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March - April 2021
Bottles and Extras
FOHBC
President’s Message Ferdinand Meyer V
John O’Neill FMG Design, Inc. 101 Crawford Street Studio 1A Houston, Texas 77002 713.222.7979 x115 Avenue, 1805 Ralston fmeyer@fohbc.org Belmont, California 94002
650.619.8209 itting down at my desk, on this firstJoneill@risk-strategies.com back-to-work Monday after New Years, I conjure up a vision of a stove with lotstheofnew pots-a-cooking. s I reflect back on our Holiday gatherings norThe kettle labeled antique bottle events has us all looking forward to the mal sets in. We had our kids at the Holiday Table and that stretch leading up to the FOHBC 2016 Sacramento National Antique BotwasConvention it: no Cousins, nothis nephews, uncles, no friends tle & Expo August.no Weaunts have or a coordination conference or new friends with no place to go. It was actually a welcome call later in the week and plan to step it up a notch or two. We are also change.that Notwethat I don’t like my relatives, quite for theour contrary; we pleased locked in Springfield, Massachusetts 2017 NationallAntique still laughed, we still toldand thebysame stories eachthe al Bottle Convention, the time you that read we thishear message, FOHBC Antique Bottle Convention & Expo will year, we2018 still National had a wonderful holiday dinner prepared byhave my been announced for Cleveland, Ohio. We really oursweet teamsnews in place wife, and still enjoyed the company. Thehave really is and our wheelseasy in motion. suppose we should startpeople, thinkinginstead about the 2019 it's really to putIon a dinner for seven of the Convention in the Southern Region. Planning ahead has many benefits. usual twenty to thirty, and the dishes are done in under an hour.
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The FOHBC is also proud to say that this March | April 2016 issue of enjoy a holiday movie after dinner, would have BOTTLES and EXTRAS is the first tosomething be printedthat in full color, which been a figment of my imagination in years past. The point of a few only costs us an additional $184, an issue. This change prompted the newrevisions, normal is we still honored just new of design which we hope you our will traditions, notice, such as in thea Table way, smaller practicing social distancing staying Contents and anumbers, few of the section headers. We receiveand quite a few really on how to theprotect magazine looks and With have the come homenice longcompliments enough in advance the attendees. so far in on a relative short number years. and normal. look for Maybe a new secvaccine the horizon, we willofget backOh, to our tion the backmost of the magazine called “Member Photo Gallery”. This comeinspring, shows can resume on a smaller basis, perhaps new section is dedicated to the fine photography of antique bottles outdoor venues like they did at Shupps Grove back in October.and glass. Please feel free to submit your images for consideration. We By mid-summer the government is projecting that most of the have already started work on the May | June issue and hope that you general public should an bearticle able toforobtain a vaccination your will consider authoring the magazine. We areathere to local help!
pharmacy or medical facility. I am hopeful that will be the case and thatthis weissue willofconquer the Covid-19 Pandemic, barring any unWithin BOTTLES and EXTRAS, please read the proposed foreseen virusand mutations ourmarked futures breakdowns bylaw updates revisionsscrewing that have up been in or red. All revisions have approvedchain. by the FOHBC Board of Directors. These bylaws in thebeen distribution
have been amended and need to be reviewed by the FOHBC membership prior the annual membership at theintentions, FOHBC 2016 Like to most people,general I set out each yearmeeting with good but National Antique Bottle Convention & Expo in Sacramento, California by come March or April, (sometimes sooner) I fall by the wayside in an affirmative vote of a majority of all votes cast by the eligible voters terms of honoring the commitments I make to myself which genin attendance, provided that a copy of the proposed changes are made erally include usual in listadvance, of suspects, less,by exercise available to eachthe member either eat directly mail or more, by timely lose weight, bring more order and organization into my life, and notice in the Federation’s official periodical or on the Federation website.
