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

 

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"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.

 

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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!

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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.

 

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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.

 

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Two Great Bottle Shows This Summer!

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

 

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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

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