It was nice of Bill Anderson (bering) to acknowledge the very pleasant 3rd meeting held at the Portage River Museum of Incandescent Lighting. Such a meeting provides the forum in which one can meet other collectors and exchange lamp knowledge on a personal level. A meeting, be it formal or informal, makes collecting more fun, interesting and rewarding. Although it might be difficult for some collectors to attend meetings if they live too far away, it will undoubtedly help if the get-together is held at different locations in future years. If the number of attendees increases sufficiently, perhaps talks could be given by the collectors. Collectors might also consider a publication again, such as the one started long ago by Dr. Hugh Hicks and more recently by Jerry Westlick. Such a publication does require a lot of hard work, as well as access to appropriate literature. Although several persons have attempted to interest collectors in joining a club, for some reason there seems to be little interest in that happening. That's unfortunate because there is great benefit in the existence of such a group. Hopefully, that will happen in the future. Looking down the road a bit further, it should be possible for a collector's club to publish a comprehensive book on the incandescent lamp. That would be a most welcome event. The Rushlight Club, which is interested in pre-electric lamps, has been a highly successful group. I can think of no reason why the same success could not be achieved by collectors of the incandescent lamp. The internet would help greatly in achieving success of some of these goals. The meetings conducted by Jerry Westlick could lead to these other ventures if collectors are willing to come forward and participate.
