Category Archives: Spirits

Barrel Series – W. Wolf found at Thrift Shop for $1.00

Posted on 22 July 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

W. WOLF PITTSBURGH This just in. An extraordinary find in a thrift shop. Are you ready?….. for $1 Dollar! [1] Hi, I have a Blue Barrel shaped W. Wolf Pittsburgh Whiskey Bottle. I am trying to get information on value … Continue reading →

Posted in Advice, Collectors & Collections, Digging and Finding, Figural Bottles, News, Spirits, Whiskey | Tagged Barrel, Bob Ferraro, Figural, find, Pittsburgh, Thrift Shop, W. Wolf | 5 Comments

Fourth of July 2012 Patriotic Pictures

Posted on 4 July 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

“Freedom has its life in the hearts, the actions, the spirit of men and so it must be daily earned and refreshed – else like a flower cut from its life-giving roots, it will wither and die.” Dwight D. Eisenhower … Continue reading →

Posted in Bitters, Breweriana, Early American Glass, Figural Bottles, History, Holiday, Spirits, Whiskey | Tagged 4th of July, American Brewing, Betsy Ross, bitters, Dwight D. Eidenhower, Father of his Country, freedom, Golden Eagle, Independence, New York Hop Bitters, Noel Thomas, Pam Selenak, Randy Selenak, Rick DeMarsh, Rob Girouard, San Francisco, Sandwich Glass Works, Simon's Centennial, United we Stand, Washington, Whiskey, whisky | Leave a comment

Advertising pieces provided by Michael Dolcini

Posted on 27 June 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Michael Dolcini is an interesting character. To me, he seems to know just about everything, and has ‘been there and done-it’ with western bottles and glass. He passes off his knowledge in a very unassuming and casual way that always … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Collectors & Collections, Digging and Finding, Soda Bottles, Spirits, Whiskey | Tagged A.P. Hotaling, Bourbon, Ebner Bros, J H Cutter, Michael Dolcini, Old Kirk, San Francisco, Sherwood and Sherwood, Sole Agent, tin signs, Townsend & Hostetter Co., Western, Whiskey | Leave a comment

Grrrrrwllll…….Figural Bear Bottles

Posted on 15 June 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

We all like bears right? I did a post the other day on some cool embossed bottles (Read: Cool Bottle Embossings) and added a picture of an OLD PIONEER WHISKEY with a ‘walking bear’ (pictured on left). This got me … Continue reading →

Posted in Collectors & Collections, Figural Bottles, Spirits | Tagged Applied Face, Bear, Meyer, Old Pioneer Whiskey | 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

Figural Pig Series | Duffy Crescent Saloon Figural Pig Bottle

Posted on 19 May 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

DUFFY CRESCENT SALOON Figural Pig Series | Duffy Crescent Saloon Figural Pig Bottle 19 May 2012 Now here is a figural pig bottle that I do not possess and would very much like to add to my “pig pen”. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Collectors & Collections, Figural Bottles, Glass Companies & Works, Spirits, Whiskey | Tagged Bottle, Cowan's, Crescent, Denzin, Dr. Burton Spiller, Duffy, Figural, Gene Heisey, hog, Jim Cope, Kentucky, Kentucky Glass Works, Louisville, Pig, Saloon, Southern Glass Works | 3 Comments

Figural Pig Series – Something Good in a Hogs … – Drink While it Lasts from this Hogs …

Posted on 19 May 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

“Using the cork to seal the contents at the rear allowed crude and rude jokes or slogans to enhance the product” The next segment in the Figural Pig Series will focus on three whiskey nips that are embossed with slogans … Continue reading →

Posted in Collectors & Collections, Figural Bottles, History, Humor - Lighter Side, Spirits, Whiskey | Tagged Ass, Bourbon, Figural, Glass Works, Glenn Poch, hog, Meyer Collection, Pig, Whiskey, whiskey nip | Leave a comment

Heinle’s Jockey Club Root Beer – Jockey & Horse Label

Posted on 15 April 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Hello Ferdinand, I enjoyed your recent post on the London Jockey Clubhouse Gins (Read Further: London Jockey Club House Gin) as they are one of my favorite bottles. I thought you might be interested in seeing a labeled root beer that has … Continue reading →

Posted in Collectors & Collections, Digging and Finding, Gin, Root Beer, Spirits, Whiskey | Tagged Club House, Gin, Heinle's, London Jockey, Root Beer, Steven Mello | Leave a comment

London Jockey Club House Gin

Posted on 14 April 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

London Jockey Club House Gin Obviously Gold Rush miners loved their Gin! 14 April 2012 (R•06Oct13) Without a doubt, my favorite non-Bitters square is the great London Jockey Club House Gin with embossed horse and rider. I have owned a … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Color Runs, Digging and Finding, Gin, History, Spirits | Tagged club, Gin, house, James Patrick & Co, Jockey, London, San Francisco, The Golden Era | 1 Comment

Shoot-out Update – FOHBC Reno Expo 2012

Posted on 28 March 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

28 July 2012 A major, Antique Bottle and Glass, judged shoot-out, will occur at the FOHBC Reno Expo 2012. The event will be sponsored by a major Auction House (Norman C. Heckler). This will be a landmark chance and great … Continue reading →