One of our very own club members(Ohio Bottle Club) was filmed for an upcoming HGTV special on “The Revolutionary War On The Tuscarawas – Fort Laurens Encampment”. Todd Knisley joined OBC members at the Hartville Flea market on Saturday July 9th to participate in the club membership drive. He stayed until a little after Noon and then packed up to join the 8th Pennsylvania Regiment which is part of the Brigade of the American Revolution, in Bolivar. The 8th Pennsylvania is a group of American Revolutionary War reenactors who meet to give impressions of 18th century military life. Todd was invited to participate in a reenactment at Fort Laurens in Bolivar Ohio. Todd was honored as being the only non-regimental member invited to be in attendance at the two-day event. As seen in the photos, Todd took Revolution era bottles that spanned from the French & Indian War, the American Revolutionary War, and the War of 1812, to not only show what items of the reenactment period would have looked like, but to show the transition before and after the period.
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OBC at Shupp’s Grove 2016
Unfortunately I missed Friday which was dealer setup and early admission, but there was still plenty to see and handle on Saturday morning. Dealers rent spaces with tables and many times there are 2 and 3 tables on each space. Many Ohio Bottle Club members made the trip and with were pleased with their purchases. Should be a great “Best of” with all the great bottles. It is like a quality bottle show in a forest. I did find a rare Meadville Rye Whiskey advertising tin sign, it didn’t go home with me because I already have it in an original frame. See all the OBC members and friends by clicking on “Read More”.
FOHBC 2018 Cleveland National Antique Bottle Convention & Expo
The Federation of Historical Bottle Collectors (FOHBC) is thrilled to announce the 2018 FOHBC National Antique Bottle Convention in Cleveland, Ohio on August 3rd – 5th, 2018. This mega event promises to deliver in ways we haven’t seen before!
The Convention will take place at the Cleveland Convention Center in beautiful downtown Cleveland and the Cleveland Marriott Downtown at Key Center will be our host hotel next door to the Convention Center. The newly transformed downtown Cleveland is sure to deliver on a one of a kind experience featuring attractions such as the Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame, Great Lakes Science Center, Horseshoe Casino, Metroparks Zoo and Westside Market that are sure to entice collectors of all ages.
Hartville in July
The OBC members descended upon the Hartville, OH flea market Saturday July 9. Ten members claimed 7 spaces to promote the OBC, educate the public and sell their merchandise. Adam Koch, Todd Knisley, Jim Cady, Matt & Elizabeth Lacy, John Fifer, Louis Fifer & Lindsay, Dave Keding, and Alan DeMaison represented the OBC. The new OBC banners brought attention to our group and can be used multiple times throughout the year. See “Read More” for pictures.
Gary Beatty honored
Our own OBC member, Gary Beatty recently was honored with a prize (super bottle) from AB & GC magazine for his story “Flora Temple”. Congratulations to Gary. Gary is the current FOHBC Treasurer and a former OBC President. The bottle is a C.W. MERCHANT, CHEMIST, LOCKPORT, N.Y. Gary also donated a bitters bottle that will be given away at the July club picnic.
June Meeting
The OBC June meeting will feature Tim Ickes and his marble games. The May meeting was well received with John Kernan talking about Indian artifacts. See the “Read More” for all the pictures from the May meeting.
Insulator Expo
The Insulator Collectors of America EXPO is approaching fast! This inaugural event, hosted by the Western Reserve Insulator Club, will begin on Friday, June 24th, at the Washington (PA) County Fairgrounds, with early admission in the afternoon…and the venue will conclude with a full day of activities on Saturday, which are open to the public for a nominal admission fee. There will be over 70 sales tables of insulators, railroad collectibles and miscellaneous go-withs, including antique bottles and glass collectibles, at the show venue. The show venue will include educational displays and four separate seminars, with topics on recent finds a historic railroad line, discussions of both early glass communication insulators and early Pittsburgh-area porcelain insulators, technologies employed today to “alter” vintage glass colors & appearances and a discussion of safety issues when using chemicals to clean glass collectibles.
Open For Bidding
Open for bidding are 2 bottle auctions. Glass Works Auction with 414 lots and North American Glass with 370 lots mostly fruit jar related. Check them out.
2 Online Bottle Auctions & a Contract
American Glass Gallery auction and the Pole Top Discoveries & Glass Discoveries are in progress, due to end soon. The Richfield Show contract has just been released. Tables are being assigned on a first come basis. If you want last years location, get the contract in early.
Rochester 2016
OBC members attended the Rochester show and thanks to Rick for sharing his show photos and others from the Finger Lakes area. Sorry for the delay in posting the pictures, but Mansfield monopolized the recent postings. See all the pictures by clicking on “Read More”.
Mansfield Saturday pictures
“Now that the “dust” has settled, I just want to give a big THANK YOU to the Ohio Bottle Club for putting on such a wonderful show this past weekend in Mansfield. Matt Lacy and Louis Fifer, the co chairs of the show, did a wonderful job along with all the other members of the club making you feel “right at home” with their hospitality. It proved to be well worth the effort to attend as everything was done professionally with many good buying and selling opportunities for all. It was great to finally meet some Facebook friends in person. Without doubt, it is the best show in the Midwest. Mark your calendar for next year…you won’t want to miss it!” Mark Vuono from facebook. See all the pictures from Saturday in the “Read More”.