Gem Market Highlights - Fall/Winter 1998

Mine Design
9135 Sheridan Drive
Clarence, NY 14031
716-634-9400, Fax 716-633-3984

Tucson 1999 Edition
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Posted January 4, 1999
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THE GEM MARKET HIGHLIGHTS

It's that time again for our annual trek to the Tucson Gem shows and this year we will be exhibiting at two great shows. Our first show will be at the Inn Suites Hotel, January 31 to February 6 wholesale only and the second show will be the Tucson Gem and Mineral Show at the Tucson Convention Center, February 11 to 14, retail and wholesale. Featured at both of our shows will be a large selection of custom cut colored gemstones, rare collector gems and SoLux Daylight Lighting systems. Our cutters will be busy cutting right up to the time that we leave for Tucson so at this time we do not know all that will be available. We hope to see you there at these annual gem events and the great weather of the southwest winter too.

Tucson, AZ 1999

January 31 to February 9 Inn Suites Hotel, Ballroom Booth,
475 N. Granada at St. Mary's Road, Hours: Daily 10 AM to 7 PM, Wholesale Only

February 11 to 14 Tucson Convention Center Aisle G11,
Tucson Gem & Mineral Show, Church & Granada, Hours: Thurs. & Fri. 10-7, & Sun. 10-5,
Retail & Wholesale, This show is open to the General Public

Lighting at the trade shows has been a major problem for many years and we now have the solution and it is called SoLux. Finally, after 10 months of testing every manufacturers' low voltage track lighting fixtures and finding poor results we decided to manufacture our own fixtures to put out 12 volts under load, not like the other wimpy 10.5 volt fixtures. We now can offer the SoLux Daylight Lamps with the proper fixture to solve your lighting needs for gemstones and other lighting solutions. This is one of the most exciting lighting options to become available in many years and we are extremely excited to be part of this new revolution. See more information and pricing on the inside page.

The Spectrum Network is located on the Web at http://www.gemdata.com and is a World Wide Web system dedicated to Colored Gemstones and information. This WWW system offers many great features that are service oriented. Some of these features are the Gem, Mineral and Jewelry Show Calendar, the AGTA's Gemstone Enhancement Manual and How to Select a Gemstone (The Five C's). Now TSN offers you the Gems-and-Facets mailing list where you can receive and interact with the latest in gemstone information.

See you at the shows or on the Web, Regards,
Lance A. Kanaby

Member of the American Gem Trade Association, The Jewelers Board of Trade,
Clarence Chamber of Commerce and The Spectrum Network™