July - August 2021
Bottles and Extras
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FOHBC
President’s Message Ferdinand Meyer V
John O’Neill FMG Design, Inc. 101 Crawford Street Studio 1A Houston, Texas 77002 1805 Ralston 713.222.7979 x115 Avenue, Belmont, California 94002 fmeyer@fohbc.org
650.619.8209 Joneill@risk-strategies.com itting down at my desk, on this first back-to-work Monday after New I want to start off by up saying I am very withlots the of news that the Years, I conjure a vision of a pleased stove with pots-a-cooking. increased rates bottle and decreased rate infections The kettlevaccination labeled antique events has usofallCovid-19 looking forward to are the making an impact. seems as though are starting to see aAntique light at Botthe stretch leading up toIt the FOHBC 2016we Sacramento National end of a long dark tunnelthis thatAugust. has taken a financial and emotional tle Convention & Expo Weboth have a coordination conference toll ourinhobby. It has in plan so many ways ourare famcall on later the week and to step it impacted up a notchtheorlives two.ofWe also ily, neighbors, friends and Massachusetts fellow collectors. The2017 limiting of pleased that wecolleagues, locked in Springfield, for our Nationour ability to connect socially through ourtime bottleyou shows, clubmessage, meetingsthe al Antique Bottle Convention, and by the read this and auctions had a huge impact. The 49er Club,&which located in FOHBC 2018has National Antique Bottle Convention Expo is will have been Auburn, California, is a very goodWe example a club hasina good announced for Cleveland, Ohio. really of have ourthat teams place and following, and increasing and thinking puts on what think our wheelsactive in motion. I supposemembership we should start aboutI the 2019 is the best bottle show in California, occurring in November or Convention in the Southern Region.always Planning ahead has many benefits. December. They continue to do things and hold events even during the pandemic (safely) thatproud helps to sustain and this retain their |members. NonThe FOHBC is also say that March April 2016 issue of members areand alsoEXTRAS welcomedistothe attend advance notification. BOTTLES first these to bewith printed in full color, which Recently to a 49er Bottle Club This eventchange held atprompted the home a few only costsI was us aninvited additional $184, an issue. of Rick revisions, and Tammy Pisano Nevada butas was design which weinhope youCity, will California notice, such theunable Table of to attend due family commitment. It was held outdoors, fooda was Contents andtoa afew of the section headers. We receive quite few reserved and compliments they had 66 attendees A cup of bleach, and acome ally nice on how participate. the magazine looks and have good UV light, made it safeoffor everyone. Thelook photos were so fardose in aofrelative short number years. Oh, and for that a new secshared illuminated a highly successful event. A lot ofGallery”. good glass tion in online the back of the magazine called “Member Photo This exchanged and I think everybody was just happy to reconnect new sectionhands, is dedicated to the fine photography of antique bottles and and enjoy afternoon rehashing their tales past digs future ones toWe glass. the Please feel free to submit yourofimages forand consideration. come. Even thestarted unusually earlier in the week order have already workhot onweather the May | June issue andbroke hope inthat you to putconsider the icingauthoring on the cake for a great outcome. It’s encouraging will an article for the magazine. We are here to to see help! these return and to be able to spend quality time with old friends and the opportunities to make new ones. and EXTRAS, please read the proposed Within this issue of BOTTLES bylaw updates and revisions that have been marked in red. All revisions The medical procedure has also reminded me, “YouThese hope bylaws for havepending been approved by the FOHBC Board of Directors. the best, butamended plan forand worst,” thatreviewed I have any to think I won’t have been neednot to be by reason the FOHBC membership make a full Estatemembership planning is important secure the best prior to the recovery. annual general meeting attothe FOHBC 2016outNacome the benefit your family.&I bring up for several reasons. by tional for Antique BottleofConvention Expo this in Sacramento, California an affirmative vote of a majority of all votes cast by the eligible voters How many of our members have of putthe together somechanges really amazing in attendance, provided thatwho a copy proposed are made collections plan oninwhat or how theydirectly want their collections to be available tohave eachno member advance, either by mail or by timely kept together, sold, donated or gifted to the next custodian?” notice in the Federation’s official periodical or on“temporary the Federation website. IInamother sure news, we all we heard about someone passing awayfor unexpectedly arestories moving ahead with photography the Virtual and their collection penniesphotography on the dollarlabs or worse Museum and hope is to sold havefor regional set upyetinthrown regions out. It’s important to create a detailed record of yourformat collection more to start photographing bottles both in a standard and and 3-dimenimportant that effort you take the time to sit down provide the necessary sionally. This is being spearheaded byand Museum Director, Alan Depasswords or passcodes necessary to the access the data. And table if youduring don’t the Maison. You may have met Alan at Virtual Museum think that’s an issue, believe me it is. I Antique use as anBottle example the CEO of FOHBC 2015 Chattanooga National Show last August. Quadriga, a Crypto currency company who died unexpectedly without leaving the digital keys to hisBooth, clients,isthus locking $200 million Federation member Alicia heading up up theover nomination proin client that areof now It’s hard cess for funds the election allcompletely Federationinaccessible. officers including theenough President, losing a loved one, Secretary, why complicate it by Business leaving them a messMembership to deal Vice President(s), Treasurer, Manager,
