September - October 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 Years, I conjure up a vision of a stove with lots of pots-a-cooking. The kettle labeled antique bottle events has us all looking forward to the o after my last President’s message, I had a number of phone stretch leading up to the FOHBC 2016 Sacramento National Antique Botcalls asking if this I was OK. IWe amhave fine,aI coordination would reply,conference I just tle Convention & me Expo August. needed rewires theWe electrical call laterainmedically the week necessary and plan tooperation step it up that a notch or two. are also activitythat in my heart. in SoSpringfield, I had the procedure on May 19, 2021 and pleased we locked Massachusetts for our 2017 Nationthankfully it wasConvention, a successful I am and al Antique Bottle andoutcome. by the time youfully read recovered this message, the FOHBC 2018 National Antique Bottle Convention & Expo been have been digging more bottles in the last sixty days will thanhave in the announced for Cleveland, We really have positive our teamsoutcome. in place and last two years, so that myOhio. friends, is a really our wheels in motion. I suppose we should start thinking about the 2019 Convention in the Southern Region. Planning ahead has many benefits.
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I reflect back on the changes that our hobby has gone through over my lifetime and they are really astounding, some for the The FOHBC is also proud to say that this March | April 2016 issue of better and some for the worse, but the hobby remains BOTTLES and EXTRAS is the first to be printed in fullconstant color, which and recall some of the an first bottle shows I attended onlystrong. costs usI an additional $184, issue. This change promptedina few the early 1970’s,which the one the AAHMES Temple Oakland design revisions, weathope you will notice, suchinas the Table of put on byand theaGolden Bottleheaders. Collectors Contents few of Gate the section We Association. receive quite That a few really anice compliments howallthe magazine looksrelated and have come was tremendous showonwith sorts of displays to local so far in in a relative numberRedevelopment of years. Oh, and lookI for a new secdigging the Sanshort Francisco Area. remember tionTorpedo in the back of Display the magazine called “Member Photoand Gallery”. This the Soda put on by Judi Miyasaki, the great new section is dedicated to the fine photography of antique bottles and display by Dave & Lori Hartley of digging in Yerba Buena Cove glass. Please feel free to submit your images for consideration. We of all the bottles and relics they had recovered from the excavahave already started work on the May | June issue and hope that you tions during construction of various in Downtown San will consider authoring an article for theprojects magazine. We are here to help! Francisco. The Peninsula bottle show put on another spectacular show at the Sanand Mateo Fairgrounds, and the hadproposed a great Withinthat thiswas issueheld of BOTTLES EXTRAS, please read crew regular diggers bringing a constant supply of new glass bylawof updates and revisions that have been marked in red. All revisions have approved by the FOHBC Board Randy of Directors. Theseand bylaws to thebeen market. Fred and Bev Rosenquist, Haumann his have been amended need to be reviewed by Charlene the FOHBC membership father Martin, Al &and Marjorie Roe, Marv & Twissleman, priorRosenquist, to the annualSteve general membership meetingtoatname the FOHBC 2016 NaJeff Osnick, Jess Jones, just a few. tional Antique Bottle Convention & Expo in Sacramento, California by an affirmative vote of a majority of all votes cast by the eligible voters The Peninsula Bottles Collectors Club and many of these early in attendance, provided that a copy of the proposed changes are made collectors no longereither withdirectly us, butby they a timely available toand eachdiggers memberare in advance, mailhad or by passion glass, and they periodical helped usoryounger diggers learn notice in for the old Federation’s official on the Federation website.
