Thousands of collectors and hundreds of dealers from all over America and as far away as Australia are coming to the Grand Sierra Resort next week for the National Antique Bottle Show, Friday July 27 through Sunday July 29.
The national show, hosted by the Federation of Historical Bottle Collectors and the Reno-Sparks Antique Bottle Club, hasn't been West in more than 30 years. Displays of colorful antique bottles valued at up to $1 million will show off the collectors' prizes. The best showpiece may be the "gazebo" of some of America's rarest and most expensive bottles, topping the $1 million mark just for this display alone. Other displays include western food bottles dating from the 1850s made in san Francisco; a display of unique San Francisco bitters bottles; colored IXL bitters bottles, which were among the most widely distributed bitters in Nevada mining camps; and a display of unique and rare Nevada embossed bottles.
The show features a series of lectures about historical bottles that begins Friday morning. Show hours in the Grand Ball Room are 10am to 6pm Friday, 9am to 5pm Saturday and Sunday. Admission is $5 for adults. The Reno-Sparks club is providing free appraisals for those interested.
The new book Nevada History Through Glass by Fred Holabird will be available from the author, who will be there to sign books, answer questions about rare bottles, auctions and Nevada history.
For more information, call Marty Hall, president of the Reno Sparks Antique Bottle Club 775-722-6065, or Fred Holabird 775-843-0229.
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