Category Archives: Photography

The great work of Sarony, Major & Knapp Lithographer – New York

Posted on 6 September 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

The great work of Sarony, Major & Knapp Lithographer – New York 06 September 2012 (R•01Oct13) When looking at the great antique bottle brands, I periodically come across some great lithography used to market the product. I guess my favorite … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Art & Architecture, Article Publications, Bitters, Civil War, Collectors & Collections, Ephemera, History, Photography, Spirits, Technology | Tagged Bininger, chromolithograph, Cleopatra, Currier and Ives, Gourd, James Major, Lithographer, Major & Knapp, music, Napoleon Sarony, New York, Old Sachems Bitters, patriotism, photographer, portraits, Quebec, Sarah Bernhardt, Sarony, sheet music, Tokay, Union Square | Leave a comment

Ghost Towns – “a shadowy semblance of a former self”

Posted on 4 September 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Stormy day at the Bodie Historic State Park Post inspired by Tom Doligale One can only imagine the condensed society and lifestyle in these towns that sprouted up, flourished and essentially died in the blink of an eye. The whiskey, … Continue reading →

Posted in Art & Architecture, History, Museums, Photography | Tagged Arizona, Aurora, Barkerville, Belmont, Berlin, Bodie, British Colombia, california, Cariboo Wagon Road, Ghost, Ghost Town Museum, Gold King Mine, Jerome, Murdo, Nevada, South Dakota, South Pass City, Town, Wyoming | Leave a comment

Historic photos of saloons and breweries around Utah in the Wild West days

Posted on 3 September 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

UTAH in the WILD WEST DAYS Some great Utah Saloon and Bar scene photographs from the Utah Historical Society. Post inspired by Tom Doligale. The Combination Main Street in Bingham, Utah Staged Gambling Salt Palace Bar Sam DeAngelas Saloon U.P. … Continue reading →

Posted in Ales & Ciders, Bottling Works, Breweriana, Ephemera, History, Humor - Lighter Side, Photography, Whiskey | Tagged Alta, Balkan Bar, Bingham, Butch Cassidy, California Bar, Corrine, Fisher Brewery, Forbes and Melich, Harry Longbaugh, Horseshoe Liquor Company, Huntington Saloon, Jacob Alt's Saloon, Lagoon Resort, Murray, Ole Elliott's, Salt Lake Brewing Company, Salt Lake City, Salt Palace Bar, Sam DeAngelas Saloon, Stewart and Osborne Saloon, The Combination, The Sundance Kid, Tom Doligale, U.P. Saloon, Utah, Utah Historical Society, Wagener, White Elephant Saloon | Leave a comment

Swirls, Whirls, Twists & Twirls

Posted on 2 September 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

“Swirls, Whirls, Twists & Twirls” D I S P L A Y S E R I E S Dwayne Anthony won the Most Educational Award at the FOHBC 2012 Reno Expo with his outstanding “Swirls, Whirls, Twists & Twirls” … Continue reading →

Posted in Bottle Shows, Club News, Collectors & Collections, Color Runs, Flasks, FOHBC News, Insulators, News, Photography | Tagged Antique Bottle & Glass Collector, Bottles and Extras, Dwayne Anthony, fohbc, Insulators, NIA, Reno Expo, Swirls, Twirls, Twists, Whirls | Leave a comment

Saloons and Establishments from Yesteryear

Posted on 1 September 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Ketcham | Yesteryear Gallery Steve Ketcham Early American Bottles, Advertising, and Stoneware www.antiquebottledepot.com Saloons and Establishments from Yesteryear 01 September 2012 Presenting the fifth gallery of vintage pictures from up North as new material has come in from Steve Ketcham. This is … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Ales & Ciders, Barber Bottles, Bitters, Breweriana, Collectors & Collections, Druggist & Drugstore, Ephemera, Hair Tonics, History, Photography, Pottery, Shaving Mugs, Spirits, Stoneware, Whiskey | Tagged barber, Beer, Blatz, Brewery, Gluek, Illinois Glass Company, liquor, Michigan, milwaukee, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Minnesota Stoneware Co., photography, Prohibition, Racine, Saloon, Steve Ketcham, Whiskey, Wisconsin, yesteryear | Leave a comment

