Author Archives: Ferdinand Meyer V

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.

An Unlisted German Bitters dug in Vicksburg, Mississippi

Posted on 4 February 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

An Unlisted German Bitters dug in Vicksburg, Mississippi DR. M. BLOCH’S GERMAN BITTERS 04 February 2013 (R•121514) (R•122114) I received a tip from Bill Ham about an unlisted bitters (pictured above*) on Ebay (see listing) that closes this evening. Bill … Continue reading →

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Daily Dose – January 2013

Posted on 3 February 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

J A N U A R Y   2 0 1 3 Section dedicated to daily thoughts and interests Thursday, 31 January 2013 Wow, this month just went by so fast. Christmas seems so long ago. Back in Houston, dodged … Continue reading →

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33rd Annual Baltimore Bottle Show & Sale on 03 March 2013

Posted on 2 February 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

A number of us from across the United States and across the pond are finalizing plans to attend the mega 33rd Annual Baltimore Bottle Show on 03 March 2013. For those of you that are not FOHBC members and do … Continue reading →

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Bininger Gallery

Posted on 1 February 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

B I N I N G E R   G A L L E R Y 01 February 2013 (R•091515) (R•090516) (R•041317) (R•100618) (R•022219) I have been nesting some great images of Bininger bottles for the past year or so waiting … Continue reading →

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Russ’ Stomach Bitters – A New York Lady’s Leg

Posted on 31 January 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Russ’ Stomach Bitters A New York Lady’s Leg 31 January 2013 (Updated 21 September 2013) (R•052814) (R•112417) Are these Russ Products Related? The Russ’ Stomach Bitters is an interesting lady’s leg bitters that is fairly old, from New York, is iron … Continue reading →

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New Shelf Displays for Colorado Collector

Posted on 29 January 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Sandor Fuss sent in a few pictures of his new, killer display units and gave permission to post some of his great bottles. Sandor has been very much influenced by his visits to museums around the country (read: Some historical glass … Continue reading →

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“Collectors” Series – What do you think?

Posted on 28 January 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

I received an interesting telephone call last week from a very nice fellow named Chris with Architect Films in Toronto, Canada. After trading calls, we eventually had a nice talk regarding the possibility of them coming to Houston to include … Continue reading →

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Washington – Taylor (Portrait Only) Historical Flasks

Posted on 27 January 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

WASHINGTON  TAYLOR PORTRAIT  FLASKS 27 January 2013 (R•061717) (R•031719-AGG) (R•040418-Heckler Aprill) Since starting out as a Bitters collector back in 2002, I have ‘strayed’ slightly from my course a couple of times into the Historical Flask world. As a specialist in color … Continue reading →

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“knife-edged” Pitkins made by “that guy”

Posted on 27 January 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Hi Ferd, This Sunday a week ago, the annual members’ meeting of the Museum of Connecticut Glass was held at the Manchester Connecticut Historical Society. One of the highlights was an outstanding presentation by Tom Haunton on 20th Century South Jersey … Continue reading →

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The New Bedford Museum of Glass

Posted on 27 January 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

The New Bedford Museum of Glass Dear Mr. Meyer, I was speaking with our mutual friend Ken Previtali at a recent glass lecture in Connecticut (Thomas Haunton’s talk on Clevenger glass), and he suggested that I get in touch with … Continue reading →

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