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 [...]

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 [...]

The bottle digging and collecting community has lost a giant—Johnnie Fletcher

The bottle digging and collecting community has lost a giant. Johnnie Fletcher passed away on January 21 after a long battle with cancer. Johnnie was an avid and very successful privy digger, starting in the 1980s. He dug thousands of [...]

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 [...]

Augusta People on the Showroom Floor

2019 FOHBC 50th Anniversary National Antique Bottle Convention | Augusta, Georgia | People on the Showroom Floor Augusta Convention Center | Olmstead Hall  [02 & 03 August 2019] 14 September 2019 So far, we've put out eleven (11) Augusta events [...]

Team Augusta & the Ribbon Cutting

2019 FOHBC 50th Anniversary National Antique Bottle Convention | Augusta, Georgia | Team Augusta & the Ribbon Cutting Augusta Convention Center | Olmstead Hall Friday, 02 August 2019 | 12:50 pm 09 September 2019 It is no secret that in [...]

Reno Antique Bottle & Collectibles Club 53rd Annual Show & Sale

Reno Antique Bottle & Collectibles Club 53rd Annual Show & Sale By Eric McGuire 21 June 2017 On a typical sweltering Summer day the Reno Antique Bottle & Collectibles Club held its 53rd Annual show and sale at the Reno/Sparks [...]

Finger Lakes Bottle Collectors Association Holds 47th Show

Finger Lakes Bottle Collectors Association Holds 47th Show 05 October 2016 This past Sunday October 2nd I was able to attend the 47th annual Finger Lakes Bottle Collectors Show. The Finger Lakes Bottle Collectors Association (FLBCA) was organized in April [...]

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Jeff Wichmann inducted into the FOHBC Hall of Fame

Jeff Wichmann inducted into the FOHBC Hall of Fame 03 April 2016 The FOHBC takes great pleasure in confirming that Jeff Wichmann, of Sacramento, California has been inducted into the Federation of Historical Bottle Collectors Hall of Fame. The Federation Board was [...]

Betty Zumwalt, the keynote speaker at the 2016 FOHBC Sacramento National Antique Bottle Convention and Expo

Betty Zumwalt, the keynote speaker at the 2016 FOHBC Sacramento National Antique Bottle Convention and Expo The FOHBC Banquet | Lions Gate Hotel Club Ballroom, Friday, August 5th, 6:30 - 8:30 pm "50 year celebration of achievement" The FOHBC Banquet will [...]

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