FOHBC 2016 Sacramento National Educational Displays

FOHBC 2016 Sacramento National Antique Bottle Convention & Expo | Educational Displays

This year at the FOHBC 2016 Sacramento National Antique Bottle Convention & Expo, twenty (20) outstanding displays were presented. These included:

Ken & Reine Salter • 17th-19th Century American & European Black Glass
Mike & Kathie Craig • Warner’s Safe Bottles & Posters
Richard & Beverley Siri • Hostetter’s Bitters
Tom & Susan Lines • Schafer & Vater Whiskey Nips
Gregg Wilson • Codd/Globe Stoppered Worldwide Bottles
Rick & Deloras Siri • California Small Town Whiskies
Russell & Kitty Umbraco • Lewis 66 Whiskey – Utah Liquor Co.
Michael & Karen Peart • Benicia Glass – Natures Tiffany
Bob Hirsch • Apothecary Cabinet & Misc. Bottles
Ron & Gary Barnes • Owl Drug Co.
Jeannette Barnes • Miniatures
Colin & May Jung • California Glass Insulator Co., Signals etc.
Dan & Max Bell • Gold Rush Artifacts
Richard & Lauri Olson • Jamaica Ginger / Extract Ginger
Henry & Cecilia Guillen • U.S.A. Hospital Dept. Bottles
Richard Dana & Jim Monahan • Canning Jars
Arnie Lowenstein • EC & M San Francisco Glass Insulators
Andrew Koutsoukos • Pioneer West Coast Digging: A Pictorial Display
Warren Friedrich • California Grown Glass from P.G.W and S.F.G.W
Michael Mackintosh • Early American Glass & Seals

Viewers were asked to VOTE for their favorite display as “Best in Show” and “Most Educational” awards were given. The announcement of the winners occurred on Sunday, August 7th between at 2:30 pm.

While the Warner’s Safe Bottles & Posters display took both ribbons, you could rely on every person who visited the displays to say an extra “wow” to the outstanding Benicia Glass – Natures Tiffany display by Michael & Karen Peart and the Early American Glass & Seals display by Michael Mckintosh. Surrounding these dominant displays were other powerful displays on Hostetters Stomach Bitters, miniatures, Owl Drug, black glass, California whiskies, Schafer & Vater whiskey nips, western bitters, western digging history, insulators, gold rush artifacts, cod bottles, fruit jars, Jamaica gingers, U.S.A Hospital Department bottles and a fully loaded California apothecary cabinet. Many said it was the most exciting grouping of displays they have ever seen.

Lets use this post for a general overview. Many thanks are in order for our displayers and Russell Umbraco and Richard Siri for coordinating the displays.

All photographs are by our official show photographer, Angelina (Gina) Pellegrini unless otherwise noted.

Read about Day 1 events: FOHBC Board meeting, American Bottle Auctions Open House, Early Registration, Generals House VIP Reception and the Sacramento Shootout.

Read about Day 2 events: FOHBC Membership Meeting Breakfast, Educational Seminars, Ribbon Cutting Ceremony and the FOHBC Banquet.

Read about Day 3 events: 49er Bottle Jamboree Auction