Category Archives: Apothecary

To Smoke Opium is to get out of the Train (while it is still moving)

Posted on 14 February 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Everything one does in life, even love, occurs in an express train racing toward death. To smoke opium is to get out of the train while it is still moving. It is to concern oneself with something other than life … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Apothecary, Druggist & Drugstore, Ephemera, History, Medicines & Cures, Snuff | Tagged Chinatown, Chinese, Dr. Munn, Jean Cocteau, McCormick & Co, New York, opium, San Francisco, Snuff | Leave a comment

U.S. Gold Bitters – Augusta, Maine

Posted on 16 January 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

U.S. GOLD BITTERS – Augusta, Maine 16 January 2013 (R•010319) (R•012019) Yesterday all started innocently enough with an email from my friend and fellow bitters collector Jeff Burkhardt (Froggy) from Cedarburg, Wisconsin telling me he might take a U.S. Gold Bitters … Continue reading →

Posted in Apothecary, Bitters, Collectors & Collections, Currency, Druggist & Drugstore, History, Medicines & Cures | Tagged $20, Apothecary, Augusta, bitters, Bryan Grapentine, Charles F. Potter, Charles Kimball Partridge, coin, Druggist & Drugstore, Eagle, Eben Fuller, Frank R. Partridge, General J. L. Hodsdon, gold, Henry Dearborn, Jeff Burkhardt, Kennebec River, Liberty, Maine, Ruger & Stoner, Sam Fuller, Tom Phillips, U.S., United States, W. T. Phillips & Co. | 7 Comments

Pictures of the Week (06 January 2013)

Posted on 6 January 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

This is the first weekly round-up of some really nice photography from various antique bottle and glass web sites that have surfaced in the previous week. It seems that winter sunlight and new snow has influenced many of still life … Continue reading →

Posted in Apothecary, Bitters, Collectors & Collections, Demijohns, Display, Early American Glass, Historical Flasks, Inks, Insulators, Medicines & Cures, Peachridge Glass, Photography, Windows | Tagged Dale Mlasko, Dave Kam, Ferdinand Meyer V, Herbert Cable, James Campiglia, Jeff Noordsy, John Panella, Larry Baumann, Mark Rose, Mark Yates, Michael George, Rick Ciralli, Tom Marshall, Utah Antique Bottle Cliche | 1 Comment

The Bodeker Brothers brand – killer bitters from Richmond!!

Posted on 29 October 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Incoming Peachridge Glass facebook picture (above) and question from Tom Leveille. The Bodeker Brothers brand – killer bitters from Richmond!! Are you familiar with this bitters? TOM LEVEILLE (NEWPORT NEWS, VIRGINIA) 29 October 2012 (R•020214) I like it when I get … Continue reading →

Posted in Apothecary, Bitters, Civil War, Collectors & Collections, Druggist & Drugstore, eBay, Ephemera, History, Medicines & Cures, Questions | Tagged Andrea Mehrlander, Anna Whitehead, August Bodeker, bitters, Bodeker, Brothers, Civil War, Constitution, George H. Bodeker, Germany, Hanover, Henry Bodeker, Joseph K. Lee, Meyer, Phoebe Pember, Richmond, Sally Tompkins, Tom Leveille, Virginia | Leave a comment

Shelburne Museum in Shelburne, Vermont

Posted on 27 October 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Hi Ferdinand, Here is a little teaser for those who might be heading to next summer’s FOHBC event in Manchester, New Hampshire. We shot these images this fall while visiting the Shelburne Museum in Shelburne, Vermont (just south of Burlington, … Continue reading →

Posted in Advice, Apothecary, Druggist & Drugstore, Early American Glass, FOHBC News, Folk Art, Glass Companies & Works, History, Museums, Whimsies | Tagged Canes, fohbc, Glass, Libby Glass, Manchester, museum, New Hampshire, Shelburne, Steve Ketcham, Vermont | 1 Comment

Solomon’s Strengthening & Invigorating Bitters – Savannah, Ga.

Posted on 13 August 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

SOLOMONS’ STRENGTHENING BITTERS SAVANNAH, GEORGIA 13 August 2012 (Post updated 18 December 2012) (R•020219) Sometimes I have bottle posts that take a longer and broader range approach such as the Fancy Square Series and the Figural Barrel Series etc. Other … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Apothecary, Bitters, Civil War, Collectors & Collections, Druggist & Drugstore, eBay, Ephemera, History, Medicines & Cures, Postage, Tonics | Tagged Abraham Alexander Solomons, Apothecary, Charles Aprill, Charleston, Civil War, Crescent City, Druggist & Drugstore, Georgetown, Georgia, Holland, invigorating, Jane Aprill, Joseph, Joseph Solomon, Meyer Collection, Pulaski, Robert E. Lee, Savannah, Solomon Drug Company, Solomons, South Carolina, Strengthening, van Blitz | 1 Comment

“Salvadora” in the bottle – Tom Quinn

Posted on 3 August 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

From Tom Quinn (Benicia, California) who gave a ‘standing room only’ seminar to 80+ attendees at his “Bottle Digging in the West 2012” seminar at the FOHBC Reno Expo. A picture of my snake “Salvadora” in the bottle. I had … Continue reading →

Posted in Apothecary, Bottle Shows, Digging and Finding, Facebook, FOHBC News, Humor - Lighter Side, Marbles, Photography, Utility Bottles | Tagged Digging, E. George Brater III, El Salvador, Expo, fohbc, Lauren Battone, Lou Lambert, privy, Reno, Salvadora, Scott Selenak, seminar, Tom Quinn | Leave a comment

Apothecary – A Collection of Images

Posted on 30 November 2011 by Ferdinand Meyer V

I wanted to post some interesting Apothecary pictures that I have accumulated. Just archiving this information for the Virtual Museum. Like my 3rd grade teacher always said “write it down and you will remember”. [from Wikipedia] Apothecary is a historical … Continue reading →

Posted in Apothecary, Druggist & Drugstore, Medicines & Cures, Museums, Utility Bottles, Virtual Museum | Tagged Apothecary, medical, Patent Medicines, pharmacist, pharmacy, physicians, surgeons | 2 Comments

Dr. E. C. Hydes Southern Stomach Bitters – New Orleans

Posted on 16 November 2011 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Dr. E. C. Hydes Southern Stomach Bitters – New Orleans 16 November 2011 (R•021819) In from advanced bitters collector Jeff Burkhard regard an extremely rare Dr. E. C. Hydes Southern Stomach Bitters from New Orleans. This is a tough bottle … Continue reading →