Saturday morning the dealers started setting up at 7am and the doors opened for the big sale at 9am. What excitement!!! I imagine everyone found something to add to their collection..new collectors and those of us who have been collecting for a while. There were several people selling their collections along with our faithful dealers who have been with us from the beginning. We all saw heads we had never seen before. I purchased 9 new heads for my collection including the much sought after and very rare "Love" head. (Cole plate 66 #3) She is a beauty and will occupy a special place in my collection.

The Saturday night banquet was lovely. The food was wonderful and the fun and laughs even better. A number of prizes were awarded: The oldest collector was over 80 and the youngest an adorable one year old. A couple from Australia won two prizes...one for the most heads purchases (160) and the other for traveling the furthermost distance to attend. There were lots of others and what's better than a free head to add to your collection!! A slide show was presented depicting various ways we collectors display our heads. What a delight this was....and gave some of us new ideas for displaying our own collections.

A Sunday morning breakfast and demonstration on repairing heads was the conclusion of events. I didn't attend this meeting because we were anxious to get on our way home and put the 900+ miles behind us. We drove for the first time this year but had lots of fun exploring antique malls along the way. My husband and I agree this was a fun filled event for the both of us. He is not a collector but knows how much I love my heads, headhunting and all the wonderful people we meet along the way. We are already looking forward to the 1998 convention. Please make plans to join us...you won't be disappointed! And what a wonderful time to take the family to Disney...just a few miles from the Raddison where the headhunters meet.

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