like to place in the auction this year, please start to consider what those items may be. Remember, the sustainability of the Carder Steuben Club comes from its members, and those of you that are generous enough to place items into the auction each year contribute greatly to the future sustainability of this organization, and it is greatly appreciated. Thank you so much for your continued support.

Mark Chamovitz,
Pittsburgh, PA

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Webmaster’s Selection

This decanter is shape number 6587 and is colorless with Mirror Black reeding. It is about 9.5″ high. The cordials are mentioned in the factory records as being included with the decanter and have the same shape number.