Category Archives: Glass Companies & Works

FOHBC 2012 Reno Expo Banquet Pictures

Posted on 31 July 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

The Banquet on Friday Evening Elizabeth and I typically attend the FOHBC Banquet each year. There is usually a cocktail party first, good food, the keynote speaker (Warren Friedrich gave a talk on San Francisco Glass Houses), awards and the … Continue reading →

Posted in Bottle Shows, Bottles and Extras, Club News, Glass Companies & Works, Glass Makers, History, News | Tagged banquet, Bottles and Extras, Expo, fohbc, Reno, Scott Selenak, Warren Friedrich | 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

Cullet and Slag Glass Information

Posted on 8 July 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Put this in the “Learn something new every day” file… Incoming email this morning. I put the question up on Early American Glass on facebook and quickly received the following comments from Charles Flint and Steven James Anderson. Howdy Ferd … Continue reading →

Posted in Glass Companies & Works, Glass Makers, Insulators, Questions, Technology | Tagged Charles Flint, Color, cullet, Cummington, Glass, Insulators, Lenox Glass Works, silica, slag, snow, Steven James Anderson | 1 Comment

Baltimore’s Iron Bitters – Brown Chemical Company

Posted on 30 June 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Baltimore’s Iron Bitters – Brown Chemical Company 30 June 2012 (R•052914) (R•112817) I like the embossing “BROWN CHEMICAL COMPANY” and the word ‘IRON” on the BROWN’S IRON BITTERS and IRON BITTERS from Baltimore, Maryland. These, smaller squares look good together … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Bitters, Collectors & Collections, Druggist & Drugstore, Ephemera, Glass Companies & Works, Medicines & Cures, Tonics, Trade Cards | Tagged Baltimore, Brown Chemical Company, Browns Iron Bitters, children, Dyspepsia, healthy, Iron Bitters, languid, Lily Langtry, maryland, Meyer Brothers, Meyer Collection, Nervous, weak, Women | 2 Comments

Cut Decanter and Wine Glasses in Fisher Diamond Pattern

Posted on 20 June 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

[Incoming email and pictures from Los Angeles Historical Bottle Club president and early American glass collector Dave Maryo] Hi Ferd, I recently purchased an early cut glass decanter and would like to share some pictures. The decanter was cut in … Continue reading →

Posted in Collectors & Collections, Decanter, Early American Glass, Glass Companies & Works, Glass Makers, Museums, Wine & Champagne | Tagged Bakewell, brilliant cut, Corning Museum of Glass, cut glass, Dave Maryo, Decanter, Fisher Diamond, Glass, LAHBC, Mount Washington, Page & Bakewell, Pairpoint Manufacturing Company, Wine | Leave a comment

Some Early American Glass Bowls

Posted on 19 June 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

The group over at Early American Glass Collectors on facebook have been posting and commenting on some gorgeous early American bowls from the primarily New England glass houses. These are wonderful pieces. So simple and clean. I can not help … Continue reading →

Posted in Bowls, Collectors & Collections, Dinnerware, Early American Glass, Facebook, Glass Companies & Works, Glass Makers | Tagged bowl, Charles Aprill, Charles Flint, Coventry Glass Works, Dave Maryo, Glastonbury, Granite Glass Company, Hartford County, Jeff Noordsy, Jessie, Lockport Glass Works, Michael George, Midwest, New England, Pittsburgh District, Rick Ciralli, Sandwich Glass Works, Stoddard Glassworks, Woody Douglas | Leave a comment

Glass Cane Whimsies

Posted on 5 June 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

In my continued effort to stay ahead of the curve and to look at other examples of Glasshouse Whimsies or End of the Day Glass, I developed this post and dedicate it to a rather unique whimsy and that is … Continue reading →

Posted in Glass Companies & Works, Glass Makers, History, Whimsies | Tagged baton, Berkshire Glass Works, cane, Charles Flint, Dan Ripley, Delormier Glass Works, gaffer, Glass, Live Auctioneers, Manitoba, Old South Jersey Glass, parade stick, Tami Barber, walking stick, Whimsies, whimsy | Leave a comment

Insulator Hunters

Posted on 2 June 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

I put together a post earlier today called Privy Digging – The Hole Story which included some great pictures of holes and digs. These diggers are going to some major depths including one hole at 60 feet! After looking underground, it seemed … Continue reading →

Posted in Collectors & Collections, Digging and Finding, Facebook, Glass Companies & Works, Insulators | Tagged Andrew Mika, Brookfield, Chris McClelland, CSX, Daron Nelson, Gustavo Parra Nicholls, Hemingray, Insulator Hunters, Insulators, Jason Stevens, Jimmy Zagorsky, Justin Sharick, Matt Aker, Michael Green, Michael Spadafora, Mike Heron, Mike Holzwarth, pole, porcelain, Railroad, Red Guerre, Szabadvezetéki Szigetelők Magángyűjteménye, telegraph | 1 Comment

Bottle and Glass Shards – Pieces of Wisdom

Posted on 28 May 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

John Akers (see more of John’s Cartoons) produced some artwork for the Federation of Historical Bottle Collectors (FOHBC) for their signature magazine Bottles and Extras. This art appears each issue as a header for a section with special news, finds … Continue reading →

Posted in Bitters, Bottles and Extras, Digging and Finding, Early American Glass, Facebook, Glass Companies & Works, History, Pottery | Tagged Boo Morcom, Bottles and Extras, Brian Wolff, Chris Rowell, fohbc, Glastonbury, Hostetter's, Jeff Noordsy, John Akers, John April, Ken Wilson, Michael George, Mount Vernon Glass Works, New England Glassworks, Pitkin Glass Works, Pottery, Richard Strunk, Shards of Wisdom, Victorian, Wistarburgh | 1 Comment

Small collection of 13 hat and salt (pontil) Whimseys

Posted on 27 May 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

I like when I do a general post about a specific topic and I get comments and additional information and pictures. The beauty of this site and the digital age in general, is that I can update, modify and correct … Continue reading →