Tag Archives: Glass Works Auctions

Barrel Series – Bininger Old Kentucky Bourbon

Posted on 10 August 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

BININGER OLD KENTUCKY BOURBON 10 August 2012 Let’s now move on to the great and well-known Bininger brand figural barrels. I am fortunate to possess an example (pictured below) and one was included in the recent Glass Works Auctions | … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Article Publications, Auction News, Bourbon, Ephemera, Figural Bottles, Glass Companies & Works, History, Spirits, Whiskey | Tagged A.M. Bininger & Co, Abraham Bininger, Bininger, F. Heppenheimer, Glass Works Auctions, GreatAntiqueBottles.com, Library of Congress, lithograph, Meyer Collection, New York, The New York Times | Leave a comment

Barrel Series – Columbus in a Barrel

Posted on 9 August 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

COLUMBUS ON A BARREL (motif of Columbus in a barrel) (motif of a rooster) I took a few weeks off for FOHBC Reno Expo business and other types of related posts and now would like to return to the figural … Continue reading →

Posted in Auction News, Figural Bottles, Flasks, Whiskey | Tagged Barrel, columbus, Figural, Glass Works Auctions, Judge Blaske | Leave a comment

Mishler’s Keystone Bitters – Stencil and Bottle

Posted on 8 August 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Mishler’s Keystone Bitters – Stencil, Bottle & Trade Cards 08 August 2012 (R•050314) (R•072114) (R•101015) Don’t know if you all noticed this really cool stencil in the Glass Works Auctions | Auction 95 that closed Monday night. I saw this … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Auction News, Bitters, Digging and Finding, Ephemera, Trade Cards | Tagged Auctions, Conestoga, Glass Works Auctions, Griel & Bro, Jeff Burkhardt, Joe Gourd, Mishler's Keystone Bitters, Nolt, Philadelphia, Raezer, stencil | Leave a comment

Barrel Series – W.C. Bitters

Posted on 25 July 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

W. C. BITTERS | BROBST & RENTSCHLER Here is a figural bitters barrel that takes a back seat to the other heavy hitter barrels such as the Old Sachems, Greeley’s and Roback’s (see bottom of page). It a later bottle … Continue reading →

Posted in Bitters, Collectors & Collections, Figural Bottles | Tagged Barrel, bitters, Brobst, Carl Fisher, Figural, Glass Works Auctions, Meyer Collection, Penn Street, Pennsylvania, Reading, Rentschler | Leave a comment

Figural Pig Series | Berkshire Bitters

Posted on 16 May 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

BERKSHIRE BITTERS | AMANN & COMPANY | CINCINNATI, O Berkshire Pigs 16 May 2012 (R•090516) (R•110816) Berkshire pigs are a rare breed of pig originating from the English county of Berkshire. Herds of the breed are still maintained in England by … Continue reading →

Posted in Auction News, Bitters, Digging and Finding, Figural Bottles | Tagged Amann & Company, Anthony Amann, Berkshire Bitters, Cincinnati, Cowan's, Edmund Amann, Edward Gerdes, Glass Works Auctions, hog, hoggish, Kentucky, Kirkpatrick, Pig, Skinner, Suffolk Bitters, Whiskey | 1 Comment

Small Inkwell Bottles Page

Posted on 24 April 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

A stunning array of small inkwells has been posted on facebook over at Bottle Collectors of late. (includes various additions of importance from elsewhere) Small Inkwell Bottles Page 24 April 2012 A stunning array of small inkwells has been posted … Continue reading →

Posted in Collectors & Collections, Facebook, Glass Companies & Works, Inks, Stoneware | Tagged Ailings, annular, Baltimore, Bennington, blown three mold, Bottle Collectors, Charles Flint, cone, Connecticut, Covill, door knob, Facebook, geometric, George Ohr, Glass Works Auctions, Harrison's, igloo, Ink, inkwell, John April, Lucy Faulkner, Michael George, Mount Vernon Glassworks, Pitkin, pontil, redware, S.O. Dunbar, Star, Tea Kettle, Umbrella | 1 Comment

Yerba Buena Bitters – A San Francisco Strap Flask

Posted on 29 March 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Yerba Buena Bitters – A San Francisco Strap Flask 29 March 2012 (R•041417) (R•053019) I was looking at the prices realized in the latest Glass Works Auction 94 that closed on 19 March 2012 and was reminded of Lot #211. … Continue reading →

Posted in Bitters, Collectors & Collections, Ephemera, Flasks, History, Trade Cards | Tagged Atwater, bitters, Blood, Buena, Carlotta Patti, Dr. Warren, Dwight L. Moody, Glass Works, Glass Works Auctions, H. Williams & Co., Homer William, liver invigorator, Meyer Collection, Mike McKillop, Pacific Glass Auctions, purifier, S.T. Foster, San Francisco, Strap Flask, W.T. Leavitt, Western Bitters News, Yerba | 1 Comment

S.S. SMITH. JR & CO / CINCINNATI. O. – A Semi-Cabin in Sapphire

Posted on 26 March 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

S.S. SMITH. JR & CO / CINCINNATI. O. – A Semi-Cabin in Sapphire Sometimes life repeats itself… 26 March 2012 (R•121218 – Info on Samuel Sherwood Smith) (R•040119 – Aprill example) In this post I would like to explore the commonalities … Continue reading →

Posted in Auction News, Bitters, Collectors & Collections, Figural Bottles, Gin, Liquor Merchant, Spirits | Tagged bitters, Bombay, booth, Bottle, Cincinnati, Edwin F. Smith, Gin, Glass Works Auctions, John Wilkes Booth, Jr., liquor, Meyer Collection, ohio, S. S. Smith, S.S., Samuel Sherwood Smith, sapphire, semi-cabin, Smith & Co. | Leave a comment

A Stunning Pen of Pigs from Glass Works Auctions and Elsewhere

Posted on 27 February 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

A Stunning Pen of Pigs from Glass Works Auctions and Elsewhere 27 February 2012 Glass Works Auctions in East Greenville, PA has a stunning group of pigs, primarily Anna Pottery, in their current Auction 94 called the “Ides of March” … Continue reading →

Posted in Figural Bottles, Glass Makers, History, Pottery | Tagged Anna, Anna Pottery, Cornwall Kirkpatrick, Glass Works Auctions, illinois, Pigs, Railroad, salt glazed, Wallace Kirkpatrick | 1 Comment

Bavarian Bitters – Two Examples worth Comparing

Posted on 21 February 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Bavarian Bitters Two Examples worth Comparing 21 February 2012 Last May 2011, I was able to add the elusive B 34 Bavarian Bitters in the single line typographic arrangement, to my Bitters collection. Photography of this bottle was completed last … Continue reading →