to start letting go of parts of my collection (this one is the hardest
at times), especially morephotography bottles, potfor lids, In other news, we arewithout moving buying ahead with thesigns, Virtual Museum andmemorabilia hope to have to regional photography labsI am set up regions and related bring into the house. far in from to start photographing bottles bothreality in a standard format and someone you would see on the show Hoarders, but3-dimenI do sionally. This effortIfisI being spearheaded Director, Alan have a problem. have things sittingbyinMuseum boxes and not out onDeMaison. You may have met Alan at the Virtual Museum table during the the shelf to be enjoyed, do I really need them? No one is enjoying FOHBC 2015 Chattanooga National Antique Bottle Show last August. them when they sit in a box in my closet or garage. I am guessing many of you can relate what Iisam saying.upPerhaps it’s best toproFederation member AliciatoBooth, heading the nomination sell them to another collector who will put the bottles on President, display cess for the election of all Federation officers including the so someone else can enjoy Treasurer, them. I honestly I couldMembership select my Vice President(s), Secretary, Businessbet Manager,
two hundred favorite bottles and would I actually not miss anyDirector, Public Relations Director, Conventions Director,byHistorian, thing beyond that. Sometimes I rationalize my passion saying Merchandising Director, (3), and Region Directors to myself, “Well, I reallyDirectors-at-Large want to write a book about a particular (4). Thesesoelections occur twoavailable years. Any may run for sucsubject, I need to haveevery every andofficer related piece to tell cessive terms. This committee has prepared a slate of nominations and illustrate the entire story.” The problem then becomes, whenfor each office and is listed below. It is important to note that any member do you stop and actually try and tell the story? Afraid that you desiring to run for any office in the Federation may file a nomination might findthe a new find that will further that story,with andprocedures so becauseapform with Election Committee (in accordance of that you never actually start. It’s a terrible cycle to caught proved by the membership and instituted by the Electionget Committee) in, one I am afraid many collectors/researchers can relate to. this indicating the office they desire to run for. The deadline for filing is April 1st 2016. We have seen successful campaigns by our member-
ship before you do want runNew for aYear position, please Alicia know. What I willsotryif and in to this is bring twoletnew memYou and her at this email alicia@cis-houston.org. You bers into reach our organization and ifaddress, everyone could make that small will be receiving a ballottriple for voting so please take the time to vote. commitment we would our existing membership. Please try and volunteer whatever time you can provide, and I can assure President: Ferdinand Meyer V youFOHBC we willCandidates appreciate your efforts. Those could be in form of Houston, Texas Here is the of FOHBCand sharing your knowledge on some aspect of writing anslate article Vice President: Sheldon Baugh recommended candidateswhetherFirst bottle collecting, that is a digging story or a historical Russellville, Kentucky put forth by the nominating piece on the history of a particular company or subject matter. committee (Alicia Booth, Second Vice President: Gene Bradberry There is a tremendous Chairperson) for 2014 - 2016. base of knowledge among our members Bartlett, Tennessee slate is beingsay, put forth for andThe I always “Knowledge that is not shared is of little value.” your consideration and anyone Secretary: James Berry desiring to run for office may Johnsville, New York Onebeof my favorite nominated by going to thememories was when I was a young member Treasurer: Gary Beatty (a club that has of the Peninsula Collectors Association, website and printing outBottle a North Port, Florida nomination form. Then, mail or passed into Legacy status). Gene Whited, a club member, had to Alicia 11502 dugemail a lot of Booth, really nice bottles out ofJim theBender construction site of the Historian: Burgoyne Drive, Houston, Texas Transamerica Pyramid Building in downtown San Francisco in Sprakers, New York 77077. alicia@cis-houston.org the Closing late 1960s. He put on Editor: a presentation about the bottles and date for nominations Martin Van Zant is April 1, 2016 at midnight. interwove both history and the glass as examples of that history. Danville, Indiana Additionalquite nominations will It made an impression on me that to this day, I credit that as Merchandising Director: Val Berry be printed alongside the slate a really good example of the influence can have on bringing Johnsville, Newwe York proposed by the nominating newcommittee members and will into be listedthe hobby. Membership Director: Linda Sheppard in the May-June 2016 issue Sprakers, New York of BOTTLES and EXTRAS along Consider making a presentation to a local historical society and with a short bio of each its membership base. I know several members have Conventions Director:that Louis Fifersuccesscandidate.
Brunswick, fully done that and have been invitedOhio to dig some of the older homes in the area after theBusiness presentations were well received. Manager: Elizabeth Meyer The bonus is you will meet some very Houston, Texasnice people and make some new friends. The local newspapers areBob usually very happy Director-at-Large: Ferraro to provide some additional press and it helps not only the local Boulder City, Nevada historical society but your standing in the community as a local Director-at-Large: Steve Ketcham resource. I recently did an article about the old saloon I had built Edina, Minnesota into my house in a local magazine and it was very well received Director-at-Large: John the Pastor and I was contacted by several people who read article and New Hudson, Michigan either had contributions of their own or additional questions. My Midwest Mattby Lacy point is try something new and youRegion mightDirector: be surprised the Austinburg, Ohio response you receive. I will enclose a copy of that article with my submission deadline for publication in a future issue.Andrew It’s a fun Northeast Region Director: Vuono Stamford, Connecticut human interest story. It’s not as good as Ralph Finch’s endless commentary on toilet paper, toilet paper andRon hisHands collecSouthern Regionholders Director: tion, but it’s not a load of Wilson, crap either... North Carolina Western Region Director: Eric McGuire
Kudos to Ralph as he always makesCalifornia me smile when I read his Petaluma, material, and isn’t that thePublic true measure success?Rick Until next RelationsofDirector: DeMarsh time stay safe and healthyBallston in 2021. Spa, New York
