FOHBC Sho-Biz–Calendar of Shows

FOHBC Sho - Biz is published in the interest of the hobby. Federation-affiliated clubs are indicated in red. Information on upcoming collecting events is welcome, but space is limited. Please send at least three months in advance, including telephone number to: FOHBC Sho-Biz, c/o Business Manager: Elizabeth Meyer, P.O. Box 1825, Brookshire, Texas 77423; phone: 713.504.0628; email: fohbcmembers@ gmail.com Show schedules are subject to change. Please call before traveling long distances. All listings published here will also be published on the FOHBC.org website.

08 January 2023 – Taunton, Massachusetts Little Rhody Bottle Club Show, Clarion Hotel, Taunton, Massachusetts, Early Admission, $15, 8:00 am, General Admission $3, 9:00 am, Contact Bill or Linda Rose, sierramadre@ comcast.net, 508.880.4929, FOHBC Member Club

19 - 21 January 2023 – Muncie, Indiana

Midwest Antique Fruit Jar & Bottle Club presents

The 2023 Muncie Convention! Located at Courtyard by Marriott & Horizons Convention Center (401 S. High St., Muncie, Indiana) 51st Annual Rendezvous Non-Stop 3-Day Event, Dealers & Collectors Get Together at Hotel. Swapping Jars. Swapping Stories. Culminating at the Show with over 80 Tables, Thursday, Jan 19. Room-to-Room Sales, Hospitality Suite, Seminars/Tours, Friday, Jan 20, Club Meetings, Show & Tell, Auction, Saturday, Jan 21 9:00 am – 2:00 pm, Free Appraisals, $2 Admission, Details at fruitjar.org. Special Hotel Rate $94 night. Book by 12/17/2022. 765.287.8550, $40/First Table & $30 for Additional Table, montyfoust@comcast.net, 765.635.4626,

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21 January 2023 – Jackson, Mississippi

37th Annual Mississippi Antique Bottle, Advertising

& Collectible Show, Free admission. Saturday 9:00 am to 4:00 pm; Friday early admission 12:00 noon to 7:00 pm, $25, Mississippi Fairgrounds Trade Mart Building, 1207 Mississippi St., Jackson, Mississippi, Contact Cheryl Comans, 601.218.3505, cherylcomans@gmail.com, FOHBC Member Club

05 February 2023 – Waukesha, Wisconsin

50th Annual Milwaukee Antique Bottle and Adver-

tising Show, Sunday, February 6, 2022, 9:00 am to 3:00 pm, $6 admission. Early admission at 8:00 am is $20. 140 sales tables of bottles, breweriana, and advertising. Waukesha County Expo Center, 1000 Northview Road, Waukesha, Wisconsin. Directions: I-94 exit 294 (Hwy J), then south to Northview Road. For further information: mabacshow@yahoo.com, FOHBC

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05 February 2023 – Manville, New Jersey

New Jersey Antique Bottle Club (NJABC) 27th An-

nual Show & Sale, 9:00 am to 2:00 pm. Admission is $3, with no early buyers. Dealer set-up 7:00 am. V.F.W. of Manville, New Jersey, 600 Washington Ave, Manville, New Jersey 08835. Contact Kevin Kyle, 230 Cedarville Road, East Windsor, New Jersey 08520, 609.209.4034, bottlediggerkev@aol.com,

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12 February 2023 – Columbus, Ohio

The Central Ohio Antique Bottle Club’s 52nd Annual

Show & Sale, Sunday, 9:00 am to 2:00 pm; early buyers 7:00 to 9:00 am, $20. Admission $5, Doubletree Inn, 175 Hutchinson Avenue, Columbus, Ohio (I-270 & Rt. 23), Contact Rojer Moody, 740.703.4913, rtmoody@juno.com or Brad Funk, 614.264.7846, bradfunk@yahoo.com

17 & 18 February 2023 – Aurora, Oregon

Oregon Bottle Collectors Assoc. Bottle, Antique &

Collectibles Show & Sale, Friday 12 to 5:00 pm dealer set-up and early bird admission $5, Saturday 9:00 am to 3:00 pm regular public admission by donation, Show Address, American Legion Hall, 21510 Main St. N.E., Aurora, Oregon, Contact Info: Wayne Herring, Show Chairman, 503.864.2009, Bill Bogynska, 503.657.1726, billbogy7@gmail.com, FOHBC

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25 February 2023 – Grand Rapids, Michigan

The West Michigan Antique Bottle Club presents its

32nd Annual Show & Sale, 10:00 am to 2:00 pm, Fonger American Legion Post, 2327 Wilson, S.W., Grand Rapids, Michigan, set up Saturday 8:00 to 10:00 am. Cost of admission $3, Contact: Steve DeBoode, 1166 Corvette Dr., Jenison, Michigan, 49428, 616.667.0214, thebottleguy@comcast.net

