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Findlay Ohio Bottles

Welcome to the
FAB-u-lous FAB-Club
of Findlay,Ohio.

The Findlay Antique Bottle Club is known for its FAB-ulous annual OCTOBER BOTTLE SHOW & SALE, with its friendly atmosphere, amazing displays, and tasty FREE supper for the dealers! You'll find bottles, fruit jars, insulators, milk bottles, medicines, whiskeys, bitters, advertising and so much more -- All kinds of goodies for all collectors!

Our "2007 FAB-Club BOTTLE SHOW and SALE" was absolutely FAB-ulous, of course! Big THANKS to Show Chairman Fred Curtis for another job well done!

You can read all about the show and supper, (and Shirlee's auction) and see lots of pix, too.

 


 

"2008 FAB-Club BOTTLE SHOW and SALE"

Be sure to come to our 32nd annual BOTTLE SHOW AND SALE!

You can get all the info for the Sunday, October 19th, 2008 Findlay Antique Bottle Club Show and Sale . Directions, dealer info, contracts, and more.

We will have new flyers and contracts printed and ready to hand out at the Mansfield Bottle Show in May.

 


 

Date and Location for JULY 2008 Meeting

  • The July 13, 2008 meeting will be held at "SHIRLEE'S PLACE"

  • Meeting location: The community area of the Taylor Home (Assisted Living Facility), where Shirlee McDonald now resides (very near the college). The address is 1920 Breckenridge Rd., Findlay. The phone there is 419-420-0790.

  • You can get directions from MAPQUEST.COM -- shows the map to the home, then you can fill in YOUR address to get exact directions. Easy as pie. See you there!

  • Bring your treasures for SHOW-n-TELL!


 

Our Club Cigar Label pic The Findlay Antique Bottle Club was founded in 1976 by 5 passionate bottle collectors from the area. We presently have members from all over Northwestern Ohio and neighboring states. New members are always welcome! Members receive the club's monthly newsletter, WHITTLE MARKS, with interesting articles and info.

"MEETING and MEMBERSHIP INFO" Club meetings are held the 2nd Sunday of each month at the University of Findlay. The best part of attending the meetings is getting to see the great "Show-n-Tell" treasures! We'd love to see you!

"MEMBERSHIP ROSTER" Be sure to let me know if corrections/updates are needed, please.

"MAILING LIST" Want to make sure you don't miss any exciting club news? Then join our e-mail list NOW. Your email address will be kept private ~ we will email you "BCC", so be sure to put us in your address book so our emails don't wind up in your junk folder.

 


 

Here's a couple neat new search widgets showing all the current ebay auctions with "antique bottle" and "fruit jar" in the title. Click on the little thumbnail pic to get lots of info without even leaving this page. Pretty cool!

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For an even better ANTIQUE BOTTLES search widget, check out Collectors Weekly's killer-app Super-Browse page -- you can sort by highest prices, and get COMPLETED ebay auction prices.

 


 

Two Great Bottle Shows This Summer!

Muncie and York are almost here! Read on...

 

 

It's almost here-- the July Muncie Fruit Jar Show!

Here's all the show info from their website:

What: Midwest Antique Fruit Jar & Bottle Club's Show & Sale
When: July 13, 2008 (room hopping starts July 10th)
Where: Signature Inn, Muncie, Indiana

The Show and Sale on Sunday, July 13, 2008 will be the culmination of several days of fruit jar-related happenings. Some people will start arriving at the Signature Inn, 3400 N. Chadam Lane, Muncie (765-284-4200) as early as Thursday to get their rooms set up and start room-hopping. If you haven't been room-hopping, you don't know what you have missed. Dealers set their jars up in their rooms and you can hop from room to room in the motel, looking for that special find. Thursday and Friday nights will be the prime time for action in the rooms. You must make your reservations by June 10 to get a room on the first floor. The Fruit Jar Get-Together and Auction also will be held at the Signature Inn.

