Latest Update: 26 July 2024 (FAQ)
EVENT INFO PACKET
SCHEDULE
Sunset Auction Now Open For Bidding
So far, we have registered hotel guests, dealers and attendees from: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Australia, California, Canada, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, New York, New Zealand, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, United Kingdom, Vermont, Virginia, Washington and Wisconsin. Y’all come on down!!!
Contract: Attendee Contract Short Form
Auction: Consignment Form
FAQ: Frequently Asked Questions
HOST HOTEL: Hotel ZaZa Reservations
Negotiated Hotel Zaza Expo Rates will only hold until o3 July 2024! Book Now!
Ground Zero. For the nightly $215 special rate Hotel ZaZa reservations you will not be charged until you check in to the hotel. The use of your credit card is only to hold the reservation. The booking link is the hotel’s preferred method for Houston 24 guests within our room block to reserve. If you prefer to call to book, the only number you should be using is their in-house Hotel ZaZa reservations team number 888.880.3244. If you are quoted an incorrect rate or are having any trouble, you can email Carly Cortez at Hotel ZaZa and she will assist you promptly. Please do not use any “outside” hotel booking agencies.
SUPPORT HOTEL: DoubleTree Hilton Reservations
We have a $129 special rate at the DoubleTree Hilton Houston Medical Center Hotel & Suites. The hotel is approximately 1.8 miles from the HMNS and Hotel ZaZa.
HMNS: HMNS Visitor Guide
THE EXHIBITIONS
Houston Museum of Natural Science
[Thursday 1:00 pm Opening Ceremony – 01 August 2024 – HMNS]
American Antique Glass Masterpieces
David P. Wilber and Anthony Gugliotti Barber Bottle Collections
FOHBC ANTIQUE BOTTLE AND GLASS SHOW & SALE
Hotel ZaZa Museum District
[Friday afternoon to Sunday Afternoon – 02 through 04 August 2024 – Hotel ZaZa]
FOHBC Houston 24 National Antique Bottle and Glass Show & Sale at Hotel ZaZa. Quite a different and challenging layout, all set in a really cool historic boutique hotel. For info and table sales contact Edie Alucema at edie.fohbc@gmail.com. Attendee Contract Short Form
PEACHRIDGE “GLASS IN THE GRASS
Houston 24 Pre-Event
[Wednesday Morning – 29 July 2024 – Meyer Residence]
TEXAS HOLD ‘EM COMPETITION
[Thursday Evening – 01 August 2024 – Hotel ZaZa]
BAYOU CITY SUNSET AUCTION
[Saturday Evening – 03 August 2024 – Hotel ZaZa]
DINOSAURS BANQUET
FOHBC Awards Banquet • Mix & Mingle Cocktails
[Friday Evening – 02 August 2024 – Houston Museum of Natural Science]
Houston 24 “Dinosaurs Banquet” and “Cocktail Mix & Mingle” in the fantastic Morian Hall of Paleontology at the Houston Museum of Natural Science. Tickets available for $55 at fohbcmembers@gmail.com.
MEMBERSHIP BREAKFAST
FOHBC General Membership Breakfast Meeting
[Early Friday Morning – 02 August 2024 – Hotel ZaZa]
SEMINARS
[Friday Morning – 02 August 2024 – Hotel ZaZa]
TOGETHER AGAIN – THE THREE BLUE FIGURAL BITTERS
Houston Museum of Natural Science – Brown Gallery
[Thursday 1:00 pm Opening Ceremony – 01 August 2024 – HMNS]
The marketing piece released promoting “Together Again,” “The Three Blue Figural Bitters” on display at the Houston 24 “American Antique Glass Masterpieces – A major, museum exhibition showcasing the Sandor P. Fuss Collection.” Exhibit will open at 1:00 pm on Thursday, 01 August 2024 in the Brown Gallery at the Houston Museum of Natural Science. A museum quality hard bound book will be available at the exposition. Free museum access for FOHBC members.