some of the basics, along with where to go to find old bottles. They lit the fuse a life time passion and In other news, wethat are sparked moving ahead with of photography for friendthe Virtual Museum hope to have regional photography labs settime up in ship withand other collectors across the country. (Good to regions stop to start photographing bottles both in aSeeliger standardisformat and 3-dimenand remind our readers that Michael collecting photos sionally. Thisshows effort isand being spearheaded by Museum Director, of our early beginnings of our hobby, so if you Alan haveDeMaison. You may have met Alan at the Virtual Museum table during the something to contribute please contact Michael who is a board FOHBC 2015 Chattanooga National Antique Bottle Show last August. member). We need to do the same to the next generation. The displays my opinion some the best we could proFederationinmember Aliciawere Booth, is of heading up things the nomination see thetheshow and they plentiful. Theyincluding broughtthe to life the cessatfor election of allwere Federation officers President, local history, the history ofTreasurer, glassmaking and the love ofMembership digging Vice President(s), Secretary, Business Manager,
Director, Public Relations Director, Conventions Director, Historian, Merchandising Director, Directors-at-Large (3), and Region Directors (4). These elections occur every two years. Any officer may run for successive terms. This committee has prepared a slate of nominations for each office andsaw is listed is important to note tell that me, any "Oh member to many who them.below. At theIt time people would desiring to run for has any been officedug in the Federation a nomination most of that town out." I can tellmay youfile I still hear formtoday, with the Committee (in accordance with that andElection I completely disagree. If you have theprocedures passion toapproved by the membership and instituted by the Election do the research and are physically able to expound a fairCommittee) amount indicating the office they desire to run for. The deadline for filing this of energy, there are plenty of opportunities to collect and dig old is April 1st 2016. We have seen successful campaigns by our memberbottles. ship before so if you want to run for a position, please let Alicia know. You and reach her at this email address, alicia@cis-houston.org. You Now I am not saying it is for easy as it was yearstake ago,the because it vote. will be receiving a ballot voting so please time to
certainly is not. Back in the 1970s security and liability conPresident: Ferdinand Meyercontractors V cerns were non-existent. could easily approach FOHBC Candidates We Houston, Texas or security guards and ask for permission to recover these relics Here is the slate of FOHBC before the tractors them. the permission could First ViceWhen President: Sheldon Baugh recommended candidates smashed Russellville, Kentucky not put orforth would not be granted, we did the next best thing – we by the nominating committeethe (Aliciadump Booth, trucksSecond followed to the land areas where would Vice fill President: Gene they Bradberry Chairperson) for 2014 - 2016. deposit their loads and digBartlett, the piles which many times were full Tennessee The slate is being put forth for of bottles and relics. had aBerry job to do and bottles your consideration and anyoneThe contractors Secretary: James weredesiring nottosomething goingNew to stop run for office may they were Johnsville, Yorkthe project in order be nominated by going to the to recover.
Treasurer: Gary Beatty website and printing out a North Port, Florida nomination form. Then, mail or Today, sadly the11502 fences are higher, and the electronic surveillance email to Alicia Booth, Historian: Jim Bender systems the sites Burgoynemake Drive, Houston, Texas highly secure, so permission needs to be Sprakers, New York 77077. alicia@cis-houston.org secured. When you are lucky enough to obtain permission, treat for nominations Editor: please, Martin Van Zantmake sure you anyClosing site date with respect and please, please is April 1, 2016 at midnight. Danville, Indiana backfill all your holes and share your finds with the permission Additional nominations will grantor asalongside a thank you. A Merchandising successful relationship develDirector:can Val be Berry be printed the slate Johnsville, New York it’s a give and take the nominating opedproposed overbytime and like any good relationship committeeAlso, and will bewe listedneed to not only encourage, but to show and situation. Membership Director: Linda Sheppard in the May-June 2016 issue teach a new generation ofSprakers, bottle collectors New Yorkhow and where to find of BOTTLES and EXTRAS along historical with a shortbottles. bio of each Conventions Director: Louis Fifer candidate.
Brunswick, Ohio The summer is a great time to get outdoors, especially with the Business Manager:your Elizabeth subsidence of Covid-19 and start exploring localMeyer neighHouston, Texas borhoods for good collecting opportunities. I think the shows will start up in the fall without any resurgence the virus and Director-at-Large: BobofFerraro Boulder City, Nevada I know collechopefully give us the opportunity to reconnect. tors get a little testy whenDirector-at-Large: shows like the National or Baltimore Steve Ketcham are cancelled, but please remember we all share in that disapEdina, Minnesota pointment and there are usually very good reasons behind these Director-at-Large: John Pastor decisions, be that financialNew or public health. Instead of criticizing Hudson, Michigan the volunteers trying to put on these events, offer a kind word and Midwest Region Director: Matt Lacy volunteer to help out with alternative events, as this is a relatively Austinburg, Ohio small group of dedicated people that put a lot of hard work into RegionThey Director: attempting to make these Northeast events a reality. haveAndrew a maze Vuono of Stamford, Connecticut not only logistics to get the shows off the ground, but compliance Southern Director: Handson with public health guidelines from Region the owners of theRon grounds Wilson, North Carolina which these venues are held. There will come a time when we get back to normal and I hopeWestern all thoseRegion complainers will stop verbalDirector: Eric McGuire Petaluma, California izing and start volunteering to do what they can to assist the officers and show chairman.Public I know how excited I amRick for our next Relations Director: DeMarsh National Show in Reno next year.Spa, I hope see all of you there. Ballston NewtoYork
