FOHBC Virtual Museum Appeal for Help
Please don’t skip this note, as it’s late November 2024, and we need your help. Think how often you’ve visited the Virtual Museum and how valuable this Museum is to the future of our hobby.
2024 Houston National Antique Bottle & Glass Convention & Expo Gallery2024 Houston National Antique Bottle & Glass Convention & Expo
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2024 Houston National Antique Bottle & Glass Convention & Expo
Latest Update: 26 July 2024 (FAQ) EVENT INFO PACKET SCHEDULE Sunset Auction Now Open For Bidding So far, we have registered hotel guests, dealers and attendees from: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Australia, California, Canada, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, [...]
Five New Rare Jars added to the FOHBC Virtual Museum
Five New Jars Late December has been a busy month for the FOHBC Virtual Museum team, especially in the Jars Gallery. Five new specimens were hand carried and set up in the gallery, where you can see these very rare [...]
GI-81 “Lafayette” Bust of Lafayette “S&C” – “De Witt Clinton” Bust of Clinton “C-T” Portrait Flask GalleryGI-81 “Lafayette” Bust of Lafayette “S&C” – “De Witt Clinton” Bust of Clinton “C-T” Portrait Flask
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GI-81 “Lafayette” Bust of Lafayette “S&C” – “De Witt Clinton” Bust of Clinton “C-T” Portrait Flask
Just placed in the FOHBC Virtual Museum Historical Flask Gallery this beautiful GI-81 “Lafayette” Bust of Lafayette “S&C” – “De Witt Clinton” Bust of Clinton “C-T” Portrait Flask. This extraordinary GI-81 half-pint was blown in a crisp, clear olive green glass [...]
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. [...]
First bottle placed in the Virtual Museum Soda Water Gallery
Dear Federation member and fans of the FOHBC Virtual Museum: Hallelujah! It is always nice to open the door of a new gallery that has been freshly painted and set up for displaying great bottles. Today we place our first [...]
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. [...]
