Tag Archives: Drake’s Plantation Bitters

The unembossed Drake’s Style Bottle

Posted on 25 June 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

The unembossed Drake’s Style Bottle 25 June 2013 Hi Ferdinand, I recently discovered your website and find it to be very informative. I have a question about a Drakes type bottle I recently acquired that I haven’t been able to … Continue reading →

Posted in Advice, Bitters, Figural Bottles, Questions | Tagged chamfer, Drake's Plantation Bitters, Drakes, Figural, Jeff Piche, unembossed | 1 Comment

More on Reproductions from Jim Bender and Bruce Silva

Posted on 8 June 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

This morning I did a Red Flag reproduction post that stirred up some folks rightly so. Reproductions have been around forever and will continue forever as long as there is a desirable original to copy. I think us bitters collectors especially … Continue reading →

Posted in Advice, Figural Bottles, Fruit Jars, News, Questions, Reproductions, Scams & Frauds, Utility Bottles | Tagged Bruce Silva, Drake's Plantation Bitters, Fruit Jar, Jim Bender, Mason, red flag, reproduction, Stephen Youker, USA Hospital | 1 Comment

Drake’s Plantation Bitters and other Reproductions out in the market

Posted on 8 June 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

They are excellent repros and would easily pass to the unsuspecting as original bottles. The dealer had 10 or 15 of each type. And, guess the price of each… only $24.00. REPRODUCTION ALERT Ferdinand, I was very interested in your … Continue reading →

Posted in Advice, Bitters, Figural Bottles, News, Pickle Jars, Questions, Reproductions | Tagged Cathedral, Dog River Glass Company, Drake's Plantation Bitters, Pickle, reproduction, Terry Ludlow | 7 Comments

The Tippecanoe Bitters Figural Log and Mushroom

Posted on 19 November 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

The Tippecanoe Bitters Figural Log and Mushroom 19 November 2012 Lance and Brianna Westfall (San Diego, California) were in H-Town (Bayou City) visiting family over the weekend. Lance said he was able to get in a few probes in Old … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Bitters, Collectors & Collections, Digging and Finding, Ephemera, Figural Bottles, History, Medicines & Cures, News, Questions, Tonics | Tagged Americans, Antique Gallery of Houston, Battle of Tippecanoe, Brianna Westfall, california, canoe, Dan Cowman, Drake's Plantation Bitters, Figural, Glass Works Auctions, Governor William Henry Harrison, H. H. Warner, Houston, Lance Westfall, Log, Meyer, Mushroom, Native, New York, Old Town Spring, Peach Ridge, Rochester, Safe Cure, san diego, Steve Jackson, Tecumseh, Tenskwatawa, Terry McMurray, Tippecanoe, Tippecanoe River, Wabash River | 1 Comment

Some of Jacks labeled Upstate New York Bitters

Posted on 11 October 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Hi Ferd. Great seeing you and many others at Heckler’s and Keene last weekend. It’s always been my favorite season and time for bottle outings. I was fortunate to buy an aqua vertical Greeley’s at Heckler’s field this past week. … Continue reading →

Posted in Bitters, Bottle Shows, Collectors & Collections, Figural Bottles, Medicines & Cures | Tagged Batavia, bitters, Dexter Loveridge Wahoo Bitters, Dr. Walkinshaw's, Drake's Plantation Bitters, Greeley's, Greeley's Bourbon Whiskey Bitters, Halls Bitters, Heckler, Jack Stecher, John Root's Bitters, Keene, label, labeled, log cabin, New Hampshire, Rochester, Steele's Niagara Star Bitters, Warner's, Yankee Bottle Show | 1 Comment

Looking at some of the Bitters Bottles on the steamboat Bertrand – Part 1

Posted on 13 September 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

James Campiglia, in a series of recent emails, embedded the following statement within one portion of his commentary which inspired this post: “Also found a picture of a shard you may want to post. “Kintzing” early, beautiful green square is a … Continue reading →

Posted in Article Publications, Bitters, Civil War, Digging and Finding, Diving, Early American Glass, Figural Bottles, History, Museums, Publications, Spirits, Treasure, Utility Bottles, Wine & Champagne | Tagged Alder Gulch, Bertrand, C.S. Kintzing, Captain James Yore, cargo, Deer Lodge, Department of Interior, DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge, Drake's Plantation Bitters, gold, Hostetters Celebrated Stomach Bitters, Iowa, James Campiglia, Jesse Pursell, John J. Roe, Kelly's Old Cabin Biters, Missoula, Missouri, Missouri River, Missouri Valley, Montana, nebraska, omaha, OuthousePatrol.com, Sam Corbino, shard, Sioux Indians, St. Louis, Steamboat, Stuart & Company, Virginia City, Vivian and Simpson, West Virgini, Wheeling | 2 Comments

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

I brought a few of my Drakes to the Houston Show

Posted on 15 July 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

“the casual show goer must have walked by our tables and figured green drakes are a dime a dozen” I brought a few of my Drakes to the Houston Show 15 July 2012 To support the Houston group, and to … Continue reading →

Posted in Bitters, Bottle Shows, Collectors & Collections, Color Runs, Figural Bottles | Tagged bitters, Dan Cowman, Drake's Plantation Bitters, Drakes, Houston, Plantation | 2 Comments

Advertising Notes and Facsimile Currency

Posted on 12 July 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Over the years, since I started collecting bottles, I have picked up some nice examples of facsimile currency and advertising notes relating to the bottles that I collect. As a collector of US Postage and Revenue Stamps, there is a … Continue reading →

Posted in Advice, Auction News, Cordial, Demijohns, Figural Bottles, Flasks, Fly Traps, Freeblown Glass, Gin, Glass Makers, Lightning Rod Balls, Medicines & Cures, Museums, Witch Ball | Tagged auction, Batsto Glass Works, Berkshire Glass Works, Cleveland Glass Works, currency, Dr. Barker's Tar Syrup, Drake's Plantation Bitters, E. Taylor's Hebrew Plaster, Ezra Lake, Farmers Bank, Glass Works, Heritage Auctions, Hostetter & Smith, Jew Davids Bank, John Root's Bitters, Loveridge, Mishler's Herb Bitters, New Brooklyn Glass Works, Philadelphia, Plantation Bank, postage, Redford Glass Company, Revenue, Salem Glass Works, Tom Hardy, Turner Brothers, Vermont Glass Factory, Vorodyne Universal Pain & Ache Cure, W.L. Ormsby, Wahoo Bitters, Waterford Glass works | 1 Comment

Incoming Questions about Finds

Posted on 19 June 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

I continually get emails and pictures about recents finds and questions about bottles and glass. Though I field the Bitters questions, I typically send the questions outside of my area of speciality to others. Here are a few questions I … Continue reading →