Jim Bender and his Union Clasping Hands flasks

Jim Bender and his Union Clasping Hands flasks I took a few photos this morning of some of my Union Clasping Hands flasks and thought I would pass a few on. Jim Bender (FOHBC Membership Director) These type of flasks [...]

2014 New Jersey Antique Bottle Show Report

Manville New Jersey Bottle Show by Jim Bender | FOHBC Membership Director   The New Jersey Antique Bottle Collectors Club held its 18th annual bottle show on February 2, 2014 in Manville, New Jersey. For years, this show was known [...]

I lost my oldest friend Ed Bartos

On January 9, 2014, I lost my oldest friend and the man that started me into the wonderful hobby of old bottles. Edward C. Bartos of Richmondville, NY passed away at a young age of 66. Ed has left behind [...]

President’s Message (January – February 2014)

I am sitting here catching my breath and gathering my thoughts on a flight from Houston to Chicago. I’ll change planes at O’Hare for a smaller jet to Fort Wayne, Indiana so I can meet with my clients throughout the [...]

2014 Lexington National Planning Field Trip

Meeting with Lexington Convention and Visitors Bureau, Director of Services, Bond Jacobs (second from left) are from left to right, National Show Co-chairs Sheldon Baugh and Randee Kaiser and 2nd Vice President Jamie Houdeshell and FOHBC Conventions Director, Tom [...]

Wyatt Earp’s Northern Saloon and Tonopah, Nevada

Wyatt Earp's Northern Saloon and Tonopah, Nevada Covers for the last nine issues of Bottles and Extras, the flagship magazine of the Federation of Historical Bottle Collectors Ferdinand Meyer V | FOHBC President As a design and image [...]

President’s Message (September – October 2013)

Can you believe it? Another great National Show goes down in the record books. My head is still spinning with all of the great events and action. My hat is off and we sincerely need to thank all of those [...]

The devotion that so many of us feel toward the objects that we collect

Hello Ferdinand: My brother-in-law recently came for a visit and while here I showed him some of our more interesting sodas. Of course, I rattled on and gave him a brief dissertation. He later wrote this thoughtful email and I [...]

2013 FOHBC Semi-Annual Board Meeting – Manchester, NH

The semi-annual FOHBC Board Meeting kicks off at the 2013 National Antique Bottle Show in Manchester, New Hampshire on Friday morning from 8:00 am to 12:00 noon. 2013 FOHBC Semi-Annual Board Meeting  Manchester, New Hampshire 19 July 2014 [...]

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