Wednesday, 30 March 2016. I typically feel like I should mention the date when I write these President’s Messages since we are preparing BOTTLES and EXTRAS in a much more timely manner so that an issue arrives a week or [...]
The line waiting to get in was as long as I have seen in a recent times. Everyone seemed ready to go! Genesee Valley Bottle Association Holds 47th Annual Show and Sale By Jim Bender, FOHBC Historian, FOHBC [...]
Frank Starczek doesn't let a little snow slow him down. Takes More Than Snow to Hold Down The Empire State Bottle Collectors Association 06 April 2016 People were lined up when the doors opened, even in the [...]
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 [...]
Club newsletter announcing the FOHBC talk by Jim Bender Mohawk Valley Bottle Club Supports the FOHBC On Monday, March 14, 2016, I did a talk on the history of the Federation of Historical Bottle Collectors (FOHBC) at the Mohawk [...]
Somer's Antique Bottle Clubs 46th Annual Show and Sale This past weekend I attended the Somer's Antique Bottle Clubs 46th annual Show and Sale held at St. Bernard’s School West Campus located in Enfield, Connecticut. I have attended this show [...]
Saratoga Type Bottle Collectors Society The other day I received a nice letter and poster from Bob Puckhaber. Bob is son of the late Bernhard Puckhaber who published the first guide to SARATOGAS Mineral Waters in 1976. I still have my [...]
Sitting down at my desk, on this first back-to-work Monday after New Years, I conjure up a vision of a stove with lots of pots-a-cooking. The kettle labeled antique bottle events has us all looking forward to the stretch leading [...]
BACK TO OUR ROOTS WHAT DOES THAT MEAN ? by Eric McGuire The upcoming FOHBC 2016 National Antique Bottle Convention & Expo to be held in Sacramento, California on August 4 - 7, 2016, is considered to be a "back [...]
An Opinion on Bottle Cleaning The following represents my opinion and does not reflect the opinions of others. It reflects what I see in the collecting field that I have been a part of for 42 years. In a continuing and [...]
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