Category Archives: Flasks

Western Midwestern and Eastern Flasks

Early pictures of some of the characters and legends or both • Part 2

Posted on 12 August 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

This is a continuation (Part 2) of Early pictures of some of the characters and legends or both which I will now call Part 1. With a web site, you do not want to overload a single page with too many images. … Continue reading →

Posted in Auction News, Bottle Shows, Collectors & Collections, Early American Glass, Flasks, Historical Flasks, History, Peachridge Glass, Photography | Tagged Beverly Burbage, Bill Pollard, Carl Pratt, Charles Vuono, Columbia, Dick Sheaff, Dr. Gary Johnson, Frank Brockman, Garths Auctions, GI-118, GII-24, Las Vegas Expo, legend, Mark Vuono, Skinners | Leave a comment

Barrel Series – Columbus in a Barrel

Posted on 9 August 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

COLUMBUS ON A BARREL (motif of Columbus in a barrel) (motif of a rooster) I took a few weeks off for FOHBC Reno Expo business and other types of related posts and now would like to return to the figural … Continue reading →

Posted in Auction News, Figural Bottles, Flasks, Whiskey | Tagged Barrel, columbus, Figural, Glass Works Auctions, Judge Blaske | Leave a comment

D&C | Dealers & Collectors unveils at the FOHBC Reno Expo

Posted on 26 July 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

PRG: Folks, this has been hard to keep under my hat as this new web site and book could change everything! I am not even going to tell you who is behind this ground-breaking endeavor, as you can find out … Continue reading →

Posted in Advice, Auction News, Bitters, Flasks, Historical Flasks, Medicines & Cures, News, Poison Bottles, Price Guides, Publications, Soda Bottles, Technology, Whiskey | Tagged Antique Bottles, auction, Collectors, D.C., Dealers, Glass, Price Guide | Leave a comment

Those miniature Globs and Pocket Flasks

Posted on 19 July 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

We had a visitor (Brad Seigler) to see our collection at Peach Ridge this past weekend after the Houston Antique Bottle Show. In one of our bottle rooms, with the power figurals, Brad asked Elizabeth, my wife, about her favorite … Continue reading →

Posted in Collectors & Collections, Early American Glass, Flasks, Freeblown Glass, Glass Companies & Works | Tagged Bob and Muriel Heath, Boo Morcom, Brad Seigler, Chris Helenek, Dana Charlton-Zarro, Early American Glass, Elise Hempel, Elizabeth Meyer, Eric Correla, Flask, Germantown, glob, Hartford County, Ian Simmonds, Michael George, New England, Pitkin, Rick Ciralli, Stoddard, Temple, Tom Marshall, Wistar, Woody Douglas | Leave a comment

Advertising Notes and Facsimile Currency

Posted on 12 July 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Over the years, since I started collecting bottles, I have picked up some nice examples of facsimile currency and advertising notes relating to the bottles that I collect. As a collector of US Postage and Revenue Stamps, there is a … Continue reading →

Posted in Advice, Auction News, Cordial, Demijohns, Figural Bottles, Flasks, Fly Traps, Freeblown Glass, Gin, Glass Makers, Lightning Rod Balls, Medicines & Cures, Museums, Witch Ball | Tagged auction, Batsto Glass Works, Berkshire Glass Works, Cleveland Glass Works, currency, Dr. Barker's Tar Syrup, Drake's Plantation Bitters, E. Taylor's Hebrew Plaster, Ezra Lake, Farmers Bank, Glass Works, Heritage Auctions, Hostetter & Smith, Jew Davids Bank, John Root's Bitters, Loveridge, Mishler's Herb Bitters, New Brooklyn Glass Works, Philadelphia, Plantation Bank, postage, Redford Glass Company, Revenue, Salem Glass Works, Tom Hardy, Turner Brothers, Vermont Glass Factory, Vorodyne Universal Pain & Ache Cure, W.L. Ormsby, Wahoo Bitters, Waterford Glass works | 1 Comment

Barrel Series – April Fools Joke in July? Now That’s the Stuff

Posted on 9 July 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

THAT’S THE STUFF “I haven’t seen one since, I liked the slogan so I went for it” John April No, this is not a “John” April Fools joke but a pontiled barrel that most of us have never seen or … Continue reading →

Posted in Collectors & Collections, Facebook, Figural Bottles, Flasks, Whiskey | Tagged Barrel, Figural, Flask, John April, Mathew Tigue Levanti, Rick Ciralli, That's the Stuff, Tom Doligale, Tom Leveille, Try It | 2 Comments

Scott Grandstaff – Tooling Around

Posted on 7 July 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

I’m dying to get to Reno. Thinking of looking forlorn on the side of the road with a big Expo sign and teardrops, and “have a little gas money” at the bottom. I have to admit, everyday is a surprise … Continue reading →

Posted in Collectors & Collections, Cologne, Druggist & Drugstore, Flasks, Fruit Jars, Inks, Medicines & Cures, Scents | Tagged Scott Grandstaff, tools | Leave a comment

Eagle embossed flasks for Independence Day

Posted on 3 July 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

The boys and girls are really letting the eagles fly over on Early American Glass on facebook. Look at these GREAT pictures. I will continue to add pictures throughout the day as I suspect more will leave their perches. Have … Continue reading →

Posted in Early American Glass, Facebook, Flasks, Historical Flasks, Holiday, Photography | Tagged 4th of July, Cody Zeleny, Dale Santos, Dana Charlton-Zarro, Double Eagle, Eagle, Eric Correla, Flask, GI-14, GI-26, GII-62, GII-70, GII-79, GIV-1, Greg Sweet, GV-10, GV-8, Historical, Independence, Michael George, Mike Brauser, Pantaloon, Rick Ciralli, sandor fuss, Willington | Leave a comment

GIV-26 found…Maybe I should have been an Electrician?

Posted on 24 June 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Ferdinand, I thought I would share some pictures with you of a rare find. To my knowledge, none of these have shown up in over 20+ years. Very few examples of this bottle are known to exist. An old house … Continue reading →

Posted in Blown Glass, Digging and Finding, Early American Glass, Flasks, Historical Flasks, News | Tagged electrical, Flask, GIV-26, Historical, Maine, Marlborough, Masonic, Massachusetts, McKearin, Mike in Maine, New England Glassworks, New Hampshire | Leave a comment

Tom Marshall Gallery – Form & Composition

Posted on 24 June 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

I first starting noticing pictures posted by Tom Marshall earlier this month on a couple of the facebook bottle and glass sites. I immediately tagged Tom for closer look as the pieces he was displaying and photographing were breathtaking. Tom’s … Continue reading →