Michael George: Manchester Chairman & New England Tour de Force

Posted on 31 August 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Tour de Force is defined as “a feat demonstrating brilliance or mastery in a field”. Now if this does not describe the role and backbone of the Chairman of our FOHBC 2013 National Antique Bottle Show in Manchester, New Hampshire, … Continue reading →

Posted in Advice, Bitters, Blown Glass, Bottle Shows, Collectors & Collections, Color Runs, Decanter, Demijohns, Early American Glass, Flasks, FOHBC News, Freeblown Glass, Historical Flasks, News, Peachridge Glass, Photography, Sarsaparilla, Snuff, Utility Bottles, Whimsies | Tagged 2013, bitters, contract, Decanters, Demijohn, fohbc, Janet George, Manchester, Merrimack Valley Bottle Club, Michael George, national, New Boston, New Hampshire, Pitkin, Sarsaparilla, Snuff, Stoddard | 1 Comment

How to make an EXTRACT OF SMART WEED bottle look enticing

Posted on 30 August 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Every once in a while I notice a style of photographing bottles and glass that prompts closer review. In this case the body of work is from Peter Marston from Plymouth, New Hampshire. These pictures speak volumes. They are crisp, … Continue reading →

Posted in Advice, Collectors & Collections, Druggist & Drugstore, eBay, History, Humor - Lighter Side, Medicines & Cures, Photography | Tagged Buffalo, Dr Ray Vaughn Pierce, eBay, Extract, mirror, New Hampshire, New York, Peter Marston, photography, Plymouth, Smartweed, The Quack Doctor | Leave a comment

How we Transported our Goods, Beer and Liquor Back Then

Posted on 30 August 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

How we Transported our Goods, Beer and Liquor Back Then 30 August 2012 (R•040915) (R•041815) (R•061617) (R•102618) (R•040119 – Moxie Wagon) As you may have noticed of late, I have been developing a number of posts dealing with historical photographs. … Continue reading →

Posted in Ales & Ciders, Bottling Works, Breweriana, Ephemera, History, Milk & Creamers, Photography, Technology | Tagged Beer, Bower & Company General Store, Budweiser Clydesdales, Charles Mayer, Eller Wagon Works, FMG Design, Galveston Brewing Company, Green Brewer's Hops, J.R. Watkins Remedies, Joplin, Kentucky Wagon Manufacturing Company, Louis Gluntz, Mayer, Missouri, Moxie, photograph, Prohibition, Texas Wagon Works, transport, transportation, wagon, Wagon Works, Wells Fargo | 1 Comment

Photographs and Images of People Drinking – Part IV (Brewing)

Posted on 29 August 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Photographs and Images of People Drinking – Part IV (Brewing) 29 August 2012 Ketcham | Brewing Gallery Steve Ketcham Early American Bottles, Advertising, and Stoneware www.antiquebottledepot.com Presenting the fourth gallery of vintage pictures from up North as new material has … Continue reading →

Posted in Ales & Ciders, Breweriana, Ephemera, History, Photography | Tagged Anheuser-Busch Brewing Company, Beer, Brewing, Edward Drewry, Fitger Beer, Fox Head Beer, gallery, Gund Brewing Company, Hamm's Brewing Co., Heinrich Brewing Association, History, Joseph Schmucker Brewery, Lauritzen Malt Company, Louis Sadar, Milwaukee Waukesha Brewing Company, Minneapolis, Minneapolis Brewing Company, Minnesota, photography, Redwood Brewery, Stene Ketcham, United Brewery, Wisconsin | 2 Comments

Photographs and Images of People Drinking – Part III

Posted on 23 August 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Photographs and Images of People Drinking – Part III PART III of a Series – Ketcham Drinking Gallery 23 August 2012 With record speed I am opening the third gallery of vintage drinking pictures from up North as new material has … Continue reading →