Tag: 2018

Buildings, Miscellaneous, News

Pot-Metal Box-Luck: Packed and Shipped!

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Pot-Metal Box-Luck Packing Assembly Line
Pot-Metal Box-Luck Packing Assembly Line
SBCS Pot Metal Wrap 2
SBCS Pot Metal Wrap 3
SBCS Pot Metal Wrap 4
SBCS Pot Metal Wrap 5

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.

 

Buildings, Events, Miscellaneous, Monuments, News, People

SBCS: Convention, Kneisel, and facebook

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CONVENTION

Conviviality was a big feature of the 2018 SBCS Convention in Worcester, Mass.  Billed as a Boston / Brimfield / Building Bash, the Convention delivered on all accounts.  The fields of Brimfield, the local (or nearly local) antique malls and shops, the Convention Swap Meet, Raffle, and Auction all contributed to the friendly competition among attendees.  Here’s a look at SBCS Boston 2018.

 

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Members contributing photos to the slide show: Carolyn C, Tarrun V, Joe K, Wynn W, Jerry I-H, Steven C. 

facebook

Our facebook page has been quite active in recent weeks covering all sorts of souvenir building topics and all sorts of souvenir buildings – with lots of pictures.  

Collectors are riffing on plastic, ceramic, and wood buildings, Apple Park, Ukranian Churches, James Dean, Fallingwater.  New members are posting pictures of their collections.  Joe K. has a discussion question up for Boston attendees about the use of the Antiques and Collectibles guide that was available.  Check it out here: Souvenir Building Collectors 

KNEISEL COLLECTION

The next Journal of The Souvenir Building Collectors Society will contain an article and an offer from the Kneisel Committee.  The offer of 5 Kneisel Collection buildings for a mailing and packing fee of $25 will be open to all who are current (paid-up) SBCS members as of September 30, 2018.  Specific details will appear here on the SBCS website soon and in the SBCS Journal.  “Watch this space” and be sure your membership is up-to-date.

Buildings, Events, Miscellaneous, Monuments, News

The French Worsted Company: will be at the SBCS Auction

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Back in 2002, the Souvenir Building Collector, Journal of the Souvenir Building Collectors Society, published a part travelogue, part historical, and part descriptive article by Bill Trainer on The French Worsted Company, Woonsocket, RI.  A miniature replica of this company’s buildings and campus is sought after by souvenir building collectors.  In just a few days one of these replicas, from the Bob Kneisel collection, will be auctioned off at the SBCS 2018 Convention in Worcester, MA.

Here is the beginning of the article.

French Worsted

To read the whole article and peruse a copy of Volume 9, No. 4, Winter 2002 journal, click here.

Full copies (24 years) of the Journal of the Souvenir Building Collectors are digitally available to members of SBCS.  Join today.

There is still time to register for and attend the July 13 – 15 Convention in Worcester, MA. To visit the registration page click here. 

Buildings, Events, Miscellaneous, Monuments, News

SBCS 2018: Kneisel Collectibles

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Monuments, Mountains, Banks, Carillon………. Bring an empty bag to the 2018 SBCS Boston Convention!  Take a look at these additional pieces from the Kneisel Collection that will be available for purchase through the Swap Meet and the Auction on Saturday, July 14.  Don’t miss out!  Click here for Registration Information!

 

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Buildings, Miscellaneous, Monuments, News

Bring Your Buck$ to Boston

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A selection of approximately 25 souvenir buildings from Bob Kneisel’s Collection will be among the many offerings at the 2018 SBCS Convention SWAP MEET and AUCTION.  Ten of Kneisel’s buildings are shown below.  Don’t miss out on this opportunity at the 2018 SBCS Convention in Boston, July 13 – 15.  Here is a link to the Registration Information.

 

Framingham Farmer's Merchant Bank
Framingham Farmer’s Merchant Bank
Bunker Hill Monument, Boston
Bunker Hill Monument, Boston
Bennington Monument, VT
Bennington Monument, VT
French Worsted, Woonsocket, RI
French Worsted, Woonsocket, RI
Boston Wharf Acquisition
Boston Wharf Acquisition
Fenway Park, Boston
Fenway Park, Boston
Boston Custom House
Boston Custom House
Faneuil Hall, Boston
Faneuil Hall, Boston
Bank of Ethiopia
Bank of Ethiopia
Barnegat Lighthouse, NJ
Barnegat Lighthouse, NJ
Buildings, Events, Monuments, News

2018 SBCS Convention: Boston, Brimfield and Buildings

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The Old State House, Boston, MA. Oldest (1713) Public Building extant in Boston. Cast Iron and Wood, Doorstop, 14 1/2” high.

Start planning TODAY! The 2018 SBCS Convention has something for everyone! The convention hotel, Worcester HILTON GARDEN INN, is situated between the treasure-filled meadows of Brimfield and the historic buildings of Boston.  Worcester is the where the SMILEY FACE was born, a sign of the good times that await SBCS conventioneers.
The Convention is Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, July 13 – 15. Visit the 2018 Convention Tab/Page for the hotel details and make your reservation early. The Convention Schedule and Registration details will soon be available.