The National Depression Glass Association will be hosting their 48th Annual Glass Show & Sale Convention in Tiffin, Ohio on Saturday, July 13 from 10 AM to 5 PM and Sunday, July 14 from 11 AM to 4 PM. The show will include 24 national glass dealers and all glass lovers are welcomed, you do not need to be a member of the National Depression Glass Association to attend.
The show returns to Tiffin for the first time since 2016 and will take place at the Tiffin Middle School, 103 Shepherd Drive. Nationally known glass dealers will be set up for this popular glass show that attracts collectors from all over the United States. In addition to the show and sale, the organization is to hold a silent auction and live auction, along with glass identification, educational seminars and displays, and hourly door prize drawings. Additional seminars are to be announced closer to the show. Admission is $10 and is good for the entire weekend.
The National Depression Glass Association will host their Banquet Dinner and Auction at the Knights of Columbus, 49 E Perry Street, at 6 PM on Saturday, July 13. The dinner will include BBQ ribs, chicken, mac and cheese, green beans, coffee, and iced team. The cost is $20 per person and those wishing to attend must call Tom Maiberger at 419-618-5036 to reserve their spot.
The show is in a handicapped accessible facility with free parking. Lunch and snacks will be available for purchase.
Visitors are also encouraged to visit the Tiffin Glass Museum & Shoppe, 25 – 27 South Washington Street, where over a thousand pieces of glassware and memorabilia items from the old factory are displayed. The retail shop offers Tiffin glass and other fine glassware for sale. Extended hours will be observed during the weekend.
About the National Depress Glass Association Inc.
The National Depression glass Association, founded in 1974, is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation of all American-made glassware, and the history of the companies who manufactured it, with emphasis on that manufactured in the three decades centered on the “Great Depression”, providing a forum for members to exchange ideas and information on topics related to American-made glassware, the dissemination of educational information regarding the glassware and its manufacture, and the history of the companies who manufactured the glass, and promoting interest, with emphasis on the younger populace, in the preservation and history of American glassware.
