Category Archives: Collectors & Collections

Stories from visits with the collectors and seeing their collections.

Castilian Bitters – Brown & Embree Proprietors – New York

Posted on 18 March 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Castilian Bitters – Brown & Embree Proprietors – New York 18 March 2012 This is a follow-up post dedicated to the Castilian Bitters that was referenced in the previous Brown’s Castilian post (read: Brown’s Castilian Bitters – Transitional Cannon Barrel Figural) ‘Patent Elixir … Continue reading →

Posted in Bitters, Collectors & Collections, Figural Bottles | Tagged Barrel, bitters, Bottle, Browns Castilian, Cannon, Castilian Bitters, Figural, Meyer Collection | Leave a comment

Doyles Hop Bitters and some Exciting Variants

Posted on 15 March 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

“For general debility, biliousness, nervousness, neuralgia, indigestion, fever and ague, liver complaint, mental depression and all kidney and urinary diseases. Compounded from hops, buchu, mandrake, dandelion, etc. Under the best medical ability existing”. Doyles Hop Bitters and some Exciting Variants 15 March 2012 (R•010514) There … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Bitters, Collectors & Collections, Color Runs, Figural Bottles, History | Tagged Backwards Doyles, Berry, Brian Shultis, Doyle's Hop Bitters, Hop, Meyer Collection, motif, semi-cabin | Leave a comment

Brown’s Castilian Bitters – Transitional Cannon Barrel Figural

Posted on 14 March 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Brown’s Castilian Bitters – Transitional Cannon Barrel Figural 14 March 2012 The Carlyn Ring and W.C. Ham listing in Bitters Bottles is as follows: B 221.6 BROWN’S CASTILIAN BITTERS BROWN’S CASTILIAN // c // Wm. H. & Jerome B. Brown, Baltimore, … Continue reading →

Posted in Bitters, Collectors & Collections, Figural Bottles | Tagged Baltimore, Barrel, bitters, Brown's, Brown's Castilian Bitters, Brown's Catalina, Browns Iron Bitters, Cannon, Castilian Bitters, Catalina, Figural, Jeff Burkhardt, Jerome B. Brown, Kris Kernozicky, maryland, Meyer Collection, Norman C. Heckler, Vino Castellano, William H. Brown | 2 Comments

General Scotts Artillery Bitters – The Ultimate Cannon Barrel Figural

Posted on 13 March 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

General Scotts Artillery Bitters – The Ultimate Cannon Barrel Figural 13 March 2012 (R•052814) (R•062517) (R•052719-Genius) The next figural cannon, and in my opinion, the greatest example in rarity is the General Scotts Artillery Bitters. As recorded in Carlyn Ring … Continue reading →

Posted in Bitters, Civil War, Collectors & Collections, Figural Bottles, History | Tagged Bill Ham, Bill Taylor, Carlyn Ring, Charles Aprill, Charles Gardner, Civil War, Dave Kyle, Don Keating, Jim Hagenbuch, Jim Mitchell, Major General, Major General Banks, Major General Dix, Major General Fremont, Major General McClellan, New York, Robert Skinner, sandor fuss, Sidney Genius, United States Army, Winfield Scott | 2 Comments

A. M. Bininger & Co. Figural Cannon

Posted on 13 March 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

A. M. Bininger & Co. Figural Cannon 13 March 2012 (R•070512) Here is the 2nd post in the Figural Cannon Barrel series I started yesterday with a post on the G.T. GAYEN / ALTONA cannon (read: Figural Cannon Bottles – J … Continue reading →

Posted in Collectors & Collections, Figural Bottles, Gin, Glass Makers, History, Spirits, Whiskey | Tagged A.M. BININGER, Altona, Barrel, Bob Ferraro, Bourbon, Cannon, Charles Aprill, Corning Museum of Glass, Dave Kyle, Don Keating, Figural, Gin, GreatAntiqueBottles.com, J.T. Gayen, Jack Pelletier, Melanie Zoeller, Meyer Collection, Mike Dickman, Mitchell, New York | 2 Comments

Figural Cannon Bottles – J T GAYEN / ALTONA

Posted on 12 March 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Figural Cannon Bottles – J T GAYEN / ALTONA 12 March 2012 I wanted to start a new series on Figural Cannon Bottles. These wonderful and powerful shapes bring back all of the imagery and weaponry of the early American … Continue reading →

Posted in Civil War, Collectors & Collections, Figural Bottles, History, Revolutionary War, Spirits, Whiskey | Tagged Altona, Cannon, Civil War, Figural, Fort Monroe, Germany, Hamburg, Hampton, J.T. Gayen, Jan Tecker Gayen, Meyer Collection, Philadelphia, Point Comfort, R & G A Wright, Virginia | 5 Comments

What is John Feldmann Telling Bob Ferraro?

Posted on 12 March 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Archiving a little gallows humor inspired by funnyman Jeff Burkhardt.

Posted in Bitters, Collectors & Collections, Figural Bottles, Humor - Lighter Side | Tagged Barrel, bitters, Bob Ferraro, Connie Ferraro, Figural, Jeff Burkhardt, John Feldmann, Pittsburgh, W. Wolf | 1 Comment

H. Schoenfelder’s Stomach Bitters – Pittsburgh, PA

Posted on 10 March 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

I really enjoy meeting people at Bottle Shows and talking about rare finds and the stories that go with them. In this case it was Chip Cable telling me about his extremely rare Schoenfelder’s Bitters from Pittsburgh, PA. Hi Ferdinand, … Continue reading →

Posted in Bitters, Collectors & Collections, Digging and Finding | Tagged Chip Cable, ferdinand meyer, Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, Schoenfelder's Bitters, Stomach Bitters | 2 Comments

Some Pictures of Free-Blown American Pitchers

Posted on 10 March 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

With the news and recent post of the Sandor Fuss acquisition (read: Stunning Historic Pitcher added to Fuss Collection) of an early American free-blown Connecticut Pitcher, I went a litter deeper on-line to find similar examples. Most so far are with the … Continue reading →

Posted in Collectors & Collections, Early American Glass, Freeblown Glass, Museums | Tagged Boston and Sandwich Glass Company, Corning Museum of Glass, free blown, Fuss Collection, George S. McKearin, Lancaster Glass Works, Lockport Glass Works, Pitcher, Saratoga Glass Works | Leave a comment

Stunning Historic Pitcher added to Fuss Collection

Posted on 9 March 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Hi Ferdinand, Attached are two pictures of my most recent acquisition. I have actually known about this piece for some time. However, it was at this past Baltimore show where I saw a beautiful blown glass creamer with Mark Vuono … Continue reading →