FOHBC 2014 Lexington National | Saturday Morning Seminars

FOHBC 2014 Lexington National | Saturday Morning Seminars This next group of pictures come from the Seminars that occurred on Saturday morning from 9:00 am until noon. There were three sets of paired seminars to give attendees a choice. All seemed to be [...]

McMurray Antiques & Auctions New Circa 1900 Drug Store Museum

McMurray Antiques & Auctions New Circa 1900 Drug Store Museum We were able to work with Terry McMurray on his full-page, inside back cover, advertisement within the FOHBC 2014 National Antique Bottle Show Souvenir Program. We didn't know about his new drug [...]

2014 National Antique Bottle Show Seminars

FOHBC National Antique Bottle Show Lexington, Kentucky Seminars Tom Phillips, FOHBC Conventions Director, Sheldon Baugh and Randee Kaiser, show co-chairs, and Dr. James D. Houdeshell, seminar coordinator for the 2014 FOHBC National Antique Bottle Show in Lexington, Kentucky have arranged for six [...]

Bottle Identification: A Bar at the Folies-Bergère

Bottle Identification: A Bar at the Folies-Bergère Dear Mr. Meyer, I am writing you in your capacity of president of the Federation of Historical Bottle Collectors. I have a scholarly question. The caveat is that it's about a bottle in [...]

The new Wisconsin Antique Bottle & Advertising Club

Hello Ferdinand, In the frozen tundra up here in Wisconsin we are starting a NEW club. We tried for the better part of a two years to create value and bring in new members. We reached an all time high of [...]

2014 Lexington National Banquet Speaker

2014 Lexington National Banquet Speaker Mr. Bourbon The FOHBC is pleased to announce that Michael R. Veach (Mr. Bourbon - pictured above) will be the keynote speaker at the FOHBC 2014 National Antique Bottle Show in Lexington, Kentucky. Keeping in mind [...]

National Bottle Museum Adopt an Orphan Bottle Fundraiser

Greetings All, Just to advise the club if you are not aware, on October 20 from 1:00 pm -4:00 pm at the Museum, the National Bottle Museum is sponsoring an "Adopt an Orphan Bottle Fundraiser". Attendees receive a non-accessioned orphan [...]

2013-10-05T19:00:41-05:00October 5, 2013|Advice, Club News, Museums, News|0 Comments

On the shelves of the Corning Museum of Glass

On the shelves of the Corning Museum of Glass 29 August 2013 | Noel Tomas On the shelves of the Corning Museum of Glass, these rarities sit among many other bottles on the various shelves in the "Study Room." - Noel (Tomas) [...]

Fantasy Jug Raffle and Saratoga Bottles to be featured at the 2013 Saratoga Show

Ferdinand, Roy Topka with the Bottle Museum in Ballston Spa here. Local collector and artisan Jim Healy (he was tickled pink by the mention of his good work in the current Bottles and Extras) created the attached Fantasy Jug for [...]

“knife-edged” Pitkins made by “that guy”

This Sunday a week ago, the annual members' meeting of the Museum of Connecticut Glass was held at the Manchester Connecticut Historical Society. One of the highlights was an outstanding presentation by Tom Haunton on 20th Century South Jersey Glass. [...]

Go to Top