Tag Archives: John April

More on Harrison’s Columbian Inks

Posted on 9 May 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

When it rains ‘ink’ it Pours! 09 May 2012 The Aprils (that is John April and Charles Aprill (2 l’s) have continued to dominate the airways with their phenomenal INK posts of late. It has really been hard for me … Continue reading →

Posted in Collectors & Collections, Facebook, Inks, News, Photography | Tagged Charles Aprill, Charles Gardner, Columbian, gallon, GreatAntiqueBottles.com, Harrison's, Holly Noordsy, Ink, Jeff Noordsy, John April, Mebane, Mike Newman, Mitchell, sandor fuss | 1 Comment

The McKearin Group VIII – Sunburst Flasks

Posted on 4 May 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Sunbursts are considered one of the oldest of the American Geometric and Historical Flasks and are generally attributed to the period of 1815 to the early 1830’s. The McKearin Group VIII – Sunburst Flasks 04 May 2012 (R•032214) The collectors … Continue reading →

Posted in Collectors & Collections, Flasks, Glass Companies & Works, Historical Flasks, History | Tagged Antique Bottle and Glass Collector, Bill Ham, Conneticut, Coventry, ferdinand meyer, geometric, John April, Keene, Maryo, Michael George, Mike Hauser, New Hampshire, Pitkin, Rick Ciralli, sunburst | Leave a comment

The big star in Hollywood, Mississippi is the Imperial Levee

Posted on 26 April 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

An absolute favorite bottle of mine is the ‘Imperial / Levee / J. Noyes / Hollywood / Miss.‘ figural wine bottle. This bottle comes embossed with the typography noted above and un-embossed. The bottle was made somewhere between 1845 and … Continue reading →

Posted in Civil War, Collectors & Collections, eBay, Facebook, Figural Bottles, History, Whiskey, Wine & Champagne | Tagged amber, Casper's Whiskey, Charles Aprill, cluster, cobalt, collection, grapes, Hollywood, Imperial, James Noyes, John April, Levee, Meyer, Mississippi, New Orleans, Plantation, stump, Tunica, Vicksburg, Whiskey, Wine | 7 Comments

Snuff Bottles

Posted on 25 April 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

I was looking at all of the Peachridge Glass (PRG) post categories (see the right area of every page) thinking I had written about American snuff jars and bottles before and was surprised that I had missed this intriguing area. … Continue reading →

Posted in Collectors & Collections, Early American Glass, Glass Makers, History, Peachridge Glass, Snuff | Tagged Bottle, Charles Aprill, Chris Rowell, Cindy Suter, inhalation, jar, Jeff Noordsy, John April, Michael George, Norman Heckler, nostrils, powder, Rick Ciralli, Snuff, Steven James Anderson, tobacco | 4 Comments

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

The “Star of Baltimore”

Posted on 23 April 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

You just have to love these umbrella style inks called the ‘Star of Baltimore” or ‘Baltimore Star“. Different from an Umbrella Ink in that the sides are concave and create the form of a star when viewed from the bottom. … Continue reading →

Posted in Article Publications, Collectors & Collections, Color Runs, Digging and Finding, Glass Companies & Works, History, Inks | Tagged Andy Goldfrank, Baltimore, concave, Federal Hill, glassblower, glassworks, Ink, John April, Phil Edmunds, pontil, Star, Umbrella | Leave a comment

Umbrella Inks in the News

Posted on 17 April 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Umbrella Inks in the News 17 April 2012 (R•091515) Umbrella Inkwells have been in the news lately with the announcement of the FOHBC Reno Expo 2012 shoot-out including Drakes Plantation Bitters, Circle Cutter Whiskies and Umbrella Inks. Read Further: Shoot-out Update – … Continue reading →