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Some Nice Congress & Empire Spring Bottles – Shags to Riches

Posted on 23 January 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

SHAGS TO RICHES (not by far) When Elizabeth and I first moved into the long vacant house on property we now affectionately call Peach Ridge, it had shag carpet (see above), an old decrepit boat in the garage and had … Continue reading →

Posted in Advice, Art & Architecture, Article Publications, Auction News, Collectors & Collections, Humor - Lighter Side, Mineral Water, Peachridge Glass, Water, Whimsies, Windows | Tagged Buddy L, Columbian, Congress, Congress Park, delmarva, Drinking, Elizabeth, Empire, Glass Works Auctions, Houston, Mineral, New York, Peach Ridge, Saltillo, Saratoga, shag, Springs, water, Whimsie | Leave a comment

1865 San Francisco Directory – All Quiet before the Quake

Posted on 27 December 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

1865 San Francisco Directory All Quiet before the Quake SAN FRANCISCO – 1865 27 December 2012 Interesting to look at the innocence of an 1865 San Francisco business directory right before the first great earth quake. With all of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Ales & Ciders, Bitters, Breweriana, Glass Companies & Works, History, Liquor Merchant, Medicines & Cures, Mineral Water, Museums, Spirits, Whiskey, Wine & Champagne | Tagged 1865, bitters, California Wine Bitters, Cassin's Grape Brandy Bitters, directory, Distillery, Dow's, Earthquake, Francis Cassin, Glass, Hoelscher & Wieland, J.H. Cutter's O.K. No. 1 Bourbon Whisky, Lacour's Bitters, Louis Lacour, M. Keller, Mark Twain, Nathaniel Gray, Pacific Congress Water, Pacific Glass Works, Pacific Museum, Quartz, Rosenbaums, Sainsevain's, Sam Clemens, San Francisco, Sonoma Red and White Wines, Steamer Day, Telegraph Hill, Thomas E. Finley, Vincent Squarza | Leave a comment

Woods’ Baltimore City Directory – 1864

Posted on 10 December 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

I get asked all the time from collectors, especially in my collecting area of Bitters; “so what is happening?”, “heard about any new bottles?, “anything in the upcoming auction interest you?” or “are you going to the so and so … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Advice, Ales & Ciders, Bitters, Blown Glass, Bottling Works, Breweriana, Civil War, Collectors & Collections, Demijohns, Early American Glass, Flasks, Fruit Jars, Glass Companies & Works, Glass Makers, History, Liquor Merchant, Medicines & Cures, Mineral Water, Peachridge Glass, Publications, Soda Water, Spirits, Tobacco, Tonics | Tagged A. Hoen & Co., B. G. Tubman & Co., Baker Bros. & Co., Baltimore, Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Baltimore Glass Works, bitters, Boggs, Boyd, Chris Rowell, city, Civil War, Cottman, directory, ferdinand meyer, German, John Boyd, John W. Woods, Tonic, University of Maryland, Woods | 2 Comments

American Dialect Society and the origin of the word “jazz”

Posted on 18 November 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

J A Z Z An interesting question that Mike Bryant (San Diego Antique Bottle and Collectibles Club) forwarded… I have added the pictures for post support. If anyone can help with bottle and/or advertising images and information it would be … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Bottling Works, Club News, History, Mineral Water, Painted Label, Questions, Soda Bottles | Tagged Baseball, Dialect, Ferdinand Morton, George A. Thompson, Jazz, Jelly Role, Louis Armstrong, Mike Bryant, san diego, San Francisco Seals | Leave a comment

Incoming Questions about Finds

Posted on 19 June 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

I continually get emails and pictures about recents finds and questions about bottles and glass. Though I field the Bitters questions, I typically send the questions outside of my area of speciality to others. Here are a few questions I … Continue reading →

Posted in Advice, Bitters, Digging and Finding, Facebook, Glass Makers, Mineral Water, Peachridge Glass, Questions, Target Balls, Whimsies | Tagged Australian, Carl Hotkowski, cup, Drake's Plantation Bitters, emails, Eric Richter, Figural, Jeff Noordsy, Peachridge Glass, questions, Ralph Finch, Rick Ciralli, Target Balls, Tom Haunton, Whimsey | Leave a comment

Cool Bottle Embossings

Posted on 13 June 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Cool Bottle Embossings 13 June 2012 The recent post for RADAM’S MICROBE KILLER (read: From Texas – Wm. Radam’s Microbe Killer) with the uniquely embossed patient beating off death and a skeleton, I started to think about other bottles and jars that … Continue reading →

Posted in Ales & Ciders, Bitters, Breweriana, Cologne, Fruit Jars, Gin, Medicines & Cures, Mineral Water, Spirits, Whiskey | Tagged Augusta, Brad Seigler, Damascus, Dancing Indian, Dingo, Dr Michael Cox, Flaccus Bros, Gary Katzen, Hartmann & Fehrenbach, Horse Shoe, London Club House Gin, Lyon & Sons, Old Continental, Old Pioneer Whiskey, Pacific Congress, Philadelphia Hop Bitters, Quant, Radam's Microbe Killer, Randy Taylor, River, Robert E. Lee, Running Deer, Scott's Emulsion, Stoddart Bros., swamp, Sydney, Walker Chemical Company | 1 Comment

Caloundra Bottle and Collectibles Show – Queensland

Posted on 16 May 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

In from FOHBC member Greg Dean from Down Under… Hi Ferdinand, Hope all is well with you stateside. Thought I’d share a few images for the Federation Web from one of the bigger bottle shows in Australia staged last weekend. … Continue reading →

Posted in Ales & Ciders, Black Glass, Bottle Shows, Club News, Collectors & Collections, FOHBC News, Mineral Water, News, Pot Lids, Seltzer | Tagged Australia, Bottle, Caloundra, Greg Dean, Queensland, show | Leave a comment

Heckler Auction 98 – Stunning Group of 194 Lots

Posted on 8 March 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

I enjoy sitting on a flight and looking at an auction catalog. It gives me time to focus and make notes and to develop a game plan if something interests me. I also learn about bottles by reading all write-ups. … Continue reading →

Posted in Auction News, Blown Glass, Figural Bottles, Flasks, Glass Companies & Works, Glass Makers, Historical Flasks, Mineral Water, News, Spirits, Whiskey | Tagged auction, Dyottville Glass Works, E & B. Bevan, Figural Whiskey Bottle, Heckler, Historical Flask, John Clarke, Milton J. Hardy, Mineral Water, Mount Pleasant Glass Works, Mount Vernon Glass Works, New Granite Glass Works, Pattern Molded, Pure Old Rye, Stiegel's American Flint Glass Manufactory, Stoddard, sugar bowl, Thirteen Star Flag, Washington-Taylor | 4 Comments

Stoddard Glass – Updated Information from Michael George

Posted on 12 January 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Updated information provided by Michael George based on an exhibit he organized called “New Hampshire Glassmakers”. The Dr. Townsends bottle pictured in the post: Embossed DR TOWNSEND’S SARSAPARILLA ALBANY N.Y. Sand Pontil 17 Rivets Dark Amber is noted. I thank Mike George for … Continue reading →

Posted in Advice, Flasks, Freeblown Glass, Glass Companies & Works, Glass Makers, Historical Flasks, History, Medicines & Cures, Mineral Water, Sarsaparilla, Utility Bottles | Tagged Albany, Chris Rowell, glassworks, Granite Glass Company, Joseph Foster, Keene, Marlboro Street Factory, Michael George, New England, New Granite Glass Works, New Hampshire, New York, Stoddard, Wikipedia | Leave a comment

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 →