The idea of hosting a national antique bottle and glass convention in Houston was not new, as others had tried and been unsuccessful over the years. It took a grand vision by Houstonian Joel Bartsch to offer the Houston Museum of Natural Science (HMNS) and Hotel ZaZa as the host venues for Houston 2024. Joel is not only the curator of the Cullen Hall of Gems and Minerals but also the museum’s CEO and an avid collector of barber bottles and early American glass. He suggested we build a world-class event around his museum and assemble an American antique glass exhibition along with a simultaneous exhibition of barber bottles. Each would have its own gallery and museum hardbound book documenting the exhibition and represented collections. Joel engaged Ferdinand Meyer V, long-time FOHBC board director and partner of Peachridge Collection, LLC., to put together and run the epic event in the Houston Museum District.
Read about the event in the November–December 2024 issue of Antique Bottle & Glass Collector, which was designed, laid out, and published by Peachridge Collections. You have to be a FOHBC member to access. See wite-up and pictures at FOHBC.org. See the Houston 24 Expo Souvenir Program.
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 – Early Admission
Houston 24 Expo – Dinosaurs Banquet
Houston 24 Displays – Educational Displays
Houston 24 Expo – Virtual Museum Imaging
Houston 24 Expo – Alan DeMaison Hall of Fame
