The 2009 Batsto Show was held on Sunday September 27, 2009. The show was held at Batsto Village, a Colonial era iron refining site that is now a part of Wharton State Forest. The weather did not cooperate early in the day. An intermittent but sometimes steady rain kept the buying crowd away. Only about half the dealers showed and set up. For those who endured the weather began to clear at noon and shoppers began to arrive. The Wheaton Arts glass blowers began blowing glass at 1 p.m. and blew till about 3:30 p.m. when a minor sprinkle shut them down for the day. In the end the weather cleared completely and the day turned out to be magnificent.
Tools of the Trade
All ready to go and waiting for the rain to stop. Note the block of bee's wax in the foreground. Bee's wax is used as lubricant by glass blower's. It is the only wax lubricant that can be used since it is the only such compound that leaves absolutely no residue.
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