Category Archives: Freeblown Glass

Michael George: Manchester Chairman & New England Tour de Force

Posted on 31 August 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Tour de Force is defined as “a feat demonstrating brilliance or mastery in a field”. Now if this does not describe the role and backbone of the Chairman of our FOHBC 2013 National Antique Bottle Show in Manchester, New Hampshire, … Continue reading →

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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 →

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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 →

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Demijohns – Some great new pictures

Posted on 26 June 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

There is some great dialog and pictures being posted on the bottle and glass facebook sites regarding early American demijohns. I have corralled a few for your perusal. Read more: “Loaf of Bread” Demijohns Read More: Rare & Choice Demijohns in American … Continue reading →

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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 →

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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 →

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Some historical glass pictures from the Philadelphia Museum Of Art

Posted on 16 May 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Sandor Fuss visited me at Peach Ridge recently in Houston and said he was headed east during the following week for business. Sandor, like myself, builds glass adventures around business trips and in this instance, he was planning on visiting … Continue reading →

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The Bulls Eye Glass Pane

Posted on 28 April 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

My association with bullseye window panes is limited, but on two occasions I almost crossed the line and obtained examples for the house here at Peach Ridge. The first encounter was at a country antique store west of Houston. This … Continue reading →

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Jeffrey S. Evans – Some Great Early American Glass Pieces

Posted on 13 April 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

I wanted to make sure everyone had Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates on their radar. I’ve been noticing some past and upcoming auctions with some fine glass pieces. Jeffrey was kind enough to send me pictures of some stand-out glass … Continue reading →

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Some Pictures of Free-Blown American Pitchers

Posted on 10 March 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

With the news and recent post of the Sandor Fuss acquisition (read: Stunning Historic Pitcher added to Fuss Collection) of an early American free-blown Connecticut Pitcher, I went a litter deeper on-line to find similar examples. Most so far are with the … Continue reading →

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