Club news

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.

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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.

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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.

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Monday, July 4th 9:30 AM Wayne County Fairgrounds, Wooster, OH. Robert is selling parts of his collections including stoneware, bottles and many items from Akron. You don’t want to miss this one. List.

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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.  

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It is with great sadness that we must report the passing of long time OBC member Gary Blake. Gary passed away on Memorial day. Obituary. Gary was a familiar face at Mansfield and all of our club meetings. Gary’s smile and positive attitude will be missed.

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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”.

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“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”.

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Beautiful weather greeted the dealers and early buyers on Friday May 6th. Excitement and enthusiasm was heavy in the air with anticipation of the 3 PM opening of the Mansfield Antique Bottle Show. The faster you went to take it all in, the more you knew that you were missing some great items. See all the great pictures from the first day by clicking “Read More”

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Early admission and dealer set up is on Friday along with the evening dinner. Weather looks to be good for both inside and outside table sales. It is not too late to plan to be at one of the great shows of the year. Last count was 220 tables with some of the best dealers in the country. Contact Matt now for more information.

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Exciting news, the latest count is 210 tables of bottles and growing every day. It is less than 2 weeks to one of the great shows , something for everyone. Join us for early admission and dealer setup along with the great dinner on May 6th or for the show on May 7th.

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