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, 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. He 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 Quarter Horses, antiques and early United States postage stamps. Ferdinand is the past 6-year President of the Federation of Historical Bottle Collectors and is one of the founding members of the FOHBC Virtual Museum.
Not much known about the Acorn Bitters … or How to Make Acorn Gruel 22 December 2014 I don’t know about you but whenever I think about an acorn, I think about ole Henny Penny. I read and re-read this … Continue reading →
Posted in Bitters, History, Questions
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Tagged Acorn, bitters, california, fable, gruel, Henny, Indian, Oak, Paiute, penny, tree, Wichmann, Yosemite
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Rose Hill Stomach Bitters – New York 21 December 2014 Rose Hill Stomach Bitters from New York made by H. M. Mosher & Company. That is pretty much all we really have on this one. The actual bottle, the name, … Continue reading →
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Tagged bitters, George, Hamilton, hill, Mosher, Moslier, New York, Rose, Stomach, Wichmann
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Hathaway’s Celebrated Stomachic Bitters – Wilkes-Barre, PA 19 December 2014 An unlisted Hathaway’s Celebrated Stomachic Bitters from Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania sold on eBay yesterday. Coincidently, I was in Reading, Pennsylvania yesterday, home of the H.P. Herb Wild Cherry Bitters. Mark Warne reminded me of this. The extremely rare Bloch’s … Continue reading →
Posted in Bitters, eBay, History, Medicines & Cures
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Tagged bitters, Caleb, Carbondale, eBay, Hathaway, Lackawanna, Levi, nonpariel, Pennsylvania, Scranton, Silas, Wilkes-Barre, Wyoming
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Koopmann’s Bitters, for use in Marshy and Swampy Districts 15 December 2014 • Updated 21 August 2016 • R-081618 I came across this advertisement below for Koopmann’s Bitters put out by B. Koopmann in Charlotte, North Carolina around 1871. Let’s … Continue reading →
Posted in Advertising, Art & Architecture, Bitters, Civil War, Digging and Finding, Druggist & Drugstore, History, Medicines & Cures, Remedy
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Tagged Augustus, Bentonville, Bernard, bitters, charlotte, Elias, Koopman, Koopmann, marsh, New Jersey, North Carolina, Phelps, Rothschild, Statesville, swamp
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Is there really a Burton’s Bitters? 14 December 2014 I quite innocently posted the above picture on PRG and Facebook earlier in the week and said, “Anybody ever heard of a Burton’s Compound Vegetable Bitters? New to me. Can anyone … Continue reading →
Dr. White’s Compound Golden Seal Bitters 13 December 2014 (R•121614) (R•121215) (R•011715) The bottle pictures at the top of the post are darn right poor like pictures of the Loch Ness Monster, the Abominable Snowman and merfolk but none-the-less, we’ve got some … Continue reading →
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Tagged Ahira, Auburn, bitters, Compound, Doctor, golden, Ham, Meyer, NY, Raymond, seal, Van Zant, White, Wolff
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Old Dr. Bone’s Bitters and Pills 10 December 2014 At first when I saw mention of an Old Dr. Bones’ Bitters I thought it was in reference to a fictitious person and product. I was wrong. Dr. Bone is real. When I … Continue reading →
Posted in Advertising, Bitters, Druggist & Drugstore, History, Medicines & Cures
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Tagged beach, bitters, Bone, Bones, bowery, Broadway, Christian, college, Compound, Doctor, Eclectic, grand, Lewis, medical, movement, New York, physician, pills, powders, Root, Vegetable
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Dr. Beach’s Restorative Wine Bitters 09 December 2014 Dr. Beach says, “The effluvia is very offensive; and I have seen worms, or maggots crawling in the flesh; and yet the patient has recovered.” Ahhh….another reference to an unlisted bitters, or is it? Sorry … Continue reading →
Posted in Advertising, Apothecary, Bitters, Druggist & Drugstore, History, Medicines & Cures
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Tagged Americans, Baldridge, beach, bitters, Bone, Botanic, Compound, Eclectic, Gin, Holland, Medicine, movement, Native, New York, Rafinesque, Restorative, Thomsonian, Vegetable, Wine, Wooster
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Cotton’s Southern Star Stomach Bitters On September 9, 1957, Hattie Cotton was dynamited because one African-American girl had been enrolled in first grade. Top picture is a crowd gathered at the bombing site. 07 December 2014 Cotton’s Southern Star Stomach … Continue reading →
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Tagged bitters, cotton, elementary, Hattie, Martin, school, Southern, Star
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2014 Roseville 49er Historic Bottle Show a Success! 07 December 2014 I had no fewer that five e-mails and texts yesterday telling me how great the 49er Historic Bottle & Antique Show was. Man, I wish I could have been there. … Continue reading →
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Tagged 49er, bell, bite, Bottle, Burkhardt, dog, Forbes, McGuire, Roseville, show, Wichmann
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