Zoom Seminar #7 – Classic & Zany Trade Cards

MARK YOUR CALENDAR! Join established ephemera collectors and authorities John Kemler and Joe Gourd as they present some of their favorite advertising trade cards. Some are quite outlandish and many others are rather inappropriate as times have changed. The FOHBC [...]

FOHBC Regional News September–October 2023

Editor Note: Much of this information is from the November–December 2023 issue of Antique Bottle & Glass Collector. NORTHEAST REGION [Charlie Martin, Jr., Director] The Merrimac Valley Antique Bottle Club (MVABC) held its 48th Annual Antique Bottle Show and Sale [...]

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We lost a great one—Sheldon Baugh

Sad news for sure—we have just been informed that long-time FOHBC board member and antique bottle and glass collector Sheldon Baugh passed away last evening. We’ve been following his deteriorating health through fellow collector and friend Gary Beatty, who just [...]

Invitation to Host – Midwest Region

INVITATION TO HOST FOHBC 2025 National Antique Bottle Convention | Midwest Region 14 September 2023 For Immediate Release: The Federation of Historical Bottle Collectors (FOHBC) cordially invites any Midwest Region Antique Bottle and Glass Club, Show, Institution, and Chairperson Consortium [...]

Zoom Seminar #3 – H. H. Warner’s Patent Medicine Empire

H. H. Warner's Patent Medicine Empire Next Zoom Seminar Tuesday, 18 July 2023 7:00 pm CST. RSVP to get an invitation at FOHBCseminars@gmail.com. If you missed the presentation, you can see it here and use Passcode: Ee74.d0^    An overview of [...]

FOHBC Regional News July–August 2023

Editor Note: With an abundance of reporting information and photographs in the July–August issue of Antique Bottle & Glass Collector (AB&GC), we are placing the entire Regional Directors report on our website with expanded coverage. Northeast Region [Charlie Martin Jr., [...]

Zoom Seminar #2 – Foreign Bottles in America

Foreign Bottles in America by Eric McGuire Next Zoom Seminar 13 June 2023 7:00 pm CST. RSVP to get an invitation at FOHBCseminars@gmail.com. Many collectors are unaware that an unknown but substantial number of our bottles were produced beyond our [...]

Invitation to Host – Northeast Region

INVITATION TO HOST FOHBC 2025 National Antique Bottle Convention | Northeast Region 15 May 2023 For Immediate Release: The Federation of Historical Bottle Collectors (FOHBC) cordially invites any Northeast Region Antique Bottle and Glass Club, Show, Institution, and Chairperson Consortium [...]

Regional News – April 2023

Editor Note: This information is from the May–June 2023 issue of Antique Bottle & Glass Collector. Midwest Region [Henry Hecker, Director] The Milwaukee Antique Bottle and Advertising Club (MABAC) annual show was held on February 5th in Waukesha. This is [...]

Jerry McCann inducted into the FOHBC Hall of Fame!

JAR COLLECTING NEWS The FOHBC board voted unanimously to induct Jerry McCann into the FOHBC Hall of Fame. Thank you also to Joe Coulson for organizing and presenting the nomination of Mr. McCann. Widely known as Jerry throughout the fruit jar [...]

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