Established: 1973 Members: 700 Yearly Dues: $20/single; $25/couple (US & Canada) Foreign Dues: $23/single; $28/couple (US Dollars) Newsletter: 10 issues/yr General Info: Information@NTHCS.org Membership Info: Membership@NTHCS.org or NTHCS Membership Chairman P.O. Box 852 Archer City, TX 76351 Membership Application Convention Info: Convention@NTHCS.org Prussia Toothpick Holders by Sandra Raymond Mt. Washington Glass Toothpick Holders by Sarah Jenkins Early American Pattern Glass Society Golden Missouri Pioneer Museum Mt. Washington & Pairpoint Glass Society National Milk Glass Collectors Society RS Prussia Collectors Inc.	ABOUT US.... The National Toothpick Holder Collectors'' Society (NTHCS) promotes and supports the collecting of toothpick holders, and provides education for both members and non-members by providing research, written documentation, new articles, and by participating in other collector-related events. NTHCS is open to anyone interested in the collection, research, and preservation of toothpick holders. BENEFITS and EVENTS.... The Toothpick Bulletin is the official publication of the National Toothpick Holder Collectors' Society. Members receive 10 issues per year. The Bulletin, edited by Neila Bredehoft, St. Louisville, OH, features a variety of informative articles related to toothpick holder collecting - identification of patterns, comparing old with new, reproductions, questions and answers, ads for buying, selling or trading, news from members, new discoveries, etc. The Annual Convention is held each August at different locations throughout the United States. The 33rd Annual Convention will be held in Springfield, IL on July 31 - August 3, 2008. Convention events include educational seminars, an all-toothpicks auction, an ID Clinic, competitive displays prepared by members, and tours of the area with a focus on the life of Abe Lincoln. Seminars and some other activities are open to the public. For additional information about the convention, email Convention@NTHCS.org REFERENCES.... Available: Bredehoft, Neila & Tom and Sanford, Jo & Bob. Glass Toothpick Holders. 1999. With value guide, $24.95, S & H $3.00. Order from Collector Books, P.O. Box 3009, Paducah, KY 42002, 1-800-626-5420. Bredehoft, Neila and Tom. Duncan Toothpick Holders. 1995. With price guide, $9.95, S & H $2.00. Order from Cherry Hill Publications, 10217 Stickle Rd., N.E., St. Louisville, OH 43071, 1-740-745-1014. Griscom, Pauline Breer. Is It Old? Is It New? 1988, revised 1998. $18.00, S & H $1.25. Order from the author, PMB 441, 1010 University Ave., San Diego, CA 92103, 1-619-299-4042. Knauer, Judy and Raymond, Sandra China Toothpick Holders. 2004. With value guide, $39.95 plus S&H $3.95. Order from Judy Knauer, 1224 Spring Valley Lane, West Chester, PA 19380-5112. Updated Price Guides for the three Heacock books and the NTHCS book listed below. Order from NTHCS, P.O. Box 119, Golden, MO 65658-0119. $10 (includes mailing) Out of Print: Boultinghouse, Mark. Art and Colored Glass Toothpick Holders. 1966. Bredehoft, Neila and Tom. Findlay Toothpick Holders. 1994. Bredehoft, Neila and Tom. Heisey Toothpick Holders. 1993. Heacock, William, Toothpick Holders from A to Z, Encyclopedia of Victorian Colored Pattern Glass, Book 1. 1976. Heacock, William, 1000 Toothpick Holders, A Collector's Guide. 1977. Heacock, William, Rare and Unlisted Toothpick Holders. 1984. Mighell, Florence. A Collector's Book on Toothpick Holders. 1973. NTHCS. Toothpick Holders: China, Glass and Metal. 1993. With value guide