May | June 2015 issue of BOTTLES and EXTRAS!
The May - June 2015 issue of the stellar BOTTLES and EXTRAS is in the mail. 72 pages, plus covers including historical information, member news, show news, bottle stories and so much more. Articles included in this issue: Part 2: The Bottlers of Dubuque, The Early Years 1854-1863, Is There Really a Burton’s Bitters?, The Big Drink: Buffalo Springs Lithia Water, The Tommy Mitchiner Story, Part 3 of a 4-part series on Bottle Collecting in Georgia, This Anointing Bottle Fascinates Me, Late Persian Bottles - the Black Glass of the Middle East and The National Bottle Museum …. Remember to renew in a timely fashion and get a friend to Become a member of the FOHBC
2015 Chattanooga - Choo-Choo Time!
Contracts and information for the 2015 National Antique Bottle Show in Chattanooga, Tennessee are available online or from Jack Hewitt or John Joiner show Co-Chairs. Click for Info. If you haven't already, make your plans to attend the bottle event of the year. Get your table, hotel and banquet tickets online.
Chattanooga National Auction News
Daniel Auction Company, official FOHBC Chattanooga auctioneer continues to pull in some great bottles for their auction. Still time to consign some bottles.
FOHBC 2016 National Antique Bottle Convention & Expo in Sacramento, California
Lots of things happening with this show including a recent trip by our Show Chairman, Richard Siri and his wife Bev to visit the Lions Gate Hotel and McClellan Convention Center Again. Get the latest news HERE.
BATTLE OF CHATTANOOGA!
The “Battle of Chattanooga” bottle competition will be held at the Marriott on Friday, July 31st after the Banquet in Plaza Room C. There will be three categories. Each category will have three judges. The categories are:
- Colored Sodas
- Sauces (peppersauce, ketchup, durkees, oyster, etc.)
- Best Bottle South of the Mason Dixon Line
Meet our two new Federation Officers
Louis Fifer and Linda Sheppard have joined us on the FOHBC Board of Directors. Welcome! See pictures and bios of each officer. CLICK. Get address and contact information for each officer. CLICK. Reminder that all FOHBC Board meeting notes are published online. CLICK.
FOHBC is on Facebook
Not a member of Facebook? The FOHBC page has 2197 members as of this post. VISIT FOHBC Facebook
Read BOTTLES and EXTRAS Online
BOTTLES and EXTRAS can be viewed in ISSUU format for many past years. ISSUU is an online service that allows for realistic and customizable viewing of digitally uploaded material, such as portfolios, books, magazine issues, newspapers, and other print media. It integrates with social networking sites to promote uploaded material. Uploaded print material is viewed through a web browser and is made to look like a printed publication with an animated page flip option. Individual articles can also be read in PDF format. You will need your FOHBC password. Contact Ferdinand Meyer or Elizabeth Meyer for passwords.
Chattanooga Marriott
Last day to book Hotel Room is on July 9, 2015! Close to 500 room nights booked already. Reserve your room now if you have not already. LINK TO RESERVE
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Virtual Museum Update
Look for an exciting video that is being produced by Steven Libbey and his team. This showcases the museum and gallery designs. We are still raising funds to start construction for this game-changer, once in a generation, project. VISIT INFO PAGE
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The best Outhouse Cake I have ever seen
Wanted to send this in for some time. Local cake maker friend of our daughters, Michelle Smith does cakes ... SEE PICS
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My bottle from the Empress of Ireland
Recently I received a couple of e-mails from Francine Saint-Laurent in Montréal (Québec) with questions about a bottle… READ
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The Many Molds of the Dr. Townsend Sarsaparilla Bottles
Great new resource on Dr. Townsend Sarsaparilla Bottles by noted authority Rick Ciralli. This page is dedicated to the many molds of the Dr Townsend Sarsaparilla bottles. CHECK IT OUT
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1876 United States Internal Revenue Stamps
While working on the Dr. James H. McLean & Ferd Meyer, the Tax Agent post, I had the opportunity to look more closely at the 1876 United States Internal Revenue Special Tax Stamps or Certificates for Wholesale Liquor Dealers, Tobacco Peddlers and Beer Brewers. READ
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