Betty Zumwalt, the keynote speaker at the 2016 FOHBC Sacramento National Antique Bottle Convention and Expo

Betty Zumwalt, the keynote speaker at the 2016 FOHBC Sacramento National Antique Bottle Convention and Expo The FOHBC Banquet | Lions Gate Hotel Club Ballroom, Friday, August 5th, 6:30 - 8:30 pm "50 year celebration of achievement" The FOHBC Banquet will [...]

2016 Sacramento National Souvenir Program (Sneak Preview) The Best of The West

2016 Sacramento National Souvenir Program (Sneak Preview) The Best of The West Three veteran western bottle collectors endeavored to produce a list of the most important twenty-five 19th century bottles with respect to collector’s interest. Knowing that this is no [...]

Mohawk Valley Bottle Club Supports the FOHBC

Club newsletter announcing the FOHBC talk by Jim Bender Mohawk Valley Bottle Club Supports the FOHBC On Monday, March 14, 2016, I did a talk on the history of the Federation of Historical Bottle Collectors (FOHBC) at the Mohawk [...]

Saratoga Type Bottle Collectors Society

Saratoga Type Bottle Collectors Society The other day I received a nice letter and poster from Bob Puckhaber. Bob is son of the late Bernhard Puckhaber who published the first guide to SARATOGAS Mineral Waters in 1976. I still have my [...]

Back to our Roots – What Does That Mean?

BACK TO OUR ROOTS WHAT DOES THAT MEAN ? by Eric McGuire The upcoming FOHBC 2016 National Antique Bottle Convention & Expo to be held in Sacramento, California on August 4 - 7, 2016, is considered to be a "back [...]

We lose Brian Wolff

We lose Brian Wolff As much as we dreaded hearing this, the news came like a thunderbolt and deadened us once again. We have lost someone who had so much going and was an anchor in our antique bottle world. [...]

Howard J. Dean 1917 – 2015

[left to right] Aaron Weber, Howard Dean, & Neil Moore. "Rare Saratogas from New York" Howard holding Peoples Choice Award Howard J. Dean 1917 - 2015 I first met Howard some thirty plus years ago. I was never [...]

A Night at the Mohawk Valley Bottle Monthly Meeting

Peters first photo Starting the show A Night at the Mohawk Valley Bottle Monthly Meeting Last night, November 9th, I went to the Mohawk Valley Bottle Club monthly meeting. I attend the meetings as much as I can [...]

SACRAMENTO: A place where many came to seek a treasure.

SACRAMENTO: A place where many came to seek a treasure. by Steve Abbott Some by ship, some by foot, some by horse, but none by plane. Most of you FOHBC 2016 Sacramento National Antique Bottle Convention & Expo visitors made [...]

The Oldest Bottle Club in the United States?

The Oldest Consecutive Bottle Club in the United States? By Jim Bender I received an invitation to join the Empire State Bottle Collectors Association for dinner to celebrate its 50th year as a club. I first did not think much about [...]

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