Tag Archives: Houston

The Dog and Cat Hospital bottle – Houston, Texas

Posted on 28 June 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

DOG AND CAT HOSPITAL HOUSTON, TEXAS 28 June 2013 (R•082013) (R•032219) Wow, here is a bottle that just stopped me in my tracks when the images came in from long-time Texas bottle collector Doyle Bailey. I’m talking about the 5 1/4″ tall, … Continue reading →

Posted in Druggist & Drugstore, History, Medicines & Cures, Questions, Veterinary | Tagged Brad Seigler, Burkey & Horning, cat, Cleveland Park, Cole, dog, Doyle Bailey, Dr. A. J. McKee, Dr. J. G. Horning, Fred J. Burkey, Hospital, Houston, Houston Kennel Club, surgeon, texas, veterinary | Leave a comment

Arabian Bitters – One Thousand and One Nights

Posted on 8 April 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Did you know that there is an Arabian Bitters from Savannah? I wonder what the product name was inspired from? Arabian Nights? Or maybe from a horse or some mystical place? Maybe from a dance or Aladdin’s Lamp? Let’s see … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Bitters, Digging and Finding, Druggist & Drugstore, History, Medicines & Cures, Questions | Tagged Alvarez, amber, Arabian Bitters, Arabian Nights, bitters, clerk, Druggist & Drugstore, Fernandez, Fort Pulaski, Georgia, Houston, Jacob Weichselbaum, Joseph S. Lawrence, Lawrence & Weichselbaum, Lippman, pharmacist, pharmacy, physician, Robert Hinely, salesman, Savannah, square, texas, unlisted | 1 Comment

Brady’s Family Bitters – “Every Body Takes It!”

Posted on 6 April 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

David C. Brady BRADY’S FAMILY BITTERS Louisville, Kentucky “EVERY BODY TAKES IT!” 06 April 2013 (R•120713-Louisville ads) (R•101918) (R•050319) It was interesting to find out that Brady’s Family Bitters was being sold in Houston in 1869. Quite a few issues … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Bitters, History, Liquor Merchant, Medicines & Cures, Schnapps | Tagged Allen's Landing, Brady's Family Bitters, David C. Brady, Houston, Kentucky, Louisville, Nerve, Schnapps, The Houston Telegraph | Leave a comment

What was here, Early Houston Advertisements – Part II

Posted on 4 April 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

What was here, Early Houston Advertisements – Part II 04 April 2013 U N D E R M Y F E E T Yesterday I started a series about ‘looking in my own back yard’ for Texas history … Continue reading →

Posted in Bitters, Digging and Finding, History, Medicines & Cures, Questions | Tagged Antonio López de Santa Anna's, Bayou City, Buffalo Bayou, Casino Saloon, Commerce Street, Dr. John Bull, Edward Wilder, Eller Wagon Works, Houston, Republic of Texas, telegraph, texas, Texas Register, W. H. Eliot | Leave a comment

Allen’s Landing – Houston (not everything is new here) – Part I

Posted on 3 April 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Allen’s Landing – Houston (not everything is new here) – Part I 03 April 2013 H O U S T O N On Monday February 17, 1840 at the regular City Council meeting a resolution was passed authorizing Mayor Charles … Continue reading →

Posted in Digging and Finding, History, Questions | Tagged Allen's Landing, Battle of San Jacinto, Buffalo Bayou, Commerce Street, Dilue Rose Harris, Dr. Francis Moore, Eller Wagon Works, General Sam Houston, Houston, Jr., Louis F. Aulbach, Mayor Charles Bigelow, Mrs. Margaret Westerman, Republic of Texas, Santa Anna, texas, Texas Wagon Works, White Oak Bayou | Leave a comment

The New Orleans Absinthe Makers

Posted on 25 March 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

The New Orleans Absinthe Makers 25 March 2013 It is commonly referred to in historical literature as “la fée verte” (the green fairy) Ferdinand: I enjoyed seeing the L. E. Jung card on your website, I’m researching L. E. Jung’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Bitters, Collectors & Collections, Druggist & Drugstore, History, Liquor Merchant, Questions, Spirits | Tagged Absinthe, Albert Maignan, anise, bitters, Dr. Hostetter's, green, Green Muse, Herbsaint, Houston, J.C. Yochim, L.E. Jung, Legendre & Co., New Orleans, spirit, wormwood, Wulff, Yochim Brothers | Leave a comment

Some Nice Congress & Empire Spring Bottles – Shags to Riches

Posted on 23 January 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

SHAGS TO RICHES (not by far) When Elizabeth and I first moved into the long vacant house on property we now affectionately call Peach Ridge, it had shag carpet (see above), an old decrepit boat in the garage and had … Continue reading →

Posted in Advice, Art & Architecture, Article Publications, Auction News, Collectors & Collections, Humor - Lighter Side, Mineral Water, Peachridge Glass, Water, Whimsies, Windows | Tagged Buddy L, Columbian, Congress, Congress Park, delmarva, Drinking, Elizabeth, Empire, Glass Works Auctions, Houston, Mineral, New York, Peach Ridge, Saltillo, Saratoga, shag, Springs, water, Whimsie | Leave a comment

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

Medicines from Lynn, Massachusetts

Posted on 10 September 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

I must say, it is always nice to receive a complimentary email from someone I have not met before. Especially if someone is so close to me geographically. In this case the email is from Andy Rapoza in The Woodlands, … Continue reading →

Posted in Collectors & Collections, History, Medicines & Cures, Peachridge Glass, Technology | Tagged Andy Rapoza, Ferdinand, Houston, John Tarbox, King's Lynn, labeled, Lynn, Massachusetts, Medicine, Mrs. Dinsmore's Balsam, Mrs. Leonard's Dock and Dandelion Bitters, Peachridge Glass, shoe-making, tannery, texas, The Woodlands | Leave a comment

Galveston and the Civil War: An Island City in the Maelstrom

Posted on 1 September 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Exciting news from Jim Schmidt, my Houston celebrity friend, FOHBC member and historian extraordinaire. Jim joined our antique bottle and glass community ranks a year or so ago and brings major depth to the historical aspect of our collecting. This is … Continue reading →