DRAKES PLANTATION BITTERS
Commemorative Bottle
SOUVENIR PROGRAM
Thanking our growing list of advertisers! John Pastor (American Glass Gallery), Sandor Fuss, Michael & Alice Seeliger, Michael & Kathy Craig, David Kyle Rakes, Steve Abbott, Michael Mackintosh, John O’Neill, Charlie Martin Jr., Richard T. Siri, Mike Newman, Bill Taylor, Northwestern Bottle Club, Jeff Wichmann (American Bottle Auctions), Elizabeth & Ferdinand Meyer (Peachridge Collections), Terry McMurray (McMurray Antiques Auctions), Jeff Evans (Jeffrey Evans & Assoc.), Fred Holabird (Holabird Western Americana Collections), Eric McGuire, Ralph & Janet Finch, International Perfume Bottle Assoc., Jerry & Helen Forbes, Rich & Kathy Tucker, Tom Paskiewicz, Greg Spurgeon (North American Glass), National Insulator Assoc., Joel Bartsch, Henry & Toni Johnston, Jay Kasper, Jim Hagenbuch (Glass Works Auctions), National Association of Breweriana Advertising (NABA), Bill & Jill Insulators, National Bottle Museum (NBM), Norm Heckler Jr. (Heckler), Chip Cable, Dana Charlton, Alan DeMaison, Ken Previtali, Bruce Shephard, Craig Cassetta, John Feldmann, Tom Lines, Brian Bingham, Cheryl Reynolds, Andy Rapoza, Martin Van Zant (Crowded House Auctions), Henry Hecker (Wisconsin Made From Clay), David Kyle, Buffalo Antique Bottle Club, American Digger magazine, Sacramento Valley Museum, Tom Pettit, Painted Soda Bottle Collectors Association, Willy Van den Bossche, Bill Ham-Bitters Bottles Supplement 2 & 3, Joan Cabaniss, Jim Bender, 1st Chicago Antique Bottle Club, Marty Vollmer, Steve Ketcham, St. Louis Antique Bottle Club, Furniture Doctor (Walter Smith), Antiques & Collectibles Insurance Group, Las Vegas Antique Bottle Club, Midwest Fruit Jar & Bottle Club, Stephen Jackson, Tod von Mechow, Chris Hartz, Sea Glass of Maine, Alicia Booth-Wickman, Stephen Hubbell, Ohio Bottle Club, Tom Phillips, Ron Hands, Mike Dickman, National Association of Milk Bottle Collectors, Bill & Bea Baab, San Diego Antique Bottle Club, Oregon Bottle Collectors Association, Brandon DeWolfe, Jeff Burkhardt (Froggy), Findlay Antique Bottle Club, Ed & Kathy Gray, Jim & Jodi Hall, Jeff & Holly Noordsy Art & Antiques, Brad Dalton, Forks of the Delaware Bottle Association, Clemmons Bottle Show, Genesee Valley Bottle Collectors Association Show, Little Rhody Club Ad, Richmond Area Bottle Collectors Assoc., State of Franklin Antique Bottles & Collectibles Assoc., Tennessee Bottle Collectors Fifth Anniversary Show, Stanley Word, Washington Bottle Collectors Assoc., Milwaukee Antique Bottle & Advertising Club…
Houston 24 Souvenir Program advertising sales commence. This 156-page plus program will become a collectible in its own right and a valuable resource. Free to all Houston 24 attendees. For an advertisement contact Houston24Expo@gmail.com. Free layout assistance. Sizes and costs noted in Event Info Packet.
THREE JIM HEALY HOUSTON 24
COMMEMORATIVE JUGS
Raffle tickets for two Jim Healy Houston 24 Commemorative Jugs will be on sale at Houston 24 Antique Bottle and Glass Show & Sale on Friday afternoon, Saturday and Sunday. Jim Healy, from Tribes Hill, New York, is a talented potter and restorer of old jugs. Jim has designed and made our FOHBC national convention commemorative jugs for many years. Details at the FOHBC desks located at the Piano Man Lounge. Tickets are $2 each or 3 for $5. The third Jim Healy Houston 24 jug will be included in the Bayou City Sunset Auction on Saturday evening, 03 August 2024.
HOURLY RAFFLES
There will be a series of daily raffle drawings during the FOHBC Houston 24 Antique Bottle and Glass Show & Sale hours at the FOHBC tables at the Piano Man Lounge on Friday afternoon, Saturday and Sunday. One hundred dollar ($100) vouchers will be given to the lucky winners to be spent at the show. Drawing times will be Friday, on the hour from 2:00 to 5:00 pm and Saturday and Sunday, on the hour during all bottle show & sale hours. We thank Jeff Wichmann (FOHBC Hall of Fame) with American Bottle Auctions for his generous $5,000 contribution along with a $200 contribution by Bill Baab (FOHBC Hall of Fame) to be used for Children’s Raffles. Dealers will redeem vouchers at the FOHBC tables for cash during the event.
RIBBON CUTTING EVENTS
This is going to be a great extravaganza of glass. It will prove to be a memorable event. Make sure you set plans to attend early. Don’t want to miss this one.
How soon will attendees receive confirmation of attendance? I haven’t received anything as of to date. Being a bottle collector and geologist, I definitely do not want to miss out! Thanks!