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.

One ‘Hellofa’ Night…Always Has Been…

Posted on 1 January 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

One ‘Hell-of-a’ Night…always has been… Really no need to caption these pictures… 01 January 2013 (R•123113) (R•010115) MORE….. Photographs of People Drinking – Part I Photographs and Images of People Drinking – Part II. Photographs and Images of People Drinking – Part III Photographs and … Continue reading →

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The Pickin’s of Lancaster County

Posted on 31 December 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

This is hopefully the first of many new antique bottle and glass postings by guest writers who have a talent with words, story-telling, photography and digital technology. I asked Eric first because I simply think he is near the best … Continue reading →

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Danny Catherino and his Great Bottle Hoard

Posted on 31 December 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

I received some interesting communications and pictures recently from Danny Catherino up in Philadelphia. I am going to leave the e-mails and pictures alone for the most part. I find these images and Danny really interesting. Obviously not the best … Continue reading →

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Pictures of the Week – 12 – 30 – 12

Posted on 30 December 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

This is the fourth weekly round-up of some really nice photography from various facebook and other glass web sites that have caught my eye.  Of course this is subjective, but it is fun to see the composition, lighting and topic … Continue reading →

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A Summer Day at Peachridge in 2007

Posted on 29 December 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

In 2007, Elizabeth and I commissioned our friend and professional photographer, Steve Harris, to spend the morning in our home taking pictures of windows and bottles. We gave him free reign and left him alone. A few of the photographs … Continue reading →

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Some New Fish Bitters Photographs

Posted on 28 December 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

CORN – QUEEN – FISH 20 December 2012 Recently I had my friend and professional photographer Steve Harris (pictured on left) spend the morning at Peachridge and photograph our various bottle rooms. Steve also works with me on select FMG Design projects … Continue reading →

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1865 San Francisco Directory – All Quiet before the Quake

Posted on 27 December 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

1865 San Francisco Directory All Quiet before the Quake SAN FRANCISCO – 1865 27 December 2012 Interesting to look at the innocence of an 1865 San Francisco business directory right before the first great earth quake. With all of the … Continue reading →

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Bottle Collector finds Huge Cache of Silver Coins in Piggy Bank

Posted on 27 December 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Michael Urbanski Good Evening!: I was wondering if you do articles on your site other than bottles, I just metal detected a piggy bank cache with 346 silver coins in it, would that be a good story for the site? … Continue reading →

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Charles Flint Glass Blowing Images

Posted on 26 December 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Charles Flint posted some really great pictures last week of early glass blowing techniques. I have nested these together and archived. Hope you enjoy. Thanks Charles! Read More: Boys in Glass Houses – Taking on the Mannerisms of Men Read More: Glass … Continue reading →

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Greeley’s Bourbon Bitters Stamp Question

Posted on 25 December 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

GREELEY’S BOURBON BITTERS STAMP 25 December 2012 Hi Ferdinand and Elizabeth. I have been enjoying your Peachridge site ever since finding this item and looking for information. The basics are: It appears to be a stamp for Greeley’s Bourbon Bitters. … Continue reading →

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