JAR COLLECTING NEWS The FOHBC board voted unanimously to induct Jerry McCann into the FOHBC Hall of Fame. Thank you also to Joe Coulson for organizing and presenting the nomination of Mr. McCann. Widely known as Jerry throughout the fruit jar [...]
Five New Jars Late December has been a busy month for the FOHBC Virtual Museum team, especially in the Jars Gallery. Five new specimens were hand carried and set up in the gallery, where you can see these very rare [...]
Tom Caniff, a great hobbyist, is gone Sad notes, compiled by Ralph Finch Tom was an impressive collector, an intense researcher, a fire department chief, a fruit jar expert, and a keeper of pets, including stuffed toys, turtles, snakes and cats—a [...]
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 [...]
2018 Cleveland National Seminar Schedule, Topics & Presenters We are truly fortunate to be able to present a variety of fascinating educational seminars at the 2018 Cleveland National Bottle Convention and Expo. We have a distinguished group of seminar presenters [...]
FOHBC 2016 Sacramento National Antique Bottle Convention & Expo | Educational Displays This year at the FOHBC 2016 Sacramento National Antique Bottle Convention & Expo, twenty (20) outstanding displays were presented. These included: Ken & Reine Salter • 17th-19th Century American & European [...]
Educational Displays at the FOHBC 2014 Lexington National We ended up with thirteen education displays at the Lexington National that were as different from the recent Reno and Manchester National displays as possible. Interesting and interactive to some extent, they seemed [...]
D I S P L A Y S E R I E S Cigar & Tobacco Jars - Dennis Rogers (see Video of Dennis and his display) The FOHBC is proud to present the next in the series of expanded coverage of the wonderful [...]
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