Category Archives: Utility Bottles

Chamber Pot from a Privy Twelve Feet Deep

Posted on 16 December 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Chamber Pot from a Privy Twelve Feet Deep 16 December 2013 Hello F, Have enclosed pictures of a chamber pot I dug many years ago at Laclade Landing near the famous St. Louis arch in St. Louis, Missouri. Thought I … Continue reading →

Posted in Chamber Pot, Digging and Finding, Utility Bottles | Tagged arch, Chamber, Digging, Feltman, Missouri, Pot, privy, St. Louis | Leave a comment

The Dowesburgh/Albany Glass House 1785-1815

Posted on 11 September 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

The Dowesburgh | Albany Glass House 1785 – 1815 Part 4 of a Series by Stephen Atkinson 11 September 2013 Leaving the town of Albany, New York, heading west on Route 20, you will arrive in Guilderland, about six miles west … Continue reading →

Posted in Article Publications, Blown Glass, Demijohns, Digging and Finding, Early American Glass, Glass Companies & Works, Glass Makers, History, Utility Bottles, Windows | Tagged Abraham Staats, Albany, Amsterdam, Anti-Rent War, Christopher Batterman, Demijohn, Dowesburgh, Ferdinand Walfahrt, Guilderland, Hamilton, Hamilton Manufacturing Society, Hungerskill, James Caldwell, Jeremiah Van Rensselaer, Johannes Heefke, John Adams, John Sanders, Leenert De'Nuefville, McClallen, McGregor, McGregor & Co., New York, Stephen Atkinson, Thomas Mather & Co. | Leave a comment

Newburgh (Glass House Co.) 1751-1759

Posted on 11 September 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Newburgh (Glass House Co.) 1751 – 1759 Part 1 of a Series by Stephen Atkinson 11 September 2013 The manufacture of glass was commenced in the village of New Windsor near present day Newburgh, 66 miles north of New York City, … Continue reading →

Posted in Article Publications, Blown Glass, Early American Glass, Gin, Glass Companies & Works, Glass Makers, History, Medicines & Cures, Utility Bottles, Wine & Champagne | Tagged bottles, case, Christian Hertell, dutch, gaffer, Germany, Glass, Glass House Company, Henry Heigel, Johann Martin Greiner, Lodewyck Bampe, Mathias Ernest, Munzthal, New Windsor, Newburgh, Samuel Bayard, Saxe-Weimar, Stephen Atkinson, Wilhem Henry Stiegel | Leave a comment

Henry Bolingers Maysville Glass-Works 1814-1825

Posted on 8 September 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Henry Bolingers Maysville Glass-Works 1814-1825 by Stephen Atkinson 08 September 2013 The Kentucky glass industry begins with a gentleman with a colorfull past named John Henry Bolinger (known as Henry). Henry was born in 1761 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. In … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Article Publications, Blown Glass, Breweriana, Collectors & Collections, Early American Glass, Glass Companies & Works, Glass Makers, History, Utility Bottles | Tagged Chocolate, Glass Works, Henry Bolinger, Kentucky, Lancaster County, Maysville, Mustard, Pittsburgh, Stephen Atkinson, Sumrall, Susan Anna Wigman, William Porter | Leave a comment

The New York State Glass Factories

Posted on 7 September 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

The New York State Glass Factories Preface of a Series | New Amsterdam by Stephen Atkinson 07 September 2013 Below is a 1640 map of New York City, known then as New Amsterdam. As you can see, the area was … Continue reading →

Posted in Article Publications, Black Glass, Blown Glass, Early American Glass, Glass Companies & Works, Glass Makers, History, Questions, Utility Bottles, Windows | Tagged Canal Street, Christian Hertell, Cornelis Dirkson, dutch, Evert Duycking, factory, gaffer, Germany, Glass Makers Street, Jacob Melyer, Jansen, Johann Martin Greiner, Johannes Smedes, Lodewick Bamper, Matthew Earnest, New Amsterdam, New York City, Peter Stuyvesant, Samuel Bayard, Van Cortland Museum, Wilhelm Henry Stiegel | Leave a comment

