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 [...]

May–June 2023 issue of AB&GC posts to members!

Here's a great issue packed with antique bottle and glass stories, history, news and information. The feature article on Caper's bottles is something you will not want to miss. If you are not a FOHBC member join now! Antique Bottle [...]

New Inks Book!

NEW INKS BOOK by Guy Burch It has taken me almost 20 years to complete my book on ‘Inks, Glues, Polish & Blacking Bottles.’ When I started it, I had in mind a British version of William Covill Jr’s ‘Ink [...]

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 [...]

Promising Cures now available Online…Free!

 27 March 2023 Dear Friends, I am delighted to update you with some very exciting news: my book, PROMISING CURES, is now in digital format online, available to all readers, researchers, and perusers of history!! It can be found on FamilySearch.org – one of the world's largest [...]

Chattanooga North Georgia Show a Big Success!

The Chattanooga North Georgia Antique Bottles & Advertising Show on March 18th in Dalton, Georgia was a huge success according to FOHBC president Michael Seeliger who made a last minute arrangement to leave snowy Wisconsin for this quick bottle show [...]

New Historian joins the FOHBC Board – Brian Bingham

You might recognize Brian Bingham as he was on the cover of the November–December 2022 issue of Antique Bottle & Glass Collector. His display won the "Most Educational" ribbon at the Reno 2022 National Antique Bottle Convention. Brian Bingham, FOHBC [...]

Stephen Jackson joins the FOHBC Board as Vice President

Stephen Jackson, recommended by president Michael Seeliger was voted in as the new FOHBC Vice President. We welcome Mr. Jackson! Stephen R. Jackson, FOHBC Second Vice President, is a native of Virginia and lives with his family in Suffolk, Virginia. He [...]

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