Attention all antique bottle collectors. Get ready for the largest gathering on the west coast! Coming to the Sacramento area on August 4th thru the 7th, 2016 is the Federation of Historical Bottle Collectors Antique Bottle Convention & Expo. Activities include American Bottle Auctions open...
Just two months left, before the largest antique bottle show happens in California history! August 4th thru 7th, McClellan Conference Center, 5411 Luce Ave, North Highlands, Ca. (Sacramento area) Don't miss what will be the largest gathering of antique bottle collectors in one place. If you have...
Less than 3 months to go before the biggest antique bottle event in California history gets underway. You won't want to miss this! Four fun filled days of antique bottle activities. Check out the fohbc.org website or peachridgeglass.com website for more on the Sacramento National Antique Bottle...
The Pacific Coast Glass Works AND the Illinois Pacific Glass Works were two separate glass bottle manufacturing plants working in San Francisco at approximately the same time frame. PCGW was located at 7th & Irving sts, while IPGW was located at 15th & Folsom sts.
Don't forget August 4 - 7. This is a four day event, filled with bottle activities! In forty years this is only the second show to happen in California. The first was the FOHBC Pomona National show in 2009 which had 151 sales tables. The Sacramento show is set-up for 258 sales tables!! This is...
Hi Eric, We're hoping to really amaze the buyers at this year's show with several old time digger's finds, and some old time bottle collections not seen since the sixties, coming in for sale. I have only one (new) copy of my book left available. Take care.
This shows second year at their new location at the Placer County Fairgrounds, 800 All America Boulevard in Roseville, Ca. There are many new bottle dealers signed up for this show! Several great displays of western manufactured bottles are planned. Dates are Friday, December 5th, 12 Noon to 6...
Glad you are excited about our show! We have a lot of new sellers coming for the first time. We are hoping to bring a lot of excitement for the buyers as well as the sellers at this year's new location! I want to say thanks to all who have supported our show in the past, we really appreciate it...
Our 36th annual show has a new location this year! We have relocated to the Placer County Fairgrounds, 800 All America Blvd, Roseville, Ca. Contact show chairman Mike McKillop (916) 367-1829 or email pville1871@yahoo.com for show application. This year's bottle exhibits will be western...
Exactly! Some of us have been trying to get this point across for awhile now. This shape will always naturally occur because the parison becomes globular in shape when expanded by air. The outer edge is curved while the inner side is straight from the mold's edge.
For those collectors/historians of antique glass bottles, the book I wrote titled EARLY GLASSWORLKS OF CALIFORNIA gives great detail about the operations and products produced by these works during their operations from 1859 to 1899. All sources used were written at the time of their operations...
Topusmc,
Thank you very much for posting the pictures. I have never been to this show and really enjoy seeing pictures of the vendors inventory for sale.