25 February 2023 – DeFuniak Springs, Florida

The Emerald Coast Bottle Collectors Inc., 21st An-

nual Antique Bottle & Collectibles Show & Sale, will be held on Saturday from 8:00 am to 1:00 pm at the DeFuniak Springs Community Center, 361 N. 10th Street, DeFuniak Springs, Florida 32433. Free Admission. Tables are $35 each, eight feet long, and there are 40 available for the show. All tables must be paid for in advance. For more information and table contracts: Richard Kramerich, PO Box 241, Pensacola, Florida 32591. Email: shards@bellsouth.net Call or text: 850.435.5425

11 March 2023 – Platte City, Missouri NW Missouri Insulator and Bottle Show & Sale, 9:00 am to 3:00 pm. Dealer set up on Friday afternoon, Platte County Fairgrounds, 15730 Fairgrounds Rd., Platte City, Missouri, 85+ tables of Insulators, bottles, jars, telephones, lightning rod balls & arrows, advertising and other misc. antiques. Established show with a lot of advertising. Easy access from interstate. Great foot traffic from Kansas City, St. Joseph & surrounding rural areas. Display space is available and displays are welcome. For dealer and/or show information, contact Darryl Wagner, insulators@ dwagnerkc.com or 816.719.0801. FREE Insulator & bottle appraisal available at each show.

12 March 2023 – Baltimore, Maryland The Baltimore Antique Bottle Club Show & Sale, New Location, 9:00 am to 3:00 pm, baltimorebottleclub.org, Howard County Fairgrounds, Main Exhibition Hall, 2210 Fairgrounds Road, West Friendship, Maryland 21794, Contact Info: Rick Lease, 410.458.9405, finksburg21@comcast.net, Micah Dolina (contracts), mdolina@hotmail.com, FOHBC Member Club

18 March 2023 – Dalton, Georgia

Chattanooga North Georgia Antique Bottles & Ad-

vertising Show, Dalton Convention Center, 2211 Tony Ingle Pkwy, Dalton, Georgia 30720 (Exit 333 off I-75). There will be concessions at the show. Free Appraisals are Available. Set up: 6:00 am to 8:00 am, Early Buyers: 8:00 am to 9:00 am ($20 for early buyers). Admission Free: 9:00 am to 3:00 pm. Parking is free. Show Chairmen: Jason Herron 205.913.9748 and Buddy Lasator 423.718.3521. Email: chattbottleshowinfo@gmail.com

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St. Louis 53rd Annual Antique Bottle & Jar Show; Orlando Gardens, 4300 Hoffmeister Avenue, St Louis, Missouri 63125. General Admission is $3 from 9 am to 2 pm; Set-up 7 am to 9 am. Children free. Contact: St Louis Antique Bottle Collectors Assn., Pat Jett (show chair), 71 Outlook Drive, Hillsboro, Missouri 63050, 314.570.6917, patsy_jett@yahoo. com, FOHBC Member Club

19 March 2023 – Somers, Connecticut

52nd Annual Somers Antique Bottle Club’s Antique

Bottle Show and Sale, 9:00 am to 2:00 pm., Admission $5, Early buyers: 8:00 am- $15. Joanna’s Restaurant, 145 Main St., Rte 190, Somers, Connecticut. Contact: Don Desjardins, 22 Anderson Road, Ware, Massachusetts 01082, 413.967.4431 or 413.687,4808, dondes@comcast.net, FOHBC Member Club

25 March 2023 – Daphne, Alabama

The Mobile Bottle Collectors Club’s 50th Annual

Show & Sale will be held on Saturday, March 25, 2023, from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm at the Daphne Civic Center, 2603 US Hwy 98, Daphne, Alabama 36525. Free Admission and Bottle Appraisals. Dealer Setup is Friday, March 24, 2023, from 3:00 pm to 7:00 pm and Saturday from 7:00 am to 9:00 am. For more information, contact Rod Vining at 251.957.6725, Email: vinewood@mchsi.com or Facebook: “Mobile Bottle Collector’s Club Show & Sale.” FOHBC Member Club

01 April 2023 – Wheaton, Illinois DuPage Collectors Expo featuring insulators, lightning rod items, weather vanes, telephone & telegraph items, bottles, jars, and related items. 9:00 am to 3:00 pm. 2015 Manchester Road, Wheaton, Illinois 60187, Admission $2, Contact: Bob Stahr, 360 S. Kenilworth Ave., Glen Ellyn, Illinois 60137, 630.793.5345, bob@hemingray.com, Hemingray Historian & Collector

02 April 2023 – Hutchinson, Kansas

16th Annual Kansas Territory Bottle & Post Card

Show & Sale, General Admission: 9:00 am to 3:00 pm. Kansas State Fairgrounds, Sunflower Building, 2000 N. Poplar Street, Hutchinson, Kansas, Info: Mike McJunkin, 620.728.8304, scarleits@cox.net or Mark Law, 785.224.4836, kansasbottles@ gmail.com, FOHBC Member Club

16 April 2023 – Bloomington, Minnesota

North Star Historical Bottle Association Presents its 51st Annual Antique Bottle, Advertising, and Stone-

ware Show and Sale, 9:30 am to 2:30 pm at the Knights of Columbus Event Center, 1114 American Blvd. West, Bloomington, Minnesota 55420. Info: 651.271-3423, AKonitzer1@gmail. com, FOHBC Member Club

