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Advice to Bottle ad Glass Collectors

Gorgeous blue GII-118 Double Eagle Historical Flask on ebay

Posted on 23 January 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

There are a few stunning blue bottles on ebay right now of high calibre; one being the blue double eagle historical flask which is reported on in this post. The pictures are real nice and the color is drop-dead gorgeous. … Continue reading →

Posted in Advice, Color, Early American Glass, eBay, Historical Flasks | Tagged Double Eagle, Historical Flask, Norman C. Heckler, Pittsburgh | Leave a comment

Some Nice Congress & Empire Spring Bottles – Shags to Riches

Posted on 23 January 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

SHAGS TO RICHES (not by far) When Elizabeth and I first moved into the long vacant house on property we now affectionately call Peach Ridge, it had shag carpet (see above), an old decrepit boat in the garage and had … Continue reading →

Posted in Advice, Art & Architecture, Article Publications, Auction News, Collectors & Collections, Humor - Lighter Side, Mineral Water, Peachridge Glass, Water, Whimsies, Windows | Tagged Buddy L, Columbian, Congress, Congress Park, delmarva, Drinking, Elizabeth, Empire, Glass Works Auctions, Houston, Mineral, New York, Peach Ridge, Saltillo, Saratoga, shag, Springs, water, Whimsie | Leave a comment

Some Recent Finds – Cody Zeleny

Posted on 17 January 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

There are lots of great finds to be had out there still, it just takes time and patience and you will be rewarded! I was in disbelief of what was in front of me. As I picked up the flask … Continue reading →

Posted in Advice, Collectors & Collections, Cordial, Digging and Finding, Flasks, Historical Flasks, News | Tagged Cody Zeleny, find, Flask, GIII-17, Ohio globular, Wishart's Pine Tree Tar Cordial | 1 Comment

Mrs. Winslow’s Soothing Syrup – oooh so soothing

Posted on 5 January 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

“Oh, jab me with your needle a hundred times, and a hundred times I will bless you, Saint Morphine” Jules Verne  (1828 – 1905) Mrs. Winslow’s Soothing Syrup was one of the most successful, famous or infamous medicines from our … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Advice, Druggist & Drugstore, Ephemera, History, Medicines & Cures, Remedy, Tax Stamps, Trade Cards | Tagged Bangor, Benjamin A. Perkins, Charlotte N. Winslow, children, Curtis & Perkins, drug, Edward Elgar, Jeremiah Curtis, Maine, Morphine, Mrs. Winslow, Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup, New York City, Nostrum, Quackery, Teething | Leave a comment

The Pickin’s of Lancaster County

Posted on 31 December 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

This is hopefully the first of many new antique bottle and glass postings by guest writers who have a talent with words, story-telling, photography and digital technology. I asked Eric first because I simply think he is near the best … Continue reading →

Posted in Advice, Collectors & Collections, Demijohns, Digging and Finding, Humor - Lighter Side, News | Tagged Demijohn, Eric Richter, florida, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, Picking, pontil, Three Stooges | Leave a comment

Greeley’s Bourbon Bitters Stamp Question

Posted on 25 December 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

GREELEY’S BOURBON BITTERS STAMP 25 December 2012 Hi Ferdinand and Elizabeth. I have been enjoying your Peachridge site ever since finding this item and looking for information. The basics are: It appears to be a stamp for Greeley’s Bourbon Bitters. … Continue reading →

Posted in Advice, Bitters, Bourbon, Digging and Finding, Figural Bottles, Questions | Tagged bitters, Bourbon, california, Greeley's, lead, Roback, Shasta, stamp | 4 Comments

An Alarming Trend with Bottle Clubs

Posted on 23 December 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Where are we without our bottle clubs? See a Listing of affiliated FOHBC Bottle Clubs This is the second e-mail that I have received from one of our important bottle clubs that concerns me greatly. I was able to touch … Continue reading →

Posted in Advice, Bottle Shows, Bottles and Extras, Club News, FOHBC News, News, Peachridge Glass | Tagged Alan DeMaison, Bottle, Bottles and Extras, club, Dave Maryo, Ferdinand Meyer V, fohbc, Los Angeles, Peachridge Glass, Tom Grove | Leave a comment

2013 National Antique Bottle Show Auction News

Posted on 19 December 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

CONSIGNMENTS NEEDED! Please support our Auctioneer for the 2013 National Antique Bottle Show in Manchester, New Hampshire. We are proud to say the Jim Hagenbuch and crew at Glass Works Auctions will be heading up the auction!

Posted in Advertising, Advice, Auction News, Bottle Shows, Club News, FOHBC News, News | Tagged 2013, auction, fohbc, Glass Works, Jim Hagenbuch, Manchester, New Hampshire | Leave a comment

Woods’ Baltimore City Directory – 1864

Posted on 10 December 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

I get asked all the time from collectors, especially in my collecting area of Bitters; “so what is happening?”, “heard about any new bottles?, “anything in the upcoming auction interest you?” or “are you going to the so and so … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Advice, Ales & Ciders, Bitters, Blown Glass, Bottling Works, Breweriana, Civil War, Collectors & Collections, Demijohns, Early American Glass, Flasks, Fruit Jars, Glass Companies & Works, Glass Makers, History, Liquor Merchant, Medicines & Cures, Mineral Water, Peachridge Glass, Publications, Soda Water, Spirits, Tobacco, Tonics | Tagged A. Hoen & Co., B. G. Tubman & Co., Baker Bros. & Co., Baltimore, Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Baltimore Glass Works, bitters, Boggs, Boyd, Chris Rowell, city, Civil War, Cottman, directory, ferdinand meyer, German, John Boyd, John W. Woods, Tonic, University of Maryland, Woods | 2 Comments

This Week in Pictures

Posted on 9 December 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

A weekly round-up of some really nice photography from various facebook glass sites. These pictures are amazing. It is so nice to see such great care with topic selection, composition and lighting. Kudos folks. P H O T O … Continue reading →