Tag Archives: McKearin

The Bust of Columbia Liberty Cap Eagle Historical Flask

Posted on 22 February 2016 by Ferdinand Meyer V

The Bust of Columbia Liberty Cap Eagle Historical Flask 22 February 2016 (R•022416) (R•031416) Just when you wonder when the long drought and absence of killer bottles will end, up comes this off-the-chart great Bust of Columbia with Liberty Cap – American Eagle … Continue reading →

Posted in Article Publications, Auction News, Currency, Early American Glass, Flasks, Historical Flasks, History, Questions, Revolutionary War | Tagged auction, Bust, cap, coin, Columbia, Corning, dime, Eagle, flag, Flask, Glass, Historical, Kensington, Kevin A. Sives, Liberty, McKearin, Philadelphia, pint, Union, Works | Leave a comment

I recently picked up a Summer/Winter GX-15 Pontil Pint Aquamarine Flask

Posted on 12 February 2015 by Ferdinand Meyer V

I recently picked up a Summer/Winter GX-15 Pontil Pint Aquamarine Flask 12 February 2015 It seemed like a nice day to do a post on a Summer Winter flask and put the Winter side on the top of the page. … Continue reading →

Posted in Glass Companies & Works, Glass Makers, Historical Flasks, Questions | Tagged Abel Da Silva, aquamarine, Dyottville, Flask, GX-15, Historical, Howell, McKearin, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, pint, Smith, summer, Taylor, Twitchell, Washington, winter | Leave a comment

The Isabella Glass Works of Thomas Stanger – 1841 to 1856

Posted on 13 March 2014 by Ferdinand Meyer V

The Isabella Glass Works of Thomas Stanger – 1841 to 1856 Part 3 by Stephen Atkinson 13 March 2014 Part 1: Frederick Stanger and John Marshall 1831-1832 Part 2: Thomas Wriggins Stanger and John Marshall 1832-1839 Thomas Stanger began building a new … Continue reading →

Posted in Collectors & Collections, Currency, Early American Glass, Flasks, Glass Companies & Works, Glass Makers, Historical Flasks, History | Tagged Anchor, Atkinson, banner, Brooklyn, factory, Glass, GXIII-56, GXIII-57, Isabella, Marshall, McKearin, Shin-Plaster, Stanger, Stephen, Wheat, Works | Leave a comment

I took a few photos this morning of my Union Clasping Hands flasks

Posted on 9 February 2014 by Ferdinand Meyer V

I took a few photos this morning of my Union Clasping Hands flasks 09 February 2014 I took a few photos this morning of some of my Union Clasping Hands flasks and thought I would pass a few on. Jim … Continue reading →

Posted in Collectors & Collections, Display, Flasks, Historical Flasks, Photography | Tagged Bender, Clasped, Flask, Hands, Historical, IV, McKearin, Union, Wilson, XII | 1 Comment

Antique Bottle Books up for Auction!

Posted on 24 January 2014 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Lot 493. (Lot of 19) Bottle Related Reference Books, including, ‘For Bitters Only’ by Carlyn Ring, ‘Collecting Bottles’, by Cecil Munsey, ‘The Bottle Book’ by Fike, ‘Collector’s Guide to Old Fruit Jars, Red Book #7’, by Doug Leybourne, ‘Sarsaparilla Bottle Encyclopedia’ … Continue reading →

Posted in Advice, Article Publications, Auction News, Collectors & Collections, History, News, Publications | Tagged Adams, auction, books, Clifford, DeGrafft, Durant, Durflinger, Freeman, Greer, hagenbuch, Kendrick, Ketchum, Lee, Leybourne, Magazine, McKearin, Munsey, Nelson, Nielsen, Puckhaber, Shimko, Van Rensselaer, Watson, Wichmann, Wilson | Leave a comment

Who doesn’t love Scroll Flasks?

Posted on 21 November 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Who doesn’t love Scroll Flasks? 21 November 2012 (R•052915) Being a color run ‘kinda-guy’ I just gotta’ say ‘‘Who doesn’t love Scroll Flasks?” Don’t cringe, I guess I coulda’ called this “Scrolling thru some Scrolls.” Anyway, credit for this post … Continue reading →

Posted in Collectors & Collections, Color Runs, Early American Glass, Flasks, Glass Companies & Works, Historical Flasks | Tagged American Glass Gallery, Arabia, Clevenger Brothers, Color, Cowan's, Dana Charlton-Zarro, Flask, Fleur-de-lis, Glass International, Glass Works, Historic Bottles, Historic Glasshouse, Ian Simmonds, lancaster, McKearin, Mike Stephano, Mitchell, Newman, Norman C. Heckler, Saxe, Scroll, Vanderbilt | 1 Comment

A lot of Collectors find Dyottville fascinating

Posted on 30 September 2012 by Falconer

A lot of Collectors find Dyottville fascinating 30 September 2012 Hi again Ferdinand, A lot of collectors find Dyottville fascinating; Here are three Dyottville cylinders including the “Class of 1846” example on the left (Fig:1). That one and the center are both two-part … Continue reading →

Posted in Collectors & Collections, Early American Glass, Flasks, Glass Companies & Works, Glass Makers, Historical Flasks, History, Soda Bottles, Soda Water, Spirits | Tagged 1846, Calabash, cylinder, Daniel Sheets, Dyottville, Eric Richter, furnaces, gaffer, Glass, green, GXV-22, Hugh Duffy, Leer, Lehr, McKearin, Patent, Rickett, Sheets and Duffy, Thomas W. Dyott, Whiskey | 1 Comment

Class of 1846 – West Point Bottle

Posted on 25 September 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Class of 1846 – West Point Bottle? This gentleman told me that it is indeed documented in a cadet memoir that the father of one of the cadets supplied liquor for the graduation party which they called “Fandango.” [Fascinating incoming … Continue reading →

Posted in Civil War, Collectors & Collections, Digging and Finding, Glass Companies & Works, History, Museums, Questions, Spirits, Whiskey | Tagged 1846, Brownsville, Charles Gardner, Class, cylinder, Dr. Dyott, Dyottville, Eric M. Richter, Fandango, fohbc, Galloway, George B. McClellan, George E. Pickett, John Waugh, McKearin, Mexican American War, Port Isabel, Ruth Contu, texas, Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson, Tom Hartz, University of Texas, West Point, Whiskey, Zachary Taylor | 3 Comments

The “Dancing Indian” Cologne

Posted on 26 June 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

A month or so ago Charles Aprill (New Orleans) posted a really nice picture of two “Dancing Indian” colognes (below) in aqua and cobalt blue. I have always admired this bottle because of the strong embossing and name. I placed … Continue reading →

Posted in Collectors & Collections, Cologne, Perfume | Tagged Charles Aprill, cologne, Cowan's, Dancing Indian, Gary Katzen, McKearin, Stanger Glass Works | 5 Comments

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 →