Category Archives: Collectors & Collections

Stories from visits with the collectors and seeing their collections.

“Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead!”

Posted on 21 August 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

“Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead!” 21 August 2012 PARIS HORTON KEACH – BALTIMORE It is very gratifying and exciting when I start down a path and doors start opening. Yesterday I saw a gorgeous picture of Keach soda water … Continue reading →

Posted in Auction News, Civil War, Collectors & Collections, Color Runs, Digging and Finding, Figural Bottles, History, Postage, Questions, Soda Water | Tagged Admiral Farragut, Baltimore, Bottle Den, Chris Rowell, Paris Horton Keach, Soda Water, Ten-pin, Torpedo, What great ingrediants!., Wil Martindale | 1 Comment

A Tale of Two Cabins

Posted on 20 August 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

KELLY’S OLD CABIN BITTERS I vividly remember one evening back in 2003 where I kept sneaking out on my porch steps of my loft (hiding from my wife, Elizabeth) in downtown Houston. I was actually in a virtual online and … Continue reading →

Posted in Advice, Auction News, Bitters, Collectors & Collections, Color Runs, Digging and Finding, Figural Bottles, History, News | Tagged American Bottle Auctions, bitters, Bryan Grapentine, cabin, Cris Batdorff, Dan Cowman, Figural, Jeff Wichmann, Kelly's Old Cabin Bitters, nebraska, Pete Peters, Phoenix, well | Leave a comment

Barrel Series – Crow’s Celebrated Tonic Bitters

Posted on 18 August 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

CROW’S CELEBRATED TONIC BITTERS 18 August 2012 (R•021914 major update) (R•090516) Saving the best for last is the Crow’s Celebrated Stomach Bitters. Only one known example is residing in the great figural collection of Bob Ferraro in Boulder City, Nevada. … Continue reading →

Posted in Bitters, Collectors & Collections, Figural Bottles, Tonics | Tagged Barrel, Crow's Celebrated Tonic Bitters, Evansville, Figural, indiana, Roback's Stomach Bitters, W.A. Ruhe, Willard Library | Leave a comment

“the Buchanan Cannons”

Posted on 16 August 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

“the Buchanan Cannons” 16 August 2012 Buchanan’s Malt Whiskey Buchanan Sour Mash Whiskey Buchanan’s Extract of Sugar Corn In late June of this year, I felt like I was wrapping up the Figural Cannon Series (see bottom of page) with … Continue reading →

Posted in Civil War, Collectors & Collections, Figural Bottles, History, Questions, Stained Glass, Whiskey | Tagged Abraham Lincoln, Andrew Jackson, Bob Ferraro, Buchanan, canada, Cannon, Charles Aprill, Charles Gardner, Connie Ferraro, corn, England, Eric McGuire, Figural, Franklin Pierce, James Buchanan & Co., James K. Polk, King Edward VII, liquor, London, Malt, merchant, Millard Fillmore, President, Prince of Wales, Queen Victoria, Scotch, Scottish, Series, sugar, Whiskey | 1 Comment

Barrel Series – Chapin & Gore – Chicago – Sour Mash

Posted on 15 August 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

CHAPIN & GORE CHICAGO SOUR MASH 1867 15 August 2012 (R•041519) Gardner Spring Chapin & James Jefferson Gore Next in the figural barrel series is the Chapin & Gore Sour Mash whiskey from Chicago. Chapin & Gore were major liquor merchants with … Continue reading →

Posted in Art & Architecture, Collectors & Collections, Figural Bottles, Shot Glasses, Spirits, Whiskey | Tagged Barrel, Chapin & Gore, chicago, Chicago History Museum, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Figural, Gardner Spring Chapin, George Ade, GreatAntiqueBottles.com, Hugh M. G. Garden, illinois, James Jefferson Gore, Orson Collins Wells, Richard Schmidt, Sour Mash, wholesaler, William Herman Schmedtgen | Leave a comment

Fishing Floats – Leisalu to Leeceelou

Posted on 14 August 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Hi Ferdinand, I was checking out your web site & saw the fishing float story. I have been collecting floats for a few years now I have about 50. Last year I bought a cool purple pumpkin float at the … Continue reading →

Posted in Bottle Shows, Collectors & Collections, Fishing Floats, Humor - Lighter Side | Tagged Canyonville, eBay, Fishing, float, Glass, Leisa Lambert, Lou Lambert, net | 2 Comments

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

Early pictures of some of the characters and legends or both • Part 2

Posted on 12 August 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

This is a continuation (Part 2) of Early pictures of some of the characters and legends or both which I will now call Part 1. With a web site, you do not want to overload a single page with too many images. … Continue reading →

Posted in Auction News, Bottle Shows, Collectors & Collections, Early American Glass, Flasks, Historical Flasks, History, Peachridge Glass, Photography | Tagged Beverly Burbage, Bill Pollard, Carl Pratt, Charles Vuono, Columbia, Dick Sheaff, Dr. Gary Johnson, Frank Brockman, Garths Auctions, GI-118, GII-24, Las Vegas Expo, legend, Mark Vuono, Skinners | Leave a comment

Gotta’ be strong to collect Demijohns – Dale & Barbara Santos

Posted on 12 August 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

B a l a n c i n g A c t Gotta’ be strong to collect Demijohns Dale & Barbara Santos 12 August 2012 (R•041815) It is time to look at Dale and Barbara Santos from Foresthill, California. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Collectors & Collections, Demijohns, Early American Glass, History, Utility Bottles | Tagged Barbara Santos, california, cylinder, Dale Santos, Expo, Foresthill, Franklin Pierce, George Washington, James Buchanon, Mount Vernon, Reno, Wheatfield | 4 Comments

My ex Callahan’s Old Cabin Whiskey – The Big Fish that Got Away

Posted on 8 August 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

“The Big Fish that Got Away” 08 August 2012 (Updated 13 August 2012 with Greg Price email) (R•060614) We all know about, and have probably experienced, “The Little Fish that Got Away” syndrome. Well, how about “The Big Fish that … Continue reading →