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 [...]

Presidents Message (July – August 2013)

I think if I had the opportunity, in a parallel universe, or another life, I would be involved with weather forecasting and chasing storms in some form or another. Mother nature has always fascinated me and I imagine myself in [...]

An Alarming Trend with Bottle Clubs

Where are we without our bottle clubs? See a Listing of affiliated FOHBC Bottle Clubs This is the second e-mail that I have received from one of our important bottle clubs that concerns me greatly. I was able to touch [...]

FOHBC President’s Message • November | December 2012

FOHBC President’s Message • November | December 2012 Ferdinand Meyer V It is early Sunday morning and I sit here reflecting at Timoleon’s Diner in quaint Keene, New Hampshire while drinking some coffee to warm me up (it is 45 [...]

From the FOHBC President – Ferdinand Meyer V

FOHBC President’s Message • September | October 2012 Ferdinand Meyer V So here we are, my first President’s Message for the Federation. As I compose this, I am sitting in the airport in Lexington, Kentucky wondering and fearing how we [...]

2012 Baltimore Bottle Show Report

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, [...]

Glass Fishing Floats

I have to say, I feel a little remiss when I have written and referenced vintage Glass Paperweights, Lightning Rod Balls, Target Balls, Marbles, Fire Grenades, Witch Balls, Fly Traps and Christmas Ornaments and have ignored the float subject. The common denominator of course, is the [...]

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