with when you're gone. I regret not starting this project earlier. I started it a couple of months back and have begun the long process of entering Director, Director, Conventions Director, called Historian, data in thePublic system.Relations I use a software program for my collection Merchandising Directors-at-Large and to Region Directors collector system.Director, It’s comprehensive and very (3), intuitive use, while not (4). These elections two years. Any officer mayas run for sucinexpensive there areoccur otherevery alternatives including something simple cessive terms. committee prepared nominations as a journal withThis organized handhas written notes aonslate eachofpurchase. In myfor each office and is listed below. It is important to note that any member database every object is assigned a unique identification number which for anya number office inofthe Federationonmay a nomination Idesiring assign totoit.run I include photographs eachfile object, as they forma picture with the Election Committee (in accordance procedures apsay is worth a 1,000 words and I believe thatwith is the single most proved by the membership and instituted by the Election Committee) important documentation point. Other things to include are the purchase indicating the office they desire run for. foranything filing this price, provenance, historical notes,tocolors, sizeThe anddeadline shape and is April 2016. We have seen successful campaigns by ourinmemberelse you 1st believe is important. Those photographs of the objects our ship beforewill so ifbeyou run important for a position, let Alicia the know. collections the want singletomost tool inplease understanding You and and reach her at merits this email address, historical financial of each object.alicia@cis-houston.org. Your family or ExecutorYou will now be receiving a ballot for voting so possible please take the time vote. will have the ability to make the best decisions whentothey have all that knowledge that you have just bestowed upon them. It also President: Ferdinand Meyer V FOHBC Candidates provides a real benefit in case the taxman decides to make any inquiry into Here your estate. Wouldn’t it Houston, be nice forTexas your loved ones, be that wife, is the slate of FOHBC First Vice President: Sheldon Baugh partner or children have a nice road map to follow when you're gone? Of recommended candidates course it would. In my database, I have included all my art, tokens, paper Russellville, Kentucky put forth by the nominating ephemera, and bottles. is an investment of time, committee advertising (Alicia Booth, signs,Second ViceThere President: Gene Bradberry for 2014 - 2016. but IChairperson) am committing to enterBartlett, at least ten objects a day in the database, so Tennessee Theday slate isitbeing for bit better in terms of documenting the collection. every getsputaforth little your consideration and anyone Secretary: James Berry run for office may Johnsville, New York The desiring hard topart about developing this database is entering the information be nominated by going to the on each object. The database is maintained in the cloud so I can access Treasurer: Gary Beatty website and printing out a if from my I-phone, and complete Port, access Floridato all the objects in the nomination form. Then, mail or haveNorth collection at all times. email to Alicia Booth, 11502Who can possibly remember the nuances of the Historian: Jim Bender thousands of items our collections, certainly not me, as evidenced Burgoyne Drive, Houston,inTexas Sprakers, New with77077. unintentionally buying of duplicates ofYork the same item on more than alicia@cis-houston.org date for Until nominations one Closing occasion. the next Editor: time, please give thisZant some serious thought, Martin Van is Aprilyour 1, 2016 at midnight.will thank I know families you. Indiana Danville, Additional nominations will
Merchandising Director: Val Berry printed alongside the slate Onebefinal development that I am sad to announce is that the National Johnsville, New York proposed by the nominating Show planned for Syracuse in August has been cancelled by the FOHBC committee and will be listed Board a phone 2, 2021. I really appreciate allSheppard the efforts of Director: Linda in theinMay-June 2016call issue of JuneMembership Jim ofBender, Val andalong Jim Berry who didNew theirYork best to handle the logistics Sprakers, BOTTLES and EXTRAS surrounding the show. The bottom line is the board held a vote and it was with a short bio of each Director: Fiferprior to candidate. with every singleConventions unanimous director voting to cancelLouis the show Brunswick, Ohio the committed deadline. The reasons are multi-faceted; however, as a board we have a fiduciary obligation you the members act as fisBusinesstoManager: ElizabethtoMeyer cally responsible stewards ofHouston, our resources, Texas and the projections were we would incur a substantial loss if we went forward with the event. We are Director-at-Large: Bob Ferraro all disappointed in this development. We lacked support from collectors Boulder City, Nevada purchasing sales tables to administration and promotion for the event. Director-at-Large: Steve Ketcham We still lack a Conventions Director Position or Public Relation Director Edina, Minnesota Position for the FOHBC Board which are critical to the success of any major convention. We also lacked the traditional John souvenir program for Director-at-Large: Pastor the event which helps defer the cost of the convention. It’s easy to say New Hudson, Michigan this is another blame it on Covid outcome, but I think it goes deeper than Midwest Region Director: Matt Lacy that. I will commit to you that the board will focus on making Reno 2022 Austinburg, Ohio an incredibly successful event for our members, and plan on opening up reservations from sales tables to rooms earlier than normal. Please Northeast Region Director: Andrew Vuono stay tuned for future announcements. have had a number of comStamford,We Connecticut ments from collectors who are understandably upset by this decision; Southern Region Director: Ron Hands regrettably, our final vote was not made without careful consideration. I Wilson, North Carolina would urge those individuals to get involved and volunteer their time and Western Region Director: McGuire efforts to help us create future successful events as I haveEric requested for Petaluma, California each and every prior President’s message. Remember, this is a volunteer board giving up their personal time Relations to benefit you, so criticism is fine but Public Director: Rick DeMarsh encouragement and your involvement is better. Ballston Spa, New York
