Mohawk Valley Bottle Club Supports the FOHBC

Club newsletter announcing the FOHBC talk by Jim Bender Mohawk Valley Bottle Club Supports the FOHBC On Monday, March 14, 2016, I did a talk on the history of the Federation of Historical Bottle Collectors (FOHBC) at the Mohawk [...]

Somer’s Antique Bottle Clubs 46th Annual Show and Sale

Somer's Antique Bottle Clubs 46th Annual Show and Sale This past weekend I attended the Somer's Antique Bottle Clubs 46th annual Show and Sale held at St. Bernard’s School West Campus located in Enfield, Connecticut. I have attended this show [...]

Saratoga Type Bottle Collectors Society

Saratoga Type Bottle Collectors Society The other day I received a nice letter and poster from Bob Puckhaber. Bob is son of the late Bernhard Puckhaber who published the first guide to SARATOGAS Mineral Waters in 1976. I still have my [...]

Generals House Reception

Generals House Reception Lions Gate Hotel, Generals House Reception, Thursday evening, August 4th 2016, 5:30 - 7:30 pm, Sponsored by American Bottle Auctions and Peachridge Glass at the historic Lions Gate Hotel Generals House. This event is for dealers who [...]

Sacramento Grizzly Bear

Sacramento Grizzly Bear 22 February 2016 Jeff (Wichmann) took the pictures (for a BOTTLES and EXTRAS Sacramento article) yesterday and will forward them shortly. While he was here, he took a photo of a hand carved grizzly bear, California's official state mammal. [...]

Manville New Jersey Antique Bottle Show – Bigger and Better Every Year

Show room just before the public came in. Manville New Jersey Antique Bottle Show - Bigger and Better Every Year by Jim Bender 12 February 2016 This past weekend, my good friend Jim Berry and I attended the Manville, [...]

2016-02-12T09:31:05-06:00February 12, 2016|Advice, Articles, Club News, Editor's Picks, News, Shows|0 Comments

Bottled in Illinois Update

Bottled in Illinois Update Mr. Meyer – We have uploaded the first chapter of our book, “Bottled in Illinois” to my page at Academia.edu. It can be downloaded for free at: BOTTLED IN ILLINOIS 1840-1880. Please pass this information on to the [...]

Back to our Roots – What Does That Mean?

BACK TO OUR ROOTS WHAT DOES THAT MEAN ? by Eric McGuire The upcoming FOHBC 2016 National Antique Bottle Convention & Expo to be held in Sacramento, California on August 4 - 7, 2016, is considered to be a "back [...]

An Opinion on Bottle Cleaning

An Opinion on Bottle Cleaning The following represents my opinion and does not reflect the opinions of others. It reflects what I see in the collecting field that I have been a part of for 42 years. In a continuing and [...]

The 2016 Little Rhody Bottle Show & Sale

The 2016 Little Rhody Bottle Show & Sale by Jim Bender | FOHBC Historian This past weekend, good friend Jim Berry and I were able to attend the 45th annual Little Rhody Bottle Show & Sale. We attend the show [...]

2016-01-12T13:25:20-06:00January 12, 2016|Advice, Club News, Editor's Picks, News, Officers, Shows|0 Comments
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