Virtual Museum Imaging, Friday–Sunday, Hotel ZaZa
Piano Man Lounge and Houston Museum of Natural Science
The FOHBC Virtual Museum’s Alan DeMaison was ever-present at Houston 24. Alan was set up at Hotel ZaZa to image items for the Museum. You could not miss his traveling studio prominently set up in the Piano Man Lounge. Alan had pre-scheduled a list of collector bottles and a few small collections to image. Every time we looked his way he and Terry Crislip, his VM assistant, were busy at work. It was especially exciting to see him imaging bottles from some young collectors. Alan and his wife, Elaine, remained in Houston at the Houston Museum of Natural Science and imaged the American Antique Glass Masterpieces exhibition on Tuesday and Wednesday, 06 and 07 August and the Wilber-Gugliotti Barber Bottle exhibition on Thursday through Saturday. Alan will spend a couple of weeks processing images before sending them to Miguel Ruiz for website gallery insertion and Ferdinand Meyer for curating and gathering the historical information to accompany the pieces.
An important notice to FOHBC members.
Please don’t skip this note as it’s mid-November 2024 and we need your help. Think how often you’ve visited the Virtual Museum and how valuable this Museum is to the future of our hobby. We are asking if you will donate at any level immediately to help us get out of the cash bind we’re presently in. We rely solely on donations and have never taken any FOHBC or membership money. We’re looking for grassroots donations, and we have a special campaign called “25 from 25 in 25” ($25 monthly from 25 members in 2025). We also have a donor who has put up $5,000 if we can find a matching $5,000 donation. so please help us continue moving forward with the greatest project in the hobby world!
For gift information: Alan DeMaison, FOHBC Virtual Museum Treasurer, 1605 Clipper Cove, Painesville, Ohio 44077, a.demaison@sbcglobal.net
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Alan DeMaison, chief Virtual Museum imager, set up in the Piano Man Lounge at Hotel ZaZa.
Terry Crislip, assistant imager, working with Alan DeMaison.
Alan preparing to image a group of colored druggist bottles from the Brian Bingham collection.
Alan DeMaison adjusting his photography equipment in the Piano Man Lounge studio set-up at Hotel ZaZa.
Terry Crislip works with Alan DeMaison imaging a Warner’s cure bottle in the Piano Man Lounge studio set-up.
Super rare Baker’s Vegetable Blood & Liver Cure being imaged from the Bruce Shephard collection.
Close up of the amber Baker’s Vegetable Blood & Liver Cure.
Alan preparing to photograph the base of an aquamarine cure bottle from the Bruce Shephard collection.
Alan DeMaison adjusting his photography equipment and laptop software in the Piano Man Lounge studio set-up at Hotel ZaZa.
Imaging an amazing citron pickle preserve jar from the Dan Lakatos collection.
Very challenging to image round-bottom bottles such as this Mineral Water bottle from New York.
Alan DeMaison set up at the Houston Museum of Natural Science to imaging both collections post Houston 24.
Incredible Kelly’s Old Cabin Bitters from the American Antique Glass Masterpieces exhibition being imaged at the Houston Museum of Natural Science.
Read the Houston 24 Souvenir Program
Read the Antique Bottle & Glass Collector (Nov–Dec 2024 feature article post H24)
See these other Houston 24 Posts
Houston 24 – Peachridge “Glass in the Grass” | Exterior
Houston 24 – Peachridge “Glass in the Grass” | Interior
Houston 24 – FOHBC Bi-Annual Board Meeting | Hotel ZaZa
Houston 24 – American Antique Glass Masterpieces Exhibition Opening
Houston 24 – Wilber-Gugliotti Barber Bottle Collection Exhibition Opening
Houston 24 – Texas Hold ‘Em Antique Bottle & Glass Competition
Houston 24 Expo – FOHBC General Membership Breakfast Meeting
Houston 24 Expo – Educational Seminars
Houston 24 Expo – Early Admission
Houston 24 Expo – Dinosaurs Banquet
Houston 24 Displays – Educational Displays
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