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 [...]

2015 Chattanooga National – Battle of Chattanooga Results

Battle of Chattanooga Bottle Competition: Chattanooga Convention Center, Ballroom H, 8:00 - 11:00 pm All Photography by Mallory Boyle unless noted The much anticipated Battle of Chattanooga bottle competition, which was coordinated and emceed by Mike Newman (Martinez, Ga.) was as [...]

2015 Reno Antique Bottle Show and Sale

2015 Reno Antique Bottle Show and Sale Ferd, Just a few photos from the Reno Antique Bottle Show and Sale held last weekend. 1. The doors just opened and the upcoming 2016 Sacramento Convention co-chair, Beverley Siri (pictured below), is [...]

Remembering Bob Harms

Remembering Bob Harms By John Panek and Ray Komorowski - 1st Chicago Bottle Club Our very own bottle hobby legend, Robert J. (Bob) Harms, died April 18 while vacationing at the home of his daughter (Dr. Terry) in Englewood, Florida. [...]

2015 FOHBC Chattanooga National Souvenir Program

Advance look at the 108 page Souvenir Program program. Last year it was 76 pages. The program is bigger and so is this show. The biggest antique bottle and glass event of the year is just under two weeks away. [...]

2015-07-18T05:54:25-05:00July 18, 2015|Editor's Picks, National Show, News|0 Comments

Prominent Savannah Historian, Collector Paul Blatner dead

Prominent Savannah Historian, Collector Paul Blatner dead SAVANNAH, Ga. – Howard Paul Blatner, known as Paul to his friends, died June 16 in Savannah after a short illness. He was 58. Blatner’s father, the late Howard Lee Blatner, got his [...]

2015-06-21T15:16:59-05:00June 21, 2015|Editor's Picks, Museums, News|0 Comments

2015 Saratoga Bottle Show

Nice colors on the Barry Haynes table 2015 Saratoga Bottle Show By Jim Bender The National Bottle Museum held its annual fund-raising bottle show on Sunday, June 7, 2015. This year, a decision was made to return to [...]

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