Antique Bottle & Glass Collector
Vol. 34 No. 1 | January – February 2023 | No. 265
(Mailed 27 December 2022 – Visit the FOHBC Members Portal to read the online version same date as mailing)
Features: A Line From the Past–An unexplained connection Rick Weiner 22 The Mud, The Blood and the Beers Tom Bostwick 34 Two Bottles: Two Pioneers Henry Eichman 40 Confessions of a Bottle Thief Jack Klotz 52
Vignettes: Orphan Jar with a Story Barry Bernas 12 ACL Corner #2 Space Mike Dickman 16 Ralph Finch Reverts to his Childhood Ralph Finch 46 Prunes with a Pedigree Curtis S. Morse, Ph.D. 49
Departments: Table of Contents 1 FOHBC Officers 2022-2024 2 FOHBC President’s Message 3 Shards of Wisdom–Heard it Through the Grapevine 4 FOHBC News, From and For Our Members 6 FOHBC Regional News 9 Virtual Museum News Richard Siri 10 Lost & Found 60 Member Photo Gallery 64 Classified Ads & Ad Rate Info 66 FOHBC Membership Additions & Changes 67 FOHBC Show-Biz–Calendar of Events 68 History’s Corner Jim Bender 70 Membership Benefits, Ad Rates, Donations to the FOHBC 71 Membership Application & Advertising 72
Antique Bottle & Glass Collector
Vol. 34 No. 2 | March – April 2023 | No. 266
(Mailed 14 February 2023 – Visit the FOHBC Members Portal to read the online version same date as mailing)
Features: Sprinkles of Whiskey: Distilling Their Story Jack Sullivan 26 Peter, Art & Mary–Huff the Magic Bottle Peter Jablonski 35 Henry Hogan – B.C.’s First Soda King Bill Wilson 49
Vignettes: You Like Fluters…or Crimpers? Ralph Finch 12 Lafayette in the News Ferdinand Meyer V 16 ACL Corner #3 Native Americans Mike Dickman 22 Knights Product Jar Barry Bernas 46
Departments: Table of Contents 1 FOHBC Officers 2022-2024 2 FOHBC President’s Message 3 Shards of Wisdom–Heard it Through the Grapevine 4 FOHBC News, From and For Our Members 6 FOHBC Regional News 9 Virtual Museum News Richard Siri 10 Lost & Found 60 Member Photo Gallery 64 Classified Ads & Ad Rate Info 66 FOHBC Membership Additions & Changes 67 FOHBC Show-Biz–Calendar of Shows & Events 68 History’s Corner Jim Bender 70 Membership Benefits, Display Ad Rates, Donations to the FOHBC 71 Membership Application, Classified Advertising & Article Submission 72
Antique Bottle & Glass Collector
Vol. 34 No. 3 | May – June 2023 | No. 267
(Mailed 13 April 2023 – Visit the FOHBC Members Portal to read the online version same date as mailing)
Features: The Carmichael & Son Co., Glass-Bottom Boats at Silver Springs David Kyle Rakes & Corey Lee Stock 22 Three-State Digging Jeff Mihalik 28 Traveling the Capers Trail Curtis Morse, Ph.d. 35
Vignettes: A Hard Act to Follow Guy Burch 12 ACL Corner #4 Lady Bottles Mike Dickman 16 Notes regarding the world of antiques and oddness Ralph Finch 32 Limping ahead of other glass cane collectors?Ralph Finch 54
Departments: Table of Contents 1 FOHBC Officers 2022-2024 2 FOHBC President’s Message 3 Shards of Wisdom–Heard it Through the Grapevine 4 FOHBC News, From and For Our Members 6 FOHBC Regional News 9 Virtual Museum News Richard Siri 10 Lost & Found 60 Member Photo Gallery 64 Classified Ads & Ad Rate Info 66 FOHBC Membership Additions & Changes 67 FOHBC Show-Biz–Calendar of Shows & Events 68 History’s Corner Jim Bender 70 Membership Benefits, Display Ad Rates, Donations to the FOHBC 71 Membership Application, Classified Advertising & Article Submission 72
Antique Bottle & Glass Collector
Vol. 34 No. 4 | July – August 2023 | No. 268
(Mails mid June 2023 – Visit the FOHBC Members Portal to read the online version same date as mailing)
Features: Registering Bottles Tod von Mechow 22 Pike’s Peak or Bust Jack Klotz 28 Henry William Spiegel’s American Flint Glass Manufactory James Duguid and John De Caro 40 Jarring Discoveries, The Fruitful Early Days of Collecting Mike Beardsley 45 Bottle Tumbling with a “Twist” Rod Vining 51
Vignettes: Something Smells Here…and Adam Koch swears that it’s not him Ralph Finch 12 ACL Corner #5 America the Beautiful Mike Dickman 16 Bitters Bottles Supplement 3 Ferdinand Meyer V 38
Departments: Table of Contents 1 FOHBC Officers 2022-2024 2 FOHBC President’s Message 3 Shards of Wisdom–Heard it Through the Grapevine 4 FOHBC News, From and For Our Members 6 FOHBC Regional News 9 Virtual Museum News Richard Siri 10 Lost & Found 60 Member Photo Gallery 64 Classified Ads & Ad Rate Info 66 FOHBC Show-Biz–Calendar of Shows & Events 68 History’s Corner Jim Bender 70 Membership Benefits, Display Ad Rates, Donations to the FOHBC 71 Membership Application, Classified Advertising & Article Submission 72
