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Ice Cold Collectibles Illinois – Scott Terrell

Posted on 8 September 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

I noticed a new facebook page called Ice Cold Collectibles Illinois last month developed by Scott Terrell. The graphics in particular on this cool Coca-Cola card pictured above caught my attention as Scott uses it as the primary art header … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Advice, Bottling Works, Cola, Collectors & Collections, Ephemera, Facebook, History, Photography, Soda Bottles | Tagged Alfred Eisenstaedt, atlanta, Coca-Cola, Coke, Facebook, Fayetteville, florida, Ice Cold Collectibles, illinois, Scott Terrell, Tampa, Utica | 1 Comment

If you wanna hang out you’ve got to take her out – Cocaine

Posted on 6 September 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

C O C A I N E “Nobody saves America by sniffing cocaine. Jiggling your knees blankeyed in the rain, when it snows in your nose you catch cold in your brain.” – Allen Ginsberg The Lure Not sure why I … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Cola, Druggist & Drugstore, Ephemera, Hair Tonics, History, Medicines & Cures | Tagged Allen Ginsberg, Ayer's, Burdette's, Coca, Coca-Cola, Cocaine, Cocoaine, drug, Druggist & Drugstore, Eric Clapton, Erythroxylon, Friedrich Gaedcke, Harrison Act, hydrochloride, Incas, Lloyd Cocaine Toothache Drops, Narcotic, patent medicines and other popular products and was soon sold over the counter in many forms at pharma, Pepto Cocaina, Sigmund Freud, South America, stimulant, Tawny Cocaine Port, Utah Antique Bottle Cliche | Leave a comment

The great work of Sarony, Major & Knapp Lithographer – New York

Posted on 6 September 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

The great work of Sarony, Major & Knapp Lithographer – New York 06 September 2012 (R•01Oct13) When looking at the great antique bottle brands, I periodically come across some great lithography used to market the product. I guess my favorite … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Art & Architecture, Article Publications, Bitters, Civil War, Collectors & Collections, Ephemera, History, Photography, Spirits, Technology | Tagged Bininger, chromolithograph, Cleopatra, Currier and Ives, Gourd, James Major, Lithographer, Major & Knapp, music, Napoleon Sarony, New York, Old Sachems Bitters, patriotism, photographer, portraits, Quebec, Sarah Bernhardt, Sarony, sheet music, Tokay, Union Square | Leave a comment

“Teakettles Demand Age Respect”

Posted on 4 September 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

A lot of todays “experts” say Teakettles date from the 1870’s to 1890’s. I have put together a number of inkwell posts this past year and have had one specific post on Teakettle Inkwells in a draft mode waiting for … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Collectors & Collections, Figural Bottles, History, Inks, Questions | Tagged Antique Bottles and Inkwells, Ed Faulkner, Ink, inkwell, Joe Matthews, London, Lucy Faulkner, S. Mordan & Co., Teakettle, William Covill | Leave a comment

Saloons and Establishments from Yesteryear

Posted on 1 September 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Ketcham | Yesteryear Gallery Steve Ketcham Early American Bottles, Advertising, and Stoneware www.antiquebottledepot.com Saloons and Establishments from Yesteryear 01 September 2012 Presenting the fifth gallery of vintage pictures from up North as new material has come in from Steve Ketcham. This is … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Ales & Ciders, Barber Bottles, Bitters, Breweriana, Collectors & Collections, Druggist & Drugstore, Ephemera, Hair Tonics, History, Photography, Pottery, Shaving Mugs, Spirits, Stoneware, Whiskey | Tagged barber, Beer, Blatz, Brewery, Gluek, Illinois Glass Company, liquor, Michigan, milwaukee, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Minnesota Stoneware Co., photography, Prohibition, Racine, Saloon, Steve Ketcham, Whiskey, Wisconsin, yesteryear | Leave a comment

Hentz’s Curative Bitters – Unlisted Variant Found

Posted on 23 August 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Hentz’s Curative Bitters – Unlisted Variant Found 23 August 2012 (R•040919) Incoming email and pictures from Bill Ham, author of Bitters Bottles and Bitters Bottles Supplement. Ferdinand: Here is an unlisted variant of the HENTZ’S CURATIVE BITTERS. It looks like H … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Bitters, Collectors & Collections, Digging and Finding, History, Questions, Whiskey | Tagged Bill Ham, bitters, Curative, Ferdinand, Henry Hentz, Hentz, Hentz's, Jules Mumm, Percy Hentz, Philadelphia, Scheetz's, Stylus Club, Whiskey, William Hentz, William Wilkinson | Leave a comment

Photographs and Images of People Drinking – Part III

Posted on 23 August 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Photographs and Images of People Drinking – Part III PART III of a Series – Ketcham Drinking Gallery 23 August 2012 With record speed I am opening the third gallery of vintage drinking pictures from up North as new material has … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Ales & Ciders, Breweriana, History, Humor - Lighter Side, Photography, Spirits, Tobacco, Whiskey | Tagged Antique Bottle Depot, Appetine, bar, bitters, Chippewa Falls, cigar, dog, Drinking, gallery, George Benz, Grain Belt, Hamm's, Kaiser, Lash's, liquor, milwaukee, Minneapolis, New Ulm, Old Blue Ribbon, people, photography, Pickwick Rye, Pikes Peak, Saloon, Schmidt's, spittoon, St. Paul, Steinmeyer, Steve Ketcham, Washburn, Whiskey, Wisconsin | 2 Comments

Buchanan Brass Printing Plate – Figural Cannon Series

Posted on 19 August 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Buchanan Brass Printing Plate – Figural Cannon Series 19 August 2012 Really phenomenal new material coming in from Abel Da Silva regarding my recent post on the Buchanan Cannons. This information pretty much closes the door on my questions about … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Digging and Finding, Ephemera, Figural Bottles, History, Spirits, Whiskey | Tagged Abel Da Silva, advertising, canada, Cannon, copper, Figural, Glass Works Auctions, Hotel Bourges, Hughes and Kimber, James Buchanan & Co., James McNeill Whistler, Malt Whiskey, plate, printing, Toronto, Whiskey, whisky, Yorkville | Leave a comment

Merchant’s Gargling Oil – “Good for Man and Beast”

Posted on 18 August 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Merchant’s Gargling Oil – “Good for Man and Beast” 18 August 2012 A couple of paths converged last evening and pointed to developing this post for Merchants Gargling Oil. The first was when I was looking at Marianne Dow’s great … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Color Runs, Druggist & Drugstore, Ephemera, Glass Companies & Works, History, Medicines & Cures, Postage, Remedy, Tax Stamps, Trade Cards, Veterinary | Tagged almanac, beast, Dave Kam, Druggist & Drugstore, George W. Merchant, James Schmidt, Liniment, Lockport, Man, Marianne Dow, Merchant's Gargling Oil, Mike Stephano, monkey, New York | 2 Comments

Buchanan’s Black & White Scotch Whisky Advertising

Posted on 17 August 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Yesterday I was writing and posting pictures of figural Buchanan cannon bottles (read: “the Buchanan Cannons”). During my research to determine the source of the Buchanan name I was led to the James Buchanan Company which is a scotch whisky “merchant”- a … Continue reading →