Category Archives: Collectors & Collections

Stories from visits with the collectors and seeing their collections.

American Bottles in the Charles B. Gardner Collection

Posted on 15 October 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

The Lure of the Empty Bottle As the Norman C. Heckler Auction 100 – The Warren C. Lane, Jr. Esquire Collection of Historical Flasks winds down and ends this Wednesday evening, 17 October 2012, I thought it might be appropriate to … Continue reading →

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Quack Pot Lids Display (Australia to Reno)

Posted on 15 October 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

D I S P L A Y    S E R I E S Quack Pot Lids – Rex and Joanna Barber West Australia, Australia Here is the next in the series of expanded coverage of the wonderful displays at the 2012 … Continue reading →

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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 →

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Cigar & Tobacco Jar Display at the Reno Expo

Posted on 14 October 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

D I S P L A Y    S E R I E S Cigar & Tobacco Jars – Dennis Rogers (see Alan DeMaison Video of Dennis and his display) Here is the next in the series of expanded coverage of the wonderful displays … Continue reading →

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The Barns Miniature Bottle Display

Posted on 14 October 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

D I S P L A Y    S E R I E S Here is the next in the series of expanded coverage of the wonderful displays at the 2012 FOHBC Reno Expo. These pictures of Ron & Jeanette Barns ‘Miniature … Continue reading →

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E.G. Booz and North American Log Cabins Too!

Posted on 13 October 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

D I S P L A Y    S E R I E S E.G. Booz and North American Log Cabins Too! 13 October 2012 Now that I have been able to catch my breath with the summer ending and … Continue reading →

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EC&M Insulator Display at the FOHBC 2012 Reno Expo

Posted on 13 October 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

D I S P L A Y    S E R I E S Alan DeMaison (FOHBC Business Manager and pictured on the left) was able to provide some great video coverage of the many displays at the 2012 FOHBC … Continue reading →

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Oxygenated Bitters – A Sovereign Remedy

Posted on 13 October 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Oxygenated Bitters A Sovereign Remedy 13 October 2012 (R•102313) (R•102115) (R•032118) (R•101618) (R•082619) My friend, collector and Civil War author Jim Schmidt (pictured signing his latest book above) sent me the full text and images of an 1845, 8-page pamphlet … Continue reading →

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Dr. Morgan’s Great American Herb Tonic – Philadelphia

Posted on 12 October 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Ferdinand: I’ve always been curious as to the provenance of the Great American Herb Tonic bottle I acquired back in 1972 from a Skinner auction. It has the same form as the Golden Bitters bottle, as evidenced by the photos … Continue reading →

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Some of Jacks labeled Upstate New York Bitters

Posted on 11 October 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Hi Ferd. Great seeing you and many others at Heckler’s and Keene last weekend. It’s always been my favorite season and time for bottle outings. I was fortunate to buy an aqua vertical Greeley’s at Heckler’s field this past week. … Continue reading →

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