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The Great Aqua Trio – Russian Imperial Tonic Bitters, National Tonic Bitters & Dunbar & Co. Worm Wood Cordial

Posted on 6 October 2014 by Ferdinand Meyer V

The Great Aqua Trio – Russian Imperial Tonic Bitters, National Tonic Bitters & Dunbar & Co. Worm Wood Cordial 06 October 2014 I think you all know how much I like aqua bottles. Though not a color, they certainly can … Continue reading →

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California Wine Bitters – From the vineyard of Kohler & Frohling

Posted on 16 September 2014 by Ferdinand Meyer V

California Wine Bitters – From the vineyard of Kohler & Frohling 16 September 2014 (R•030615) Here, everything is not as it should be. The first example of the California Wine Bitters lady’s leg pictured below was spotted on a table at the … Continue reading →

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Catawba Bitters labeled lady’s leg from New Haven

Posted on 26 August 2014 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Catawba Bitters labeled lady’s leg from New Haven 26 August 2014 David Jackson (Read: David Jackson and his Applied Seal Bottles) posted these three pretty nice pictures of a Catawba Bitters green lady’s leg figural bottle with a label from Merrick & Moore … Continue reading →

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The E. Julin – ABO football sized torpedo

Posted on 23 August 2014 by Ferdinand Meyer V

The E. Julin – ABO football sized torpedo 23 August 2014 (R•091814) Incoming e-mail from prominent west coast bottle collector, Dale Mlasko. We’ve seen many of Dale’s great western bitters pictures before. He had this oddity needing identification. I quickly … Continue reading →

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Pow! Gun Bottles

Posted on 31 July 2014 by Ferdinand Meyer V

POW!! Gun Bottles 31 July 2014 There have been some pretty cool figural antique glass pistol and gun revolvers on the internet lately. I remember my father having a few of these bottles in a glass bowfront along with vintage glass clam … Continue reading →

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Corn n’ Fish at the 2014 Houston Antique Bottle Show

Posted on 19 July 2014 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Corn n’ Fish at the 2014 Houston Antique Bottle Show 19 July 2014 Read from 2012: I brought a few of my Drakes to the Houston Show Read from 2013: Houston 2013 Antique Bottle Show – Showing Off Some of you may … Continue reading →

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A Quite Different Un-embossed Drakes

Posted on 14 July 2014 by Ferdinand Meyer V

A Quite Different Un-embossed Drakes 14 July 2014 I always like receiving e-mails about bottles, especially with great pictures. Here we go with a nice communication from Chris Eib about an unusual un-embossed Drakes Plantation Bitters (top right) and a Duncan … Continue reading →

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Where is the Bitter Puyastier from?

Posted on 21 June 2014 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Where is the Bitter Puyastier from? 21 June 2014 (R•042919) David Jackson sent me a picture of him holding a Bitter Puyastier and said, “Hi Ferdinand, Do you have any info on this bottle? I have one in amber and have seen it … Continue reading →

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Looking at some George Ohr Inkwell Examples

Posted on 20 June 2014 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Looking at some George Ohr Inkwell Examples The ‘Mad Potter of Biloxi’ 20 June 2014 Jim Hagenbuch and Glass Works Auctions had some nice George Ohr, also affectionately called the “Mad Potter of Biloxi”, inkwells in their auction #102 that closed … Continue reading →

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Lukach’s Hungarian Bitters – Truth is Stronger than Fiction

Posted on 7 June 2014 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Lukach’s Hungarian Bitters  Truth is Stronger than Fiction 07 June 2015 (R•110814) Truth is really stronger than fiction as I opened an e-mail yesterday from across the pond from 2013 FOHBC Hall-of-Famer, Alan Blakeman (visit BBR) regarding a Hungarian Bitters Alan has … Continue reading →

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