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March - April 2021
SHO-BIZ
Bottles and Extras
Calendar of Shows & Related Events
FOHBC Sho - Biz is published in the interest of the hobby. Federation affiliated clubs are connotated with FOHBC logo. Information on up-coming 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, 101 Crawford, Studio 1A, Houston, TX 77002; phone: (713) 504-0628; e-mail: 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 website: FOHBC.org
RE-SCHEDULED to September 2021 March 14 Baltimore, Maryland The Baltimore Antique Bottle Club’s 41st Annual Show & Sale, 8:00 am to 3:00 pm, baltimorebottleclub.org, Physical Education Center, CCBC-Essex, 7201 Rossville Blvd. (I-695, Exit 34), Contact: Rick Lease, 410.458.9405, finksburg21@ comcast.net or Andy Agnew (contracts), 410.527.1707, medbotls@comcast.net
April 17 Columbia, South Carolina NEW, Larger and Better Location!! The South Carolina Antique Bottle Club’s 48th Annual Show, ONE DAY SHOW WITH NEW DATE! Details soon to follow. Show Address: Jamil Shrine Temple, 206 Jamil Road, Columbia, South Carolina, Contact: Marty Vollmer, 803.629.8553, martyvollmer@aol.com or Eric Warren, 803.960.7814, scbottles@aol.com
March 21 St. Louis, Missouri St. Louis’ 51st Annual Antique Bottle & Jar Show; Orlando Gardens, 4300 Hoffmeister Avenue, St Louis, Missouri 63125. General Admission $3 from 9 am – 2 pm; Set-up 7 am – 9 am. Adult admission $3. Children free. Contact: St Louis Antique Bottle Collectors Assn., Patsy Jett, 71 Outlook Drive, Hillsboro, Missouri 63050, 314.570.6917, patsy_jett@yahoo.com
April 18 Hutchinson, Kansas The 14th 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
May 16 Washington, Pennsylvania Washington County Antique Bottle Club 47th 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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April 3 Daphne, Alabama The Mobile Bottle Collectors Club’s 48th Annual Show & Sale, will be held on Saturday, April 3rd, 2021 from 9 am to 3 pm at the Daphne Civic Center, 2603 US Hwy 98, Daphne, Alabama 36525. Free Admission and Bottle Appraisals. See Info Packet Contact: Rod Vining, 251.957.6725, Email: vinewood@mchsi. com, or Facebook: Mobile Bottle Collector’s Club Show & Sale
May 1 Gray, Tennessee State of Franklin Antique Bottles & Collectibles Association 23rd Annual Show & Sale, Saturday, May 1st, 9:00 am – 3:00 pm, Free admission and door prizes, Appalachian Fairground, 100 Lakeview Street, Gray, Tennessee 37615, Exit 13 on I-216, No Early Admission. Contact: Kenneth Depew. President, 423.477.3211, kenshell@chartertn.net, sfabca.com
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April 10 Wheaton, Illinois Dupage Collectors Expo at the Dupage County Fairgrounds, featuring insulators, lighting rod items, weathervanes, telephone & telegraph items, bottles, jars, and related items. 2015 Manchester Road, Wheaton, Illinois 60187. Saturday 9:00 am to 3:00 pm, Friday night set up. Cost of admission $2, Cost of early admission: $40, Show Hosts: Bob Stahr, 630.793.5345, bob@hemingray. com, Hemingray.com, Rick Soller, 847.782.8602, com574@CLCIllinois.edu, CollectingInsulators.com
June 6 Ballston Spa, New York The 41st Annual Saratoga Bottle Show, Saratoga County Fairgrounds, 162 Prospect St, Ballston Spa, New York 12020. General Admission: Sunday, 9:00 am – 2:30 pm, $5; Early Admission: Sunday, 8:00 am, $15; Show Set-up Hours: Saturday, 7:00 – 9:00 pm and Sunday, 6:30 – 8:00 am. Host Club: National Bottle Museum, www.nationalbottlemuseum. org, 518.885.7589, NBM@nycap.rr.com; Show Chairs: Roy Topka, 518.779.1243, rmt556@yahoo.com and Adam Stoddard acstoddard63@gmail.com June 12 Lincoln, Alabama 6th Annual Lincoln Bottle Show. Lincoln Civic Center, 123 Jones Street, Lincoln, Alabama 35096, 9:00 am to 2:00 pm. Vendor set up on Friday, 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm and Saturday, 7:00 am to 9:00 am. Contact chairman Jake Smith, 256.267.0446, 29 Water Tank Drive, Talladega Alabama 35160, syl_bottleguy@yahoo.com. Free public admission, $20 early admission, free kids table free appraisals
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May 1 Decatur, Mississippi 1st Annual East Central Mississippi Antique and Collectables Bottle Show, Newton County American Legion Post 89, Hwy 15, Decatur, Mississippi, 39327, approximately 2 miles south of Decatur, Mississippi, Saturday, May 1, 2021, 9:00 am – 4:00 pm, Early admission Friday, April 30, 2021, 12:00 pm -6:00 pm and Saturday, May 1, 2021, 7:00 am – 9:00 am. Set up same as above. Cost of admission for the show: Free. Cost of early admission $20. Contact: Cheryl Comans, Show Chair, 1211 South Fifth Ave. Cleveland, Mississippi 38732, Telephone: 601.218.3505, cherylcomans@gmail.com
June 12 Cambridge City, Indiana 7th Annual Cambridge City Jar & Antique Show formerly the Huddleston Farmhouse Jar Show, Creitz Park, 150 North Foote Street, Cambridge City, Indiana, Saturday, 9:00 am to 4:00 pm. Set-up 7:00 am. Contact Marty Troxell, Chairman, 137 W. Main Street, Cambridge City, Indiana, 765.478.3800, doublehead@myfrontiermail.com, Also contact Marty Troxell on Facebook Ball Jar Collectors if you prefer.
