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SBCS 2015 Convention Reminders

April 26, 2015April 26, 2015 Bookend Collector

Tie the proverbial string around your finger! Or just make a list or a note to yourself!

Don’t forget to bring your Show-and-Tell buildings.
Bring your Bidding Strategy and Dinero (Cash) for the Saturday Night Auction Action.
Remember to pack some goodies to donate for the raffle.
Be prepared to Swap and Shop at the annual SWAP Meet on Saturday morning.

Schedule:

FRIDAY, MAY 1

Hospitality Room (in hotel): Where you can pick up Registration Packets and drop off Raffle Items. Wed. 3 – 5 PM, Thurs & Fri. 10 AM – 12 Noon, and in afternoon.

City of Orlando Walking Tour: Conducted by members of the City of Orlando Historical Society. Will end at City Hall for SBCS Exhibit of Souvenir Buildings. 8:30 AM Friday – Meet in hotel lobby.

A quick tour will be offered to late arrivals in the afternoon and end at the City Hall SBCS Exhibit.

Meet & Greet: Light Dinner and Dessert with Hosts Marty and Jakob. Venue for Show-and-Tell with a theme of “recent finds or super favorite finds.” Sign-up in Hospitality Room for Shuttle or Car Pool. Walkable Distance. Early Evening Friday.

SATURDAY, MAY 2

Annual Business Meeting
SBCS Swap Meet
Bus Tour to Lakeland, FL and historic Southern College

Admiring a maquette of the Parthenon Frieze, Nashville, TN

Shelby Street Pedestrian Bridge, Nashville, TN

Parthenon Gift Shop, Nashville, TN.
Cocktails, Dinner, Auction and Raffle

Gala Dinner and Raffle Anticipation, SBCS 2014

Southern Elegance and Cake in shape of Parthenon. SBCS Dinner and Raffle 2014.

SUNDAY, MAY 3

Oh so many choices. Meet for breakfast then onto personal interests – Cape Canaveral to Hogwarts, Antiques to Disney World.

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“First to Fly” the ORLANDO EYE

April 18, 2015April 18, 2015 Bookend Collector

What an Opportunity! Be one of the first to ride the Orlando Eye! The 2015 Souvenir Building Collectors Society Convention from May 1 – 3 in Orlando is on the same weekend that tickets first become available for the Orlando Eye. Tickets can be purchased for the “First to Fly” promotion by clicking on this link to the ORLANDO EYE. Act NOW! Tickets are going fast!

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SBCS Convention Commemoratives

April 12, 2015April 12, 2015 Bookend Collector

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The Souvenir Building Collectors Society meeting is in Orlando, FL on May 1, 2 & 3, 2015. Click here to be taken to the website page about the 2015 Convention.

Click here to visit THE BUILDING COLLECTOR’s website and post on the SBCS Conventions’ Commemorative miniature buildings.

Click here to see the listing of the SBCS Convention locales and activities.

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SBCS 2015 CONVENTION COUNT-DOWN

April 3, 2015April 3, 2015 Bookend Collector

Space Shuttle on crawler transporter. Kennedy Space Center, FL. — Space Shuttle on Crawler Transporter, Kennedy Space Center, FL. 7 1/2 ” in height. Gray Metal.

The Count-down has begun.

Seven (7) more days to register and receive a discount to the 2105 SBCS Convention in Orlando, Florida.

Twenty-two (22) days to the opening of the SBCS Exhibit of Souvenir Buildings at the Orlando City Hall.

Twenty-seven (27) days before Souvenir Building Collectors begin arriving at the Embassy Suites – Downtown Orlando.

Twenty-eight (28) days before a meet-greet-eat soiree at Marty & Jakob’s.

Twenty-nine (29) days before the Business Meeting, SBCS Swap Meet, Bus Tour to Lakeland, SBCS Dinner, Auction, and Raffle.

Thirty (30) days before some SBCS members head to Cape Canaveral for a peek at the Kennedy Space Center.

Click here for Convention Information and Links.

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A “WOW!” of an added benefit to SBCS Membership

March 26, 2015March 27, 2015 Bookend Collector

Front Cover of Bantrico Buildings, Then & Now

Front Cover of Banthrico Buildings, Then and Now by Lance Oldham

Back Cover

Lance Oldham, author of the definitive Banthrico Buildings: Coin Banks and Souvenir Buildings, Monuments, and Landmarks Manufactured by the Banthrico Co. and Successor Companies (2004 – 6) is making available electronic copies of his book, Banthrico Buildings, Then and Now, to all members of the Souvenir Building Collectors’ Society, as a benefit of membership.

SBCS President, Joe Kopitz, states “I think that this is such terrific opportunity for our website and the SBCS. It adds such great value for our members and makes Lance’s hard work available to those who seek it most. Such a win-win.”

Lance has been a member of the Souvenir Building Collectors’ Society since 1995 and a member of the Still Bank Collectors Club of America since 1990. He is a frequent contributor of articles to the journals of both organizations. In writing Banthrico Buildings, Then and Now, Lance says, “My primary intent was to develop a database that could be used in writing comprehensive, detailed articles for collectors’ journals.”

In accomplishing his objective he not only provided the souvenir building and still bank collector communities with the specifications relating to the miniature replica building, but has conveyed the historical context of the actual building. For example, the Coast Federal Savings and Loan Association of Los Angeles issued a bank in 1961 that was a Rabbit looming over a replica of their building on Hill Street in Los Angeles. Lance’s data sheet not only covers the issue date and dimensions of the replica, but also supplies pictures of bank advertisements utilizing the Rabbit or “Bunny Bucks” as it was later known. There is even an advertisement depicting the Rabbit Bank, itself.

