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.

Dr. Stanley’s South American Indian Bitters

Posted on 11 August 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Dr. Stanley’s South American Indian Bitters 11 August 2013 (R•111215) Currently on ebay there is a nice example of a Dr. Stanley’s South American Indian Bitters (see listing below). Yet another Indian name for a bitters product. The color of … Continue reading →

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Photographs and Images of People Drinking – Part VI

Posted on 10 August 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Photographs and Images of People Drinking – Part VI PART VI of a Series 10 August 2013 Presenting the Sixth Gallery of vintage pictures of “People Drinking” This is a continuation of: Photographs of People Drinking – Part I Photographs and Images … Continue reading →

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Cataloging of Bitters Bottles – Bill Ham

Posted on 9 August 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Cataloging of Bitters Bottles – Bill Ham 09 August 2013 (R•040519) Cataloging of bitters by the various authors has been an ongoing and evolving process. Each new publication has added and increased the information. The additional information in each publication … Continue reading →

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Florida Water – Murray & Lanman – New York

Posted on 9 August 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

F L O R I D A   W A T E R M U R R A Y   &   L A N M A N N E W   Y O R K 09 August 2013 One … Continue reading →

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Electric Bitters Bucklen Laboratory Trade Card

Posted on 8 August 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Electric Bitters Trade Card 08 August 2013 Picked up this cool Electric Bitters trade card on ebay from Dave Cheadle with Dave’s Great Cards. Dave also had the Electric Bitters “Three Little Pigs” (read: Electric Bitters and the Three Little Pigs) … Continue reading →

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Houston paths and long forgotten scenes – Part III

Posted on 8 August 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

I can only imagine what must be beneath the soil, along the banks, beneath the criss-crossing Interstate Highway overpasses, under the office towers and parking lots and beneath the bayou when I take my frequent runs or when I walk … Continue reading →

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My Pink Dream

Posted on 7 August 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

MY PINK DREAM 07 August 2013 (R•102013) Did I dream this? I can not remember. Was a Memory Bottle found recently that had a hint of a Drake’s Plantation Bitters within as the covered bottle structure? Was it at Manchester? … Continue reading →

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The Mystery surrounding the Woodgate’s Plantation Bitters

Posted on 6 August 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

The Mystery surrounding the Woodgate’s Plantation Bitters 06 August 2012 (Updated 07 August 2013 with Jeff Burkhardt information) (R•061317) Why yes, I have written about the extremely rare, Woodgate’s Plantation Bitters before, but ahah, now I possess the fourth known … Continue reading →

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Yesterday was a Good Bottle Day

Posted on 5 August 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Yesterday was a Good Bottle Day “What you spend on the peanuts, you save on the bananas” Ferdinand: Yesterday was a good bottle day, a very good day. One of my pickers from up north paid me a visit. The … Continue reading →

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The devotion that so many of us feel toward the objects that we collect

Posted on 5 August 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Hello Ferdinand: My brother-in-law recently came for a visit and while here I showed him some of our more interesting sodas. Of course, I rattled on and gave him a brief dissertation. He later wrote this thoughtful email and I … Continue reading →

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