Atlantique City Antiques Show

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Atlantique City Antiques & Collectibles Show was New Jersey's largest and longest running indoor antiques show.[ citation needed ] Founded in 1986, it is held in the Atlantic City Convention Center, in Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA.[ citation needed ]

Atlantique City was founded as an antique toy show by Norman Schaut, a former New York advertising agency executive best known for the "Don’t Squeeze the Charmin" campaign.[ citation needed ]

More than 500 dealers set up at Atlantique City every March and October.

Krause Publications of Iola, Wisconsin, purchased Atlantique City in 2001.[ citation needed ] The show is now owned by F+W Media, following the sale of Krause Publications in 2002.[ citation needed ]

In August 2009, F+W Media announced the cancellation of the show that had been scheduled for March 27–28, 2010. [1]

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References

  1. "F+W Media cancels March Atlantique City", collect.com. Retrieved 2 July 2020.