Category Archives: History

Civil War era Dyottville Embossed Cylinder Bottles

Posted on 29 September 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Civil War era Dyottville Embossed Cylinder Bottles 29 September 2012 PRG” Incoming email and material related to the Class of 1846 – West Point Bottle post “Hi. This is just an FYI. There are at least two more Dyottville cylinder whiskeys … Continue reading →

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Civil War Soldier’s Folk Art Carved Whimsy Bottle & Letter

Posted on 29 September 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

From my friend Jim Schmidt …“check out this lovely folk art in a bottle”. I think this is pretty cool. Think you will too. Please take the time to visit the listing, look at all of the pictures, read the wonderful … Continue reading →

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Vintage Indian Queen, Princess & Maiden Advertising

Posted on 28 September 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Vintage Indian Queen, Princess & Maiden Advertising 28 September 2012 Well I took a left turn today as I finished up the Indian Queen Series. I have to say, I was a bit disappointed that I could not find any … Continue reading →

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The Indian Herb Bitters Prepared by Drs Dickerson & Stark

Posted on 27 September 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

THE INDIAN HERB BITTERS aka ‘Kansas City Queen’ PREPARED BY DRS DICKERSON & STARK 27 September 2012 (R•101515) (R•031716) First of all, I have written about this special queen before (Read: Ladies & Gents…The Kansas City Queen) as it was an … Continue reading →

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Just some neat pictures of Ships in Bottles

Posted on 27 September 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

SOME NICE PHOTOGRAPHS I do not know what got me charted in this direction yesterday but here I am. Just some neat pictures and photography of a Ship in a Bottle. Looks like an interesting hobby combining history and bottles.

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Class of 1846 – West Point Bottle

Posted on 25 September 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Class of 1846 – West Point Bottle? This gentleman told me that it is indeed documented in a cadet memoir that the father of one of the cadets supplied liquor for the graduation party which they called “Fandango.” [Fascinating incoming … Continue reading →

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Mohawk Whiskey Pure Rye Indian Queen

Posted on 25 September 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

MOHAWK WHISKEY PURE RYE Mohawk Whiskey Pure Rye Indian Queen 25 September 2012 (R•090516) “Keepers of the Eastern Door” We have so far in this series looked at the Brown’s Celebrated Indian Herb Bitters and the rather different, as far as … Continue reading →

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Why do we call the bottles the ‘Indian Queen?’

Posted on 24 September 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

THE INDIAN PRINCESS or LA BELLE SAUVAGE “Even before the first Englishman set foot on Virginia soil, America was represented in the iconography of 16th century European art as an Indian woman. She was depicted as variously savage and seductive.” Why … Continue reading →

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Looking closer at the Brown’s Celebrated Indian Herb Bitters

Posted on 23 September 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Looking closer at the Brown’s Celebrated Indian Herb Bitters 23 September 2012 (R•051814) (R•052714) (R•091018) aka ‘INDIAN QUEEN’ I am presently working on a feature article on John Feldmann for the November/December issue of Bottles and Extras. During the development of possible … Continue reading →

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Rare Circa 1840 William Henry Harrison and Tippecanoe Log Cabin Bottle! – on eBay!

Posted on 18 September 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Rare Circa 1840 William Henry Harrison and Tippecanoe Log Cabin Bottle! – on eBay! 18 September 2012 I think my first prompt was an email or text from Tom Doligale alerting me to something interesting on eBay. I was in … Continue reading →

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