16 April 2023 – Rochester, New York

52nd Annual GVBCA Rochester Bottle & Antique

Show, Roberts Wesleyan College, Voller Athletic Center, 2301 Westside Drive, Rochester, New York 14624, 9:00 am to 3:00 pm, Admission $5. 17 and Under FREE, Show and Dealer Inquires: Aaron and Pamela Weber gvbca@frontiernet.net 585.749.8874, FOHBC Member Club Antique Bottle & Glass Collector

22 April 2023 — Columbia, South Carolina

The South Carolina Bottle Club’s 50th Annual Show

& Sale, 206 Jamil Road, Columbia, South Carolina 29210, 172 Tables last year with room to grow! Saturday 9:00 am to 4:00 pm, Donation at the door suggested, Dealer Only Set-Up 7:00 am to 9:00 am, Jamil Shrine Temple, Contact: Marty Vollmer 803.629.8553, martyvollmer@aol.com or Art Gose 803.840.1539, scbottlehunters@gmail.com, FOHBC

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30 April 2023 – Morgantown, West Virginia

6th Annual Dunkard Valley Antique Bottle Stone-

ware Show & Sale, 9:00 am to 2:00 pm; Early buyers 7:30 am, $25. Both inside and outside vendor spaces are available! Monongalia County Extension Services & 4H Center, 270 Mylan Park Lane, Morgantown, WV 26501, Contact: Don Kelley, 724.998.2734, bonzeyekelley@gmail.com

07 May 2023 – Gray, Tennessee

State of Franklin Antique Bottles & Collectible

Assoc. 25th Annual Show & Sale, Saturday, May 6th, 9:00 am to 3:00 pm, Appalachian Fairground, 100 Lakeview Street, Gray, Tennessee 37615, Exit 13 on I-216, No Early Admission. sfabca.com, FOHBC Member Club

19–21 May 2023 – Adamstown, Pennsylvania Shupp’s Grove Bottle Festival, Sat & Sun, 6:00 am to dusk, early buyers Friday, 3:00 pm, The famous ‘Shupp’s Grove,’ 607 Willow Street, Reinholds, Pennsylvania 17569, Contact Info: Steve Guion, 717.371.1259. william03301956@gmail. com

20 May 2023 – Gardendale, Alabama 3rd Annual Alabama Bottle & Antique Show, Saturday, 9:00 am to 3:00 pm; free admission and appraisals. Gardendale Civic Center, 857 Main Street, Gardendale, Alabama 35071 (10 minutes north of Birmingham). Info: Keith Quinn: 205.365.1983, klq1812@gmail.com or Steve Holland, 205.492.6864. Visit our Facebook page Alabama Bottle Collectors’ Society. FOHBC Member Club

21 May 2023 – Washington, Pennsylvania

Washington County Antique Bottle Club 49th Annual

Show and Sale, Alpine Star Lodge, 735 Jefferson Avenue, Washington, Pennsylvania 15301, Admission $3, 9:00 am – 2:00 pm, Info: Ed Kuskie, 412.405.9061, 352 Pineview Drive, Elizabeth, Pennsylvania 15037, bottlewizard@comcasat.net,

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27 & 28 May 2023 – Boulder City, Nevada

57th Annual 2023 Antiques, Vintage, & Collectibles

Show/Sale. Proudly presented by the Las Vegas Antique Bottles & Collectibles Club. 9:00 am to 6:00 pm on Saturday. 9:00 am to 3:00 pm Sunday. Boulder City Parks & Recreational Bldg., 900 Arizona St. Boulder City, Nevada 89005. Partnered with The 19th Annual Best Dam BBQ Days. An appraiser is available. For tables contact Rob at 702.830.3898, FOHBC Member Club

04 June 2023 – Ballston Spa, New York The National Bottle Museum presents the 43rd Annual Saratoga Antique Bottle Show & Sale, 9:00 am to 2:30 pm; early admission 8:00 am, $20, Admission $5, Children 12 and under free. Saratoga County Fairgrounds, 4H Building, 162 Prospect St, Ballston Spa, New York, National Bottle Museum, 76 Milton Avenue, Ballston Spa, New York 12020, 518.885.7589, Contact: Roy Topka, Co-chairman, info@nationalbottlemuseum. org FOHBC Member Club

01 August to 04 August 2024 – Houston, Texas

2024 Houston National Antique Bottle & Glass

Convention & Expo hosted by the Houston Museum of Natural Science and the Federation of Historical Bottle Collectors. Brought to you by Peachridge Collections, LLC. Host Hotel: Hotel Zaza Museum District. Featuring a major, 8,000 square foot museum exhibition that will include the Sandor P. Fuss collection and selected highlights from the David P. Wilber and Anthony Gugliotti collections. Simultaneous FOHBC Virtual Museum Exhibition of same. Contact Ferdinand Meyer V, fmeyer@fmgdesign.com for information, FOHBC Event

HOUSTON NATIONAL ANTIQUE BOTTLE & GLASS EXPO 2024

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