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Prairie & Plantation Bitters – Cincinnati, O

Posted on 6 September 2015 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Prairie & Plantation Bitters – C. Frank & Co. Cincinnati. O 06 September 2015 As I noted yesterday in my “The Two Other Plantation Bitters” post, I have been watching the ‘new on the scene’ Prairie and Plantation Bitters figural cabin for … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Auction News, Bitters, History, Liquor Merchant, Pepper Sauce, Sauce, Spirits, Tea | Tagged bitters, butter, cabin, cayenne, Charles, Cincinnati, Drake, Emil, Estilette, Figural, Frank, Germany, hot, Jacob, jumbo, Leo, Log, Louisiana, New York, ohio, peanut, Plantation, Prairie, Prussia, Red, Sauce, spices, tea | Leave a comment

The Two Other Plantation Bitters

Posted on 5 September 2015 by Ferdinand Meyer V

The two other Plantation Bitters + another 05 September 2015 Just about all of us are familiar with the Drake’s Plantations Bitters figural log cabin bottle. Besides Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters, you probably see more Drake’s at shows, at auctions and online than … Continue reading →

Posted in Advice, Auction News, Bitters, Digging and Finding, Figural Bottles, News | Tagged auction, bitters, cabin, Drakes, Figural, Frank, hagenbuch, Heckler, Log, Plantation, Prairie, roof, Star, thatched | Leave a comment

Labeled Towle’s Crown of Canada Brand Syrup

Posted on 7 January 2015 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Labeled Towle’s Crown of Canada Brand Syrup 07 January 2015 It never fails, I always seem to learn something when I see a piece of unfamiliar glass. In today’s case, it was this fully labeled Towle’s Crown of Canada Brand Syrup jar, … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Fruit Jars, History, Syrup, Utility Bottles | Tagged Abe, Antonez, cabin, canada, jar, Lincoln, Log, Minnesota, St. Paul, Syrup, Towle, Vermont | Leave a comment

Looking at some George Ohr Inkwell Examples

Posted on 20 June 2014 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Looking at some George Ohr Inkwell Examples The ‘Mad Potter of Biloxi’ 20 June 2014 Jim Hagenbuch and Glass Works Auctions had some nice George Ohr, also affectionately called the “Mad Potter of Biloxi”, inkwells in their auction #102 that closed … Continue reading →

Posted in Art & Architecture, Auction News, Figural Bottles, Folk Art, History, Inks, Pottery, Stoneware | Tagged abstract, artist, auction, Biloxi, cabin, ceramic, Expressionism, George, hagenbuch, Log, mad, Mississippi, Ohr, Potter, redware | Leave a comment

Log Cabin Series – Old Cabin Bitters

Posted on 21 February 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

OLD CABIN BITTERS Pictured on top: “Old Cabin / Bitters” Figural Bottle, America, 1860-1880. In the form of a rectangular two story log cabin, red amber, applied sloping collared mouth – smooth base, ht. 9 1/8 inches. R/H #O19 Great … Continue reading →

Posted in Bitters, Figural Bottles | Tagged cabin, Glass Works Auctions, James B. Kelly, John H. Garnhart, Kelly's Old Cabin Bitters, Log, New York, Norman C. Heckler, Old Cabin Bitters, Series, St. Louis | Leave a comment

Log Cabin Series – Kelly’s Old Cabin Bitters

Posted on 22 December 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Log Cabin Series – Kelly’s Old Cabin Bitters 22 December 2012 (R•052714) KELLY’S OLD CABIN BITTERS Kelly Brand Development The Kelly’s Old Cabin Bitters is a dramatic example of a figural cabin with a story. With a number of great … Continue reading →

Posted in Article Publications, Bitters, Bottles and Extras, Figural Bottles, History, Liquor Merchant, Spirits, Tax Stamps, Whiskey | Tagged Belle Memphis, Bertrand, bitters, cabin, Colorado, Figural, Ft. Benton, Glassboro New Jersey, J. H. Garnhart & Co., James B. Kelly, John H. Garnhart, Kelly's, Log, Montana, New York, Old Cabin Bitters, President Grant, Ronald R. Switzer, St. Louis, Steve Sewell, Washington D.C., Whiskey, Whitney Glass Works | Leave a comment

Log Cabin Series – Dr. Lovegood’s Family Bitters

Posted on 8 December 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

DR LOVEGOOD’S FAMILY BITTERS Dr. Leonard Harriman – Anderson, Indiana 08 December 2012 (R•052714) (R•012415) (R•112918) (R•041819) (R•012021) You really have to love the great names for some of the medicine brands and antique bottles we collect. E. Dexter Loveridge, … Continue reading →

Posted in Bitters, Collectors & Collections, Figural Bottles, History, Medicines & Cures | Tagged Alexandria, anderson, bitters, cabin, Dr. Lovegood's, family, Figural, indiana, Kansas, Leonard Harriman, Log, Lovegood, Madison, Martin Van-Zant, Medicine, ohio, physician, Series, Simeon Harriman, Sterling | 9 Comments

Log Cabin Series – Perrine’s Apple Ginger – Philadelphia

Posted on 5 December 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

P E R R I N E ‘S A P P L E G I N G E R Here is an interesting figural log cabin and ‘Fancy Square’ called Perrine’s Apple Ginger from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The bottle … Continue reading →

Posted in Ales & Ciders, Figural Bottles, History, Liquor Merchant, Spirits, Whiskey | Tagged Apple, cabin, Figural, Front, Ginger, J.S. Perrine & Son, Log, Nuline, Perrine, Perrine's, Philadelphia, seriers, Terry Kovel, water | Leave a comment

Log Cabin Series – American Life Bitters

Posted on 1 December 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

AMERICAN LIFE BITTERS Tiffin, Ohio & Omaha, Nebraska Variants 01 December 2012 (R•120112) (R•052914) (R•030715) (R•090516) While operating as a wagon peddler, he discovered the magic of bitters, which he advertised “as a cure for dyspepsia and all diseases of … Continue reading →

Posted in Bitters, Figural Bottles, History, Liquor Merchant, Medicines & Cures | Tagged American Life Bitters, cabin, Figural, Iler & Co., Jack Sullivan, Joseph Iler, Kevin Wade, Log, nebraska, ohio, omaha, Peter E. Iler, Series, Tiffin, Wooster | 1 Comment

Log Cabin Series – Drake’s Plantation Bitters

Posted on 28 November 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Log Cabin Series – Drake’s Plantation Bitters 28 November 2012 (R•090615) (R•090218) (R•110718) D R A K E ‘ S P L A N T A T I O N B I T T E R S There is no bitters … Continue reading →