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CONVENTION 2006
Hyatt Regency Hotel, Washington DC - 26 to 30 April 2006
 Convention
Chair Bonnie Salzman and her team
organised another successful IPBA Convention at a favorite
IPBA location - the Hyatt Regency at Reston, near
Washington DC.
(On
the right are some photos of the hotel and surroundings
and the reception and bar area. Take a virtual 360°
tour of the hotel's public rooms and bedrooms on its
web site) |
 The
Schedule for the four days packed in the usual mix
of presentations and symposiums, bottle sales, the
Monsen & Baer
auction and lots of socializing and meeting old friends
again.
The keynote speaker this year
was Jane Shadel Spillman (right)
Curator of American Glass at the Corning Museum of
Glass. Her presentation was entitled “For Milady’s
Dressing Table: Scent Bottles and Dresser Sets from
1800 to 1920.”
and covered American and English bottles from that
time period. |
 The Monsen & Baer auction highlighted Friday evening, with a great number
of buyers from the general public in attendance. There were some bargains on
some bottles, and some very spirited bidding on others.
As usual, the auctioneer, Michael Defina offered his own brand of entertainment
while expertly selling off over 450 lots in record time! |
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