Newest Item in my Collection

BILLIE & NELSON MCCOY POTTERY EXHIBIT

Exhibit of Nelson & Billie McCoys Mccoy

The Zanesville art Museum is hosting a display of Mc Coy Pottery from the collection of Nelson and Billie McCoy. If you're in the Zanesville Area or planning a trip that direction this could be something you'd like to see. I visited this museum in July and it is a wonderful Museum.

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Click on the title above to get to their site for details.

Two More "little" favorite from Zanesville this year

These are two HEAVY oil jars...Aren't they pretty?

My Favorite "find" in Zanesville during the McCoy Convention

2011 McCoy Convention

Quita and Nelson McCoy
Quita Tips Display at Banquet

Fun in the Making!

This Unusual Planter sold at our Auction

McCoy for Sale!!

This years Reunion/Convention are in the past now and plans are already in the works for 2012. It is NOT too early to start thinking about attending. Our attendance was up this year, McCoy was Available and Bargains were found!

Everyone was in a jolly mood and we had fun! We had newcomers this year, too...great folks!

I'll be putting some photos up here and there are some on our new FACEBOOK account...Just do a search on Facebook for McCoy Pottery Collectors Society!

I'm way far behind in answering e-mails...had a friend who had back surgery and helped him recover...trying to clear my house of some duplicates...tried to keep the yardwork up until it got so horribly hot here, general stuff but McCoy is a must so I'll try to get them answered soon .

My Home Town

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The uptown of Lenoir has had great difficulty staying alive the past few years. The economy in this area just is rotten, or worse. When I grew up here this town was known as the FURNITURE CENTER OF THE SOUTH with names like Broyhill, Bernhardt, Hammary, Kincaid being synonymous with quality furniture.

Then along came China...and well, you know the REST Of The Story! Greedy owners decided to take the business overseas and to heck with the people who worked for them.

Before the furniture moved away we did have several textile companies in our area, too...Yep, most of them left, too.

Many people are out of work here, at one time I think it was like l5% unemployment rate,,,and probably more have expired their benefits so are not counted.

Several Years back our "uptown" began efforts trying to re-vitalize...new shops were opened, the uptown area "perked up" a bit and you'd even see cars lining the streets at night time often.

The banks (well, at least one that I know of) were/was eager to loan money to those who were investing their time and energy to put new life into old buildings and our old town.

Times are still slow in the area...uptown is looking good....it's hard on these small businesses to make it with the negative economy here...but they're trying!

Now the BANK is calling the loans. No bones, it's been hard for these folks to manage...but their hearts and souls are into the project they're working on. They have ambition! The bank has told them their loan is due. I understand another owner/buyer has been told hers will be due by the end of the year.

Yah , sure! So friends of this couple are trying to raise money to help them out...

Just thought I'd share the story with you...life does , after all, have some things going on along with our McCoy hobby. This town was so vital when I was growing up, it's been sad to see it go downhill.