Category Archives: History

Some wonderful Baltimore William Coughlan and Peter Babb Bottles

Posted on 6 January 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Baltimore Digger and Collector Chris Rowell posts over at Bottle Collectors on Facebook the following information and pictures. Just love those Baltimore bottles. Reminds me of home too. [CR] William Coughlan Baltimore’s most prolific bottler 1842-1874. This picture represents 10 … Continue reading →

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The extremely rare, triangular Wahoo Chamomile Bitters

Posted on 6 January 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

The extremely rare, triangular Wahoo Chamomile Bitters 06 January 2012 I have a smaller, extremely rare triangular bitters called the Wahoo Chamomile Bitters which reminds me of other more well known bitters with similar names such as the Jacob Pinkerton … Continue reading →

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Sanitarium Bitters & Hi Hi Bitters – No doubt what you are getting here!

Posted on 5 January 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

“A nice concoction and bottle to brighten up your stay” Sanitarium Bitters & Hi Hi Bitters No doubt what you are getting here! 05 January 2012 (R•112713) In Part 3 of the PRG Triangular Bitters series we move from the … Continue reading →

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The triangular Hagan’s Bitters – Philadelphia & Atlantic City

Posted on 2 January 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

The triangular Hagan’s Bitters –Philadelphia & Atlantic City 02 January 2012 (R•122318 – Token and earlier information on John Hagan) (R•051119 – Swanson material) My second post for triangular bitters bottles (see first post: The Triangular O.H.P. Rose’s Peruvian King Bitters) leads … Continue reading →

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The Triangular O.H.P. Rose’s Peruvian King Bitters

Posted on 2 January 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

The Triangular O.H.P. Rose’s Peruvian King Bitters 02 January 2012 (R•052915) (R•091618) Taylor McBurney from South Kingstown, Rhode Island posted on the Bottle Collectors Facebook Page: “Dug a neat farm dump today. Someone had hit it before me, but I … Continue reading →

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Bottle Buildings and Automobile Images

Posted on 31 December 2011 by Ferdinand Meyer V

This is an end-of-the-year post capturing some images of buildings and cars with architectural and design aspects tying back to bottles. I just love this kind of stuff. Most of it is gone now, only archived in our memories, in … Continue reading →

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Edward Drummond Libbey, American Glassmaker

Posted on 31 December 2011 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Some good information in from Ken Previtali: Hello Ferd, Here’s a book (Edward Drummond Libbey, American Glassmaker by Quentin R. Skrabec, Jr.) that I discovered recently that was interesting for a number of reasons; including a great early history of the … Continue reading →

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What did the Architect have in mind when Designing this Building?

Posted on 30 December 2011 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Prohibition Champagne: Now the Hard Rock Hotel, the Carbide and Carbon Building was built during the Prohibition in Chicago by Daniel and Hubert Burnham to resemble a champagne bottle with a foil top. While most buildings in Chicago at the … Continue reading →

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Abbott’s Aromatic Bitters – A Later Bitters with Class

Posted on 27 December 2011 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Abbott’s Aromatic Bitters – A Later Bitters with Class 27 December 2011 (R•052914) In a separate area of my house and away from the gorgeous ‘heavy-hitter’s in my bitters collection sits the later bitters bottles. Many of these bottles are … Continue reading →

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Drakes Plantation Bitters – Encased Postage

Posted on 19 December 2011 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Drakes Plantation Bitters – Encased Postage 19 December 2011 There have been two (2) posts regarding Drakes Plantation Bitters this week (see…One of the Crudest Drakes You Will Ever See at PRG and Bottle of the Week 12~11~11, Straw Yellow Drakes Plantation … Continue reading →

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