Mark your calendars for the Columbus Ohio Bottle show on Sunday February 13th.
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Mansfield 2022 Contract
Hello Dealers and Early Admissions,
We are very excited about this year as many have already reach out to us about the status of the 2022 show. Typically, we do not send out contracts until
February, but wanted to get these out early this year due to the number of early inquiries! We look forward to seeing you May 6th & 7th at the Richland County Fairgrounds!
Best Regards, Matt Lacy
2022 Show Chairman
Norm Heckler and Glass Works Bottle auctions
Now ready for your pleasure are an outstanding Norm Heckler Auction with 63 lots and a Glass Works auction with 286 lots. The Heckler Auction has 2 very rare and valuable Historical Flasks. featured. Visit both auctions.
Fruit Jar Auction & More
North American Glass has announced their January online Fruit Jar auction opening January 17th.
Bottle Shows 2022
Looks like a full schedule of Bottle Shows for 2022. Muncie, Columbus, Baltimore and now Rochester are listed on the OBC Bottle Show page and also the right side bar. See the FOHBC.org for a full list of shows across the nation.
American Bottle Auctions
We are excited to be presenting part 1 of the Mel Hammer collection of antique bottles starting today, December 10th and ending on December 19th. We’ve sent out the catalogs and you should have one by now, the auction can be accessed by clicking on the link below. You might refresh your page to make sure you have the most up to date version. As we like to say, we have something for every collector and it’s never been truer in presenting this spectacular collection. Mel was a consummate collector of early Gold Rush type bottles which included schnapps, sarsaparilla, and gin. The diversity of his collection is more than we had ever thought possible, a myriad of colors and variants exceeds even the most ardent early “squares,” collection. But it doesn’t stop with squares, in addition Mel put together a first-class collection of western bitters, some western whiskeys and a generous selection of inkwells in both umbrella and teakettle styles with even more to go.
Jack Sullivan Articles
Jack Sullivan has for many years written an article for each Swirl about some form of Ohio bottle or stoneware history. I have been concerned about preserving this legacy for some time. …
Glass Works Auction
Discovery Potpourri Auction #154
This is a TIMED CLOSING auction
Closing Dates:
Part 1: (Lots 1 through 250) November 29th, 2021 @ 10:00PM
Part 2: (Lots 251 through 485) November 30th, 2021 @ 10:00PM
Opens for bidding November 22nd!
American Glass Gallery
Auction #30 open for bidding!
Welcome to American Glass Gallery’s Auction #30. This sale includes 280 Lots of quality items including Historical Flasks, Spirits and Whiskeys, a select grouping of Giant Case Bottles, Rare and Exceptional Bitters, Choice colored and aqua Pontiled Medicines, Sodas, Mineral Waters, Inkwells, and Much More!
In addition, this sale will also include the Doug Allinger collection of Midwest Blown and Pattern Molded Bottles; a wonderful grouping of scarce and rare Pickle Jars, a diverse selection of early Blown Glass including ancient Roman glass, and numerous other items of interest. Link to the Auction
Fruit Jar Auction
The North American Glass auction is now open for bidding. 302 fruit jar related items and many other flasks, sauces are available. Link to the auction.
Also check out an Ohio Insulator Show flyer in the right side bar. 125 sales tables and 25 displays. Great opportunity!
GLASS WORKS AUCTION
Glass Works Auctions Presents Premiere Catalog Auction #153, opens for bidding October 18th! Link to the auction
Closing Dates:
Part 1: (Lots 1 through 100) October 25th, 2021 @ 10:00PM
Part 2: (Lots 101 through 233) Ocotober 26, 2021 @ 10:00PM
Coming to auction after Doug Alliger’s passing
Our condolences to the family & friends of Doug Alliger (link to obituary)on his passing on Feb 1, 2021. Doug was a former member of the OBC and avid collector in many areas. His wife wanted you to know that The American Glass gallery has been assigned his whole collection for action in November. Doug had a collection which include two 27 swirl Zanesville , hand blown bottles like the one in the New York Museum of Art, an apple demi john early 1900 plus earlier hand blown demi johns , three miniature 3inch high and one inch wide hand blown bottles very small and unique and one prized purchase from John was a rare amber round milk bowl maybe 5 inches high and 4 inches wide. The collection also included colorful documented witch balls. A link will follow when available.
Great Ohio Bitters
American Life Bitters
On display is one of the great figural cabin bitters that has a curved roof rather than an angular roof like most cabin bitters. The American Life Bitters is pretty tough to obtain in either the Tiffin, Ohio, or Omaha, Nebraska variants. Our Tiffin, Ohio museum example is one of a few examples. Link to the history at FOHBC Virtual Museum.