Tag Archives: Civil War

Handsome Young Man in Uniform (Civil War?) with Fish Bottle

Posted on 21 May 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

An important advertising card sold on eBay last evening for a surprisingly healthy $787.77 which shows the strong demand for pieces relating to the great bottles we collect. In this case it was a ‘Handsome Young Man in Uniform (Civil … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Bitters, Civil War, Collectors & Collections, Color Runs, eBay, Ephemera, Figural Bottles, History, News | Tagged Civil War, eBay, ferdinand meyer, Fish Bitters, fish bottle, Peter & Kresge | Leave a comment

Sumter Bitters – The Great Southern Tonic

Posted on 1 May 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Bottle picture by Tom Leveille Sumter Bitters – The Great Southern Tonic Where the American Civil War Began 01 May 2012 Decades of growing strife between North and South erupted in civil war on April 12, 1861, when Confederate artillery … Continue reading →

Posted in Bitters, Civil War, Digging and Finding, Druggist & Drugstore, History, News | Tagged bitters, centennial, Charleston, Civil War, Confederate, Davis, Dowie, Druggists, flag, Fort Sumpter, Henry Ward Beecher, Lincoln, Major Robert Anderson, Moise, Old Carolina, Phil Edmunds, President, Southern, Tom Leveille, Tonic, wholesale | Leave a comment

Bennett’s Stomach Bitters – A real puzzler

Posted on 22 April 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

In from my friend, Civil War authority Jim Schmidt: see: CIVIL WAR MEDICINE (AND WRITING) * Thanks to Rick DeMarsh for token, and newspaper submissions. Stomach Bitters 1.75 Sure Death to Rats 2.00 1866 D.M. Bennett bill-head from … Continue reading →

Posted in Bitters, Civil War, Druggist & Drugstore, Ephemera, History, Poison Bottles, Tax Stamps | Tagged Bennett's, billhead, bitters, Cincinnati, Civil War, DeRobigne, Druggist & Drugstore, Jim Schmidt, Mortimer, Proprietary Stamp, Quaker, Rick DeMarsh, Stomach | 1 Comment

Bottles from the Augusta Arsenal

Posted on 19 April 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Bottles from the Augusta Arsenal 19 April 2012 I am at the Greenville-Spartanburg airport waiting for a flight back to Houston. I never know how I will be connected with bottles each day, so today was a surprise. I had … Continue reading →

Posted in Civil War, Digging and Finding, History, Medicines & Cures, Museums, Stoneware, Utility Bottles | Tagged Arsenal, ASU, Augusta Arsenal, Augusta State University, Civil War, Georgia, Guardhouse, History Walk, Matthew M. Payne, museum | Leave a comment

General Scotts Artillery Bitters – The Ultimate Cannon Barrel Figural

Posted on 13 March 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

General Scotts Artillery Bitters – The Ultimate Cannon Barrel Figural 13 March 2012 (R•052814) (R•062517) (R•052719-Genius) The next figural cannon, and in my opinion, the greatest example in rarity is the General Scotts Artillery Bitters. As recorded in Carlyn Ring … Continue reading →

Posted in Bitters, Civil War, Collectors & Collections, Figural Bottles, History | Tagged Bill Ham, Bill Taylor, Carlyn Ring, Charles Aprill, Charles Gardner, Civil War, Dave Kyle, Don Keating, Jim Hagenbuch, Jim Mitchell, Major General, Major General Banks, Major General Dix, Major General Fremont, Major General McClellan, New York, Robert Skinner, sandor fuss, Sidney Genius, United States Army, Winfield Scott | 2 Comments

Figural Cannon Bottles – J T GAYEN / ALTONA

Posted on 12 March 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Figural Cannon Bottles – J T GAYEN / ALTONA 12 March 2012 I wanted to start a new series on Figural Cannon Bottles. These wonderful and powerful shapes bring back all of the imagery and weaponry of the early American … Continue reading →

Posted in Civil War, Collectors & Collections, Figural Bottles, History, Revolutionary War, Spirits, Whiskey | Tagged Altona, Cannon, Civil War, Figural, Fort Monroe, Germany, Hamburg, Hampton, J.T. Gayen, Jan Tecker Gayen, Meyer Collection, Philadelphia, Point Comfort, R & G A Wright, Virginia | 5 Comments

Success to the Railroad – The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Museum

Posted on 9 March 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

From Houston it is usually quite a distance to one of the major antique bottle shows on the East and West coasts. For this reason, I typically plan my weekend around a bottle show with museum tours, sightseeing and business. … Continue reading →

Posted in Bottle Shows, Civil War, Flasks, Historical Flasks, History, Museums | Tagged Atlantic, B&O, Baltimore & Ohio, Civil War, Historical Flask, horse pulling cart, John Hancock, Lafayette, locomotice, Railroad, steam, Success to the Railroad, Thatcher Perkins, Tom Thumb | Leave a comment

Dr. Petzold’s Genuine German Bitters – Patent Medicine

Posted on 1 February 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Dr. Petzold’s Genuine German Bitters 01 February 2012 (R•011715) (R•050819) My friend and Civil War author, Jim Schmidt (see Civil War Medicine) sent me a link today for an eBay listing for a Baltimore Letterhead dated 1887 for a Dr. Petzold’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Bitters, Collectors & Collections, eBay, Ephemera, History, Liquor Merchant, Medicines & Cures, Stoneware, Tonics, Trade Cards | Tagged Baltimore, Berlin, bitters, Civil War, Dr. Petzold's, eBay, Genuine, German, Jim Schmidt, Meyer, stoneware, Tonic | 1 Comment

Union Bitters – Haven’t Seen this One Before

Posted on 17 December 2011 by Ferdinand Meyer V

SECESSION PHYSIC CURE. To cure Secession and its ills, Take Dr. Scott’s Cast Iron Pills; Well mixed with Powder of Saltpetre, Apply it to each “Fire Eater.” With Union Bitters, mix it clever, And treason is warned off forever. Union Bitters – … Continue reading →

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Burdock Blood Bitters – Part III – Labeled Bottle and More

Posted on 25 November 2011 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Part III from my friend and noted Civil War author Jim Schmidt…Make sure you visit his blog site and sign up to receive his posts. [from Jim Schmidt] In this third and final post in a 3-part series on Burdock … Continue reading →