[Mccoypottery-talk] Antique Weekly, my piece is in it!

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Jennifer, the folks from Zanesville have been amazed through the years with 
the interest shown in their potteries.  It was a way of making a living for 
them, Including the McCoys.  Nelson once said a favorite of his was the 
Wishing Well Planter, they must have made Millions, he said.  He saw 
profit..not design or collectibility.  The third auction is during Pottery 
week.  Joanne lived in a very nice tri-level home, much of her pottery was 
downstairs lining the walls...shelves lined the walls.  There were tables in 
the center of the rooms filled with pottery and under the tables was pottery. 
It truly was amazing and the highlight of my collecting career to see her 
collection while she was still alive.  The sandjars and jardineres and peds, 
oil jars, etc, Loy Nel Art, etc. were upstairs in different areas of her 
home.  When I was there was when Craig Was taking photos for his third 
book....Frank ,who specializes in Floraline, came , too, and we helped with 
the photography...Joanne served us snacks and our lunch totally on McCoy 
items and accessories.  Truly, Truly an amazing collection that spanned many 
years.  Joanne lived and breathed McCoy, I learned much from her.  Her's was 
the ultimate collection as far as I was concerned...Keeping in mind that she 
tried to not exceed reasonable prices when she bought things...She turned 
items down when the prices were exhorbitant...purely because that took a lot 
of the fun out of it for her..For anyone interested in the Pottery Week 
events and the organized McCoy events, check the webpage at McCoy Pottery 
Collectors Society web page...... 
http://www.mccoypotterycollectorssociety.org/.....