Cleveland, Ohio to be the host city for the 2018 FOHBC National Antique Bottle Convention

Cleveland, Ohio to be the host city for the 2018 FOHBC National Antique Bottle Convention The Federation of Historical Bottle Collectors (FOHBC) is thrilled to announce the 2018 FOHBC National Antique Bottle Convention in Cleveland, Ohio on August 3rd - 5th, [...]

Presidents Message (November – December 2015)

Time is just zooming by. Just when we finish one BOTTLES and EXTRAS issue or a Federation National Show, there is another to work on. Kind of like painting the Golden Gate Bridge, end-to-end each year. As soon as they [...]

Presidents Message (September – October 2015)

Wow, what a hot and dry summer so far! It was 107 degrees one day in Houston as we look forward to the relief of fall and some rain. Most of us are busy with life and of course, we [...]

2015 Chattanooga National – The Children’s Bottle Grab Bags

2015 Chattanooga National The Children's Bottle Grab Bags *All Photographs by Mallory Boyle Federation Co-Chairs John Joiner and Jack Hewitt had a great idea to engage future young collectors at the recent FOHBC 2015 Chattanooga National. What child does not like to [...]

2015 Chattanooga National – The FOHBC Banquet

2015 Chattanooga National Antique Bottle Show The FOHBC Banquet & Awards: Marriott Plaza Ballroom A & B - 6:30 - 8:00 pm *All Photographs by Mallory Boyle The traditional cocktail party preceded the FOHBC Awards Banquet and as usual, was the [...]

2015 Chattanooga National – FOHBC Board Meeting

Friday Morning, 8:00 am - Noon - Marriott East Room *Photographs by Mallory Boyle With a strong turnout, as most of the 19 board members were present, the board meeting ran smoothly and four hours were up in a blink, [...]

2015 Chattanooga National – FOHBC Membership Breakfast Meeting

FOHBC General Membership Meeting Breakfast: Marriott Plaza C, 7:30 to 8:30 am 10 minutes before the doors open at 7:00 am Saturday morning. This was the first time that we had our annual FOHBC Membership Meeting in a [...]

Presidents Message (July – August 2015)

Some of you may know that I spend quite a bit of time travelling for business. Sometimes, I can even tie in a weekend bottle show if I am fortunate. With all of the tools available, I can run my [...]

2015 Chattanooga National Jug to be Raffled!

2015 Chattanooga National Jug to be Raffled! Now, here is some exciting news. Jim Bender, FOHBC Historian, has commissioned Jim Healy from Tribes Hill, New York to make a commemorative stoneware jug for the upcoming 2015 Chattanooga National Antique Bottle [...]

2015 Mohawk Valley Antique Bottle Club Show Report

Bottle Showroom Floor 2015 Mohawk Valley Antique Bottle Club Show Report By Jim Bender The Mohawk Valley Antique Bottle Club held its 21st bottle show last May 3rd at the Maennerchor located in Marcy, N.Y. This was the [...]

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