Category Archives: Collectors & Collections

Stories from visits with the collectors and seeing their collections.

Four Nice Bitters from Greg Bair

Posted on 19 July 2011 by Ferdinand Meyer V

It is always nice to get an email and pictures from someone who has recently found and/or purchased some new bottles. I think these bottles and pictures are quite nice from Greg Bair! [Greg’s eMail] Managed to acquire these in … Continue reading →

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Jackson’s Stonewall Bitters – St. Louis

Posted on 14 July 2011 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Jackson’s Stonewall Bitters – St. Louis 14 July 2011 With the latest pictures and talk about Civil War bottles and blogs on Facebook, I thought it might be time to post a picture of one of my favorite Bitters Bottles … Continue reading →

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Pond’s Bitters and Jim Schmidt’s Civil War Medicine Blog

Posted on 13 July 2011 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Jim Schmidt has recently joined the FOHBC and while sending his membership on, I noticed he was from the Houston area! He is a Civil War authority and really into Civil War Medicine. Bingo! Boy has he found the right … Continue reading →

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A Bottle You Might Want to Lick – WT Quart with Bubbles

Posted on 9 July 2011 by Ferdinand Meyer V
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C.C. Jerome National Bitters from Detroit

Posted on 4 July 2011 by Ferdinand Meyer V

C.C. Jerome National Bitters from Detroit 04 July 2011 (R•090518) Another very exciting email from noted Michigan collector Jeff “scharno” Scharnowske… OK, now for something more up your alley, Ferd. Here are the only two known examples (pictured above) of the … Continue reading →

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Jeff Scharnowske’s Michigan Strap Sided Whiskey Flasks

Posted on 4 July 2011 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Ahh…..long 4th of July weekends are for barbecue and BOTTLES! Incoming email and pictures from noted Michigan collector Jeff Scharnowske. Thanks Jeff. Pretty cool. Ferd, was just playing with my straps yesterday, brought them out of the basement and into my … Continue reading →

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Simon’s Centennial Bitters and the 4th of July

Posted on 3 July 2011 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Simon’s Centennial Bitters and the 4th of July 03 July 2011 Old George pretty much says it all on the 4th of July. What a great bottle! According to Ring & Ham, “There are many reproductions of this bottle. Some are … Continue reading →

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Quandt Brewery – Troy, New York

Posted on 2 July 2011 by Ferdinand Meyer V

You can not help but to notice the prevalence of Ricks Bottleroom on the bottle blogs. Rick (DeMarsh) is everywhere. While poking around and checking him out, I was astounded to find his web site and catch up on who … Continue reading →

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Bininger’s Night Cap Flask

Posted on 1 July 2011 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Bininger’s Night Cap Flask 01 July 2011 I bet most of you have not seen one of these bottles before. I know I hadn’t…until this past Wednesday at Jim and Lynn Mitchell’s house outside of Tampa. I believe this Bininger’s … Continue reading →

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Handled Pineapples Enjoyed in Sunny Florida

Posted on 30 June 2011 by Ferdinand Meyer V

I’m sitting here in Miami’s airport stuck as a bug in a rug. Storms have diverted most incoming flights to alternate landing spots in Florida so I have no plane to fly back to Houston. I guess I will just … Continue reading →

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