Category Archives: Collectors & Collections

Stories from visits with the collectors and seeing their collections.

Big Boy Lightning Rod Ball

Posted on 18 April 2011 by Ferdinand Meyer V

**email from Jeff Burkhardt to Ferdinand Meyer 17 April 2011…regarding our respective Lightning Rod Ball collections… Ferdinand- You got balls, I got balls, but do ‘ya have these balls? Yes, the 5-1/2″ POINT PLEAT is a “big-boy”. It dwarfs “big” … Continue reading →

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Awesome Smith’s Druid Bitters Moves from West Virginia to Houston to Oregon

Posted on 14 April 2011 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Awesome Smith’s Druid Bitters Moves from West Virginia to Houston to Oregon 14 April 2011 This past January 2011, I made my 2nd trip to Baker, West Virginia to meet with noted West Virginia Bottle Collector, Rodney Funkhouser. On this … Continue reading →

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Mike Henness – One of My Early Inspirations

Posted on 13 April 2011 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Elizabeth and I visited with Mike Henness after the Auburn, California 49er Show on 07 December 2009. Ken Edward was also there with Mike. Mike used to have this web site (odd, I can not find it now) that pictured … Continue reading →

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London Medicated Health Restorer – Baltimore

Posted on 13 April 2011 by Ferdinand Meyer V

London Medicated Health Restorer – Baltimore 13 April 2011 David Kyle from Thousand Oaks, California was the winner of the London Medicated Health Restorer bottle (pictured below) which was Lot 163 in Glass Works Ides of March Auction 91 this … Continue reading →

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Ferraro Visit – July 2009

Posted on 11 April 2011 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Elizabeth and I had the honor of a personal visit with Bob and Connie Ferraro of Boulder City, Nevada. We drove from Los Angeles after the 2009 FOHBC Pomona National Show. Our visit included a nice lunch in town (Bob … Continue reading →

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Fruit Juice in the AM

Posted on 11 April 2011 by Ferdinand Meyer V

16 August 2010: * One of those surprise emails I get from Jeff Burkhardt that knock me over… Ferdinand – This’ll make you “pucker-up”- Old Homestead “juice” flavors in the early AM: STRAWBERRY, GINGER ALE, LIME, LEMON & ROOT BEER! … Continue reading →

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Citron Green Seaworth Bitters…no way!!

Posted on 10 April 2011 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Jeff Burkhardt from Cedarburg, Wisconsin usually shocks me with innocent little emails with drop-dead surprises and pictures that take my breath away….Here are some pictures of a new acquisition of Jeff’s….

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Bill Ham Visit – Some Extraordinary Pontiled Bottles

Posted on 10 April 2011 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Bill Ham Visit – Some Extraordinary Pontiled Bottles 10 April 2011 On 06 December 2009, Elizabeth and I visited with Bill and Cindy Ham in Lakeport, California after the Auburn 49er Show. We had a nice dinner and Bill uncorked … Continue reading →

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Richard Tucker Visit – October 2010

Posted on 9 April 2011 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Pam Selenak, Sandor Fuss and I were able to meet in Newport Beach, CA. over at Cathy and Richard Tucker’s for a light lunch one Sunday afternoon last October 2010. This is the first time I have spent some personal … Continue reading →

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Glass Passion and Color Part II : Exploration and Color

Posted on 9 April 2011 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Glass Passion and Color Part II : Exploration and Color 09 April 2011 *as reprinted from The Federation of Historical Bottle Collectors (FOHBC) Bottles & Extra Magazine. November-December 2009. Download PDF: Article_2 Glass Passion and Color Part II: Exploration and … Continue reading →

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