Category Archives: Collectors & Collections

Stories from visits with the collectors and seeing their collections.

Barrel Series – The Mysterious Blue Barrel

Posted on 6 July 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

UNEMBOSSED BLUE FIGURAL BARREL 06 July 2012 (R•092016) Here is a great figural barrel that many collectors consider very desirable because of the form, size and color. The barrel is larger than most bitters barrels and really jumps out in … Continue reading →

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Left Coast Lines Presents Jim’s Trading Post – Austin, Nevada

Posted on 5 July 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Hello Mr. & Mrs. Meyer, I hope this letter finds you both well. My name is Michael Doyle. I write for the insulator collecting hobby under the mast-head ‘Left Coast Lines.’ Some of my work has been published in Crown … Continue reading →

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Figural Barrel Series – Hall’s Bitters

Posted on 4 July 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

  HALL’S BITTERS  | E.E. HALL NEW HAVEN | ESTABLISHED 1842 04 July 2012 (R•011715) (R•091516) Today I will start a new series on Figural Barrels akin to the previous Fancy Squares, Figural Pig or Figural Cannon Series. With an … Continue reading →

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Peychaud’s Cocktail Bitters – L.E. Jung and his Gators

Posted on 2 July 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Peychaud’s Cocktail Bitters – L.E. Jung and his Gators 02 July 2012 (R•111213) (R•052419) “Created in the 1830s in New Orleans, Peychaud Bitters is a gentian-based bitters still used today for mixed drinks, in particular the Sazerac cocktail. People were … Continue reading →

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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 →

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Advertising pieces provided by Michael Dolcini

Posted on 27 June 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Michael Dolcini is an interesting character. To me, he seems to know just about everything, and has ‘been there and done-it’ with western bottles and glass. He passes off his knowledge in a very unassuming and casual way that always … Continue reading →

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The “Dancing Indian” Cologne

Posted on 26 June 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

A month or so ago Charles Aprill (New Orleans) posted a really nice picture of two “Dancing Indian” colognes (below) in aqua and cobalt blue. I have always admired this bottle because of the strong embossing and name. I placed … Continue reading →

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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 →

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Tom Marshall Gallery – Form & Composition

Posted on 24 June 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

I first starting noticing pictures posted by Tom Marshall earlier this month on a couple of the facebook bottle and glass sites. I immediately tagged Tom for closer look as the pieces he was displaying and photographing were breathtaking. Tom’s … Continue reading →

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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 →

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