Newman Chittenden
proposed creating a gun and knife show to Martin Fasack in early
1984 at a diner in Elmsford, NY. They had met
earlier when Mr. Chittenden bought a Lionel train car from Mr. Fasack
and
Mr. Fasack bought a Browning from Mr. Chittenden.
The first show
was in
the Westchester County Center in November '84 under the Westchester
Collectors Inc. company name. They then created a new corporation
called
Mid Hudson Promotions Inc. to run a now defunct show in Poughkeepsie,
NY.
Following that they established a show
at Eastern States Exposition in
West Springfield, MA that now runs 4 times a year and is one of the
largest gun and knife shows in the Northeast with some 800 tables
and a
show at the Orange County Fairgrounds in Middletown, NY. Following
this
they opened a new company called Newmart Promotions Inc. which now
runs 3
gun and knife shows in Middletown, NY at the Orange County Fairgrounds.
Later this company added a show in Marlborough, Ma which runs twice
a year
and now a new show in Danvers, Ma. Westchester Collectors now runs
a show
in Durham, Ct at the fairgrounds there and a new show in Waterbury,
Ct as
well as a best quality show in Stamford, Ct once a year in January.
Mr.
Chittenden and Mr. Fasack are always considering new shows in other
areas
for the future. Stay tuned. |
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