Conventions And Shows. - Page 3

medaldude · 11-27-2002, 12:08 PM

There is a show Dec 8 at the Holiday Inn. Hillside IL. This is right off of I-290 between Wold Rd and Mannheim Rd.

There is a militaria show in NW Indiana Jan 4 at the fairgrounds in Crown Point IN.

Tom

yolkin · 11-28-2002, 01:50 PM

Tom,

thanks for the info!

Is this information available in Chicago Tribune, Sun Times or a local paper i.e. Reader?

Please point in the right direction for future.

Thanks,

Eric

medaldude · 11-28-2002, 06:14 PM

When I am at a show I pick up all the flyers for all the other future shows. There will be a table with all this information.

HuliganRS · 11-28-2002, 06:23 PM

Thank you for the Heads-up.

Rusty.

Matthias · 12-03-2002, 10:51 AM

Thanks Medaldude.

Another good source for folks looking for shows are pubs like Shotgun News and the like. Or, look around the web...there's a lot of sites here and there with mentions of shows all over the world. If you have a local militaria dealer in your general area, you could call and ask them as well. SOme shops will also have flyers posted. I'm not TOO far from Chicago, so I usually make a few shows there each year.

M

HuliganRS · 12-07-2002, 04:58 PM

Tommorow Eric (Yolkin) and I will be heading to a militaria show.

It'll be nice to meet someone from the forum....

I'll post my thoughts about the show!

Rusty.

medaldude · 12-07-2002, 06:50 PM

Hello Rusty,

I'll be at the show also.

Tom

HuliganRS · 12-07-2002, 07:01 PM

We should meet for lunch!

I'd PM you but your box is full!!!

PM if that sounds like a plan.

Rusty.

HuliganRS · 12-08-2002, 10:42 PM

Today we attended the new show in Hinsdale, IL.

This was the first show I attended!

WoW... I do not want to offend anyone but there was 98% NAZI CRAP !!!!! The Russian stuff was there but alot of it was FAKE or Repaired or just didn't seem right...

There was a Russian guy selling trinkets and what-not...
A$$ hole... People like him make the rest of Russians look BAD!

Tom, Eric and I had lunch afterwards! It's nice putting a face to a board name!

Overall an interesting experience!

Rusty.

yolkin · 12-08-2002, 11:11 PM

Hello Everyone,

Just to add to Rusty's report...

Yeah, there was a ton of Nazi stuff, and you will have to excuse mine and Rusty's aversion to the "trophies"... Childhood propaganda really works...

Anyway, this was a good experience for me, because we had 4 (four!) members of this forum get together and interact (Mr. Makov25 joined us as well)

As Rusty mentioned, there was one dealer who was exclusively Soviet, but he had mostly non Medal/Order items (pins, badges, uniforms, hats, helmets, shoulder boards, etc.) Of the Medal/Order variety, he had virtually nothing (!!!) that was worth looking at. From all other dealers who had any Soviet stuff there were only 2 - 3 items worth looking at...

Other than the virtually no Soviet Medals/Orders, everything was great!

Thanks,

Eric

11-27-2002, 12:08 PM	#21
medaldude Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: La Porte, IN Age: 74 Posts: 46	Militaria Shows There is a show Dec 8 at the Holiday Inn. Hillside IL. This is right off of I-290 between Wold Rd and Mannheim Rd. There is a militaria show in NW Indiana Jan 4 at the fairgrounds in Crown Point IN. Tom

11-28-2002, 06:14 PM	#23
medaldude Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: La Porte, IN Age: 74 Posts: 46	Shows When I am at a show I pick up all the flyers for all the other future shows. There will be a table with all this information.

11-28-2002, 06:23 PM	#24
HuliganRS Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Illinois - U.S.A. Age: 46 Posts: 1,023	Flyers Thank you for the Heads-up. Rusty.

12-07-2002, 04:58 PM	#26
HuliganRS Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Illinois - U.S.A. Age: 46 Posts: 1,023	New Chicago Show Tommorow Eric (Yolkin) and I will be heading to a militaria show. It'll be nice to meet someone from the forum.... I'll post my thoughts about the show! Rusty. Last edited by HuliganRS; 12-07-2002 at 06:57 PM.

12-07-2002, 06:50 PM	#27
medaldude Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: La Porte, IN Age: 74 Posts: 46	Chicago Show Hello Rusty, I'll be at the show also. Tom

11-28-2002, 01:50 PM	#22
yolkin Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Chicago Age: 46 Posts: 206	Tom, thanks for the info! Is this information available in Chicago Tribune, Sun Times or a local paper i.e. Reader? Please point in the right direction for future. Thanks, Eric

12-03-2002, 10:51 AM	#25
Matthias New Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 17	Thanks Medaldude. Another good source for folks looking for shows are pubs like Shotgun News and the like. Or, look around the web...there's a lot of sites here and there with mentions of shows all over the world. If you have a local militaria dealer in your general area, you could call and ask them as well. SOme shops will also have flyers posted. I'm not TOO far from Chicago, so I usually make a few shows there each year. M

12-07-2002, 07:01 PM	#28
HuliganRS Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Illinois - U.S.A. Age: 46 Posts: 1,023	We should meet for lunch! I'd PM you but your box is full!!! PM if that sounds like a plan. Rusty.

12-08-2002, 10:42 PM	#29
HuliganRS Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Illinois - U.S.A. Age: 46 Posts: 1,023	New Report... Today we attended the new show in Hinsdale, IL. This was the first show I attended! WoW... I do not want to offend anyone but there was 98% NAZI CRAP !!!!! The Russian stuff was there but alot of it was FAKE or Repaired or just didn't seem right... There was a Russian guy selling trinkets and what-not... A$$ hole... People like him make the rest of Russians look BAD! Tom, Eric and I had lunch afterwards! It's nice putting a face to a board name! Overall an interesting experience! Rusty.

12-08-2002, 11:11 PM	#30
yolkin Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Chicago Age: 46 Posts: 206	"Chicago" chapter - report Hello Everyone, Just to add to Rusty's report... Yeah, there was a ton of Nazi stuff, and you will have to excuse mine and Rusty's aversion to the "trophies"... Childhood propaganda really works... Anyway, this was a good experience for me, because we had 4 (four!) members of this forum get together and interact (Mr. Makov25 joined us as well) As Rusty mentioned, there was one dealer who was exclusively Soviet, but he had mostly non Medal/Order items (pins, badges, uniforms, hats, helmets, shoulder boards, etc.) Of the Medal/Order variety, he had virtually nothing (!!!) that was worth looking at. From all other dealers who had any Soviet stuff there were only 2 - 3 items worth looking at... Other than the virtually no Soviet Medals/Orders, everything was great! Thanks, Eric

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