Founded in 1970, our objective is to unite persons interested in antiques and
collectibles in the Ottawa area, to promote the preservation of our historical
heritage through the conservation of objects and data, and to encourage
education in areas pertaining to antiques and collectibles.
Membership
Open to anyone interested in antiques and collectibles.
ANNUAL DUES
Single $25.00 - Family (couple) $40.00
MEETINGS
Start at 8:00 pm sharp, 1st Thursday of every month except January, July and August.
Meetings are held on a rotating basis at member's homes. Guests are always
welcome to attend meetings.
ACTIVITIES AND BENEFITS
Club Auction in November
Christmas luncheon
Annual show and sale, Nepean Sportsplex, Sunday April 29th, 2012!
For dealers wishing to download a copy of our show contract, please go here. If you need flyers for the show here is one to copy.
June barbecue - 'photo' of Club members at this summer's BBQ ! Note the
bottles on the table. Many thanks (and apologoies) to Pierre-Auguste Renoir for the image. For an actual picture of a Club BBQ, check out this link
to one from 1978.
Speakers and club outings
Chance to meet, learn and trade with collectors of similar interests
Use of Club's extensive reference library
Contact with other clubs, associations, and newsletters throughout North America
Club newsletter "The Bottler", with articles of interest to collectors
and news of club activities (Harvey
Snyder, editor)
The Bytown Bottle Seekers Club is a former member of the FOHBC.
For more information please email our club president Jon Church.
SHOWS
Check out these other great Canadian bottle clubs and their shows:
April 22, 2012 - Four Seasons Bottle Collectors Club of Toronto,
ON. will hold their 18th Annual Toronto
Bottle & Antique Show & Sale - Sunday, April 22, 2012 from 9:30am to
2:00pm at the Humber College Gymnasium, Toronto.
Apr 29, 2012 - Ottawa's own Bytown
Bottle Seekers Club will hold their 39th annual
show on at the Nepean Sportsplex, Ottawa.
April TBD, 2012 - Ottawa
Valley Insulator Collectors, a group of telephone and
telegraph insulator collectors from varied backgrounds, get together informally for hikes and swapping
sessions. They will be holding the OVIC 2011 thirteenth
Annual Insulator Show and Sale on Saturday, April TBD, 2012 at the Lion's Hall, Perth Fair Grounds in Perth, Ontario.
October 2011 - Robin
Newton-Smith will hold his 16th Annual Cambridge Bottle Show at Hespeler Community Centre, Cambridge, Ontario!
Other Canadian Bottle collectors sites
Maple Leaf Auctions 'purveyors of the finest in Canadian and wordly treasures'. Phil Culhane and Scott Wallace are back with their new auction site. Maple Leaf Auctions is looking forward to their next sale - Auction 30, which closes April 5, 2011.
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