Category Archives: Collectors & Collections

Stories from visits with the collectors and seeing their collections.

Jack Stecher and his John Moffat Phoenix Bitters

Posted on 15 December 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

J O H N M O F F A T P H O E N I X B I T T E R S N E W Y O R K Jack Stecher and his John Moffat … Continue reading →

Posted in Bitters, Blown Glass, Collectors & Collections, Color Runs, Early American Glass, Medicines & Cures | Tagged Bill Ham, Jack Stecher, Jewett's, John Moffat, New York, Phoenix Bitters, pontil | 3 Comments

Hampton’s Vegetable Tincture – Mortimer & Mowbray – Balto

Posted on 14 December 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

HAMPTON’S V. TINCTURE MORTIMER & MOWBRAY BALTO 14 December 1012 Dr. Hampton’s Vegetable Tincture: a medicine justly celebrated for performing the most wonderful cures of all scrofulous complaints and diseases arising from impurity of the blood, and obstructions in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Collectors & Collections, Color Runs, Digging and Finding, Druggist & Drugstore, Early American Glass, History, Medicines & Cures | Tagged Baltimore, Baltimore Glass Works, Balto, Chris Rowell, Dr. Hampton, George W. Mowbray, Hampton, Hampton's. Vegetable, John W. Mortimer, Ladd & Co., maryland, Mortimer, Mortimer & Mowbray, Mowbray, O. A. Strecker, Phil Edmonds, Purcell, Tincture, Virginia, Yellow Fever | Leave a comment

Leading up to Baltimore Glass Works

Posted on 11 December 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

LEADING UP TO BALTIMORE GLASS WORKS Looking for some answers… 11 December 1012 (R•091515) Baltimore flasks, Mr. Pollard says flatly, “come in the widest range of colors, the choicest tones of all.” WILLIAM C. POLLARD In Baltimore, glassmaking ranked as … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Bitters, Blown Glass, Bottling Works, Collectors & Collections, Color Runs, Early American Glass, Flasks, Glass Companies & Works, Glass Makers, Historical Flasks, History, Medicines & Cures, Questions, Technology, Windows | Tagged Adam Kohlenberg, Alexander Furnival, Amy Reed, Baltimore Glass Works, bitters, Chris Rowell, Corn For The World, Federal Hill Works, Frederick County, Frederick M. Amelung, Hughes-Street Works, Jacob Anhurtz, Jacob Frederick Dannwolf, John Amelung, John Frederick Magnus, Lewis Reppert, New Bremen Glassmanufactory, Patapsco River Glass House, Peter Engel, Phil Edmonds, Tom Lines, William C. Pollard | 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

David Jackson and his Applied Seal Bottles

Posted on 9 December 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

DAVID JACKSON and his APPLIED SEAL BOTTLES 09 December 2012 I really like it when I see David Jackson posting pictures from his collection. Recently David has been primarily posting pictures of his applied seal bottles over at Bottle Collectors … Continue reading →

Posted in Collectors & Collections, Facebook, History, News, Spirits, Whiskey | Tagged applied, Bourbon, Carolina, cylinder, Dale Murschell, David Jackson, Facebook, Jo Jackson, M & J S, Middleton, Neal's Ambrosia, Paul Jones, Perrine, Philadelphia, seal, Whiskey | Leave a comment

Log Cabin Series – Dr. Lovegood’s Family Bitters

Posted on 8 December 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

DR LOVEGOOD’S FAMILY BITTERS Dr. Leonard Harriman – Anderson, Indiana 08 December 2012 (R•052714) (R•012415) (R•112918) (R•041819) (R•012021) You really have to love the great names for some of the medicine brands and antique bottles we collect. E. Dexter Loveridge, … Continue reading →

Posted in Bitters, Collectors & Collections, Figural Bottles, History, Medicines & Cures | Tagged Alexandria, anderson, bitters, cabin, Dr. Lovegood's, family, Figural, indiana, Kansas, Leonard Harriman, Log, Lovegood, Madison, Martin Van-Zant, Medicine, ohio, physician, Series, Simeon Harriman, Sterling | 9 Comments

Tom Doligale collection of Colored Squares

Posted on 7 December 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Not to be Undone.. I recently did a post on some killer unembossed colored squares from the Mike McKillop (Roseville, California) collection. Read: I happen to collect unembossed applied top squares. Embedded in the post was a cryptic.”Tom Doligale..are you looking?” … Continue reading →

Posted in Collectors & Collections, Color, Color Runs, Schnapps, Utility Bottles | Tagged Color, Mike McKillop, square, Tom Doligale, unembossed | 1 Comment

The earliest and latest with the blue W. Wolf’s Pittsburgh barrel

Posted on 6 December 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

T H E F I N D – C H I C A G O A R E A The gorgeous blue W. Wolf – Pittsburgh figural barrel found in a Thrift Shop for 70 cents this past summer … Continue reading →

Posted in Auction News, Bitters, Bottle Shows, Collectors & Collections, Digging and Finding, Figural Bottles, News, Spirits | Tagged Auburn, Barrel, blue, Bob Ferraro, Boulder City, california, chicago, Figural, illinois, Jeff Wichmann, Jim Nelson, John Pastor, Keene, Michigan, Nevada, New Hampshire, sacramento, shop, Sue Nelson, Thrift | 2 Comments

I happen to collect unembossed applied top squares

Posted on 4 December 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

“I happen to collect unembossed applied top squares and knife edge flasks. The squares are ‘hands down’ the toughest to find, not sure why.” Hey Ferdinand, I am sorry that I didn’t get the chance to invite you over to see … Continue reading →

Posted in Bottle Shows, Collectors & Collections, Color Runs, Utility Bottles | Tagged 49er, Aubirn, Color, cylinder, Mike McKillop, square, Tom Doligale | 2 Comments

Rose Water – Lime Juice – Olive Oil whats-it-hold bottles!

Posted on 3 December 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Rose Water – Lime Juice – Olive Oil whats-it-hold bottles! 03 December 2012 This past weekend at the El Nina – Monsoon, 49er Antique Bottle Show in Auburn, California I was able to put together a color run of some … Continue reading →