In this issue:

- New Glass       

- New Bevels      

- New Lamp Bases         

- Sale on Bradley Bases   

- New Inland Stuff        

- New Music Box Movements

- Classes in July and September

- Price Cut on Bevel Clusters

- Letters from our customers

- and, as always, FAIRLY VALUABLE COUPONS

New Glass

Last week the truck from Youghiogheny Glass pulled into our loading dock, and by the squeals of delight wafting through the air you would have thought the ice cream truck had come. From the Warehouse could be heard, “I want my Avocado Green Opal, White and Chocolate Brown High Strike!”; while from the Shipping Department someone hollered, “Make mine the Neodymium Pink, Copper Blue, Purple, Bubblegum Stipple!” In my day, it was the Wells Fargo Wagon that elicited such glee, but no one else around these parts remembers that but me.

The innumerable varieties of tasty flavors are now all nestled into their respective bins, and ready to be apportioned and sold. Some are new offerings for us, whilst some are things that have been merely out of stock for a spell. Here’s a nibble to whet your appetite:

Also new in the Glass Department, we have some more fracture/streamer glass, as promised:

Peruse all our glass here:

http://store.whittemoredurgin.com/glassandstuff.html

New Bevels

We know you like bevels, so we’ve added a couple.

Check out our Bevels Department online:

http://store.whittemoredurgin.com/beveledglass.html

New Lamp Bases

We used to carry a 16-inch Lily Pad Gooseneck Lamp Base. That has been discontinued, so we’re going one better and offering the same in 14 and 18 inches.

Lily Pad Gooseneck Lamp Base 

#6689 14-inch . . . . . $17.95
#6689-5  18-inch . . . . . $20.95

See these and more lamp bases here:
http://store.whittemoredurgin.com/lampbases.html

Sale on Bradley Bases

As we mentioned in our previous missive, we are now the proud owners of BradleyBase Products -- or, for those of you who, like us, don’t like capital letters in the middle of words: Bradley Base Products.

To celebrate our new acquisition, for a limited time we are offering all Bradley Base Products at 15% off! This means patterns, forms, base bottoms and electrical packages. The whole kit and caboodle. This sale ends August 31.

Bradley Base Products include not only the renowned lamp base patterns, but also patterns for sconces, torchieres and lampshades. If you’re looking for a "starter" project, why not try a wall sconce? For example, the #2952 Rosevase sconce (SC02) has just 72 pieces, and might be a better place to start than, say, the #2918 Grapevine Lamp Base (LB10-18), with 528 pieces. Plus, the SC02 pattern is a two-for-one deal: you get the Champagne sconce pattern as well.

All the products can be found in our store, and in the Bradley Base Product section of our website:  http://store.whittemoredurgin.com/bradbasprod.html .

New Inland Stuff

Did you know we are an official distributor of Inland products? We have just added several Inland items you might be interested in:

 Visit our website to see these and other Inland tools and accessories. Search for "Inland" to see them all.

New Music Box Movements

Our selection of new music box movements has a distinctly Anglo-Celtic theme this time, merely by coincidence:

#1647 O, Canada! . . . . . $4.95

#1648 English Garden . . . . . $4.95

#1649 My Wild Irish Rose . . . . .$4.95

Plus some "Christmas in July" selections:

#1644 Angels We Have Heard on High . . . . .$4.95

#1645 Carol of the Bells . . . . . $4.95

#1646 Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairies . . . . . $4.95

…and back in stock, just in time for the All-Star Game:

#1791  Take Me Out to the Ballgame . . . . . $4.95

Browse our music box movements here:

http://store.whittemoredurgin.com/stainglasand.html

Advanced Summer Classes

Once again we are offering a summer Advanced Stained Glass class. This class will be held Thursdays, beginning July 12, for just 5 weeks. The classes will be 3 hours long (rather than the usual 2), from 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.  Give us a call to register (781-871-1743), or visit the July Classes page of our website: http://www.whittemoredurgin.com/classesJuly2007.html

Our regular Monday day and evening classes, Beginner as well as Advanced, will be offered again starting September 10.

Huge Price Reduction on Select Bevel Clusters

We simply decided our prices were too high for these bevel clusters.

Find all our bevel clusters here:

http://store.whittemoredurgin.com/bevclus.html

From the Mailbag

Dear W-D,

You have made some nice improvements and additions, i.e. Bradley lamps, since my last visit. I looked over your etching section and wonder if you may have stored someplace in the broom closet pre-cut etching stencils of Greek lettering? I think Greek lettering on top of a jewelry box in sorority colors might just be a big hit, especially looking at what most of the local co-eds are driving as I drive by in my ole F-150.

Please say hello to your Office Manager for me. I am sure she'll not remember me but she has always been a standout for W-D when I order something.

Thank you,

Frank

Dear Frank,

It would appear that your kind note did not elicit a timely reply from us. It may be that it arrived on our virtual doorstep during a week of unprecedented chaos. We have had more such weeks lately than we'd like to admit.

In lieu of a timely reply, please accept this untimely one, as it were, with our sincerest apologies for its tardiness.

We do not normally carry stencils of Greek lettering, but we can easily get them from the joint where we get all our stencils. We would be happy to special order them for you if you wish, just name your letters.

Unfortunately, we can't get any large enough for your F-150, for you to impress the girls during your sorority house drive-by's.

Our Office Manager remembers you indeed. She is still a standout, even despite the fact that she sits most of the day.

Yours Truly,

Early A. Consternation

Manager of Externals