FOHBC 2025 Club & Member Contest Announcement

FOHBC 2025 CLUB & MEMBER CONTEST ANNOUNCEMENT The FOHBC is sponsoring a contest in the five categories listed below. As a FOHBC member or member club, you are encouraged to participate. You may self-nominate or nominate another club/member. Submissions are due [...]

Alan DeMaison inducted into the FOHBC Hall of Fame

FOHBC Hall of Fame Nomination Alan DeMaison | Painesville, Ohio From Ferdinand & Elizabeth Meyer 16 July 2024 Alan DeMaison was inducted into the prestigious 2024 FOHBC Hall of Fame. This award was presented at the Houston 24 Dinosaurs Banquet on [...]

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, [...]

Jerry McCann inducted into the FOHBC Hall of Fame!

JAR COLLECTING NEWS The FOHBC board voted unanimously to induct Jerry McCann into the FOHBC Hall of Fame. Thank you also to Joe Coulson for organizing and presenting the nomination of Mr. McCann. Widely known as Jerry throughout the fruit jar [...]

New Historian joins the FOHBC Board – Brian Bingham

You might recognize Brian Bingham as he was on the cover of the November–December 2022 issue of Antique Bottle & Glass Collector. His display won the "Most Educational" ribbon at the Reno 2022 National Antique Bottle Convention. Brian Bingham, FOHBC [...]

Tom Caniff, a great hobbyist, is gone

Tom Caniff, a great hobbyist, is gone Sad notes, compiled by Ralph Finch Tom was an impressive collector, an intense researcher, a fire department chief, a fruit jar expert, and a keeper of pets, including stuffed toys, turtles, snakes and cats—a [...]

FOHBC Club and Member Contests are Back

After a two-year hiatus due to the Covid-19 Pandemic, It’s that time again! The FOHBC is sponsoring a contest on the four (4) categories listed below. As a FOHBC member or member club, you are encouraged to participate. Submissions are [...]

Ferdinand Meyer V newest FOHBC Hall of Fame Member

Ferdinand Meyer V was nominated and received the required board member majority votes to be admitted into the FOHBC Hall of Fame for 2021. Read submission in ISSUU Federation of Historical Bottle Collectors January 11, 2021 Board of Directors - Federation [...]

Sweet Georgia Peaches Bottle Competition

2019 FOHBC 50th Anniversary National Antique Bottle Convention | Augusta, Georgia | Sweet Georgia Peaches Bottle Competition Thursday, 01 August 2019 | 7:00 to 10:00 pm | Augusta Marriott Lamar Ballroom 07 September 2019 Our power opening day already started out [...]

Richard Allen ”Dick” Roller admitted to FOHBC Hall of Fame

Richard Allen ”Dick” Roller admitted to FOHBC Hall of Fame 01 July 2018 The FOHBC Board of Directors announces that Richard Allen ”Dick” Roller was voted into the FOHBC Hall of Fame with 14 of 17 votes constituting a 2/3 [...]

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