American Antique Glass Masterpieces Exhibition | Houston 24

American Antique Glass Masterpieces A major, museum exhibition showcasing the Sandor P. Fuss Collection FOHBC Houston 2024 National Antique Bottle & Glass Exposition The Sandor P. Fuss Collection includes the finest group of figural bitters ever assembled with jaw dropping [...]

2024 Houston National Antique Bottle & Glass Convention & Expo

Latest Update: 26 July 2024 (FAQ) EVENT INFO PACKET SCHEDULE Sunset Auction Now Open For Bidding So far, we have registered hotel guests, dealers and attendees from: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Australia, California, Canada, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, [...]

March – April 2024 issue of AB&GC posted early!

The March–April 2024 issue of AB&GC mailed early on 12 February from our printer Modern Litho in Missouri. With postal delivery delays, it’s better to be early than late. The issue is full of great material and gets better all the [...]

Zoom Seminar #10 – Gemstones & Glass

Host Michael Seeliger with Ferdinand Meyer V & Eric McGuire will discuss two things that typically do not mix ... "Rocks & Bottles" ... except at Houston 24! Houston 24 — the most exciting antique bottle and glass event in a generation [...]

Five New Rare Jars added to the FOHBC Virtual Museum

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 [...]

GI-81 “Lafayette” Bust of Lafayette “S&C” – “De Witt Clinton” Bust of Clinton “C-T” Portrait Flask

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 [...]

Air-Tight Fruit Jar Whimsey

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 [...]

July–August 2021 issue of Bottles and Extras

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 [...]

The Eagle – Anchor flasks from New London Glass Works

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 [...]

The 8-sided Wm. Heiss Jr. Superior Mineral and Soda Water Bottle

William Heiss Jr. was a leading mineral and soda water manufacturer of his time. He used his expertise as being a coppersmith to develop a Mineral Water Apparatus that he marketed broadly from his shop in Philadelphia marked with a [...]

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