Category Archives: Historical Flasks

Historical Flask News and Stories

Mailbox Letters – March 2013

Posted on 5 March 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

March Mail starting to pile up again. Thanks for all of the emails and information everyone. Meeting a Collector on My Flight to Baltimore Hello Ferdinand, It was a pleasure meeting you and learning about glass on the flight the … Continue reading →

Posted in Breweriana, Digging and Finding, Flasks, Historical Flasks, Mailbox Letters, Museums, Pot Lids, Pottery, Questions | Tagged Brothers, brown, Frish, mail, museum, Pottery, Walters | Leave a comment

The Color Purple or Amethyst in Antique Glass

Posted on 18 February 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

T H E C O L O R P U R P L E Purple, Amethyst, Plum, Violet, Lilac, Grape, Bishop’s Purple, Aubergine, Eggplant, Royal Purple The Color Purple or Amethyst in Antique Glass 18 February 2013 Not … Continue reading →

Posted in Apothecary, Bitters, Color, Early American Glass, Flasks, Historical Flasks, Insulators | Tagged amethyst, aubergine, Bishop, Color, Danny Catherino, Dwayne Anthony, manganese, plum, purple, Roman, sandor fuss | Leave a comment

New Shelf Displays for Colorado Collector

Posted on 29 January 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Sandor Fuss sent in a few pictures of his new, killer display units and gave permission to post some of his great bottles. Sandor has been very much influenced by his visits to museums around the country (read: Some historical glass … Continue reading →

Posted in Bitters, Collectors & Collections, Early American Glass, Figural Bottles, Historical Flasks, Museums, News | Tagged Denver, display, Historical Glass, museum, sandor fuss | 1 Comment

Washington – Taylor (Portrait Only) Historical Flasks

Posted on 27 January 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

WASHINGTON TAYLOR PORTRAIT FLASKS 27 January 2013 (R•061717) (R•031719-AGG) (R•040418-Heckler Aprill) Since starting out as a Bitters collector back in 2002, I have ‘strayed’ slightly from my course a couple of times into the Historical Flask world. As a specialist in color … Continue reading →

Posted in Collectors & Collections, Color Runs, Early American Glass, Flasks, Historical Flasks | Tagged Blaske, Dr. Gary and Arlette Johnson, Dyottville, Ferdinand Meyer V, Flask, Glass Works, Historical, Norman Heckler, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Portrait, T.W. Dyott, Taylor, Warren "Bud" Lane, Washington | Leave a comment

Gorgeous blue GII-118 Double Eagle Historical Flask on ebay

Posted on 23 January 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

There are a few stunning blue bottles on ebay right now of high calibre; one being the blue double eagle historical flask which is reported on in this post. The pictures are real nice and the color is drop-dead gorgeous. … Continue reading →

Posted in Advice, Color, Early American Glass, eBay, Historical Flasks | Tagged Double Eagle, Historical Flask, Norman C. Heckler, Pittsburgh | Leave a comment

Some Recent Finds – Cody Zeleny

Posted on 17 January 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

There are lots of great finds to be had out there still, it just takes time and patience and you will be rewarded! I was in disbelief of what was in front of me. As I picked up the flask … Continue reading →

Posted in Advice, Collectors & Collections, Cordial, Digging and Finding, Flasks, Historical Flasks, News | Tagged Cody Zeleny, find, Flask, GIII-17, Ohio globular, Wishart's Pine Tree Tar Cordial | 1 Comment

Pictures of the Week (06 January 2013)

Posted on 6 January 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

This is the first weekly round-up of some really nice photography from various antique bottle and glass web sites that have surfaced in the previous week. It seems that winter sunlight and new snow has influenced many of still life … Continue reading →

Posted in Apothecary, Bitters, Collectors & Collections, Demijohns, Display, Early American Glass, Historical Flasks, Inks, Insulators, Medicines & Cures, Peachridge Glass, Photography, Windows | Tagged Dale Mlasko, Dave Kam, Ferdinand Meyer V, Herbert Cable, James Campiglia, Jeff Noordsy, John Panella, Larry Baumann, Mark Rose, Mark Yates, Michael George, Rick Ciralli, Tom Marshall, Utah Antique Bottle Cliche | 1 Comment

Pictures of the Week 12-16-12

Posted on 16 December 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

This is the second weekly round-up of some really nice photography from various facebook and other glass sites. These pictures are amazing. It is so nice to see such great care with topic selection, composition and lighting. Well done to … Continue reading →

Posted in Black Glass, Blown Glass, Demijohns, Early American Glass, Flasks, Historical Flasks, Insulators, Medicines & Cures, Photography, Sarsaparilla, Schnapps, Whiskey | Tagged Aaron Hanshew, black glass, Charles Flint, Chris Rowell, Dale Murschell, Dale Santos, David Jackson, Demijohn, Dr. Townsends, Edward Brown, Ferdinand Meyer V, Flask, H Chapman Chemist, Insulators, James Campiglia, Jeff Noordsy, Martin Rodriguez, Mustard, Paul Joseph Goodwin, Phil Edmonds, Robert Creech, Schnapps, Simon Hunter, sunburst, Woody Douglas | Leave a comment

Leading up to Baltimore Glass Works

Posted on 11 December 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

LEADING UP TO BALTIMORE GLASS WORKS Looking for some answers… 11 December 1012 (R•091515) Baltimore flasks, Mr. Pollard says flatly, “come in the widest range of colors, the choicest tones of all.” WILLIAM C. POLLARD In Baltimore, glassmaking ranked as … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Bitters, Blown Glass, Bottling Works, Collectors & Collections, Color Runs, Early American Glass, Flasks, Glass Companies & Works, Glass Makers, Historical Flasks, History, Medicines & Cures, Questions, Technology, Windows | Tagged Adam Kohlenberg, Alexander Furnival, Amy Reed, Baltimore Glass Works, bitters, Chris Rowell, Corn For The World, Federal Hill Works, Frederick County, Frederick M. Amelung, Hughes-Street Works, Jacob Anhurtz, Jacob Frederick Dannwolf, John Amelung, John Frederick Magnus, Lewis Reppert, New Bremen Glassmanufactory, Patapsco River Glass House, Peter Engel, Phil Edmonds, Tom Lines, William C. Pollard | Leave a comment

Who doesn’t love Scroll Flasks?

Posted on 21 November 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Who doesn’t love Scroll Flasks? 21 November 2012 (R•052915) Being a color run ‘kinda-guy’ I just gotta’ say ‘‘Who doesn’t love Scroll Flasks?” Don’t cringe, I guess I coulda’ called this “Scrolling thru some Scrolls.” Anyway, credit for this post … Continue reading →