Hurricane Irene & the Virginia Earthquake
We hope everyone is safe weathering out Irene! Post your bottle stories! Read about our biggest bottle fears... Read Quake Post on Peachridge Glass
FOHBC Reno Shoot-outs Planned!
So...Do you think you may have the best Drakes or circle J H Cutter? Portions of an email in from Richard Siri and Marty Hall who are the organizers for the FOHBC Reno Expo next July. Ferdinand: Marty and I [...]
Jeff Scharnowske’s Michigan Strap Sided Whiskey Flasks
Ahh…..long 4th of July weekends are for barbecue and BOTTLES! Incoming email and pictures from noted Michigan collector Jeff Scharnowske. Thanks Jeff. Pretty cool. Ferd, was just playing with my straps yesterday, brought them out of the basement and into my kitchen windows, thought [...]
Quandt Brewery – Rick’s Bottleroom
Slide over to Peachridge Glass for Quandt Brewery and Rick's Bottleroom information.
River Swamp Chill & Fever Cure, with embossed Alligator
by Bill Baab If you collect cures, then the 1884 River Swamp Chill & Fever Cure, with embossed alligator, is probably your heart’s desire, unless one is already in your collection. There are two sizes – large [...]
Soda & Beer Bottles of North America Web Site
FOHBC member Tod von Mechow talked to us during the recent FOHBC National Show and Sale and directed us to his in-depth web site called Soda & Beer Bottles of North America. This site really is a work horse. Tod has [...]
California Wine Depot and The A.M. Smith Flask
Check out Jeff Wichmann's Bottle of the Month at American Bottle Auctions. Another great story from Jeff!
FOHBC now on Facebook
Please visit the new FOHBC Facebook page! This FB social media is for you to post and read. Catch up with your collecting friends. Make sure you hit the Like button!
A Brief History of the Birth of the Modern American Toy Industry in Akron, Ohio
Akronite Samuel C. Dyke ignited the modern toy industry when he automated his factory in 1884. Toy marbles have been around for thousands of years; however, until recently, they were very expensive to produce because they were created [...]
The “The Father of His Country” / Bust of Washington – “Gen. Taylor Never Surrenders” / Bust of Taylor Historical Flask
American Glass Gallery’s Auction #6 opens today. I am in-between meetings here in Nashville today and sneaked a peak at the email notice I just received from American Glass Gallery only to be stopped and stunned on the first auction [...]
