The Baltimore Antique Bottle Clubs 37th Annual Show and Sale

The crowd was waiting on Sunday morning. The Baltimore Antique Bottle Clubs 37th Annual Show and Sale 19 March 2017 Last weekend I made the annual trip to Baltimore for their antique bottle clubs 37th Annual Show and [...]

Enfield Connecticut Bottle Show Report

Nothing like bottles in a window! Enfield Connecticut Bottle Show Report 02 March 2017 This past weekend I was able to attend the 44th annual Somers Bottle Club Show and Sale held in Enfield Conn. Once again the [...]

Oregon Bottle Collectors Association (OBCA) Show and Sale

Oregon Bottle Collectors Association (OBCA) Show and Sale 23 February 2017 Amidst the frequent winter storms that have plagued the West Coast, the Oregon Bottle Collectors Association held its show and sale on February 17th and 18th in the town of Aurora, [...]

2017-02-23T16:26:41-06:00February 23, 2017|Board Members, Club News, Editor's Picks, News, Shows|0 Comments

President’s Message (March – April 2017)

Our moods, bottle collecting activities and general well-being are affected by weather and influenced by the climate changes, seasons and temperature. Where and how the wind blows sets our course. Yes, I know, I always seem to weave the weather [...]

Manville NJ Show Big and As Crowded As Ever

The show room was busy all day. Manville Show Big and As Crowded As Ever 07 February 2017 Last February 5th, Linda and I traveled to the 21st annual New Jersey Antique Bottle Club's Antique Bottle Show and Sale, held [...]

President’s Message (January – February 2017)

This is an interesting issue of Bottles and Extras because the word or feelings associated with the color brown and amber are evident throughout. First, I write this message after Thanksgiving on 30 November. November is a brown month as many [...]

History’s Corner

History's Corner occurs in each BOTTLES and EXTRAS issue in memory of Dick Watson - longtime FOHBC Historian Charles R. ( Dick) Watson Series initiated and coordinated by Jim Bender, FOHBC Historian November | December 2018 issue of [...]

First Waco, Texas Antique Bottle Show

First Waco, Texas Antique Bottle Show 27 October 2017 Wide angle shot of showroom floor Federation board member Brad Seigler (Southern Region Director and pictured left) reports that Jay Kasper was successful in holding the 1st Waco, Texas [...]

President’s Message (November – December 2016)

Well… last issue I said that we would be putting full coverage of the FOHBC 2016 Sacramento National Antique Bottle Convention & Expo in the November December issue of BOTTLES and EXTRAS and we kind of did. Thirty-two pages of [...]

The Oldest Club in The Country Holds It’s Fall Show

Empire Fall Shows Goes Well The Oldest Club in The Country Holds It's Fall Show 25 October 2016 This past Sunday, a week ago, I attended the 18th annual Empire State Bottle Collectors Association bottle show which is held at [...]

2016-10-25T18:43:48-05:00October 25, 2016|Advice, Board Members, Club News, Editor's Picks, News, Shows|0 Comments
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