Coast Federal Savings & Loan, Assn. Banthrico Bank Data Sheet. Pg. 1 of 3 Pages.

The book illustrations are colorful, informative, and instructive. The organization is outstanding. If you ever want to develop a catalogue of your collection, Lance has laid out a format that makes you want to start doing it today.

SBCS Members can download the electronic file in the Members Only section of this website.

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Closer….Closer….Closer….May 2015 SBCS Convention

March 16, 2015March 16, 2015 Bookend Collector

Excitement is building (pun intended) for the 2015 SBCS Convention, May 1 – 3, in Orlando, Florida and for an outstanding exhibit in the Orlando City Hall of miniature buildings from collections across the USA. Come enjoy the assemblage!

Register for the convention before April 10, 2015 and save $20 on your registration fee. Click here for the Registration Form.

Reserve your room at the Embassy Suites Orlando – Downtown (800-809-9708, ask for the “Souvenir Building Collectors Society” rate) before Friday, April 3, 2015 to receive the special convention rate. Click here for the Embassy Suites Website.

Click here for the Convention Schedule. See you on May 1!

Page 118 from "Souvenir Buildings, A Collection of Identified Miniatures" by Dort Fratzke Brown, Copyright 1977. Seminal publication of miniature buildings. — Page 118 from “Souvenir Buildings, A Collection of Identified Miniatures” by Dort Fratzke Brown, Copyright 1977. Seminal publication of miniature buildings.

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2015 SBCS Convention Update & Reminders

February 28, 2015February 28, 2015 Bookend Collector

Orlando, Florida

It is just 2 months until the 2015 SBCS Convention in Orlando, Florida!

UPDATES:
Among the activities scheduled is a field trip to Lakeland to view one of the largest collections in one place of Frank Lloyd Wright buildings. Other events include a tour of the SBCS Presentation of Souvenir Buildings Exhibit in the Rotunda of the Orlando City Hall, a visit to the home of a souvenir building collector, and the annual auction and raffle.

To read about Florida Southern College and the Frank Lloyd Wright connection visit William B. Carpenter’s website at http://www.franklloydwrightatfsc.com.

REMINDERS:
1. Get your hotel reservations. The rooms are going quickly. EMBASSY SUITES Orlando – Downtown. Phone 800-809-9708. Ask for Souvenir Building Collectors Society special rate!
2. Get your souvenir buildings for the City Hall Exhibit to Marty by March 14, 2015. Click here for more information about participating in the City Hall Exhibit. Also, you can email Marty at jakobchevy@bellsouth.net.
3. The newsletter is coming out soon with updates and registration material. We will post the Registration Materials after the Newsletter is available.

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Three SBCS Announcements

February 2, 2015February 2, 2015 Bookend Collector

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ONE: Members-Only Section Password has been reset as of February 2. Paid members will have received the new password for accessing the Members-Only sections of the website. Click here to see the full process.

TWO: Organizers are seeking souvenir buildings for the SBCS Exhibit of Souvenir Buildings at the Orlando City Hall. If you plan to submit any of your collection for inclusion now is time to get pictures and information to Marty G. —— ASAP. Instructions for submission can be accessed by clicking here.

THREE: Start your planning for the 2015 Souvenir Building Convention, May 1 – 3, in Orlando, FL. The Convention Hotel is the EMBASSY SUITES ORLANDO – DOWNTOWN. Make your reservations by April 3, 2015 to receive the special convention rate.

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TWO Important Resolutions for 2015

December 31, 2014December 31, 2014 Bookend Collector

Orlando, Florida

RESOLUTION 1: Attend the 2015 SBCS Convention in Orlando, May 1, 2, and 3. Click here to be taken to the 2015 Convention page.

RESOLUTION 2: Provide ONE or more souvenir buildings for the SBCS Display in Orlando City Hall Public Exhibit. SBCS Members click here for more information regarding the exhibit.

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2014 Convention Finds

December 14, 2014December 14, 2014 Bookend Collector

Stadhusett - Stockholm (City Hall - Stockholm), Sweden, height - 3”, Cast Metal. Sticker on bottom reads, “Washfobik, Konsthantverk, Varby, Sweden.” The City Hall was designed the National Romantic style by the architect Ragnar Ostberg and was completed in 1923. — Stadhusett – Stockholm (City Hall – Stockholm), Sweden, height – 3”, Cast Metal. Sticker on bottom reads, “Washfobik, Konsthantverk, Varby, Sweden.” The City Hall was designed the National Romantic style by the architect Ragnar Ostberg and was completed in 1923.

Russell K. shares the following: “These are two acquisitions that I consider as the most unique added to my collection as a result of the SBCS event in Nashville. Both represent major architectural monuments in Stockholm, Sweden. My wife and I have visited them during our travels to Sweden. I had not previously seen these souvenir buildings. They were formerly part of the collection of Pat Smith. Based on the number of other Swedish souvenir buildings I purchased at the swap meet that were part of her collection, I would assume she bought both pieces in Sweden. Joe K. had also brought a large number of pieces of travel literature that Pat had collected and my wife and I were pleased to be able to take a number of them that related to Scandinavia.”

Kungliga Slottet - Stockholm (Royal Palace), Sweden, height - 1 1/8”, Cast Metal, Maker unknown. Since completion 1974 it has served as the official royal residence of the Swedish Royal family. — Kungliga Slottet – Stockholm (Royal Palace), Sweden, height – 1 1/8”, Cast Metal, Maker unknown. Since completion in 1774 it has served as the official royal residence of the Swedish Royal family.