Tag Archives: Chris Rowell

The One Worth Coming Back To

Posted on 27 November 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

The One Worth Coming Back To TOM LEVEILLE Everyone who digs bottles at some point or another will have a situation that they are faced with, for one reason or another… “Stop”. The phrase worse than “NO” when asking permission. … Continue reading →

Posted in Bitters, Collectors & Collections, Digging and Finding, Soda Water | Tagged Baltimore, Chris Rowell, Digging, Newport News, Phil Edmonds, Philadelphia, Richmond, Tom Leveille, Virginia | Leave a comment

John Panella and his special Dr. DeGurley’s Herb Bitters

Posted on 25 October 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

John Panella and his special Dr. Degurley’s Herb Bitters The extremely rare, Dr. DeGurley’s Herb Bitters – Baltimore 25 October 2012 (R•052915) Peachridge Glass and the bottle and glass collecting community would like to thank John Panella for opening up and … Continue reading →

Posted in Bitters, Collectors & Collections, Digging and Finding, Facebook, News | Tagged bitters, Brian Shultis, Chris Rowell, Dana Charlton-Zarro, Digging, Dr. DeGurley's, fohbc, Herb, Jim Hagenbuch, John Panella, Long Island Bottle Club, New Yory | 1 Comment

“Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead!”

Posted on 21 August 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

“Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead!” 21 August 2012 PARIS HORTON KEACH – BALTIMORE It is very gratifying and exciting when I start down a path and doors start opening. Yesterday I saw a gorgeous picture of Keach soda water … Continue reading →

Posted in Auction News, Civil War, Collectors & Collections, Color Runs, Digging and Finding, Figural Bottles, History, Postage, Questions, Soda Water | Tagged Admiral Farragut, Baltimore, Bottle Den, Chris Rowell, Paris Horton Keach, Soda Water, Ten-pin, Torpedo, What great ingrediants!., Wil Martindale | 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 →

Posted in Bitters, Collectors & Collections, Color Runs, Figural Bottles, History, Liquor Merchant, Medicines & Cures, Tonics | Tagged Baltimore, Barrel, bitters, Celtic, Chris Rowell, Ferdinand Meyer V, Figural, grocer, Jim Schmidt, liquor merchant, Meyer Collection, Shenandoah Valley, Smith's Druid Bitters, Steven James Anderson, Tonic, Virginia, West Virginia | 2 Comments

Privy Digging – The Hole Story

Posted on 2 June 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

The purpose of privy digging is the salvage of antique bottles and everyday household artifacts from the past. Privy Digging – The Hole Story 02 June 2012 Privy digging is the process of locating and investigating the contents of defunct … Continue reading →

Posted in Article Publications, Digging and Finding, History, Questions | Tagged bottles, brick, Chris Rowell, Digging, dipped, finding, Historical, holes, Jeff Mihalik, John Nicholson, Matthew Tigue Levanti, Mike Singleton, Nic Meyer, outhouse, pits, privy, privy digging, salvage, Steven Greene, stone, vault, wells, wood | 4 Comments

Bottle and Glass Shards – Pieces of Wisdom

Posted on 28 May 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

John Akers (see more of John’s Cartoons) produced some artwork for the Federation of Historical Bottle Collectors (FOHBC) for their signature magazine Bottles and Extras. This art appears each issue as a header for a section with special news, finds … Continue reading →

Posted in Bitters, Bottles and Extras, Digging and Finding, Early American Glass, Facebook, Glass Companies & Works, History, Pottery | Tagged Boo Morcom, Bottles and Extras, Brian Wolff, Chris Rowell, fohbc, Glastonbury, Hostetter's, Jeff Noordsy, John Akers, John April, Ken Wilson, Michael George, Mount Vernon Glass Works, New England Glassworks, Pitkin Glass Works, Pottery, Richard Strunk, Shards of Wisdom, Victorian, Wistarburgh | 1 Comment

Snuff Bottles

Posted on 25 April 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

I was looking at all of the Peachridge Glass (PRG) post categories (see the right area of every page) thinking I had written about American snuff jars and bottles before and was surprised that I had missed this intriguing area. … Continue reading →

Posted in Collectors & Collections, Early American Glass, Glass Makers, History, Peachridge Glass, Snuff | Tagged Bottle, Charles Aprill, Chris Rowell, Cindy Suter, inhalation, jar, Jeff Noordsy, John April, Michael George, Norman Heckler, nostrils, powder, Rick Ciralli, Snuff, Steven James Anderson, tobacco | 4 Comments

Cannon’s Dyspeptic Bitters – W. Morrow – Washington D.C. – Unlisted Find!

Posted on 14 April 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Cannon’s Dyspeptic Bitters W. Morrow, Washington D.C. Unlisted Find! 14 April 2012 (R•051215) (R•051619) Last week, five (5) broken examples of a previously unknown bitters were unearthed by three well known east coast diggers. This is extremely exciting when this … Continue reading →

Posted in Bitters, Collectors & Collections, Digging and Finding, News | Tagged bitters, cannons, Chris Rowell, DC, Digging, Dyspeptic, finding, Meyer Collection, Morrow, Phil Edmunds, Tom Leveille, Washington, William Cannon | 1 Comment

Some Early Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters Shards Dug by Chris Rowell

Posted on 20 March 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Some Early Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters Shards Dug by Chris Rowell 20 March 2012 I thought I would publish some interesting dialog between big time East Coast digger and collector Chris Rowell and one of the top, if not the top … Continue reading →

Posted in Bitters, Collectors & Collections, Digging and Finding, Questions | Tagged Arabia, bitters, Chris Rowell, glass shards, Hostetter's, pontil, Richard Siri | Leave a comment

E & S FREY, BALTIMORE Druggist’s Label Restoration by Chris Rowell

Posted on 6 March 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Ferd, I finally had time to finish up the restoration of the E & S FREY Baltimore druggist’s label. This circa 1860 label is on a large aqua cylinder that I picked up last month at the Baltimore antique bottle … Continue reading →