Tag Archives: Maine

Looking at Gardiner’s Rheumatic and Neuralgic Compound

Posted on 14 November 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Looking at Gardiner’s Rheumatic and Neuralgic Compound 14 November 2013 (R•111513) I am always on the lookout for well designed advertising promoting a product in the time period of my bottles. As a designer, I especially like the illustrations, lithography … Continue reading →

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A Riker – Jaynes’ Drug Store Question

Posted on 18 June 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

“You Are Safe When You Buy At Riker-Jayne.” Over on the Peachridge Glass facebook page and in response to the Dr. D. Jayne & Son – The Almanac King post, Lori Burns-Joyce said that she has a small, 2-2 1/2″ bottle that … Continue reading →

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Bennet’s Celebrated Stomach Bitters – San Francisco

Posted on 7 June 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Bennet’s Celebrated Stomach Bitters San Francisco A number of us were watching the western Bennet’s Celebrated Stomach Bitters from San Francisco that closed on ebay the other day. This is a wonderful bottle and I am sure the new owner … Continue reading →

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Quite a lineup of Railroad Flasks

Posted on 29 May 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

The McKearin Historical Flask Group V – Railroad Flasks Ferdinand, Got close to 60 of the railroad flasks on my new shelves now. With over 125 of them, hard to figure how I am going to display/setup. My wife is … Continue reading →

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A Thought Provoking and Inspirational Communication

Posted on 30 March 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

By 14 I had my own bottle shop in our cellar, a sign on the tree out front, had a table at the local flea markets, went to several major auctions at Bob Skinner’s, was advertising in Old Bottle magazine … Continue reading →

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Label Under Glass Flasks at ABA Auction 57

Posted on 8 March 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Richmond P. Hobson Label Under Glass Flask Jeff Wichmann had a nice assortment of Label Under Glass flasks and bottles in his recent American Bottle Auctions | Auction 57 that closed this past Sunday evening. It was very nice to … Continue reading →

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U.S. Gold Bitters – Augusta, Maine

Posted on 16 January 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

U.S. GOLD BITTERS – Augusta, Maine 16 January 2013 (R•010319) (R•012019) Yesterday all started innocently enough with an email from my friend and fellow bitters collector Jeff Burkhardt (Froggy) from Cedarburg, Wisconsin telling me he might take a U.S. Gold Bitters … Continue reading →

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Mrs. Winslow’s Soothing Syrup – oooh so soothing

Posted on 5 January 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

“Oh, jab me with your needle a hundred times, and a hundred times I will bless you, Saint Morphine” Jules Verne 
(1828 – 1905) Mrs. Winslow’s Soothing Syrup was one of the most successful, famous or infamous medicines from our … Continue reading →

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Emerson’s Excelsior Botanic Bitters – Augusta, Maine

Posted on 28 October 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

EMERSON’S EXCELSIOR Botanic Bitters 28 October 2012 A Tonic that Promotes Digestion, Improves the Appetite, Invigorates the Nervous System and Purifies the Blood.  E.  H.   B U R N S, AUGUSTA, MAINE I have taken a renewed and heightened … Continue reading →

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GIV-26 found…Maybe I should have been an Electrician?

Posted on 24 June 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Ferdinand, I thought I would share some pictures with you of a rare find. To my knowledge, none of these have shown up in over 20+ years. Very few examples of this bottle are known to exist. An old house … Continue reading →

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