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Shafer & Vater Whiskey Nips over at American Bottle Auctions

Posted on 30 November 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

S H A F E R & V A T E R WHISKEY NIPS When I was at Jeff Wichmann’s over at American Bottle Auctions yesterday I was kind of surprised that Jeff had all these ceramic … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Collectors & Collections, Display, Figural Bottles, Flasks, Glass Makers, History, Holiday, Humor - Lighter Side, Liquor Merchant, Spirits, Stoneware, Whiskey | Tagged American Bottle Auctions, Bourbon, Dennis Fox, Figural, figurines, German, Jeff Wichmann, nip, nipper, Sears Roebuck & Company, Shafer & Vater, Whiskey | Leave a comment

White Seal Pure Rye – Hulman & Beggs – Terre Haute, Indiana

Posted on 23 November 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

W H I T E S E A L P U R E R Y E White Seal Pure Rye – Hulman & Beggs – Terre Haute, Indiana 23 November 2012 I was looking on eBay yesterday … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Advice, Ephemera, FOHBC News, Liquor Merchant, Questions, Shot Glasses, Spirits, Trade Cards, Whiskey | Tagged Anton Hulman, Daves Great Cards, Eddie Rickenbacker, Herman Hulman, Hulman & Beggs, indiana, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Jack Sullivan, James Modrell, John H. Beggs, Rye, Terre Haute, Trade Card, White Seal Pure Rye, Wilbur Shaw | Leave a comment

A couple of Jesse Moore Old Bourbon questions?

Posted on 21 November 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

A couple of Jesse Moore Old Bourbon questions? 21 November 2012 Two incoming Jesse Moore questions to PRG that Lance Westfall was kind enough to help me sort out. I find it really interesting to look at the eastern and … Continue reading →

Posted in Advice, Bourbon, Color Runs, Flasks, Questions, Spirits, Whiskey | Tagged Bourbon, california, cylinder, Dale Mlasko, E. Chielovich & Co., eastern, Germany, J Moore, Jeff Wichmann, Jesse Moore, Kentucky, Lance Westfall, Larry Westfall, Louisville, Rye, San Francisco, Western, Whiskey | 8 Comments

Bennett & Carroll – Figural Barrel Series

Posted on 14 November 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

BENNETT & CARROL(L) PITTSBURG(H) Earlier this year I did a comprehensive series on most of the great figural barrels. I knew I had missed a few odd ones such as the Bennett & Carrol barrel (note spelling of Carrol missing … Continue reading →

Posted in Auction News, Chestnut, Early American Glass, Figural Bottles, Spirits, Whiskey | Tagged American Glass Gallery, Barrel, Bennett, Carol, Carroll, Figural, Heckler, Pittsburg, Pittsburgh, Whiskey | Leave a comment

Some Great Bottles worth watching in American Glass Gallery Auction #9

Posted on 2 November 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

American Glass Gallery | Auction #9 This is my second post reviewing the outstanding American Glass Gallery Auction #9 which is now online. Read: 1st post Historical Flasks worth watching in American Glass Gallery Auction #9. Great photography, good write-ups and a … Continue reading →

Posted in Auction News, Blacking, Figural Bottles, Fruit Jars, Inks, Pickle Jars, Sauce, Whiskey | Tagged American Glass Gallery, auction, Big Dig, blacking, Boston, Cathedral, E. Waters, Ed & Kathy Gray, Fruit, jar, Jerry McCann, John Pastor, Josee Johnson, Liz Maxbauer, New York, Race & Sheldons, Sauce, Troy, Western Spice Mills | Leave a comment

Looking at Daly’s Aromatic Valley Whisky…with Sandy

Posted on 26 October 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Northeast in crosshairs of ‘superstorm’ Sandy Looking at Daly’s Aromatic Valley Whisky…with Sandy 26 October 2012 I sit in my room with my grandson Nicolas at a resort on the seventh floor of a beach-front condominium on the outer banks … Continue reading →

Posted in Bottle Shows, Early American Glass, History, Medicines & Cures, News, Questions, Spirits, Whiskey | Tagged Aromatic, Brian Wolff, california, Daly's, Hurricane, Jeff Noordsy, Louisiana, Michael George, New York, North Carolina, Sandy, texas, Valley, weather, Whiskey, whisky, Wrightsville Beach | 2 Comments

The Barns Miniature Bottle Display

Posted on 14 October 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

D I S P L A Y S E R I E S Here is the next in the series of expanded coverage of the wonderful displays at the 2012 FOHBC Reno Expo. These pictures of Ron & Jeanette Barns ‘Miniature … Continue reading →

Posted in Bitters, Bottle Shows, Club News, Collectors & Collections, Flasks, FOHBC News, Miniatures, Photography, Spirits, Whiskey | Tagged bottles, display, Expo, fohbc, Jeanette Barns, miniature, Reno, Ron Barns | 2 Comments

E.G. Booz and North American Log Cabins Too!

Posted on 13 October 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

D I S P L A Y S E R I E S E.G. Booz and North American Log Cabins Too! 13 October 2012 Now that I have been able to catch my breath with the summer ending and … Continue reading →

Posted in Bottle Shows, Club News, Collectors & Collections, Color Runs, Display, Figural Bottles, Flasks, FOHBC News, Glass Makers, Historical Flasks, Photography, Spirits, Whiskey | Tagged David Hall, display, E.G. Booz, Expo, Figural, fohbc, log cabin, Reno, Scott Selenak | Leave a comment

Looking at some Labeled Bottles from the Reno Expo

Posted on 12 October 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

With the great bottles that Jack Stecher has been posting recently, it prompted me to go back to some of the Scott Selenak (FOHBC photographer) pictures from the 2012 FOHBC Reno Expo this past July. These pictures are great. Just … Continue reading →

Posted in Bitters, Bottle Shows, Club News, Figural Bottles, FOHBC News, Photography, Spirits, Whiskey | Tagged Expo, fohbc, Jack Stecher, photography, Reno, Scott Selenak | Leave a comment

Three Bottles with New Orleans seals

Posted on 8 October 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Bottles with New Orleans seals PEYCHAUD’S, DELPIT’S & SARRAZIN. Age range 1840’s through 1870’s. “I’ve always felt the DELPIT’S was the oldest, the SARRAZIN the most recent.” Charles Aprill Dr. Charles Aprill from the Big Easy, submits these wonderful pictures … Continue reading →