Tag Archives: Heckler

The Amber Willington Cathedral Pickle Jar

Posted on 2 May 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

The Amber Willington Cathedral Pickle Jar 02 May 2012 (R•042519 – Heckler Aprill example, top of post) Many of the early American pickle bottles and jars were made in the 1850s and 1860s. As would be expected, the earlier examples … Continue reading →

Posted in Auction News, Collectors & Collections, Digging and Finding, eBay, Glass Companies & Works, History, Pickle Jars | Tagged Aprill, Bill Bixby, Cathedral, Charles Gardner, Connecticut, Coventry, Don Smith, Ebenezer Root, Elisha Brigham, Frederick Rose, Heckler, Jim Hagenbuch, Jim Persing, John C. Mosman, John Turner, Mansfield, Norman C. Heckler, Pickle, Richard Rushton-Clem, Roderick Rose, Spafford Brigham, Stephen Brigham, Willington | 1 Comment

Heckler Auction 98 – Stunning Group of 194 Lots

Posted on 8 March 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

I enjoy sitting on a flight and looking at an auction catalog. It gives me time to focus and make notes and to develop a game plan if something interests me. I also learn about bottles by reading all write-ups. … Continue reading →

Posted in Auction News, Blown Glass, Figural Bottles, Flasks, Glass Companies & Works, Glass Makers, Historical Flasks, Mineral Water, News, Spirits, Whiskey | Tagged auction, Dyottville Glass Works, E & B. Bevan, Figural Whiskey Bottle, Heckler, Historical Flask, John Clarke, Milton J. Hardy, Mineral Water, Mount Pleasant Glass Works, Mount Vernon Glass Works, New Granite Glass Works, Pattern Molded, Pure Old Rye, Stiegel's American Flint Glass Manufactory, Stoddard, sugar bowl, Thirteen Star Flag, Washington-Taylor | 4 Comments

Old Continental Whiskey – One Spectacular Bottle

Posted on 2 February 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Old Continental Whiskey – One Spectacular Bottle 02 February 2012 (R•110115) (R•022319) Recently I was provided the advertisement (below) from Eric McGuire for the CAMPBELL & SEAMAN NEW YORK post I recently did. The ad is for The Old Continental Whiskey, … Continue reading →

Posted in Collectors & Collections, Liquor Merchant, Spirits, Whiskey | Tagged Campbell & Seaman, Heckler, New York, Old Continental Whiskey, sandor fuss, whisky | Leave a comment

The beautiful and triangular S (star) C Brown’s Herb Bitters

Posted on 11 January 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

The beautiful and triangular S (star) C Brown’s Herb Bitters 11 January 2012 My continuing effort to document triangular bitters bottles leads us now to the extremely rare, S (star) C Brown’s Herb Bitters from Philadelphia. The Brown’s was an … Continue reading →

Posted in Auction News, Bitters, Collectors & Collections | Tagged American Bottle Auctions, auction, Carlyn Ring, Grapentine, Heckler, McCandless, Meyer Collection, SC Brown's Herb Bitters | 4 Comments

Who did this display?.. or it could only be from?

Posted on 3 January 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Of course it is from the New England bottle power duo Jeff and Holly Noordsy. Always the best bottles and the best visual displays to catch your attention! Look at this great still life photograph. Read: Pictures at an Exhibition … Continue reading →

Posted in Bottle Shows, Chestnut, Collectors & Collections, Flasks, Freeblown Glass, Utility Bottles | Tagged Chestnuts, display, Heckler, Jeff and Holly Noordsy, New England | 1 Comment

Heckler Presents First Opportunity Auction

Posted on 28 December 2011 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Heckler Presents First Opportunity Auction Internet Only Auction Opens Today at 9 A.M. Eastern An 80 Lot Absentee Internet Auction Including: Bitters Bottles, Whiskeys, Historical Flasks, Fruit Jars, Inks, Medicines, Fire Grenades and More..

Posted in Auction News, News | Tagged auction, Heckler, opportunity | Leave a comment

Greennish Old Home Bitters Resurfaces at Heckler

Posted on 7 December 2011 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Jeff Burkhardt has been following this elusive Old Home Bitters that showed up at the Mansfield, Ohio Show this year. I have been wanting pictures and info since I first heard of this rare colored bird. I believe Bill Ham … Continue reading →

Posted in Auction News, Bitters, Bottle Shows, Digging and Finding, News | Tagged auction, bitters, Bushfield, Heckler, Jack Stecher, Jeff Burkhardt, Laughlin, Mansfield, ohio, Old Home Bitters, Smith, Todd Calvert, West Virginia, Wheeling | Leave a comment

Record Price Index – Keeping it in Perspective

Posted on 20 November 2011 by Ferdinand Meyer V

The highest bid so far for the 1915 contour Coca-Cola Prototype bottle (read: 1915 Coca-Cola Prototype Bottle and Concept Sketch) is already at $65,000 and we have a little less than two (2) weeks to go with the auction ending live on … Continue reading →

Posted in Advice, Auction News, Cola, Collectors & Collections, History, News | Tagged 1933 double eagle, airplane, Albert Marque, baseball card, Colt, comic book, Curtis JN-4, doll, firearm, gold, Gretzky, Heckler, Historical Flask, Honus Wagner, inverted Jenny, Marilyn Monroe, Masudaya Robot, mechanical bank, Morphy Auctions, philately, postage stamp, record prices, revolver, Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle, Seven Year Itch, Superman, T206, Theriault's. United Federation of Doll Clubs, toy robot | 5 Comments

Top three Bitters Bottles from last weekend

Posted on 13 October 2011 by Ferdinand Meyer V

I have been asked ‘were there any standout Bitters Bottles’ by a number of folks (Bob Ferraro, Sandor Fuss, Bill Taylor etc) that could not attend the Heckler Columbus Day Weekend Event last Saturday in Woodstock, CT or the Yankee … Continue reading →

Posted in Bitters, Bottle Shows, Digging and Finding, Figural Bottles | Tagged Bill Taylor, Bob Ferraro, Columbus Day, Heckler, Jerry Forbes, Keene, New Hampshire, sandor fuss, Woodstock | 4 Comments

Heckler Columbus Day Weekend Event – Best Yet!

Posted on 10 October 2011 by Ferdinand Meyer V

I suspected that this years Heckler Columbus Day Weekend Event (featuring The Thomas McCandless Collection) would be a bit grander than normal but I had no idea that it would be this spectacular. I mean all the advertising and hype … Continue reading →