Events:

  • Saturday, July 12, 2008
  1. Jelly Jammers Meeting -- At 10:00am in the Conference Room on the second floor of the Signature Inn. Buy, sell and show jelly jars and related items. Everyone is welcome.
  2. Fruit Jar Get-Together -- At 1:30pm in the Conference Room on the second floor of the Signature Inn. Collectors from all over the United States and Canada show off their latest finds, and what they are putting up for auction.
  3. Fruit Jar Auction -- Immediately following the Get-Together, the jars put up for auction will be sold off to the highest bidder. Here's a chance to find some jars that you won't find on a table the next day.
  • Sunday, July 13, 2008
MAFJ&BC Show and Sale -- Horizon Convention Center is in downtown Muncie, at 401 South High Street. Displayers set up at 6:30 am, dealers at 7:00 am and the doors open to the public at 9:00 am. Show lasts until 2:00 pm.

For more information about the show, including dealer tables, contact Dave Rittenhouse, 1008 S. 900 W., Farmland, IN 47340, 765-468-8091.


 

The 2008 FOHBC EXPO  Bottle Show is coming soon, too!

 
You can get all the details at the show's website http://www.fohbc.com/FOHBC_ShowCalendar.html

But here's the basics:

  • What: York Expo Bottle Show -- 600-800 tables capacity
    for the largest EXPO ever!
  • When: AUGUST  8-10, 2008
  • Where: York Fairgrounds, YORK, PENNSYLVANIA
  • Contact: R. Wayne Lowry - FOHBC Show Chairman; E-mail:  JarDoctor@aol.com ; Phone: 816-318-0161

Schedule of Events:

Thursday, August 7:

  • FOHBC Meetings
Friday, August 8:
  • Seminars & Specialty Meetings in the morning.
  • Set-up & Early Adm.  1 - 5 p.m.
  • Banquet 6:30 p.m.
Saturday, August 9 
  • Dealer Set-Up & Early Adm. begins at 7 - 9  a.m. 
  • General Adm. 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Sunday, August 10
  • General Adm. 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
 

 

FAB-Club Stuff Available!

Be sure to check out the club's new array of FABClub Stuff!. We have hats, t-shirts, coffee mugs, tote bags, calendars, and more items for sale in our online store " www.cafepress.com/fabclub ". You can see all our items there, and pay online with your credit card, securely and safely.

Funds will go towards our annual October Bottle Show and Sale FREE DEALER SUPPER.

The Findlay Antique Bottle Club is a non-profit organization.

 


 

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2007/2008 Club Officers

President: Richard Elwood
Vice-Pres: Jeff Klingler
Treasurer: Mike Bauer
Show Chairman: Fred Curtis
Newsletter Editor: Tom Brown
Secretary: Marianne Dow
Webmaster: Marianne Dow

   


 

2008 BOTTLE SHOW INFO PAGE for details about the Sunday, October 19, 2008 Findlay Antique Bottle Club Show and Sale. Get directions, dealer info, contracts, and more.

 


 

"EMAIL US" If you have any questions or comments about the club,or info/pix on this web page, we'd love to hear from you! The club's email address is fabc@wcoil.com.

Our snail-mail address is:
Findlay Antique Bottle Club / PO Box 1329 / Findlay, Ohio 45839

For more info:

Elwood, Richard & Patty - 419-759-3841 - prelwood@wcoil.com ~ All categories of antiques.

Klingler, Jeff & Marianne Dow - 419-648-5600 - msdowantiques@gmail.com ~ Fruit Jars our Specialty ~ Read 'TIQUE TALK, our Antiques blog.

Curtis, Fred - 419-424-0486 ; Ohio hutches

Roll, Barney - 937-599-1111 ; milk bottles only

Bauer, Mike -- 419-435-3378 - bm67j@aol.com ; Fostoria items and insulators

Also look at the club roster for more specialists.

 


 

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