Montana Bottle Collectors Assoc. meets in Virginia City at the Bale of Hay Saloon

[incoming from James Campiglia] *Get a load of the RV parked behind them! Montana Bottle Collectors Assoc. meets in Virginia City at the Bale of Hay Saloon. We had our officers meeting on Sunday the 26th of August. We all [...]

2012-09-02T19:08:16-05:00September 2, 2012|Club News, Digs & Finds, Editor's Picks, History, News|0 Comments

The next generation and future of our hobby

I have developed this page to nest stories about our youth and the next generation of our hobby. My own granddaughter Adriana (she is now 16 and absorbed in horses) who is the most interested of my grandchildren in bottles, is [...]

Warren Brock Friedrich – FOHBC Reno Expo News

Warren Friedrich with some of his bitters bottles - Nevada City, California - 2009 It gives me great pleasure to announce that Warren Friedrich will be our guest speaker for the banquet at the FOHBC Reno Expo and will also [...]

Digger Down: The Thrills and Spills of an Antique Bottle Collector

Welcome to the Web site (visit web site) of storyteller and author Walt Bannon. Walt has received praise for his imaginative storytelling and insightful and hilarious book. We invite you to pull up a comfortable chair and explore Walt’s writings. [...]

2011-10-22T19:49:35-05:00October 22, 2011|Digs & Finds, Editor's Picks, News, Publications|0 Comments

Attention Bottle Divers & Bottle Beachcombers

Looking for some individuals who dive for bottles or find bottles on beaches! Hi Ferdinand, I hope all is well! I’m writing because we’re looking for potential candidates for our profile section of Coastal Living Magazine, and we’d love to [...]

2011-09-23T05:50:42-05:00September 23, 2011|Digs & Finds, News, Publications|0 Comments

Oro Grande California Bottle Tree Farm

In from Dave Maryo who is the President of the Los Angeles Historical Bottle Club and Federation of Historical Bottle Collectors Board Member representing the Western Region. "One man's junk is another man's art" Just wanted to share some bottle photographs. My good friend [...]

FOHBC Memphis Show Provides One Member With Bottle Booty

FOHBC members Jerry and Helen Forbes (Carmel, California) just sent us this beautiful picture from the FOHBC Memphis National Show. As usual, Jerry has done phenomenal. He sold well and purchased well. Look at this photograph of some of  his goodies [...]

2011-06-27T04:53:24-05:00June 27, 2011|Collections, Digs & Finds, National Show, News|0 Comments

A.P. Hotaling & Co. J.H. Cutter Crown Whisky Pint

FOHBC members, Garth & Linda Ziegenhagen report an extremely important new find in a A.P. HOTALING & Co. J.H. CUTTER (embossed crown) WHISKY, PORTLAND. OGN. Garth states that “an 80 year old man had the bottle and was going to put [...]

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