**email from Jeff Burkhardt to Ferdinand Meyer 17 April 2011…regarding our respective Lightning Rod Ball collections…
Ferdinand- You got balls, I got balls, but do ‘ya have these balls?
Yes, the 5-1/2″ POINT PLEAT is a “big-boy”. It dwarfs “big” SCA quilt! Collar embossing-“Pat’d July 3rd 77” Faint haze, some soil too. Maybe all washable, but like to keep dirt to validate that it was “up”. No cracks from chipping on the one collar. EX- Russell Barnes coll. , a TEXAS collector. Ever meet him?
JEFF (FROGGY) BURKHARDT
Larger Point Pleat next to a Quilt LRB
About Ferdinand Meyer V
Ferdinand Meyer V is a native of Baltimore, Maryland and has a BFA in Fine Art and Graphic Design from the Kansas City Art Institute and School of Design. Ferdinand is the founding Principal of FMG Design, Inc., a nationally recognized design consultation firm. Ferdinand is a passionate collector of American historical glass, specializing in bitters bottles, color runs, and related classic figural bottles. Ferdinand is married to Elizabeth Jane Meyer and lives in Houston, Texas, with their daughter and three wonderful grandchildren. The Meyers are also very involved in gardening (Peachridge Gardens), antiques (Peachridge Collections), and early United States postage stamps. Ferdinand is the past three-term president of the Federation of Historical Bottle Collectors, a long-time board member, FOHBC 2021 Hall of Fame, and one of the founding members of the FOHBC Virtual Museum.
