September – October 2025 issue of AB&GC online for Members!

Featuring a look at history of bottles seen through one retailer's bottles over many decades, what we might hope we'd find while acquiring another collection and a look at DP Co.'s poison bottles. Also great digging, finds, photographs, amusement, ACL's [...]

July – August 2025 issue of AB&GC online for Members!

While alcohol was prominent in the bitters and medicines of the late 1800s, this time the Canyontell medicine bottle itself poses as a whiskey.  And, featuring a cure that seems full of air, learn how Starkey and Palen sold oxygen [...]

May–June 2025 issue of AB&GC online for Members!

Read this super-cool issue on beautiful German marbles. Also great digging, finds, photographs, amusement, tragedy, witches, ACL's and history—all in this new issue! Antique Bottle & Glass Collector Vol. 36 No. 3 | May – June 2025 | No. 279 [...]

March–April 2025 issue of AB&GC hits the Newstands!

Notice to all FOHBC Members. The March–April 2025 issue of Antique Bottle & Glass Collector mailed today from our printer in Missouri. A great issue I must add! Read online now, cover to cover in the FOHBC Member Portal. To [...]

Houston 24 Expo – Educational Displays

The "Promising Cures" display winning both top honor awards, "Best in Show" and "Most Educational." We were fortunate to have H24 team member Andy Rapoza head up the displays and seminars at Hotel ZaZa. He is very organized, [...]

Houston 24 Expo – Texas Hold ‘Em Antique Bottle & Glass Competition

TEXAS HOLD 'EM The Houston 2024 Expo Thursday evening event was the Texas Hold 'Em antique bottle & glass competition at Hotel ZaZa. This year included three (3) categories: (1) Best Texas Embossed or Applied Color Label Soda Bottle, (2) [...]

In Memory of R. J. Brown

In Memory of R. J. Brown Long-time federation member Zang Wood sent us a letter he sent to the previous publisher of AB&GC on March 11, 2021. It said, “In hopes you all might do a story in memory of [...]

March–April 2023 issue of AB&GC hits the stands!

The March–April 2023 issue of AB&GC is packed with some great history and digging articles from some of our best writers. Make sure your membership is up to date so you don't miss an issue! Antique Bottle & Glass Collector [...]

July–August 2022 Issue features Charleston’s Eli Gatchell Soda Water

Antique Bottle & Glass Collector Vol. 33 No. 4 | July – August 2022 | No. 262   (Mailed 14 June 2022. Visit the FOHBC Members Portal to read online) Features: Cheers to the Privy Double Addendum Jeff Mihalik 16 Jones’ Empire Ink–He [...]

49th S.C. Bottle Club Roundup

49th S.C. Bottle Club show marks huge dealer, crowd by Bill Baab COLUMBIA, S.C. – The 49th annual South Carolina Bottle Club Show and Sale last April 23 was a rip-roaring success, attracting 174 dealers and a bumper crowd of [...]

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