Air-Tight Fruit Jar Whimsey

AIR-TIGHT FRUIT JAR WHIMSEY Possibly Ravenna Glass Works, Ravenna, Ohio Aquamarine Figural Barrel The museum is pleased to have on display this wonderful whimsey made from an Air-Tight Fruit Jar. What is extraordinary about this example is that the mold [...]

The 8-sided Wm. Heiss Jr. Superior Mineral and Soda Water Bottle

William Heiss Jr. was a leading mineral and soda water manufacturer of his time. He used his expertise as being a coppersmith to develop a Mineral Water Apparatus that he marketed broadly from his shop in Philadelphia marked with a [...]

The GIV-34 Masonic Arch – Frigate Franklin Flask

In 1807, Dyott opened a drugstore, added “M.D.” to his name, and soon became the largest dealer of what he called ‘Family Medicines’ in the country. Among his better-selling products were his Dyott’s Infallible Worm Destroying Lozenges and Vegetable Nervous [...]

Shriver’s Baltimore Oyster Ketchup

Our latest addition to the FOHBC Virtual Museum Foods & Sauces Gallery is a wonderful example of an amber Shriver's Baltimore Oyster Ketchup bottle imaged by our west coast team member Gina Pellegrini. Check her pictures out, they are outstanding. [...]

GIV-3 Masonic Arch – Eagle in cobalt blue pint

The GIV-3 Masonic Arch – Eagle in cobalt blue pint has had a major update in the FOHBC Virtual Museum. The following specifically occurred among other things: Added Heckler, Aprill cobalt blue still images (3) from auction earlier this year. [...]

FOHBC VIRTUAL MUSEUM NOW OPEN TO ALL!

  With COVID-19 canceling many events, bottle shows, and public gatherings and closing the museums that many of us visit, the FOHBC has decided to open our museum doors to all without membership or fees until the end of the [...]

FOHBC Virtual Museum NOW OPEN!

FOHBC Virtual Museum NOW OPEN! As some of you may have heard, the FOHBC Virtual Museum opened at midnight on 01 January 2020 when we went from our construction mode to our Soft Opening. There is no place, anywhere, where [...]

Augusta Museum of History Reception

2019 FOHBC 50th Anniversary National Antique Bottle Convention | Augusta, Georgia | Augusta Museum of History Reception Thursday, 01 August 2019 | 3:30 to 6:30 pm 07 September 2019 Thursday was our big first day as we started off in the [...]

Mike & Julie Newman Open House

2019 FOHBC 50th Anniversary National Antique Bottle Convention | Augusta, Georgia | Newman Open House Mike & Julie Newman Residence - Martinez, Georgia Thursday, 01 August 2019 | Noon to 3:00 pm 06 September 2019 The widely and wildly anticipated Mike [...]

Augusta Museum of History Reception

2019 FOHBC 50th Anniversary National Antique Bottle Convention Invitation Augusta Museum of History Reception The FOHBC invites you to join us Thursday, August 1, 2019, at a VIP Reception from 3:30 - 6:30 pm at the Augusta Museum of History [...]

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