August 2013 – Antique Bottle & Glass Photo Gallery

Posted on 1 September 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Good Pitkin Morning – Tom Marshall I thought I would take a moment to group some of the really remarkable photographs that have been posted on Early American Glass and Bottle Collectors on facebook this past month. The composition, lighting, … Continue reading →

Posted in Chestnut, Collectors & Collections, Demijohns, Flasks, Fruit Jars, Historical Flasks, Inks, Photography, Pickle Jars, Utility Bottles, Whimsies | Tagged Dana Charlton-Zarro, David Olson, Jeff Noordsy, Jim Cobb, Justin Alberti, Matt Greig, Michael George, Mike Brauser, Rick Ciralli, Shaun Babb, Tom Marshall, Woody Douglas | Leave a comment

Manchester Display Photo Gallery

Posted on 23 July 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

More pictures from the FOHBC 2013 National Antique Bottle Show in Manchester, New Hampshire. Display awards were announced this past Sunday afternoon near the conclusion of the show. Congratulations are in order to Michael George and his Stoddard Glass Factory exhibit … Continue reading →

Posted in Blown Glass, Bottle Shows, Bottling Works, Club News, Collectors & Collections, Color Runs, Digging and Finding, Display, Early American Glass, Ephemera, Flasks, FOHBC News, Freeblown Glass, Ginger Ale, Glass Companies & Works, Glass Makers, History, Inks, Insulators, Medicines & Cures, Milk & Creamers, Mineral Water, Miniatures, News, Reproductions, Soda Bottles, Soda Water, Stoneware, Utility Bottles | Tagged award, Bob Kennerknecht, Bobby Hilton, Bonney, cone, Dale Murschell, Dave Olson, Dave Waris, Dennis Gionet, display, fohbc, fragments, Ginger Ale, Holly Noordsy, Ink, inkwells, Jeff Noordsy, Jim Bender, Jim Gray, Karen Gray, Ken Previtali, Kevin Kyle, Lyndeborough, Manchester, Mark Newton, Mark Yates, Michael George, Mount Vernon, Moxie, New England, New Jersey, Paul Richards, Reproductions, Rob Girouard, Sandwich, Soda, Stoddard, stoneware, sunburst, Tom Marshall, Wistarburgh | Leave a comment

2013 Bottle Battle Highlights

Posted on 21 July 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

New England Bottle Battle I wanted to get some posts and pictures out as quickly as I could. It has been insane here in a good way. A few pictures have been put up on the PRG facebook page. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Bottle Shows, Club News, Early American Glass, FOHBC News, Freeblown Glass, Inks, Medicines & Cures, News, Utility Bottles, Whimsies | Tagged Bottle, Bottle Battle, Brian Wade, Charles Aprill, Dana Charlton-Zarro, E. Waters, Eric Correla, Greg Bair, Holly Noordsy, Janet George, Jeff Noordsy, Jimmy Chebalo, Kevin Sives, Mark Yates, Maureen Crawford, Medicine, Michael George, New England, Nicholas Wrobleski, NY, Rick Ciralli, Steve Swiechowicz, Tom Marshall, Troy, Utility, whimsical | 3 Comments

More on Reproductions from Jim Bender and Bruce Silva

Posted on 8 June 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

This morning I did a Red Flag reproduction post that stirred up some folks rightly so. Reproductions have been around forever and will continue forever as long as there is a desirable original to copy. I think us bitters collectors especially … Continue reading →

Posted in Advice, Figural Bottles, Fruit Jars, News, Questions, Reproductions, Scams & Frauds, Utility Bottles | Tagged Bruce Silva, Drake's Plantation Bitters, Fruit Jar, Jim Bender, Mason, red flag, reproduction, Stephen Youker, USA Hospital | 1 Comment

Blacking Bottles & a little more

Posted on 15 February 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

B L A C K I N G This past week, a number of primarily eastern US collectors have been posting some really great pictures of Blacking bottles. I thought I would take a moment to nest a few images … Continue reading →