I lost my oldest friend Ed Bartos
On January 9, 2014, I lost my oldest friend and the man that started me into the wonderful hobby of old bottles. Edward C. Bartos of Richmondville, NY passed away at a young age of 66. Ed has left behind [...]
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 [...]
QHBCC Christmas Breakup Show – 2013
Seasons greeting F, A few shots of a small show here earlier today that may interest members. Small half day event free to the public in the Botanical Gardens. 3 item displays only before a chicken and champagne lunch. See Pics [...]
Glass Eye Cup & Eye Bath Collection
Glass Eyecup | Eye Bath Collection Please contact the FOHBC if you have any interest in pursuing this collection. My late Father was a member of your organization (the FOHBC) which is where I got your e-mail. He had a [...]
FOHBC 2013 Club Contests – Manchester National Award Winners
Steve Charing representing the Baltimore Antique Bottle Cub, First Place, Web Site FOHBC 2013 Club Contests - Manchester National Award Winners The FOHBC would like to congratulate the winners of the 2013 Club Contests. All awards were announced [...]
Jigsaw Puzzle made from a Chicago Dig
Jigsaw Puzzle made from a Chicago Dig We received this interesting e-mail and pictures from Barry Rustin thru Alan DeMaison (FOHBC Business Manager) regarding a Chicago bottle dig. I contacted Barry with a few questions, and congratulated him on the [...]
We lost our good friend J. Carl Sturm
Tuesday, August 20, 2013 We lost our good friend J. Carl Sturm I am David Sturm, Carl’s oldest son. I have the sad duty to inform the FOHBC that my father passed away last night. Would you please see that [...]
The devotion that so many of us feel toward the objects that we collect
Hello Ferdinand: My brother-in-law recently came for a visit and while here I showed him some of our more interesting sodas. Of course, I rattled on and gave him a brief dissertation. He later wrote this thoughtful email and I [...]
Birmingham Bottle, Advertising & Folk Pottery Show
Birmingham Bottle, Advertising & Folk Pottery Show 27 July 2013 The Alabama Bottle Collectors’ annual show was another huge success with 100 paid Dealer tables. In addition, we had 36 Early Buyers during Friday afternoon’s setup period. At the FREE [...]
Photo Gallery 1 – Manchester National
Scott Selenak (FOHBC Photographer) & Ferdinand Meyer V (FOHBC President) FOHBC 2013 National Antique Bottle Show Manchester, New Hampshire Scott Selenak (Los Angeles) is the official FOHBC photographer. We first were fortunate enough to have Scott photo-document the [...]
