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, 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.

Peachridge Glass: Mailbox Letters July – September 2014

Posted on 8 July 2014 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Please feel free to send any antique bottle or glass questions to ferdinand@peachridgeglass.com. The information will be posted if relevant or of interest to the readers. I will try to answer or wait for another reader to respond. Quality images … Continue reading →

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Looking at Severa’s Stomach Bitters from Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Posted on 7 July 2014 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Looking at Severa’s Stomach Bitters from Cedar Rapids, Iowa 07 July 2014 Iowa has been in my bitters news lately with a question from Marlena VanHelsing on a labeled Dr. Von Hopf’s Curacao Tonic Bitters put out by Chamberlain & Company in Des Moines, … Continue reading →

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Dr. John Bull and Louisville at that time

Posted on 4 July 2014 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Dr. John Bull and Louisville at that time 04 July 2014 (R•080914) (R•102014) (R•022219) (R•032119) “Louisville has a population of 140,000 or 150,000 and its population supports thousands of drinking saloons. Go in whatever direction, you will hardly be able … Continue reading →

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Looking Closely at an Electric Bitters Label

Posted on 2 July 2014 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Looking Closely at an Electric Bitters Label 02 July 2014 (R•051119-cover) Looking back, I can see that I have posted about the lowly Electric Bitters at least three times before. Did I say lowly and three times? How can that … Continue reading →

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Daily Dose | July 2014

Posted on 1 July 2014 by Ferdinand Meyer V

JULY  |  2 0 1 4 Thursday, 31 July 2014 After a 15 hour drive we are here! Not used to driving that far. Carrying a lot of stuff. Elizabeth and I took turns. I drove the the first fifteen hour … Continue reading →

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A Dump Cake

Posted on 1 July 2014 by Ferdinand Meyer V

A Dump Cake 01 July 2014 I missed this post over on Facebook on Fathers Day and just saw it today. What a great idea and effort! Posted by Ricky Weiner and captioned “A member from my web site posted … Continue reading →

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June 2014 – Antique Bottle & Glass Photo Gallery

Posted on 1 July 2014 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Here we go with the June 2014 group of pictures (my favorites) culled from a few of the web and Facebook sites. Top honor is from Mike Newman which is pictured above. Mike captions it, “Harrison Ink – Just added the smallest size to … Continue reading →

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Look What I Found!

Posted on 30 June 2014 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Look What I Found! Pam Selenak 30 June 2014 So we stopped at an antique shop on the way to the Reno Antique Bottle show and Randy and I saw this demijohn case. Although it had Pacific Coast Glass Works … Continue reading →

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Napoleon Sarony Photographic Hotel Art Album

Posted on 30 June 2014 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Napoleon Sarony Photographic Hotel Art Album 30 June 2014 I received a really interesting e-mail (see below) from someone looking for information on Napoleon Sarony and specifically an album of his photographs and work. I posted about Sarony before as he … Continue reading →

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An XR, Dr. Paetz’s Stomach Bitters makes an appearance

Posted on 27 June 2014 by Ferdinand Meyer V

An XR, Dr. Paetz’s Stomach Bitters makes an appearance 27 June 2014 (R•110814) I was a little stunned when I received an auction announcement from Greg Spurgeon and North American Glass earlier in the month. The surprise was not another fine auction … Continue reading →

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