Category Archives: Bottling Works

FOHBC 2009 Pomona National Display Videos

Posted on 25 October 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

F O H B C D I S P L A Y S E R I E S Alan DeMaison (FOHBC Business Manager pictured to left) has been working hard of late putting together videos of the displays … Continue reading →

Posted in Bottle Shows, Bottling Works, Club News, Collectors & Collections, Color Runs, Demijohns, Digging and Finding, Display, Early American Glass, Flasks, FOHBC News, Glass Companies & Works, Historical Flasks, Hutches, Jelly & Jam, News, Photography, Pottery | Tagged Alan DeMaison, american, Bob Ferraro, Bottle, california, Carboys, Covered, David Hall, Demijohns, Denver, Dick Homme, display, Elaine DeMaison, flasks, fohbc, Graveyard, Historical, hutch, Hutchinson, jars, Jelly & Jam, Lance Westfall, national, Native, Nevada, Pomona, Pottery, Richard Siri, richard tucker, video | Leave a comment

Haller, Beck & Co., Bromine and the Johnstown Flood

Posted on 17 October 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Haller, Beck & Co., Bromine and the Johnstown Flood 17 October 2012 “The date and place of the letter is Johnstown, Pa., July 3rd, 1889, so that works out to just about a month after the devastating Johnstown flood of … Continue reading →

Posted in Bottling Works, Ephemera, History, Peachridge Glass, Questions, Utility Bottles | Tagged !889, Allegheny City, Beck & Co., Bromine, Clara Barton, Conemaugh Valley, disaster, Haller, Janet Lynch, John A. Beck, Johnstown, Pennsylvania, salt, South Fork Dam, Union Salt Works Company | 1 Comment

W.H. Hutchinson Display – Reno Expo

Posted on 14 October 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

D I S P L A Y S E R I E S W.H. Hutchinson – Zang Wood Read More: Three HutchBook Milestones Here is the next in the series of expanded coverage of the wonderful displays at the 2012 FOHBC Reno … Continue reading →

Posted in Bottle Shows, Bottling Works, Club News, Collectors & Collections, FOHBC News, Hutches, Soda Water, Technology | 2 Comments

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

Historic photos of saloons and breweries around Utah in the Wild West days

Posted on 3 September 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

UTAH in the WILD WEST DAYS Some great Utah Saloon and Bar scene photographs from the Utah Historical Society. Post inspired by Tom Doligale. The Combination Main Street in Bingham, Utah Staged Gambling Salt Palace Bar Sam DeAngelas Saloon U.P. … Continue reading →

Posted in Ales & Ciders, Bottling Works, Breweriana, Ephemera, History, Humor - Lighter Side, Photography, Whiskey | Tagged Alta, Balkan Bar, Bingham, Butch Cassidy, California Bar, Corrine, Fisher Brewery, Forbes and Melich, Harry Longbaugh, Horseshoe Liquor Company, Huntington Saloon, Jacob Alt's Saloon, Lagoon Resort, Murray, Ole Elliott's, Salt Lake Brewing Company, Salt Lake City, Salt Palace Bar, Sam DeAngelas Saloon, Stewart and Osborne Saloon, The Combination, The Sundance Kid, Tom Doligale, U.P. Saloon, Utah, Utah Historical Society, Wagener, White Elephant Saloon | Leave a comment

How we Transported our Goods, Beer and Liquor Back Then

Posted on 30 August 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

How we Transported our Goods, Beer and Liquor Back Then 30 August 2012 (R•040915) (R•041815) (R•061617) (R•102618) (R•040119 – Moxie Wagon) As you may have noticed of late, I have been developing a number of posts dealing with historical photographs. … Continue reading →