The FOHBC is formally announcing the merger of our two hobby magazines Bottles and Extras and Antique Bottle & Glass Collector (AB&GC). The first issue of the new magazine called Antique Bottle & Glass Collector will be a hybrid design and will follow the Bottles and Extras bi-monthly [...]
Just placed in the FOHBC Virtual Museum Historical Flask Gallery this beautiful GI-81 “Lafayette” Bust of Lafayette “S&C” – “De Witt Clinton” Bust of Clinton “C-T” Portrait Flask. This extraordinary GI-81 half-pint was blown in a crisp, clear olive green glass [...]
The November–December 2021 issue will be delivered late to members due to front-end production issues. We apologize for this delay. This is an exciting issue containing the following: Vol. 32 No. 6 | November – December 2021 | No. 258 (Mailed [...]
AIR-TIGHT FRUIT JAR WHIMSEY Possibly Ravenna Glass Works, Ravenna, Ohio Aquamarine Figural Barrel The museum is pleased to have on display this wonderful whimsey made from an Air-Tight Fruit Jar. What is extraordinary about this example is that the mold [...]
The September–October 2021 issue of Bottles and Extras issue cover is interesting and grabs your attention. While there are no bottles on the cover, there are certainly many pictures within! Vol. 32 No. 5 | September – October 2021 | No. [...]
An exciting issue of Bottles and Extras was just mailed to FOHBC members. 72 pages in color plus covers. Quite a variety of articles. Bottles and Extras Vol. 32 No. 4 | July – August 2021 | No. 256 (Mailed [...]
This report by Ferdinand Meyer V was presented at the FOHBC bi-annual board meeting in March 2021. When I joined the FOHBC and eventually the board, I humbly sat among the kings and queens of antique bottle collecting and FOHBC [...]
Here is a spectacular example of a yellow-olive quart GII-66 Eagle – Anchor “New Lindon Glass Works” historical flask. It’s special when you find a family consisting of a quart, pint, and half-pint of the same themed flasks such as [...]
Ferdinand Meyer V was nominated and received the required board member majority votes to be admitted into the FOHBC Hall of Fame for 2021. Read submission in ISSUU Federation of Historical Bottle Collectors January 11, 2021 Board of Directors - Federation [...]
The FOHBC, led by board member Michael Seeliger, has started a major new initiative to preserve our history. We would like your assistance in locating potentially long-lost images before it is too late as they could potentially be forgotten forever. [...]
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