Tag Archives: Keene

Kentucky’s Top 25 Rarest Bottles

Posted on 20 May 2014 by Ferdinand Meyer V

In honor of and in preparation for the upcoming FOHBC 2014 National Antique Bottle Show in Lexington, Kentucky, I thought it would be nice to look at the Top 25 Kentucky’s Rarest Bottles. I will try to add pictures if I have … Continue reading →

Posted in Advice, Ales & Ciders, Bitters, Black Glass, Bourbon, Breweriana, Display, Figural Bottles, FOHBC News, Glass Companies & Works, Historical Flasks, History, Inks, Liquor Merchant, Medicines & Cures, Mineral Water, News, Pottery, Sarsaparilla, Soda Water, Spirits, Target Balls, Whiskey | Tagged 25, Barrel, Berling, bitters, Blake, Bottle, Bourbon, Bruce, Burkesville, Clark, columbus, Crescent, Cynthiana, DePont, Duffy, Evans, Farley, Farley & Taylor, Fenian, Figural, Frankfort, French, Glass, Greenup, Hall, Jenkins, Keene, Kentucky, Lexington, list, Louisville, Lupe, Maysville, MetCalfe, Nelson, New Castle, O'Marras, Pasdquier, Paul Van Vactor, Phoenix, Pig, Pottery, Richmond, Rickerson, Rivaud, Rucker, Sarsaparilla, Shaker, Sheldon Baugh, Steve Keith, Taylor, top, Universe, Walker, Whiskey, Works | Leave a comment

A labeled Dr. Stephen Jewett’s Tonic Bitters

Posted on 22 April 2014 by Ferdinand Meyer V

A labeled Dr. Stephen Jewett’s Tonic Bitters 22 April 2014 (R•031619) (R•032319) Yet another fantastic, labeled bitters from New Hampshire submitted by Brandon DeWolfe. We are talking today about Dr. Stephen Jewett’s Tonic Bitters from Rindge, New Hampshire. The example that Brandon … Continue reading →

Posted in Bitters, Collectors & Collections, Glass Companies & Works, History, Medicines & Cures, Tonics | Tagged bitters, Boston, Brandon DeWolfe, Ezekiel, health, Heckler, Jewett, Keene, label, Medicine, New Hampshire, Patent, Restoring, Rindge, Stephen, Stoddard, Tonic | Leave a comment

The Rushton & Aspinwall Compound Chlorine Toothwash – New York

Posted on 25 March 2014 by Ferdinand Meyer V

The Rushton & Aspinwall Compound Chlorine Toothwash New York 25 March 2014 Sandor Fuss (Denver) tipped me off to watch an incredible bottle that is making hay in the latest Norman C. Heckler Auction 108 that is currently on line … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Auction News, Druggist & Drugstore, Early American Glass, Medicines & Cures, Utility Bottles | Tagged Aspinwall, auction, chlorine, Compound, Druggist & Drugstore, Fuss, Heckler, Keene, low, Medicine, New York, Reed, Rushton, Sandor, Stoddard, Tod von Mechow, tooth wash, William, Willington | Leave a comment

Two Extraordinary Wide Mouth Sunburst Snuff Jars

Posted on 21 March 2014 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Two Extraordinary Wide Mouth Sunburst Snuff Jars 21 March 2014 Many of you may remember the extraordinary wide mouth Keene Glass Works, wide mouth Sunburst flask that was sold by Glass Works Auctions at the FOHBC 2013 National Antique Bottle Show … Continue reading →

Posted in Auction News, Bottles and Extras, Collectors & Collections, Early American Glass, Glass Companies & Works, Historical Flasks, History, Snuff | Tagged auction, Clarissa, Dundon, Flask, fohbc, Fuss, Glass, Heckler, Jacob's, jar, Keene, Manchester, Merritt, mouth, New Hampshire, Sandor, Snuff, sunburst, Vanderbilt, wide, Works | Leave a comment

On the Origin of Demijohns

Posted on 11 December 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

On the Origin of Demijohns Part 2 from Gene Ainsworth 14 December 2013 OK, not a lot of information about origin here, but maybe we can speculate a bit, and even if we don’t reach a definite conclusion about where … Continue reading →

Posted in Advice, Collectors & Collections, Demijohns, Questions | Tagged Ainsworth, Demijohns, Keene, Lockport, Stoddard | Leave a comment

On the shelves of the Corning Museum of Glass

Posted on 29 August 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

On the shelves of the Corning Museum of Glass 29 August 2013 | Noel Tomas Ferdinand – On the shelves of the Corning Museum of Glass, these rarities sit among many other bottles on the various shelves in the “Study Room.” – Noel … Continue reading →

Posted in Flasks, Historical Flasks, Inks, Museums | Tagged CMOG, Corning, Coventry, Eagle, geometric, GI-14, GI-4, GI-6, GI-85, Glass, Ink, Keene, Lafayette, Masonic, museum, Noel Tomas, Portrait, striation, Study, Washinghton | Leave a comment

Blacking Bottles & a little more

Posted on 15 February 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

B L A C K I N G This past week, a number of primarily eastern US collectors have been posting some really great pictures of Blacking bottles. I thought I would take a moment to nest a few images … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Blacking, Ephemera, History, Trade Cards, Utility Bottles | Tagged A.A. Cooley, Bartlett, Black, blacking, Boot, Brian Wolff, Cole, Connecticut, Frank Miller, Gutta Percha, Hartford, Ivory Blacking, J. Healey, Jacquot & Co., James Becker, Japan, Jeff Noordsy, Keene, lampblack, Mark Yates, Masons, Michael George, Mount Vernon, New Hampshire, Paris, Polish, Race & Sheldon, Rockwood, Shoe | 1 Comment

The earliest and latest with the blue W. Wolf’s Pittsburgh barrel

Posted on 6 December 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

T H E F I N D – C H I C A G O A R E A The gorgeous blue W. Wolf – Pittsburgh figural barrel found in a Thrift Shop for 70 cents this past summer … Continue reading →

Posted in Auction News, Bitters, Bottle Shows, Collectors & Collections, Digging and Finding, Figural Bottles, News, Spirits | Tagged Auburn, Barrel, blue, Bob Ferraro, Boulder City, california, chicago, Figural, illinois, Jeff Wichmann, Jim Nelson, John Pastor, Keene, Michigan, Nevada, New Hampshire, sacramento, shop, Sue Nelson, Thrift | 2 Comments

Daily Dose

Posted on 14 November 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

M A R C H 2 0 1 3 Section dedicated to daily thoughts and interests Saturday, 30 March 2013 Spent most of the day mowing grass on the tractor and then crashing for an hour or so. Feels … Continue reading →

Posted in Advice, Daily Dose, News, Peachridge Glass | Tagged Absinthe, Bininger, Daily, Dose, Eric McGuire, gold, Keene, Ken Lawler, Ken Schwartz, Michael George, New Hampshire, Pam Selenak, Tom Phillips, Twiaba | 1 Comment

Some of Jacks labeled Upstate New York Bitters

Posted on 11 October 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Hi Ferd. Great seeing you and many others at Heckler’s and Keene last weekend. It’s always been my favorite season and time for bottle outings. I was fortunate to buy an aqua vertical Greeley’s at Heckler’s field this past week. … Continue reading →