Tag Archives: Figural

Flashback: The Similarity Between Ancient and Early American Glass

Posted on 29 April 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Interesting article at Collectors Weekly. This article, written by the then-Associate Curator of the American Wing of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, notes the Egyptian influence on ancient glass (especially in Rome), the origins of blown and pressed glass, and the … Continue reading →

Posted in Ancient Glass, Article Publications, Figural Bottles, History, Museums | Tagged ancient, Collectors Weekly, Egyptian, Figural, History, Metropolitan Museum of Art | Leave a comment

Elusive Brent, Warder & Co. barrel found in Antique Mall

Posted on 26 April 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

BRENT, WARDER & CO. – LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY Wholesale Grocers & Commission Merchants 26 April 2013 Mr. Meyer: My wife and I are RVing thru the states and are now in Horse Cave, KY. We were at an antique mall and … Continue reading →

Posted in Civil War, Digging and Finding, Figural Bottles, FOHBC News, History, Liquor Merchant, Questions | Tagged Barrel, Brent, Elmore D. Warder, Figural, John P. Warder, Kentucky, Louisville, Warder & Co. | 3 Comments

Unlisted 2-Headed Indian Queen Found!

Posted on 2 April 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

“A find that has certainly set the figural and bitters world ‘upside down’ rocks the airwaves this morning. I mean, “was it meant to be drunk from two people at once” as Bill Ham questioned? Bitters figural king Bill Taylor … Continue reading →

Posted in Art Glass, Early American Glass, eBay, History, Hutches | Tagged April Fools, Bill Ham, Bill Taylor, Bob Ferraro, Figural, Indian, Jeff Burkhardt, Queen | Leave a comment

The Nicest 1970’s Old Home Bitters Bottle Lamp

Posted on 27 February 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

OLD HOME BITTERS LAMP Wow, this has to be one of the nicest, if not the nicest of the large Old Home Bitters bottle lamps. If you look at the size, proportions, embossing and hole in the bottom for the … Continue reading →

Posted in Bitters, eBay, Figural Bottles, Folk Art | Tagged eBay, Figural, Lamp, Old Home Bitters | Leave a comment

Those West Coast Megaphone Bottles

Posted on 26 February 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

W E S T C O A S T M E G A P H O N E S THE SPEAKING TRUMPET [Wikipedia] A megaphone or speaking-trumpet is a portable, usually hand-held, cone-shaped acoustic horn used to amplify … Continue reading →

Posted in Auction News, Figural Bottles, History, Liquor Merchant, Spirits, Wine & Champagne | Tagged American Bottle Auctions, Aneuberger, Athanasius Kircher, california, Durkin, Figural, Glass Works Auctions, J. Aronson, Los Angeles, Megaphone, oregon, Portland, Samuel Morland, Seattle, Spokane, Star Wine Co., trumpet, Washington | Leave a comment

Looking back at the Tony Shank Bitters Collection – Part II

Posted on 22 February 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

This is the second post of old 35 mm slides that were digitally converted by Tom Lines (Birmingham, Alabama). Sometime in the past Tom and Howard Crowe (Gold Hill, North Carolina) visited the famous Tony Shank collection of figural bitters. … Continue reading →

Posted in Bitters, Collectors & Collections, Color Runs, Figural Bottles, History, Photography | Tagged bitters, Brad Seigler, Figural, Howard Crowe, Tom Lines, Tony Shank | 3 Comments

Looking back at the Tony Shank Bitters Collection – Part I

Posted on 21 February 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

A couple years back, Tom Lines (Birmingham, Alabama) asked me if I would like some pictures of the legendary Tony Shank collection. Of course I said yes. Tom was kind enough to get the 35mm slide transparencies converted into digital … Continue reading →

Posted in Bitters, Collectors & Collections, Color Runs, Figural Bottles, History | Tagged bitters, Figural, Howard Crowe, Tom Lines, Tony Shank | 5 Comments

The old but sexy, Brown & Drake Catawba Bitters lady’s leg

Posted on 25 January 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

BROWN & DRAKE CATAWBA BITTERS The old but sexy, Brown & Drake Catawba Bitters lady’s leg 25 January 2013 (R•030319) The first in the series of Lady’s Leg figural bottles is a ‘doozie’ as it is the predecessor brand to … Continue reading →

Posted in Bitters, Collectors & Collections, Figural Bottles, History, Liquor Merchant, Medicines & Cures, Wine & Champagne | Tagged Alan Spear, Binghamton, Brown & Drake's, Catawba, Chebala, Corning Journal, Figural, Jeff Burkhardt, Jimmy Chebalo, lady's leg, New York, P.H. Drake, Patrick Henry Drake, Roger Sweetland, Wine | 2 Comments

1970’s Suffolk Pig reproductions, but way cool…

Posted on 22 January 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

AMERICA’S / SUFFOLK BITTERS / LIFE PRESERVER 1970’s Suffolk Pig reproductions, but way cool… 22 January 2013 Eric Matthew Richter posted these rather nice pictures of the reproduction SUFFOLK BITTERS figural pig over at Bottle Collectors on facebook. Nice color … Continue reading →

Posted in Bitters, Collectors & Collections, Color Runs, Figural Bottles, Reproductions | Tagged Eric Richter, Figural, life, Noel Tomas, Pig, Preserver, Suffolk Bitters | Leave a comment

Big Bill Best Bitters

Posted on 10 January 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

BIG BILL BEST BITTERS STOMACH-MAGEN 10 January 2013 (R•102013) Alcohol 21% Guaranteed by Liebenthal Bros. & Co. under The Food and Drugs Act, June 30th 1906 As a companion post to the Royal Flush Bitters article (Read: The Ultimate Hand – … Continue reading →