Category Archives: Depression Glass

Gary Katzen Milk Glass Collection

Posted on 30 May 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Gary Katzen Milk Glass Collection 30 May 2013 Read Part 2: Why White? or How the %$#@! did you choose that Category? I first met Gary Katzen online, a year ago June when he sent me some incredible pictures of milk … Continue reading →

Posted in Bottle Shows, Collectors & Collections, Cologne, Depression Glass, Display, Figural Bottles, History, Milk Glass | Tagged Baltimore Bottle Show, Bunker Hill Monument, cologne, Dancing Indian, fin de siecle, Gary Katzen, Katzen, lion, Lion cologne, Milk Glass, opal glass, opaque, Sandwich, Stanger Glass Works, translucent | 1 Comment

Burnham’s Timber Bitters or just Timber Bitters?

Posted on 1 May 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Burnham’s Timber Bitters or just Timber Bitters? 01 May 2013 (R•050914) (R•060214) Here is another oddball Bitters that surfaced yesterday when Brian Wolff was doing some online research for M.S. James’ Family Bitters. He came across the labeled Burnham’s Timber … Continue reading →

Posted in Bitters, Depression Glass, Digging and Finding, History | Tagged Albany, Charles Burnham, Dr. J.H. Burnham, E.S. Burnham, Elmer S. Burnham, Hasty Jellycon, New York, New York City, Timber Bitters | Leave a comment

Some Beautiful Carnival Glass Pieces

Posted on 26 May 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

My experiece with Carnival Glass is limited based on just owning a few insulators that caught my eye over the years. I pictured my PYREX CD 233 to the left. The color is quite nice. I did a Peachridge post … Continue reading →

Posted in Carnival Glass, Depression Glass, Dinnerware, Glass Companies & Works, Glass Makers, History, Insulators, Vases | Tagged aurora glass, Cambridge, Carnival Glass, diamond, Dugan, Fenton, Imperial, iridescent, Iridill, Loetz, metallic, Milersburg, Northwood, rainbow glass, shiny, Tiffany, Westmoreland | Leave a comment

Toppin’ it off with a few Glasshouse Hat Whimsies

Posted on 26 May 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

There has been some interesting dialog over at Early American Glass on facebook prompted by a posting by Jeff Noordsy (visit Jeff and Holly Noordsy) of a rather nice Hat Whimsey (see green example that Jeff picked up at the … Continue reading →

Posted in Blown Glass, Collectors & Collections, Depression Glass, Early American Glass, eBay, Facebook, Figural Bottles, Freeblown Glass, Glass Companies & Works, Glass Makers, History, Whimsies | Tagged Carnival, Congressville, Coventry, David Doty, Eric Correla, Fenton, Fostoria, Glass, glasshouse, Hat, Hobnail, Jeff Noordsy, Jim Davies, Massillon, Murano, Planet Glass, Sandwich, Stoddard, Waterlilly, Whimsey, Whimsey Club, whimsical, Whimsies, Whitney, Willington, Windmill | Leave a comment

My Lunch on Fiesta dinnerware at the Tea Room within the Museum of the Shenandoah Valley

Posted on 22 January 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

This past week I had lunch with an associate of mine from my company FMG Design at the Tea Room at the Museum of the Shenandoah Valley in historic Winchester, Virginia. This is always a nice experience with wonderful light lunches … Continue reading →

Posted in Art & Architecture, Color Runs, Depression Glass, Dinnerware, Glass Companies & Works, History, Museums | Tagged Fiesta, FMG Design, Homer Laughlin China Company, Michael Graves, museum, Shenandoah, Valley, West Virginia, Winchester | Leave a comment

Some Gorgeous Depression Glass Table Settings

Posted on 19 January 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Today was filled with business in some neat historic places. We (an associate of mine Kim Cao, from FMG) started out in Winchester, Virginia and ended up with meetings in the town of Luray, Virginia. Instead of taking I-81 we … Continue reading →