Memphis or Bust! 2011 National Show & Sale Report
Memphis or Bust! Ferdinand Meyer V (reprinted from the September - October Issue of Bottles and Extras)
4 Bottle Shows this Weekend!
Springfield, Ohio 04 - 06 November 2011 (Friday - Sunday) Springfield, Ohio The 41st Mid-Ohio Insulator Show (dealer set up at noon on the 4th with collectors in at 3:00 pm) at the Clark County Fairgropunds. Springfield, Ohio, www.insulators.info/shows/springfield, Info: [...]
Rest in Peace – John “Digger” Odell
John A. "Digger" Odell (October 30, 1948 - October 27, 2011) In from John and Margie Bartley: It is with great sadness and regret that I send along the news of the passing today of John “Digger” Odell. In a call I [...]
The Standard Fruit Jar Reference 2011- Long anticipated, now available
In from Greg Spurgeon… Dear Collector- The long-anticipated fruit jar reference volume: “THE STANDARD FRUIT JAR REFERENCE 2011” is now available. Representing several years of effort, this new 2011 version has been completely revised, updated, and expanded by Jerry McCann [...]
1st Chicago Bottle Club’s 42nd Annual Show & Sale Sunday 30 October
30 October 2011 (Sunday) Glendale Heights, Illinois 1st Chicago Bottle Club’s 42nd Annual Show & Sale (9:00 am – 2:00 pm), at the Ramada Inn & Suites, 780 E. North Avenue (1/2 block W. of I-355), Glendale Heights, John & Claudia Panek, P.O. Box [...]
Digger Down: The Thrills and Spills of an Antique Bottle Collector
Welcome to the Web site (visit web site) of storyteller and author Walt Bannon. Walt has received praise for his imaginative storytelling and insightful and hilarious book. We invite you to pull up a comfortable chair and explore Walt’s writings. [...]
Northwestern Bottle Collectors show 21 & 22 Oct in Santa Rosa
21 & 22 October 2011 (Friday & Saturday) Santa Rosa, California The Northwestern Bottle Collectors Assoc. Annual Bottle Show, (Sat 9:00 am – 3:00 pm; early buyers Friday Noon – 6:00 pm), at the Santa Rosa Veterans Building, 1351 Maple Avenue (across from [...]
Bottled in Illinois – New Book
In from Dave Hall: Information on a new bottle book called Bottled in Illinois, all color photos, 792 pages and only bottles from 1840 to 1880, I bought two copies this evening from Jeff Cress, Edwardsville, Illinois! Special copies will [...]
Wisconsin Antique Bottles
The FOHBC welcomes one of our newest members Jon Steiner, from Sussex, Wisconsin. Jon collects Milwaukee, Wisconsin related advertising, stoneware and bottles embossed and paper labeled: cork / blob: whiskeys, flasks, medicines, beers, sodas, stoneware bottles & etc., the earlier [...]
Findlay Bottle Show Photo Album Scrapbook
In from Marianne Dow: Woo-hoo! What a fun show it was! A BIG THANK YOU to everyone involved! It takes a village to put on a bottle show.
