The Hobstar Previews
The Hobstar is the monthly newsletter of the American Cut Glass Association. Published ten times yearly, the Hobstar is packed with useful information about American Brilliant Era cut glass antiques. There are usually 20 to 24 pages, lots of pictures, descriptions, research articles, and tutorials. In the Hobstars you'll also find advertising about cut glass, relevant books and catalog reprints for sale, meeting and auction notices, personal contact information and all sorts of entertaining and informative material for the casual as well as serious cut glass collector.
Ever wonder what's in a particular issue of The Hobstar? Select any of the previews listed below to see an illustrated summary.
Join the ACGA to get online access to every issue of The Hobstar issue published since 1978; that's over 350 issues, over 6,000 pages of reference information, thousands of cut glass pictures, and many hundreds of articles on cut glass. There is also a library of old factory-originated cut glass catalogs. ACGA Members can access all of this material worldwide via the Internet, from your computer, laptop, tablet or smart phone.
Take a peek, to see what you've been missing!
2016 The Hobstar Previews:
February, 2016 [Volume 38 No. 5]
2015 The Hobstar Previews:
February, 2015 [Volume 37 No. 5]
September, 2015 [Volume 38 No. 1]
October, 2015 [Volume 38 No. 2]
November, 2015 [Volume 38 No. 3]
December, 2015 [Volume 38 No. 4]
2014 The Hobstar Previews:
February, 2014 [Volume 36 No. 5]
September, 2014 [Volume 37 No. 1]
October, 2015 [Volume 37 No. 2]
November, 2014 [Volume 37 No. 3]
December, 2014 [Volume 37 No. 4]
2013 The Hobstar Previews:
February, 2013 [Volume 35 No. 5]
September, 2013 [Volume 36 No. 1]
October, 2013 [Volume 36 No. 2]
November, 2013 [Volume 36 No. 3]
December, 2013 [Volume 36 No. 4]
2012 The Hobstar Previews:
February, 2012 [Volume 34 No. 5]
August, 2012 [Volume 35 No. 1]
October, 2012 [Volume 35 No. 2]
November, 2012 [Volume 35 No. 3]
December, 2012 [Volume 35 No. 4]
2011 The Hobstar Previews:
February, 2011 [Volume 33 No. 5]
September, 2011 [Volume 34 No. 1]
October, 2011 [Volume 34 No. 2]
November, 2011 [Volume 34 No. 3]
December, 2011 [Volume 34 No. 4]
2010 The Hobstar Previews:
February, 2010 [Volume 32 No. 5]
September, 2010 [Volume 33 No. 1]
October, 2010 [Volume 33 No. 2]
November, 2010 [Volume 33 No. 3]
December, 2010 [Volume 33 No. 4]
2009 The Hobstar Previews:
February, 2009 [Volume 31 No. 5]
September, 2009 [Volume 32 No. 1]
October, 2009 [Volume 32 No. 2]
November, 2009 [Volume 32 No. 3]
December, 2009 [Volume 32 No. 4]