Monthly Archives: June 2012

Grrrrrwllll…….Figural Bear Bottles

Posted on 15 June 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

We all like bears right? I did a post the other day on some cool embossed bottles (Read: Cool Bottle Embossings) and added a picture of an OLD PIONEER WHISKEY with a ‘walking bear’ (pictured on left). This got me … Continue reading →

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Dr. Von Hopf’s Curacoa or Curaco (or Curacao) Bitters

Posted on 14 June 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Dr. Von Hopf’s Curacoa or Curaco (or Curacao) Bitters 14 June 2012 (R•070414) (R•102914) (R•102015) (R•091416) It is always exciting to hear and get information about a Bitters bottle that I do not have. In this case it is the … Continue reading →

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Cool Bottle Embossings

Posted on 13 June 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Cool Bottle Embossings 13 June 2012 The recent post for RADAM’S MICROBE KILLER (read: From Texas – Wm. Radam’s Microbe Killer) with the uniquely embossed patient beating off death and a skeleton, I started to think about other bottles and jars that … Continue reading →

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James Noyes – Hollywood, Mississippi & the Imperial Levee

Posted on 13 June 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

James Noyes – Hollywood, Mississippi & the Imperial Levee 13 June 2012 (R•032319) For the past few months I have been tracking down leads on some extremely rare Mississippi Bitters bottles where I am developing separate posts thru a few … Continue reading →

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I didn’t know I had a Robert Portner Bottle

Posted on 13 June 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

I like it when I hear from someone who has been looking at a topic on the Peachridge Glass site. In this case it is in regards to my comments to Rick DeMarsh and his fine Robert Portner Brewing Co. – … Continue reading →

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Dale Sanders – Photojournalist – Editor – Travel Photographer

Posted on 12 June 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Recently Dale Sanders wrote a story in the Antique Bottle and Glass Collector magazine about the upcoming FOHBC Reno Expo this 27-29 July. I immediately connected with his wonderful photography and asked for more information as I knew I had … Continue reading →

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From Texas – Wm. Radam’s Microbe Killer

Posted on 12 June 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

I developed a post yesterday on the wonderful graphics and associated material related to Hunts Remedy from Providence, Rhode Island. (Read: Fighting Skeleton and Beating off Death – Hunt’s Remedy). The symbolic skeleton, scythe, hour glass and patient using a bottle of Hunt’s … Continue reading →

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Fighting Skeleton and Beating off Death – Hunt’s Remedy

Posted on 11 June 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

One of the really great advertising graphics that you will find relating to medicines, cures and the bottles that we collect is the Hunt’s Remedy. The symbolic skeleton, scythe, hour glass and patient using a bottle of Hunt’s Remedy to … Continue reading →

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A selection of Medical Almanacs

Posted on 10 June 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

A selection of Medical Almanacs 10 June 2012 I came across Rulon – Miller Books in St. Paul, Minneasota while looking for some information on a post I am developing. Within their site are some really wonderful Almanacs related to … Continue reading →

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Dr. Harter’s Wild Cherry Bitters and the Bottle Gods

Posted on 10 June 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Dr. Harter’s Wild Cherry Bitters and the Bottle Gods 10 June 2012 (R•021514 Playing Cards added) (R•032214 Marriage Puzzle Card added) (R•111817 Top image added from AGG) (R•101018) (R•060320-H 51) Dennis Humphrey posted the following pictures over on the Peachridge … Continue reading →

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