Category Archives: Painted Label

Everything’s better with bitterquelle. . .

Posted on 4 March 2015 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Everything’s better with bitterquelle… by Ken Previtali 04 March 2015 (R•071415) Reading the recent post on Hunyadi Janos reminded me of how the details of what we might consider commonplace can be intriguing. What could be more commonplace than water? … Continue reading →

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Rare Pink Opaque Lutz Marble sells for $25,800

Posted on 1 December 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Rare Pink Opaque Lutz Marble Morphy Auctions, this past 20 October 2012 (visit auction), sold some incredibly rare vintage marbles including this pink opaque Lutz Marble with green lines that is pictured in this post. The hammer price was $25,800 … Continue reading →

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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 →

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2012 Houston Antique Bottle Show – Rain or Shine!

Posted on 15 July 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

2012 Houston Antique Bottle Show – Rain or Shine! 15 July 2012 Well I missed the Friday ‘early bird’ set-up because my flight from the East Coast was 8 hours late and our airports were shut down for a good … Continue reading →

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W. H. Hutchinson & Son Bottling

Posted on 10 November 2011 by Ferdinand Meyer V

[In to PRG] Hutchinson Playmates Of The Month! [HutchBook.com] Here’s another real photo postcard image courtesy of Dennis Smith.  This photograph features two women pouring soda from Hutchinson bottles into drinking glasses.  There are citrus groves behind the women and … Continue reading →

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2011 Houston Bottle Show Report

Posted on 24 July 2011 by Ferdinand Meyer V

It is interesting to set up at the Houston Show. It is so small and there are so few, if any of the things I look for. From talking to the old-timers here such as Barbara Puckett (Show Organizer), Tom and … Continue reading →

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Soda Bottlers Of Southwest Virginia
 and Northeast Tennessee

Posted on 29 May 2011 by Ferdinand Meyer V

I’ve been following up on a fellow named Joseph T. Lee III on Facebook and his web site Tazewell Orange.com. You have to say, he really has Soda Bottles covered in his region. From Tazewell Orange Home Page: Soda Bottlers … Continue reading →

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