Seltzer delivery man practices bygone craft in New York City

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 [...]

Sulphide Marbles or Figural Marbles

[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 [...]

Some Screamin’ Hair Bottles

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 [...]

Caloundra Bottle and Collectibles Show – Queensland

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. [...]

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, [...]

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