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OK Plantation Bitters – the “Big Boys”

Posted on 11 November 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

O K P L A N T A T I O N B I T T E R S the “B I G B O Y S” If you remember, some time back, towards the end … Continue reading →

Posted in Bitters, Bottle Shows, Collectors & Collections, Color Runs, Digging and Finding, Facebook, Figural Bottles | Tagged 1840, 1863, 1868, Big Boy, Bob Currens, Brian Shultis, cabin, Dale Santos, Ed Barber, ferdinand meyer, Figural, Greg Sweet, Heckler, Jack Stecher, Jeff Noordsy, John Feldmann, John Panella, Ken Aldrich, Kentucky, locomotive, Mark Warne, Model Railroader, Odyssey, OK Plantation Bitters, Rick Ciralli, Tami Barber, Union Pacific, Vermont, White River Junction | 3 Comments

The low down on Submarine Poisons

Posted on 6 November 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

S U B M A R I N E P O I S O N B O T T L E S “So that it may goe under water unto the bottome, and so to come up … Continue reading →

Posted in Civil War, Collectors & Collections, Figural Bottles, History, Poison Bottles | Tagged Civil War, coffin, Ferdinand Meyer IV, Harper's Weekly, Poison, Skull, Sub, Submarine, Torpedo, William Bourne | Leave a comment

Looking at Coffin Poison Bottles

Posted on 5 November 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

C O F F I N P O I S O N B O T T L E S Recently I did a post on Skull Poison Bottles. There is no doubt, at least in my mind, that … Continue reading →

Posted in Collectors & Collections, Figural Bottles, History, Poison Bottles | Tagged Bottle, coffin, Ferdinand Meyer IV, Joan Cabanis, Monster, Poison, Skull | Leave a comment

The “Blue-Green” Drakes Mystery

Posted on 3 November 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

T H E “B L U E – G R E E N” D R A K E S Updated 01 July 2013 A good marketing or advertising piece should catch your eye whether it is mailed, displayed or … Continue reading →

Posted in Auction News, Bitters, Collectors & Collections, Color, Figural Bottles, News, Questions | Tagged American Bottle Auctions, Bill Taylor, bitters, blue-green, cabin, Drakes, e-mail, ferdinand meyer, Fever, Figural, Fuss, Jeff Burkhardt, Jeff Wichmann, Jim Hagenbuch, John Feldmann, Meyer, Mike Henness, Plantation, sandor fuss, teal | 7 Comments

Some Great Bottles worth watching in American Glass Gallery Auction #9

Posted on 2 November 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

American Glass Gallery | Auction #9 This is my second post reviewing the outstanding American Glass Gallery Auction #9 which is now online. Read: 1st post Historical Flasks worth watching in American Glass Gallery Auction #9. Great photography, good write-ups and a … Continue reading →

Posted in Auction News, Blacking, Figural Bottles, Fruit Jars, Inks, Pickle Jars, Sauce, Whiskey | Tagged American Glass Gallery, auction, Big Dig, blacking, Boston, Cathedral, E. Waters, Ed & Kathy Gray, Fruit, jar, Jerry McCann, John Pastor, Josee Johnson, Liz Maxbauer, New York, Race & Sheldons, Sauce, Troy, Western Spice Mills | Leave a comment

Skull Shaped Poison Bottles – A frightening favorite

Posted on 1 November 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

P O I S O N – P A T A P P L ‘ D F O R A skull and crossbones is a symbol consisting of a human skull and two long bones crossed … Continue reading →

Posted in Collectors & Collections, Figural Bottles, History, Poison Bottles | Tagged Carlton Lewe, Charles Aprill, Crossbones, Dustin Scott Baker, Emanuel Wynn, Francis Romanowski, John Odell, Poison, Skull, Toni Scholtz Johnston | Leave a comment

Not Brown – A “chocolate” Brown’s Celebrated Indian Herb Bitters

Posted on 23 October 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Not Brown – A “chocolate” Brown’s Celebrated Indian Herb Bitters 23 October 2012 (R•090516) There is a movement underfoot to diminish the celebration and collection of brown bottles and glass. I know of some major collectors who are discouraging this … Continue reading →

Posted in Advice, Bitters, Color, Figural Bottles | Tagged amber, bitters, brown, Brown's, Celebrated, Chocolate, Color, Herb, Indian, Queen | Leave a comment

The great indian beverage XXX E. Dexter Loveridge Wahoo Bitters

Posted on 19 October 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

“Drink as a Beverage” XXX E. DEXTER LOVERIDGE WAHOO BITTERS 19 October 2012 (R•031215) “The compound was procured in part from the most eminent Indian physicians known among our northwestern tribes” The Jack Stecher post of the three labeled upstate … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Bitters, Collectors & Collections, Ephemera, Figural Bottles, Glass Companies & Works, History | Tagged bitters, Brian Wolff, Buffalo, Clyde, Dr. Loveridge, E. Dexter Loveridge, Indian, Jack Stecher, Jeff Burkhardt, John N. Pattison, Lockport, Meyer, New York, Polka, Susannah Bodine Pierson, Wahoo, XXX | Leave a comment

Steele’s Niagara Star Bitters – Lockport Glass Works

Posted on 16 October 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

STEELE’S NIAGARA STAR BITTERS Steele’s Niagara Star Bitters – Lockport Glass Works 16 October 2012 (R•100918) (R•041219) The Jack Stecher picture of the three great labeled Upstate New York Bitters bottles (see top-most picture) on Peachridge Glass recently prompted me to go … Continue reading →

Posted in Bitters, Collectors & Collections, Figural Bottles, Glass Companies & Works, History | Tagged Benjamin Fletcher, bitters, Eagle, George A. Torrance, Hon. Richard B. Hoag, Jack Stecher, Jean W. Dunn, John W. Steele, Lockport, Locks, Meyer, New York, Niagara, Star, Steele's, Wallace W. Steele | Leave a comment

E.G. Booz and North American Log Cabins Too!

Posted on 13 October 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

D I S P L A Y S E R I E S E.G. Booz and North American Log Cabins Too! 13 October 2012 Now that I have been able to catch my breath with the summer ending and … Continue reading →