Fiesta - Wedding Gifts

Re: Homer Laughlin Fiesta - I have a small collection of BLUE and GOLD and the WVU Special Items - My 'best friend at Dent School' comes from a family of very serious FIESTA COLLECTORS 'they' have every color of every item! Fiesta is made in West Virginia - Fiesta and BLENKO seem like a natural combination. Does else combine the two hobbies or use both to set your table? hjh
Reader writes:

hillary
we drove up to flatwoods and bought a ton of fiesta this summer at the tent sales. Thank you for the heads up on the sale.
We also got the Marigold bowls (photo attached and info jpg format ) before it was retired. Fiesta Collectors are large in number and diverse
group, loose knit. Some collect everything, some only one color. Some like me just buy for the children and neices and nephews
at sales and meet up for the friendships formed.
I can let you know when the events are in advance if you like. Newell is much better than flatwoods, one gets a real feel for the
company and the history in Newell. Charming village.
Rita Osburne McGuire

"This is what drives collectors, says Harvey Linn, a collector since 1986. The baking bowls resemble the original pieces from 1936, making them all the more appealing, finishes Linn. The bottoms of the baking bowls in the remaining glazes will feature the signature FIESTA stamp or embossment.
Dinnerware and accessories in Marigold will follow according to Brinkman --and like the other anniversary color collections to be introduced April 1, 2009 and April 1, 2010, 75 weeks later, each will officially retire. We're offering the opportunity to purchase special anniversary collections four years in advance of the actual date, he says. As for details regarding the future 75th anniversary introductions, ‘mum' is the word. All we can tell you is to look for Marigold, says Brinkman, and when you find it, get it, because 75 weeks later, it will no longer be in production.
We want limited colors that we know will eventually retire and filter into the secondary market, says Sandra Bond, president of the Homer Laughlin China Collectors Association (HLCCA). We collectors...¦we'll go to great lengths to get our hands on limited pieces, she finishes. The Association boasts more than 1,000 members nationwide." http://www.hlchina.com/ http://www.hlcca.org/