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Labeled Theller’s Bitters Lady’s Leg – New York

Posted on 1 July 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Labeled Theller’s Bitters Lady’s Leg – New York 01 July 2012 Just snagged this bottle on eBay. I think I would have paid the same amount for the photographs, they were so well done. Here is how you photograph a … Continue reading →

Posted in Bitters, Digging and Finding, eBay, Figural Bottles | Tagged A. H. Clarke, bitters, eBay, George W. Smith, Hostetter, Hostetter's, James Watson, labeled, lady's leg, Meyer Auerbach, St. George, Stomach, Theller, Theller's | Leave a comment

Baltimore’s Iron Bitters – Brown Chemical Company

Posted on 30 June 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Baltimore’s Iron Bitters – Brown Chemical Company 30 June 2012 (R•052914) (R•112817) I like the embossing “BROWN CHEMICAL COMPANY” and the word ‘IRON” on the BROWN’S IRON BITTERS and IRON BITTERS from Baltimore, Maryland. These, smaller squares look good together … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Bitters, Collectors & Collections, Druggist & Drugstore, Ephemera, Glass Companies & Works, Medicines & Cures, Tonics, Trade Cards | Tagged Baltimore, Brown Chemical Company, Browns Iron Bitters, children, Dyspepsia, healthy, Iron Bitters, languid, Lily Langtry, maryland, Meyer Brothers, Meyer Collection, Nervous, weak, Women | 2 Comments

In collecting Bitters, do you need the ‘S’?

Posted on 25 June 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

In collecting Bitters, do you need the ‘S’? 25 June 2012 I received an email from Tim Henson regarding a Siner’s Celebrated Bitter Cordial which brings up an interesting point relating to how Carlyn Ring and Bill Ham cataloged Bitters bottles. … Continue reading →

Posted in Bitters, Collectors & Collections, Cordial, Questions | Tagged Bill Ham, bitter, Bitter Witch, bitters, Carlyn Ring, Cocamoke, Meyer Collection, Peychaud, Philadelphia, Sheetz, Siner's, Tim Henson | Leave a comment

The next generation and future of our hobby

Posted on 23 June 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

I have developed this page to nest stories about our youth and the next generation of our hobby. My own granddaughter Adriana (she is now 16 and absorbed in horses) who is the most interested of my grandchildren in bottles, … Continue reading →

Posted in Advice, Bitters, Bottle Shows, Club News, Collectors & Collections, Digging and Finding, Insulators, News | Tagged Adriana Alucema, Adriana Meyer, Antique Poison Bottle Collectors Association, Baltimore, Collectors, Dickey's, Eli Herron, Inks, Insulators, Landon Kotan, Memphis, Sam Garcia, Samual, South Bay Historical Bottle Club, young, youth | Leave a comment

Tobias Barto and his Great Gun Bitters – Reading, PA

Posted on 21 June 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Tobias Barto and his Great Gun Bitters Reading, PA 21 June 2012 (R•031314) (R•020919) One could buy a Barto’s Bitters, a concoction of whiskey and herbal flavorings, from 1872 to 1892 at the family-run store at 437 Penn Street. A … Continue reading →

Posted in Article Publications, Bitters, Collectors & Collections, Figural Bottles, History, liquor, Liquor Merchant | Tagged Barto, Barto's Great Gun, bitters, Cannon, Charles Aprill, Charles Barto, dealer, Figural, general, John Barto, John Feldmann, Joseph F. Tobias, Keystone, liquor, militia, Pennsylvania, Reading, sandor fuss, Tobias Barto, Wine | 1 Comment

St. Nicholas Stomach Bitters – Gentry & Otis – New, York

Posted on 20 June 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

St. Nicholas Stomach Bitters – Gentry & Otis – New, York 20 June 2012 (R•052814) (R•102318) My friend and Civil War medicine authority Jim Schmidt (visit Civil War Medicine (and writing) found this great advertisement for St. Nicholas Stomach Bitters … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Bitters, Civil War, Collectors & Collections, History, liquor, Liquor Merchant, Medicines & Cures | Tagged Bill Ham, bitters, Charles Aprill, Gentry, Gentry & Otis, Jim Schmidt, JRN & CO, Meyer Collection, New York, St. Nicholas, Stiles & Co., Stomach | 2 Comments

Major Glass Movement – Censored

Posted on 19 June 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

I post many stories and pictures and frequently get items that must be censored. This means I have directions to not post the stories and actual pictures until a time when I am released. For these reasons the bottle pictures … Continue reading →

Posted in Bitters, Collectors & Collections, Digging and Finding, Figural Bottles, Humor - Lighter Side, News, Photography | Tagged censor | 2 Comments

Incoming Questions about Finds

Posted on 19 June 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

I continually get emails and pictures about recents finds and questions about bottles and glass. Though I field the Bitters questions, I typically send the questions outside of my area of speciality to others. Here are a few questions I … Continue reading →

Posted in Advice, Bitters, Digging and Finding, Facebook, Glass Makers, Mineral Water, Peachridge Glass, Questions, Target Balls, Whimsies | Tagged Australian, Carl Hotkowski, cup, Drake's Plantation Bitters, emails, Eric Richter, Figural, Jeff Noordsy, Peachridge Glass, questions, Ralph Finch, Rick Ciralli, Target Balls, Tom Haunton, Whimsey | Leave a comment

Some Extremely Rare Mississippi Bitters

Posted on 17 June 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

DR. LERIEMONDIE’S SOUTHERN BITTERS is a piece of art – Glass Works Auctions 2013 Some Extremely Rare Mississippi Bitters 17 June 2012 (Updated 06 Sep 2013) (R•041319) A while ago, I crossed digital paths with Richard Kramerich and he mentioned … Continue reading →

Posted in Article Publications, Bitters, Club News, Digging and Finding | Tagged bitters, Brookhaven, Buck's Aromatic, Couparle City, Dr. L. J. Couparle's, Dr. LeRiemondie's, Fulton M. McRae, Gin, Jackson, Johnny Campbell, Justin McClure, Leriemondies, medicated, Mississippi, Natchez, Shank Gonzales, Southern, Vicksburg, Yazoo Valley Bitters | 3 Comments

Dr. Von Hopf’s Curacoa or Curaco (or Curacao) Bitters

Posted on 14 June 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Dr. Von Hopf’s Curacoa or Curaco (or Curacao) Bitters 14 June 2012 (R•070414) (R•102914) (R•102015) (R•091416) It is always exciting to hear and get information about a Bitters bottle that I do not have. In this case it is the … Continue reading →