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FOHBC Shores up Board with Vacating Posts
An important Conference Call was scheduled by Federation of Historical Bottle Collectors (FOHBC) Board President, Gene Bradberry on 28 April 2011 to replace the vacating Board Positions for Secretary...
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Early pictures of some of the characters and legends or both
Dr. Burton Spiller I really like seeing older pictures of some of the collecting greats, legends and characters that I have heard so much about. I realize these pictures are in magazines stacked in...
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FOHBC 2012 Reno Expo and 2013 National Show Update
2012 Reno Expo Update – Reno, Nevada 2013 National Show Update – Manchester, New Hampshire The FOHBC Board of Directors has selected Glass Works Auctions to be the official bottle auction company for...
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Barrel Series – Highland Bitters and Scotch Tonic
HIGHLAND BITTERS AND SCOTCH TONIC 21 July 2012 (R•110813) (R•111313) (R•112813 – Mansfield Medicine Book) (R•090516) “EUREKA. UNPARALLED SUCCESS of the WORLD-RENOWNED HIGHLAND BITTERS! Or, SCOTCH...
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Daily Dose
M A R C H 2 0 1 3 Section dedicated to daily thoughts and interests Saturday, 30 March 2013 Spent most of the day mowing grass on the tractor and then crashing for an hour or so. Feels good to get...
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U.S. Gold Bitters – Augusta, Maine
Gold US $20 Liberty Eagle coin dated 1875 and embossed UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, TWENTY D. (see below for update) Type 1 Reverse $20 Gold Coin as depicted on the U.S. Gold Bitters. The difference is...
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Old Dr. Townsend’s Daisy Vases, more common than you think
OLD DR. TOWNSEND’S CELEBRATED STOMACH BITTERS 11 April 2013 (R•052914) “The wife said they had gotten it out of a rural school in Alabama, where it was being used as a flower vase” Ferdinand: About a...
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2013 FOHBC Semi-Annual Board Meeting – Manchester, NH
The semi-annual FOHBC Board Meeting kicks off at the 2013 National Antique Bottle Show in Manchester, New Hampshire on Friday morning from 8:00 am to 12:00 noon. 2013 FOHBC Semi-Annual Board Meeting...
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FOHBC Board Members visit Lexington
Meeting with Lexington Convention and Visitors Bureau, Director of Services, Bond Jacobs (second from left) are from left to right, National Show Co-chairs Sheldon Baugh and Randee Kaiser and 2nd Vice...
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The Wiggs Brothers and their Fabulous Figural Cabin Bottle
The Wiggs Brothers and their fabulous figural cabin bottle 10 May 2014 As you might imagine, I have quite a few bitters in my collection, many being quite rare. It has gotten to the point that when I...
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