Tag Archives: bitters

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 →

Posted in Advertising, Ales & Ciders, Breweriana, History, Humor - Lighter Side, Photography, Spirits, Tobacco, Whiskey | Tagged Antique Bottle Depot, Appetine, bar, bitters, Chippewa Falls, cigar, dog, Drinking, gallery, George Benz, Grain Belt, Hamm's, Kaiser, Lash's, liquor, milwaukee, Minneapolis, New Ulm, Old Blue Ribbon, people, photography, Pickwick Rye, Pikes Peak, Saloon, Schmidt's, spittoon, St. Paul, Steinmeyer, Steve Ketcham, Washburn, Whiskey, Wisconsin | 2 Comments

A Tale of Two Cabins

Posted on 20 August 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

KELLY’S OLD CABIN BITTERS I vividly remember one evening back in 2003 where I kept sneaking out on my porch steps of my loft (hiding from my wife, Elizabeth) in downtown Houston. I was actually in a virtual online and … Continue reading →

Posted in Advice, Auction News, Bitters, Collectors & Collections, Color Runs, Digging and Finding, Figural Bottles, History, News | Tagged American Bottle Auctions, bitters, Bryan Grapentine, cabin, Cris Batdorff, Dan Cowman, Figural, Jeff Wichmann, Kelly's Old Cabin Bitters, nebraska, Pete Peters, Phoenix, well | Leave a comment

My ex Callahan’s Old Cabin Whiskey – The Big Fish that Got Away

Posted on 8 August 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

“The Big Fish that Got Away” 08 August 2012 (Updated 13 August 2012 with Greg Price email) (R•060614) We all know about, and have probably experienced, “The Little Fish that Got Away” syndrome. Well, how about “The Big Fish that … Continue reading →

Posted in Advice, Auction News, Bottle Shows, Collectors & Collections, Early American Glass, Figural Bottles, History, Humor - Lighter Side, Museums, Postage, Whiskey | Tagged bitters, cabin, Callahan's, Chris Hartz, Corning Museum of Glass, Don Denzin, Eric Schmetterling, Ferdinand Meyer V, Figural, fish, Greg Price, Hugh Callahan, Norman C. Heckler, Old Cabin, postage, Richard Sheaf, Roger Long, sandor fuss, stamp, United States, Whiskey | 2 Comments

Unlisted Dr. Cropper’s Bitters spotted at ABA table at Reno Expo

Posted on 7 August 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Unlisted Dr. Cropper’s Bitters spotted at ABA table at Reno Expo 07 August 2012 “Example found in a barn in Iowa” A number a people alerted me to a square, green bitters bottle that they spotted with Jeff Wichmann at … Continue reading →

Posted in Auction News, Bitters, Bottle Shows, Digging and Finding, FOHBC News, Questions | Tagged American Bottle Auctions, barn, Bill Ham, bitters, Bottle, Carlyn Ring, Dr. Cropper's, Iowa, Jeff Wichmann, Stomach, unlisted | 3 Comments

Two Bryant’s Stomach Bitters cones at Reno!

Posted on 6 August 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Two Bryant’s Stomach Bitters cones at Reno! 06 August 2012 (Updated 12 August 2012) It seems like a good time to corral the various known specimens of Bryant’s Stomach Bitters. Two examples were seen at the FOHBC 2012 Reno Expo … Continue reading →

Posted in Article Publications, Bitters, Collectors & Collections, Digging and Finding, Figural Bottles, History, News, Questions | Tagged American Bottle Auctions, Bill Ham, bitters, Bob Kaiser, Bryant's, cone, Ferdinand Meyer V, gazebo, Jeff Wichmann, Jimmy Chebalo, ladies leg, Richard Siri, Robert Frank, Stomach, Ted Siri | 1 Comment

FOHBC Reno Expo Shoot-Out Pictures

Posted on 30 July 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

We are writing a big article on the FOHBC Reno EXPO for Bottles and Extras which will be delivered to FOHBC members by 01 September 2012 and hopefully sooner. I know some of you have been asking for pictures and I … Continue reading →

Posted in Bitters, Bottle Shows, Bottles and Extras, Collectors & Collections, Color Runs, Figural Bottles, FOHBC News, Inks, News, Photography, Spirits, Whiskey | Tagged bitters, Bottle, Circle Cutter, Drake's Plantation Bitters, Expo, fohbc, Ink, JH Cutter, Jim Jakobitz, Norman C. Heckler, Reno, Shoot-out, Whiskey | 3 Comments

Ed Herrold Passing – A True Bottle Friend

Posted on 26 July 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Ed Herrold Passing – A True Bottle Friend 26 July 2012 This just in. It is with great sadness in my heart, that I must tell you and pass on this email to you about the passing of one of our … Continue reading →

Posted in Bitters, Bottle Shows, Club News, Collectors & Collections, FOHBC News, News | Tagged bitters, Deland Florida M-T Bottle Club, Dwight A. Pettit Jr., Ed Herrold, fohbc, Juanne Herrold, passing | 1 Comment

Barrel Series – W.C. Bitters

Posted on 25 July 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

W. C. BITTERS | BROBST & RENTSCHLER Here is a figural bitters barrel that takes a back seat to the other heavy hitter barrels such as the Old Sachems, Greeley’s and Roback’s (see bottom of page). It a later bottle … Continue reading →

Posted in Bitters, Collectors & Collections, Figural Bottles | Tagged Barrel, bitters, Brobst, Carl Fisher, Figural, Glass Works Auctions, Meyer Collection, Penn Street, Pennsylvania, Reading, Rentschler | Leave a comment

Barrel Series – Ben Franklin Bitters

Posted on 22 July 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

BEN FRANKLIN BITTERS 22 July 2012 (R•021718) “Prove all things.” Here is a really great figural barrel in a conical form with tapered horizontal ribbing. There in NO embossing but at least two labeled examples exist (see pictures below) calling … Continue reading →

Posted in Bitters, Collectors & Collections, Color Runs, Figural Bottles, Museums, Tonics | Tagged Barrel, Ben Franklin Bitters, bitters, Bob Ferraro, Coventry, Elie Nadelman, Figural, Meyer Collection, New York Historical Society, Pitkin, Poor Richard, Rick Ciralli, Tonic | 1 Comment

Barrel Series – Smith’s Druid Bitters

Posted on 20 July 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

B. T. 1865 S. C. SMITH’S DRUID BITTERS J. Smith & Son, Wholesale Grocers and Liquor Merchants, No. 35 Cheapside, Baltimore 20 July 2012 (R•052914) (R•032919) “on o/e all due up to this date except 1 barrel whisky” The Smith’s Druid … Continue reading →