Tag Archives: Connecticut

Historical Flasks worth watching in American Glass Gallery Auction #9

Posted on 2 November 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

American Glass Gallery | Auction #9 Just getting a notification today that American Glass Gallery has opened the Internet portal for their exciting Auction #9. I was also able to closely look at the auction catalog during my 3+ hour … Continue reading →

Posted in Advice, Auction News, Collectors & Collections, Early American Glass, Flasks, Glass Companies & Works, Historical Flasks, News | Tagged American Glass Gallery, Anchor, Baltimore, Blaske, circled the folowing, Connecticut, Coventry, Eagle, flasks, Fleur-de-lis, George McKearin, GI-83, GI-84, GII-31, GIV-13a, GIV-14, GIX-41, GVIII-25, Historical, Jeff Noordsy, John Pastor, John Robinson, Kentucky, Lafayette, Louisville, Mark Vuono, maryland, Masonic, Moulded, Pattern, Paul Richards, Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, sandor fuss, Scroll, Spiller, sunburst, Terry Gillis | Leave a comment

American Bottles in the Charles B. Gardner Collection

Posted on 15 October 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

The Lure of the Empty Bottle As the Norman C. Heckler Auction 100 – The Warren C. Lane, Jr. Esquire Collection of Historical Flasks winds down and ends this Wednesday evening, 17 October 2012, I thought it might be appropriate to … Continue reading →

Posted in Article Publications, Auction News, Collectors & Collections, Early American Glass, Flasks, Historical Flasks, History, News | Tagged Bill Baab, Charles B. Gardner, Connecticut, Flask, Historical, Jared Spencer, Manchester, Norman C. Heckler, Stephen Van Rensselaer, Warren C. Lane | 4 Comments

Looking at Six Gorgeous Historical Flasks in the Heckler 100 Auction

Posted on 16 September 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

The Warren C. Lane, Jr., Esquire Collection of Historical Flasks and 19th Century Art Glass featuring the Dr. Gary and Arlette Johnson Collection The Warren C. Lane, Jr., Esquire Collection of Historical Flasks The Heckler clan has a monster auction (Visit … Continue reading →

Posted in Advice, Auction News, Blown Glass, Collectors & Collections, Early American Glass, Flasks, Glass Companies & Works, Historical Flasks, News | Tagged Connecticut, Cornucopia, Coventry, Crossed Keys Masonic, Dr. Charles Osgood, Dr. Gary and Arlette Johnson, Eagle, Edmund and Jayne Blaske, GII-57, GII-58, GIV-30, GX-24, GX-25, GX-26, Heckler, Historical Flask, J.P.F, Jared Spencer, Kevin Sives, Manchester, Paul Richards, Robert Mebane, Sam Laidacker, Warren "Bud" Lane, Warren C. Lane | 1 Comment

Aqua Dr. Jacobs Bitters New Haven, CT – Pontil & Full Label

Posted on 22 August 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Aqua Dr. Jacobs Bitters New Haven, CT – Pontil & Full Label 22 August 2012 (R•110614) I like this listing on eBay for the smaller, DR. JACOB’S BITTERS (J 11) for a number of reasons. It seems to be a … Continue reading →

Posted in Bitters, Collectors & Collections, eBay, Medicines & Cures, Sarsaparilla | Tagged Compound, Connecticut, Dr. Jacob's Bitters, Mandrake, Meyer Collection, New Haven, S.A. Spencer, Sarsaparilla, Wild Cherry | Leave a comment

Figural Barrel Series – Hall’s Bitters

Posted on 4 July 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

HALL’S BITTERS | E.E. HALL NEW HAVEN | ESTABLISHED 1842 04 July 2012 (R•011715) (R•091516) Today I will start a new series on Figural Barrels akin to the previous Fancy Squares, Figural Pig or Figural Cannon Series. With an … Continue reading →

Posted in Bitters, Collectors & Collections, Color Runs, Figural Bottles | Tagged Barrel, Connecticut, Edward E. Hall, Figural, GreatAntiqueBottles.com, grocer, Halls Bitters, Jack Stecher, Meyer Collection, New Haven, Norman C. Heckler | 3 Comments

Gallery of Unembossed Utility and Salve Bottles & Jars

Posted on 1 July 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

The group over at facebook on Bottle Collectors and Early American Glass Collectors have been posting some great pictures of unembossed bottles and jars. I have created this gallery to celebrate these beautiful glass pieces primarily from New England. As usual, … Continue reading →

Posted in Medicines & Cures, Salve, Snuff, Utility Bottles | Tagged blacking, Bottle, Connecticut, E. Waters, Eric Correla, jar, Jeff Noordsy, Joe Zarro, John April, Keene, Lee and Pappas, Mark Yates, Michael George, New Hampshire, salve, Stoddard, Tom Marshall, unembossed, Utility, W.C. Woodworth | 1 Comment

Tom Marshall Gallery – Form & Composition

Posted on 24 June 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

I first starting noticing pictures posted by Tom Marshall earlier this month on a couple of the facebook bottle and glass sites. I immediately tagged Tom for closer look as the pieces he was displaying and photographing were breathtaking. Tom’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Blown Glass, Chestnut, Collectors & Collections, Demijohns, Early American Glass, Facebook, Flasks, Freeblown Glass, Inks, Photography, Pitchers, Salt, Snuff | Tagged composition, Connecticut, flasks, Inks, light, photography, Pitkin, reflection, shadow, sun, Tom Marshall | 1 Comment

Lester E. Gibb’s Bone Liniment

Posted on 30 May 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

“A cure liniment for external use only: For Skin Inflammations, Soreness, Eye Inflammation, Frost bit, Weeping Sinews, Burns, Cancer Humors, Chilblains, Rheumatic Affections, Itching, Ring Worm, Facial shaving Injuries, Strained Cords etc.” This post is prompted by Connecticut collector and … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Digging and Finding, Ephemera, History, Medicines & Cures, Questions | Tagged A.A. Cooley, Antique-Bottles.net, Bottle, Charles Flint, Connecticut, Coventry, Early Vermont Medicines, Gibb's Bone Liniment, Hartford, Medicine, New England, New England Glass House, Rick Ciralli, Stockbridge, Stoddard, Vermont | Leave a comment

Cocamoke Bitter Co. – Hartford, Conn.

Posted on 29 May 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Cocamoke Bitter Co. – Hartford, Conn. 29 May 2012 (R•042614) Early American Glass collector and authority, Rich Ciralli (Bristol, Connecticut) contacted me Saturday about a Bitters bottle that he recently obtained. I didn’t have an example so this is always … Continue reading →

Posted in Bitters, Digging and Finding, Medicines & Cures, Trade Cards | Tagged bitters, Coca Bitters, Cocamoke Bitter Company, Connecticut, Gibbs Bone Linement, Hartford, Joe Gourd, Meyer Collection, Patrick Donaghue, Rick Ciralli, State Street, Thomaston | Leave a comment

The Charter Oak Historical Flask

Posted on 12 May 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

John Pastor, pictured with Liz Maxbauer above, had this great little flask called a Charter Oak at the 2012 Baltimore Bottle Show (Read further: A Salute to the 2012 Baltimore Antique Bottle Show) this past March. It was part of a preview … Continue reading →