Muncie, a fruit jar collectors dream come true

Muncie, a fruit jar collectors dream come true 10 January 2017 by Alan DeMaison and the Ohio Bottle Club Braving unpredictable weather each year is a dedicated group of Fruit Jar collectors and Jelly Jammers in early January. Collectors from [...]

Mt Vernon Glassworks Project

Rich, Mark and Brian ready for digging at Mt Vernon Glassworks. Mt Vernon Glassworks Project 16 October 2016 From the November-December 2016 issue of BOTTLES and EXTRAS. Dear FOHBC Members: Please consider opening your investigative mind and [...]

September October 2016 BOTTLES and EXTRAS mails this week!

September October 2016 BOTTLES and EXTRAS mails this week! The September October 2016 BOTTLES and EXTRAS mails to FOHBC members this week! This issue features OK Plantation Bitters - The Big Boys by Ferdinand Meyer V, Savannah Bottler John Ryan’s Fame has spread [...]

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

FOHBC 2016 Sacramento National Antique Bottle Convention & Expo | Educational Seminars  Seminars | Lions Gate Hotel, Club Ballroom A & B, Friday, August 5th, 9:00 am - Noon Six (6) seminars will be presented by prominent collectors on various collecting [...]

Official Sacramento National Convention Photographer – Gina Pellegrini

Official Sacramento National Convention Photographer - Gina Pellegrini 12 August 2016 The Federation of Historical Bottle Collectors (FOHBC) is extremely proud and pleased that Angelina Pellegrini agreed to volunteer her time to be our official photographer for the FOHBC 2016 Sacramento [...]

2016 Houston Bottle Show fun as usual!

2016 Houston Bottle Show fun as usual! 25 July 2016 The Houston Bottle Show is usually a tough one for me because it is usually a week or two before the Federation National Show (FOHBC 2016 Sacramento National Antique Bottle [...]

Tommy Mitchiner inducted into the FOHBC Honor Roll

Tommy Mitchiner inducted into the FOHBC Honor Roll 03 April 2016 The FOHBC takes great pleasure in confirming that the late Thomas William "Tommy" Mitchiner, of Gordon, Georgia has been inducted into the Federation of Historical Bottle Collectors Honor Roll. [...]

2016 Sacramento National Souvenir Program (Sneak Preview) The Best of The West

2016 Sacramento National Souvenir Program (Sneak Preview) The Best of The West Three veteran western bottle collectors endeavored to produce a list of the most important twenty-five 19th century bottles with respect to collector’s interest. Knowing that this is no [...]

My 2016 Baltimore Show Weekend

My 2016 Baltimore Show Weekend by Jim Bender I spent the weekend of March 13 in Baltimore. I try to write up things about the shows I attend for two reasons: First and always most important to me is to [...]

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