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The Honorable Stephen Buhrer and his Gentian Bitters

Posted on 7 February 2014 by Ferdinand Meyer V

The Honorable Stephen Buhrer and his Gentian Bitters 07 February 2014 As the trade card above and his advertising depicts, Stephen Buhrer was truly and honorable man, he worked hard and was blessed from above. He also put out Buhrer’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Bitters, Collectors & Collections, Ephemera, History, Liquor Merchant, Medicines & Cures, Mineral Water, Spirits, Trade Cards | Tagged bitters, Buhrer, Cleveland, cooper, Gentian, Germany, Gourd, Kemler, liquor, Merwin, Meyer, Mineral, ohio, Schneider, spirits, Stephen, Tuscarawas, wicker, Zoar | Leave a comment

A Frog’s Eye View of Glass Works Auction 100

Posted on 27 November 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

A Frog’s Eye View of Glass Works Auction 100 27 November 2013 by Jeff Burkhardt (Froggy) Just as most of us are stepping off to start Christmas shopping, Glass Works Auctions invites us to buy ourselves an early Christmas present in … Continue reading →

Posted in Advice, Auction News, Bitters, Medicines & Cures, Mineral Water, News, Sarsaparilla, Soda Water, Spirits | Tagged auction, Barenco, Barry & Patten, Burkhardt, Chapmans, Christmas, Crescent, Dr. Swetts, Dr. Wheeler, Duffy, froggy, General Scott, Glacier, Glass, Greer, Guysott's, high, Howards, Jeff, Jenny Lind, Kohl, Paget, Pavilion, Pike and Osgood, rock, Saloon, Saratoga, Stephen Jewett's, Stoddard, Strubel, Townsends, Triton, Works | Leave a comment

Don’t Bogart that Gin . . . ger Ale

Posted on 1 November 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Don’t Bogart that Gin . . . ger Ale 01 November 2013 The ad also reveals that Gordon & Co. purchased the Equinox Springs bottling business in Manchester, Vermont. Another post from Ginger Ale authority Ken Previtali. This will join … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Collectors & Collections, Gin, Ginger Ale, History, Liquor Merchant, Mineral Water, Questions, Soft Drinks, Spirits | Tagged African, Ale, Alexander Gordon, Bogart, distilled, Equinox, Gin, Ginger, Gordon, Humphrey, J. Digby Maitland, Ken Previtali, London, Manchester, Queen, Springs, Vermont | Leave a comment

The Diamond Ginger Ale Bottle House

Posted on 27 October 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

The Diamond Ginger Ale Bottle House 27 October 2013 F., Enjoyed the post on upcoming article in Bottles and Extras on Tonopah, Nevada bottle dig. Tonopah rang a bell and sure enough, it was a postcard of a house … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Art & Architecture, Bottling Works, Folk Art, Ginger Ale, Mineral Water | Tagged Althea Spring, Bottle, Connecticut, diamond, Ginger Ale, house, Ken Previtali, Nevada, Tonopah, Waterbury | Leave a comment

J. Boardman & Co. – New York – Mineral Waters

Posted on 21 October 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

J. Boardman & Co. – New York – Mineral Waters 21 October 2013 Over the last decade or so, I have only seen two examples that came out of the ground in New York City (and heard of a third … Continue reading →

Posted in Auction News, Color Runs, Digging and Finding, Facebook, Mineral Water, Questions, Soda Water | Tagged Biro, Boardman, Broadway, Goldfrank, Kramerich, Mineral, New York, Pastor, Tim Henson, water, Wilmington | 1 Comment

The Ginger Ale Page – Ken Previtali

Posted on 19 October 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

The GINGER ALE Page Ken Previtali 19 October 2013 (R•102713) (R•110213) One of the neat things about Peachridge Glass is the opportunity and doors it opens to correspond with collectors. I am constantly receiving new material and updating posts which … Continue reading →

Posted in Ales & Ciders, Art & Architecture, Article Publications, Bitters, Bottle Shows, Bottles and Extras, Collectors & Collections, Display, FOHBC News, Folk Art, Ginger Ale, History, Mineral Water, Peachridge Glass, Publications, Soda Bottles, Soft Drinks | Tagged Connecticut, diamond, Equinox Springs, Ginger Ale, Gordon, Gordon & Co's, Greta Garbo, Humphrey Bogart, Ken Previtali, Manchester, Old Crow, Waterbury, Wuppermann | 1 Comment

Norman C. Heckler & Company’s Auction #106

Posted on 24 September 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Norman Heckler, (860) 974-1634, info@hecklerauction.com Norman C. Heckler & Company’s Auction #106 – “A Premier Absentee Auction of Early Glass, Bottles & Flasks” – will be held November 4th-13th 152 rare antique bottles will be sold … Continue reading →

Posted in Auction News, Cologne, Early American Glass, Fruit Jars, Historical Flasks, Mineral Water, News, Pitchers | Tagged 106, auction, Baltimore, Chalybeate, corn, Cornucopia-Pinwheel, Heckler, monument, Ralph Finch, spring, St. Albans, Vermont, Welden, Willington, world | 1 Comment

Avon Mineral Springs – the “Saratoga” of Western N.Y.

Posted on 31 August 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

AVON MINERAL SPRINGS the “Saratoga” of Western N.Y. by Jack Stecher 31 August 2013 “Grimace was the prevailing feature on the face of the new-comer when swallowing the beverage of the fountain” Back in 2005 I published an article on … Continue reading →

Posted in Article Publications, Bottling Works, Collectors & Collections, Digging and Finding, History, Mineral Water, Water | Tagged American Hotel, avon, Avon Cure, Bath, Canawaugus, Capt. Asa Nowlen, Congress Hall, Congress Park, Don Tucker, Dr. Derick Knickerbocker, Dr. O. D. Phelps, Genesee River, Jack Stecher, Knickerbocker Hall, Les Buell, Livingston Inn, Longs, Lower, Magnesia, Maureen Kingston, Mineral, Nehemiah Houghton, New Spring, New York, Seneca, Springs, The Sanitarium, Tucker, United States Hotel, Upper | Leave a comment

Xavier Bazin, Steam Fancy Soap Works and Perfumery

Posted on 30 August 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Hello Ferdinand: Have enclosed some pictures of an interesting bottle that I dug in St. Louis. I dug this large flint glass pictured hair bottle from a pontiled era privy. It is a large bottle 8 1/2″ tall and 4″ … Continue reading →

Posted in Cologne, Ephemera, Hair Tonics, History, Mineral Water, Perfume, Pot Lids, Soda Water, Tax Stamps | Tagged Eugene Roussel, Hair, Hall and Ruckel, perfume, Philadelphia, Robert O. Kilduffe, soap, X. Bazin & Co., Xavier Bazin | Leave a comment

A Few Extraordinary Texas Bottles

Posted on 20 August 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

A Few Extraordinary Texas Bottles 20 August 2013 I am finally going to get off my butt, and right an article on my decade long chase of Texas patent med bottles, and submit it to bottles & extras. If they … Continue reading →