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.

Stay Warm with a Bottle Show this Weekend!

Posted on 4 January 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

3 SHOWS THIS WEEKEND! Start the New Year off with a great Bottle Show 06 & 07 January 2012 (Friday & Saturday) Palmetto, Florida 43rd Annual Suncoast Antique Bottle Show & Sale Friday, 06 January (1:00 pm to 7:45 pm) … Continue reading →

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Who did this display?.. or it could only be from?

Posted on 3 January 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Of course it is from the New England bottle power duo Jeff and Holly Noordsy. Always the best bottles and the best visual displays to catch your attention! Look at this great still life photograph. Read: Pictures at an Exhibition … Continue reading →

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The triangular Hagan’s Bitters – Philadelphia & Atlantic City

Posted on 2 January 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

The triangular Hagan’s Bitters –Philadelphia & Atlantic City 02 January 2012 (R•122318 – Token and earlier information on John Hagan) (R•051119 – Swanson material) My second post for triangular bitters bottles (see first post: The Triangular O.H.P. Rose’s Peruvian King Bitters) leads … Continue reading →

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The Triangular O.H.P. Rose’s Peruvian King Bitters

Posted on 2 January 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

The Triangular O.H.P. Rose’s Peruvian King Bitters 02 January 2012 (R•052915) (R•091618) Taylor McBurney from South Kingstown, Rhode Island posted on the Bottle Collectors Facebook Page: “Dug a neat farm dump today. Someone had hit it before me, but I … Continue reading →

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A Nice Grouping of Glass Paperweights from a Western Collector

Posted on 1 January 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

I have to admit that one of the really neat things about maintaining Peachridge Glass (besides my selfish desire to be immersed in glass) is when I do a post on an unfamiliar or non mainstream topic and get follow-up … Continue reading →

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Paperweight Collectors Association

Posted on 31 December 2011 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Crossing my Facebook radar on Peachridge Glass today was a link to the Paperweight Collectors Association page. Of course, this led me to some further searches to develop this post. We have a few paperweights but really don’t know too much about … Continue reading →

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Bottle Buildings and Automobile Images

Posted on 31 December 2011 by Ferdinand Meyer V

This is an end-of-the-year post capturing some images of buildings and cars with architectural and design aspects tying back to bottles. I just love this kind of stuff. Most of it is gone now, only archived in our memories, in … Continue reading →

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Edward Drummond Libbey, American Glassmaker

Posted on 31 December 2011 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Some good information in from Ken Previtali: Hello Ferd, Here’s a book (Edward Drummond Libbey, American Glassmaker by Quentin R. Skrabec, Jr.) that I discovered recently that was interesting for a number of reasons; including a great early history of the … Continue reading →

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What did the Architect have in mind when Designing this Building?

Posted on 30 December 2011 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Prohibition Champagne: Now the Hard Rock Hotel, the Carbide and Carbon Building was built during the Prohibition in Chicago by Daniel and Hubert Burnham to resemble a champagne bottle with a foil top. While most buildings in Chicago at the … Continue reading →

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Midwest Antique Fruit Jar and Bottle Club presents the famous Fruit Jars Show and Sale

Posted on 30 December 2011 by Ferdinand Meyer V

From the Findlay Antique Bottle Club Posting:  08 January 2012…It’s just a few days until the January Muncie event, with the infamous 3-days of room-hopping and the Saturday Get Together meeting at the Signature Inn Hotel, followed by the Sunday Fruit Jar & Bottle … Continue reading →

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