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    2016 FOHBC Sacramento National Antique Bottle Convention & Expo

    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...
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    2016 FOHBC Sacramento National Antique Bottle Convention & Expo

    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...
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    2016 FOHBC Sacramento National Antique Bottle Convention & Expo

    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...
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    Expensive Nevada 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.
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    2016 FOHBC Sacramento National Antique Bottle Convention & Expo

    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...
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    49er Historical Bottle Association "Best in the West" show.

    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.
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    49er Historical Bottle Association "Best in the West" show.

    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...
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    California Bottle Show Excitement!

    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...
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    49er Historical Antique Bottle Show

    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...
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    Catawba bitters shards....C Moller?

    Jack, What a great find! I love mysteries like this. I hope you find the answer to your inquiry.
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    Mold Cavity Half-Leaf Repair Marks

    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.
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    Threaded finishes and Threads in the Mold

    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...
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    Bottle auctions online

    Go to the peachridgeglass.com website and click on the header for links. This will list all the bottle websites.
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    favorite tv shows?

    Hell on Wheels, Haven, Grimm
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    Baltimore Initial Show photos

    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.
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    Owl Drug Collectors blogs

    Absolutely love it! I am so glad to see this blogsite take on Levine's blog trash. That guy is nothing but a detriment to the antique bottle collecting community.
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    Owl Drug Collectors blogs

    I'm glad to see this blog and someone willing to speak out against the Owl Drug Collectors blogsite and Levine! Nothing worthwhile comes out of that blog and he certainly is full of himself to say the least!
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    49er Historical Bottle Show

    The 49er Historical Bottle Show is moving to the Placer County Fairgrounds in Roseville, Ca. The new site will have ample parking next to the building which is close, flat and almost 2000 parking spaces. Plus over 70 RV spaces next to the building as well! Plenty of hotels, restaurants nearby. A...
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    49er Historical Bottle Show

    The 49er Historical Bottle show for 2013 is scheduled for a new venue! We are planning to move the show to a larger building where all 130 sales tables will be housed into ONE building. In fact we are hoping to increase the sales tables to 200 next year. We have several vendors coming to our new...
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    Is it PUCE?

    No I don't Tim. There is a picture of one on the American Bottle Auction's website.

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