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There will be 3 FLASH SALES, between now and mid-December, of unique categories of items collected by Bob Kneisel. Directions for participation in the sales will be sent directly to the email inboxes of paid-up members of the Souvenir Building Collectors Society. On the day of the FLASH SALE, members will be notified by email and will need to respond as directed. The sale categories are SNO-GLOBES, CHARMS, and LUCITE.
Keep an eye on your inbox.
My name is Sarah Davies and I’m the Executive Assistant to Joseph Smith, SVP of Marketing at Dollar Bank in Pittsburgh, PA. We were rooting through some old files in our office and came across an article about the Dollar Bank coin bank replicas that were produced by both A.C. Rehlberger in Chicago and by Banthrico. According to Joe, many years ago we attempted to obtain the molds from one or both of these companies with no luck. We’d love to be able get a hold of these molds so that we can get some new ones made. As far as we know, A.C. Rehlberger is out of business and are not sure of the status of Banthrico. I may be on a wild goose chase, but does your club have any information on either of these companies or any information at all that might be helpful?
Thank you so much!
Sarah Davies
Executive Assistant
to Joseph Smith, SVP of Marketing
Dollar Bank
Three Gateway Center, 9 North
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
p: 412-261-8990 f: 412-261-7560
NEWSLETTER:
The SUMMER 2019 edition of SOUVENIR BUILDING COLLECTOR has been mailed, emailed, and is available in the Member Section of this website.
There is a glorious “Photo Essay” rendering of the SBCS / SBCCA joint 2019 Convention in Olathe, KS for your viewing.
You will want to read Howie Gelbtuch’s (with help from Anton Tremblay) take on “DOWNsizing UPgrading.”
For those of you who bask in SOLs – you know who you are – there is a tid-bit.
And ….. Joe Kopitz contributed “Souvenir Buildings of Classic Sites.”
KNEISEL COMMITTEE:
The next round of SBCS member opportunity to capture some of Bob’s Better Buildings was detailed in the newsletter. One box per member, but … If we do not get full Member response, we will open it to additional boxes after the first round. You can click here for a printable copy of the order form. The LAST DATE for participating is OCT. 19.
Coming in November will be a series of HOLIDAY FLASH SALES – Each Flash Sale will feature a single category of souvenir building collectible, the number of boxes in the offering will be limited by the number of items available in that category.
Keep these sales in mind as gift boxes to that special collector. The Flash Sale will be via email blast and a post. Be sure Joe has your email address on file.
FACEBOOK:
The SBCS FaceBook community is a hive of activity and pictures. Souvenir Building collectors (SBCS members and non-members alike) have been sharing photos, tips, stories, and exchanges, sales, wants, etc. Click here to join in the fun. Be sure to answer the questions asked of all who request membership in this closed group.
SBCS WEBSITE NEEDS A WEBMASTER / EDITOR: Donna must step down. This site is a wordpress.com site. The site is registered to SBCS.
In June of 2019 collectors on the trail of souvenir buildings and collectors of still banks will converge in Olathe, Kansas, where once The Oregon Trail, The California Trail, and The Santa Fe Trail overlapped.
Have YOU mapped out your route yet to the 25TH ANNIVERSARY CONVENTION of the Souvenir Building Collectors Society?
Here are some milestones you’ll need to consider to along the way:
It is that time of year when Souvenir Building Collector’s start to think about cleaning and dusting our Collections, and maybe, just maybe, we consider slimming down – our Collection that is.
The Kneisel Collection is no different from other Collections; it needs slimming down. In the spirit of Spring Cleaning, and Marie Kondo, if you are following the Netflix series, the Kneisel Committee is going to offer up selections from the Collection exclusively to current SBCS Members. These items Bob loved, and we wish to pass the love on to other Collectors.
This is no ordinary offer! This time we are offering items from Bob Kneisel’s Collection that are NOT BUILDINGS. This offering will be souvenir statues, busts, animals, transportation items and other non-building items. The general rules of the offering are similar to last fall’s Pot Metal Box Luck offering: ONE Box per member. Paid-up member. $25 dollars for a random selection of six (6) items with shipping included in the price. Cost is slightly higher for a PayPal transaction.
If you are interested in this exclusive offer to expand your Collection and add six randomly selected pieces to your “other” Collections, CLICK HERE for the order form. Print and mail in your check or pay via Paypal.
See how easy it is to turn Spring Cleaning into Collection Enhancement.
In addition, SBCS Members in good standing can look forward to another Kneisel Collection offering later this year to commemorate our 25th Anniversary. This offering will be a random selection of more desirable souvenir buildings from the Collection. Look for details about this unique offer in our next newsletter.
THE KNEISEL COMMITTEE
SBCS, aka The Souvenir Building Collectors Society has been bringing miniature building and monument collectors together for 25 years. The Society has held a yearly convention since 1994. It has regularly published The Journal of the Souvenir Building Collectors since 1994. This Twenty-Fifth Year is going to be a doozy! If you haven’t yet paid your membership dues for 2019, here is the link to the Membership Page. You will not want to miss out on some of the following perks of membership.
Twenty-Fifth Annual Convention: June 4 – 8, 2019 in Olathe, Kansas. Held in conjunction with the Still Bank Collectors Club.
Access to Members-only section of SBCSociety Website: Password changes on February 1, 2019. Paid-up Members will be notified of the new password by email.
2nd Pot-Luck Box Offering from Bob Kneisel Collection: Coming this Spring. Watch for the specifics.
The Journal of the Souvenir Building Collectors Society.
Chris had 55 “If it fits It ships” mid-size priority mail boxes taped and ready for packing this Friday morning. After braving the flood of cars on the infamous 405 Freeway at peak drive-time of 7AM, Donna and her sister Alice arrived, were reinvigorated with coffee and cake, and taken to the basement. In the short time of about 5 hours, storage boxes were unpacked, buildings distributed assembly-line fashion among the prepared shipping boxes, efforts made to balance the quality of the items, and make sure of the correct count in each box. Then the items in each box was carefully wrapped, the box sealed and placed in a stack. By the end of the process we had no idea what was in each box. After all were boxed the mailing labels were printed and affixed and on their way to the Post Office. Good Luck to all of you who ordered a Pot-Metal Box-Luck shipment. The Kneisel Committee thanks you.
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