Latest Update: 23 April 2024
EVENT INFO PACKET
“I’ve been looking at the Houston 24 Info Packet … this blows away anything in the bottle field….
that I’ve ever seen…!” – Chris Hartz (Livermore, California)
So far, we have registered hotel guests, dealers and attendees from: Alabama, Arkansas, Australia, California, Canada, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Indiana, Kansas, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, New Mexico, New Zealand, North Carolina, 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
FAQ: Frequently Asked Questions
HOST HOTEL: Hotel ZaZa Reservations
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
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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)…
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.
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