THREE HUTCHBOOK MILESTONES! Three major announcements highlighted the July 27, 2012 national meeting of Hutchinson Bottle Collectors’ Association members held in conjunction with the Federation of Historical Bottle Collectors’ Expo 2012 antique bottle and collectible show at the Grand Sierra [...]
The Federation is planning wide coverage on the FOHBC Reno EXPO for Bottles and Extras which will be delivered to FOHBC members by 01 September 2012 and hopefully sooner. I know some of you have been asking for some early pictures and I wanted [...]
WORMSER BROS | SAN FRANCISCO Spectacular photograph of WORMSER BROS SAN FRANCISCO figural barrels – American Bottle Auctions (Jeff Wichmann) Reprinted from Peachridge Glass from the Barrel Series OK, let’s knock out this great Wormser Brothers figural barrel that [...]
There is some great dialog and pictures being posted on the bottle and glass facebook sites regarding early American demijohns. We have corralled a few for your perusal. Read more: “Loaf of Bread” Demijohns Read More: Rare & Choice Demijohns in American [...]
I have developed this page to nest stories about our youth and the next generation of our hobby. My own granddaughter Adriana (she is now 16 and absorbed in horses) who is the most interested of my grandchildren in bottles, is [...]
Incoming email from FOHBC West Coast Director, Dave Maryo (Los Angeles Historical Bottle Club President). I really enjoyed and was impressed with this story. Thanks Dave! Just saw a story on seltzer bottles on MSNBC. Thought you might like to [...]
[from Marbles Galore] Sulphides, or figure marbles, are large translucent marbles manufactured in Germany from the mid-19th century up until the 1930s. Usually 1 1/2″ or more in size, they always feature a figure encased in the center, which early collectors [...]
I was playing around this afternoon with my new camera that Randy gave me. It was such a beautiful day so I opened our front window drapes and the colors were screaming! Pam Selenak (Orange, California). Pam is the FOHBC [...]
In from FOHBC member Greg Dean from Down Under... Hi Ferdinand, Hope all is well with you stateside. Thought I’d share a few images for the Federation Web from one of the bigger bottle shows in Australia staged last weekend. [...]
This show wears me out and this year took the cake. When we finally returned to Houston we were tired, spent and exhausted. It was a good feeling though, the kind of satisfaction you get from working outside all day, [...]
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