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Sep 21 2019

A COLLECTION OF SBCS UPDATES

 

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.”

Statue of Liberty 1953

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.

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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.  

Apr 17 2019

REMINDERS ! ! ! !

Spring Cleaning Time is Now!
DEADLINE FOR ORDERS is  APRIL 20 ! ! !  
Boxes will be shipped out by May 10.
This is no ordinary offer!   Last year’s Bob Kneisel Committee’s Box Metal Pot Luck offer was a tremendous success.  This time they 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.  Here’s the link to ALL the information.
GET YOUR ORDER IN NOW!
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CLICK YOUR HEELS AND FOLLOW THE YELLOW BRICK ROAD TO THE SBCCA AND SBCS 2019 COLLECTORS CONVENTION IN KANSAS

Photo of Dorothy's Red Slippers on display in the Smithsonian. Photo is courtesy of Smithsonian Magazine.

The 2019 SBCS Convention in Olathe, Kansas is getting closer:  June 4 to 8.   If you haven’t made your arrangements yet, head over to the Convention Page for all the details.
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THANKS FOR THE MEMORIES and AN EASY WAY TO FIND THEM

Researching the 25 years of the SBCS Journal newsletter is made so much easier by the Indexes supplied by member Tom DiNapoli.  There are three: Authors, Articles and Featured, and Topics.  Tom has modernized for the most recent set. Take a trip over to the Newsletters page and check them out.
 
Apr 4 2019

SBCS – SBCC CONVENTION 2019

 

Allen Field House, courtesy of Jay Hoffman.
Allen Field House, courtesy of Jay Hoffman.
Iconic Kansas Souvenir Buildings: Eisenhower Chapel courtesy of Steven Chevalier
Iconic Kansas Souvenir Buildings: Eisenhower Chapel courtesy of Steven Chevalier

OLATHE, KANSAS

 

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:

  1. The Still Bank Collectors Club (SBCCA) are hosting the event.  To participate in ALL activities you will need to join the SBCCA (fee is $45.00).  Here is a link to their website.
  2. Convention Registration is through the SBCCA. The registration fee is $175 and is inclusive of all events.  New members of SBCCA are entitled to a $45 reduction in the registration fee, thereby making Registration and Membership total $175.  There are no separate fees for SBCS attendees.
  3. Accommodations are at the EMBASSY SUITES, Olathe.   Convention rates are for the dates June 3 – June 8,2019.  Use the code SBC
  4. The Convention Commemorative is a building shaped still or coin bank and is included in the registration fee.  An SBCS Silver Anniversary Commemorative will be offered later in this year AND to all members in good standing at the time of the subscription.
  5. Pick and Pack your Souvenir Buildings for sale or exchange during the convention.  The process is a little different this year.  SBCCA tradition is “Room Hopping” a practice which goes on for the duration of the convention.  SBCS members will be able to participate in this exercise.  SBCCA and SBCS will hold separate Auctions at each end of Saturday.  As an attendee you will be able to participate in both auctions. 

HOP on over to the 2019 SBCS Convention Page to view the Convention Schedule and further details. 

Mar 21 2019

And ….. OUT WITH A LAMB ……. maybe?

 Spring Cleaning Time is Now!

Orders received until April 20.  Shipped out by May 10.

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.

SBCS 2019 Spring Cleaning: Some Examples

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

Oct 27 2018

Pot-Metal Box-Luck: Packed and Shipped!

 

 

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.

 

Aug 23 2018

POT-METAL BOX-LUCK

   

 

POT-METAL BOX-LUCK

Bob Kneisel relaxing at the 2015 SBCS Convention

There once was a collector called Kneisel

Of souvenir buildings he had a houseful

With generous foresight

To SBCS members’ delight

His Legacy provides surprise by the boxful!

A single box containing 5 items from Bob Kneisel’s bequest to SBCS is being offered to each paid-up SBCS member for $25 a box. The $25 covers packing and shipping.

The contents of each box will be randomly selected from some of the lesser or duplicative pieces in Bob’s collection.  They will be selected to fit 5 items into a USPS Medium Flat Rate Box. 

No member may purchase more than one (1) box from this offering.  Household memberships can purchase two (2) boxes.

This offer is time-limited.  You must be a paid-up SBCS member by October 1, 2018.  The Pot-Metal Box-Luck order must be received by October 15.  The boxes will be mailed the last week of October. 

So get your order in early.  You will be able to place your order starting September 1, 2018.

Click Here for Order Form

Aug 18 2018

SBCS: Convention, Kneisel, and facebook

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.

Aug 15 2018

Buildings, Banks..and Bridges?

When we think of a souvenir building, one thinks of the impressive memorials, towers and skyscrapers from around the world. A lot of cities in our world today, however, would not be as successful or famous without a different kind of structure: the bridge.

Sometimes, a bridge can be the more well known than the buildings it connects. The Golden Gate Bridge has become synonymous with San Francisco, the London Bridge even has a song (though the original no longer lives in London). Believe it or not,  a lot of bridges are worth a souvenir, and traveling around the globe, one can find many miniatures to bring home. Beautiful, strong, and impressive—bridges are an excellent addition to any building collection.

Here are some exmaples of souvenir bridges:

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A painted metal Golden Gate Bridge. Collection of Seamus McMahon

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The Ponte Sisto Bridge of Florence and Charles Bridge of Prague. Both Resin. Collection of Seamus McMahon

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The Chain Bridge of Budapest. Resin.  Collection of Seamus McMahon

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Mackinac Bridge in Michigan. Resin, with cars running through it and lit with holiday lights. Collection of Seamus McMahon

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Sometimes a brdge can be featured in a cityscape, like the Brooklyn Bridge here of New York. Resin. Collection of Seamus McMahon

Have some bridges of your own? We’d love to see them! Please feel free to post in the comment section or on our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/groups/47920772123/

 

Jul 10 2018

The French Worsted Company: will be at the SBCS Auction

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.