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On February 10-12, over 38 antique exhibitors from seven Midwestern states will be gathering to display various antiques at the second annual Top of the Class Antiques Show and Sale, sponsored by the School of Communication and WGLT.Proceeds from the show, which is produced and staffed entirely by volunteers, will help provide School of Communication students and faculty with additional educational resources. “The antique show combines opportunities for many of our majors to gain internship experience in actual event planning and business relationships as they deal with two thousand customers and dozens of vendors,” said Douglas Jennings, Associate Director of the School of Communication. “On top of that, the show provides additional revenue to enhance student classroom experiences. It's a win-win situation for our students.”

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Items featured in the show will be American and European furniture, china, glassware, vintage jewelry, and photographic images. The show will also have a wide variety of books, toys and dolls, early Americana, stoneware, pottery, Mission, metalware, ephemera, fishing and sporting goods, linens and textiles. In addition, three presentations on antique collecting will be offered by local area experts: “Navajo Rugs: Appreciating and Collecting this Early Native American Art;” “Tiny Trains: Collecting Toy Trains;” and “Big Trains: Collecting Railroad Dining Car Memorabilia.”

The Top of the Class Antiques Show will take place in the Bone Student Center.  Show hours are Friday, February 10, from 5-9 p.m., Saturday, February 11, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Sunday February 12 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is $5 and is valid all three days. There will be no admission charge for children under the age of twelve. Reduced price coupons are available at most antique malls, WGLT, and by mail from the School of Communication.

For more information contact Illinois State University School of Communication at (309) 438-2872, email communication@ilstu.edu or visit the Top of the Class website at www.topoftheclassantiques.com
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