Tag Archives: Meyer Collection

Nice Turner Brothers Tintype

Posted on 16 October 2011 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Nice Turner Brothers Tintype 16 October 2011 Jeff Noordsy (visit Jeff and Holly Noordsy website) sent me this really cool tintype picture. I added my only example of a Turner Brothers square though I have a run of Turner Brothers barrels. My example … Continue reading →

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Old Home Bitters – Wheeling, West Virginia

Posted on 5 June 2011 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Old Home Bitters – Wheeling, West Virginia THE PRIDE OF VIRGINIA 05 June 2011 (R•052815) (R•082918) A question in from bitters bottle authority Bill Ham regarding the so-called semi-cabin Old Home Bitters from Wheeling, West Virginia. Top image of Old Home Bitters … Continue reading →

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Catawba Wine Bitters on eBay

Posted on 2 May 2011 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Catawba Wine Bitters on eBay 02 May 2011 (R•06Oct13) (R•082614) (R•022819) Early, excellent and fresh was the header description of this Catawba Wine Bitters that closed on eBay on 24 April 2011. Three pics are represented above. Under the moniker … Continue reading →

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Steinfeld’s French Cognac Bitters

Posted on 30 April 2011 by Ferdinand Meyer V

One of my favorite ‘square’ bitters – don’t stop reading now! – is the incredibly ornate Steinfeld’s French Cognac Bitters. With champhered, shingled shoulders this bottle is also adorned with arched typography, a motif of a head, a crest, a … Continue reading →

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Young America or Young Frankenstein?

Posted on 21 April 2011 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Young America or Young Frankenstein? 21 April 2011 (R•110914) (R•111014) Along with collecting and specializing in the beautiful color runs, I cherish the freakish and absurdly crude, rare and x-rare bitters squares. This example of a Young America Stomach Bitters … Continue reading →

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Glass – Just So Many Colors

Posted on 11 April 2011 by Ferdinand Meyer V

In a recent FOHBC article, I wrote about the many colors of Antique Bottles and Glass. Adorning the three page spread were small photos of glass from just my collection. I assembled the art again for review…

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African Stomach Bitters Trade Cards and Shipping Crate

Posted on 11 April 2011 by Ferdinand Meyer V

African Stomach Bitters Trade Cards and Shipping Crate 11 April 2011 (R•030814) (R•052914) African Stomach Bitters are really neat Western Bitters Bottles that are relatively inexpensive and fun to collect. They can be found rather crude and in varying shades … Continue reading →

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Unlisted Lancaster Tonic Bitters Found

Posted on 9 April 2011 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Unlisted Lancaster Tonic Bitters Found 09 April 2011 (R•092514) A couple of years ago Greg Bair mentioned that he had come across an unlisted Lancaster Tonic Bitters that had been dug in Boston, Mass. With well over 1,500 Bitters bottles, this is … Continue reading →

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National Bitters (Ear of Corn) Inspiration

Posted on 8 April 2011 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Some quick thinking at the FOHBC National Show this past August 2010, and since we were surrounded by corn fields in Wilmington, Ohio, prompted the addition of the inspirational source for the famous National Bitters (ear of corn). This table … Continue reading →

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Blue Fish Bitters – Catch of the Show

Posted on 7 April 2011 by Ferdinand Meyer V

*Reprinted from American Bottle Auctions post after the FOHBC Pomona, California Show in August 2009. Collectors got more than they bargained for at the FOHBC National Bottle Show held in Pomona, this past weekend of August 1st. To everyone’s surprise Ferdinand Meyer … Continue reading →

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