Category Archives: Figural Bottles

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My Vote for the Best Bottle Color Description of the Year!

Posted on 12 August 2011 by Ferdinand Meyer V

hmmm….I don’t know…this looks more like “early summer squash with a granny smith apple sauce wash”

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Tippecanoe Cabins – GVII-1 & GVII-2

Posted on 7 August 2011 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Tippecanoe Cabins – GVII-1 & GVII-2 07 August 2011 Tom Doligale posted this info on Bottle Collectors today. Too important to not archive for the Virtual Museum project. The two specimens of the Tippecanoe cabin bottle are quite unique. They … Continue reading →

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Cathedral Pickle Picture Page

Posted on 31 July 2011 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Peter Piper Picked a Peck of Pickled Peppers and Posted it on The Peachridge Cathedral Pickle Picture Page It was really a great experience to see the Cathedral Pickle display at the FOHBC York Show (was it York or Wilmington?)…I … Continue reading →

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What!!! Pontiled Green Highland Bitters and Scotch Tonic

Posted on 31 July 2011 by Ferdinand Meyer V

What!!! Pontiled Green Highland Bitters and Scotch Tonic 31 July 2011 You Have Got to Be Kidding! This past Wednesday started off innocently enough until I received an eBay alert from Jeff (Froggy) Burkhardt about a pontiled Highland Bitters and … Continue reading →

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Meyer Table at the 2011 Houston Bottle Show

Posted on 24 July 2011 by Ferdinand Meyer V

I took of few pictures of my two (2) tables at the 2011 Houston Bottle Show. The proximity of the show allowed me to take some of my light tables and to display a few bottles. I had no illusions … Continue reading →

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A Picture of a Picture of Two of Brad Francis’s Kelly’s Old Cabin Bitters

Posted on 23 July 2011 by Ferdinand Meyer V

I am at the Houston Bottle Show today. Folks, this is the best I could get as far as seeing two legendary Kelly’s Old Cabin Bitters. Two recent trips to Brad Francis’s house, which is 10 hours away by car … Continue reading →

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Is there a Blue Embossed Bitters Barrel?

Posted on 22 July 2011 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Is there a Blue Embossed Bitters Barrel? 22 July 2011 I received the below noted email from Carl Hotkowski which really got me dreaming of a blue Old Sachems…….. Hello Ferdinand, Just a quick question if you have the time. Are … Continue reading →

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Drake’s Plantation Bitters Article Raises Serious Questions – Cecil Munsey, PhD

Posted on 19 July 2011 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Drake’s Plantation Bitters Article Raises Serious Questions! Read at CecilMunsey.com *Search for Drakes on Site “COMPLIMENTARY TIDINGS” with regard to BOTTLES AND THEIR HISTORY FROM Cecil Munsey, PhD Website: http://www.CecilMunsey.com Email: CecilMunsey@cox.net Cecil Munsey, PhD – Federation of Historical Bottle Clubs … Continue reading →

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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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