Tag Archives: Michael George

2013 Bottle Battle Highlights

Posted on 21 July 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

New England Bottle Battle I wanted to get some posts and pictures out as quickly as I could. It has been insane here in a good way. A few pictures have been put up on the PRG facebook page. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Bottle Shows, Club News, Early American Glass, FOHBC News, Freeblown Glass, Inks, Medicines & Cures, News, Utility Bottles, Whimsies | Tagged Bottle, Bottle Battle, Brian Wade, Charles Aprill, Dana Charlton-Zarro, E. Waters, Eric Correla, Greg Bair, Holly Noordsy, Janet George, Jeff Noordsy, Jimmy Chebalo, Kevin Sives, Mark Yates, Maureen Crawford, Medicine, Michael George, New England, Nicholas Wrobleski, NY, Rick Ciralli, Steve Swiechowicz, Tom Marshall, Troy, Utility, whimsical | 3 Comments

The latest from the The Museum of Connecticut Glass

Posted on 31 March 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

The latest from the The Museum of Connecticut Glass 31 March 2013 The following post reports on the latest news from the The Museum of Connecticut Glass and has been developed with cooperation and coordination with Noel Tomas. Historical Synopsis of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Early American Glass, Glass Companies & Works, Glass Makers, History, Museums, News, Witch Ball | Tagged Capt. John Turner, Chamberlain, Coventry, Coventry Glass Company, Jesse Brainard, Knox, Michael George, museum, Museum of Connecticut Glass, Nickolas Wrobleski, Noel Tomas, Pam Papanos, Pitkin, Stebben, Turner, Westford, Willington | Leave a comment

2013 National Antique Bottle Show Seminars Announced

Posted on 31 March 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Manchester, NH Seminars Michael George, show chair and Rick Ciralli, seminar coordinator for the 2013 FOHBC National Antique Bottle Show in Manchester, New Hampshire just announced officially, an exciting line-up of seminars and presenters that will want to be added … Continue reading →

Posted in Advice, Blown Glass, Bottle Shows, Club News, Collectors & Collections, Demijohns, Dinnerware, Early American Glass, FOHBC News, Freeblown Glass, Glass Companies & Works, Glass Makers, History, Medicines & Cures, Milk & Creamers, Mineral Water, News | Tagged Al Morin, Brian Wolff, Connecticut, Dave Hoover, Demijohn, George Waddy, Ian Simmonds, Jim George, Manchester, Michael George, Milk, Mount Vernon, New England, New Hampshire, Rick Ciralli, seminar, South Jersey, Thomas Haunton | Leave a comment

Case Gins to put in a Case

Posted on 28 March 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Commonly called “case gin” or “taper gin” bottles since they would pack more efficiently to a case (6 to 24 bottles) than round bottles. Bill Lindsey Bought this lot of large case gins yesterday. They weren’t cheap. Hope I did … Continue reading →

Posted in Collectors & Collections, Gin, History, Spirits | Tagged Bill Lindsey, case, Gin, michael, Michael George, Woody Douglas | Leave a comment

Curtis Cordial Calisaya Stomach Bitters Fraud?

Posted on 17 February 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Will the real Curtis Cordial Calisaya Bitters Please Stand Out! On 30 January 2013 I opened up one of my many incoming bottle related emails to see a stunning emerald green Curtis Cordial Calisaya Stomach Bitters with the following question: … Continue reading →

Posted in Advice, Bitters, Cordial, News, Photography, Questions, Scams & Frauds | Tagged bitters, Brian Wolff, Calisaya, Cordial, Curtis, Fraud, indiana, Jeff Burkhardt, Lou Lambert, Mark Warne, Michael George, New Albany, Scam, Stomach | 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

Pictures of the Week (06 January 2013)

Posted on 6 January 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

This is the first weekly round-up of some really nice photography from various antique bottle and glass web sites that have surfaced in the previous week. It seems that winter sunlight and new snow has influenced many of still life … Continue reading →

Posted in Apothecary, Bitters, Collectors & Collections, Demijohns, Display, Early American Glass, Historical Flasks, Inks, Insulators, Medicines & Cures, Peachridge Glass, Photography, Windows | Tagged Dale Mlasko, Dave Kam, Ferdinand Meyer V, Herbert Cable, James Campiglia, Jeff Noordsy, John Panella, Larry Baumann, Mark Rose, Mark Yates, Michael George, Rick Ciralli, Tom Marshall, Utah Antique Bottle Cliche | 1 Comment

Pictures of the Week 12-22-12

Posted on 23 December 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

This is the third weekly round-up of some really nice photography from various facebook and other glass web sites. Make sure you visit the Fresh Peach Gallery which represents the best of the best pictures from 2012. P H O … Continue reading →

Posted in Ales & Ciders, Bitters, Chestnut, Collectors & Collections, Color Runs, Demijohns, Digging and Finding, Early American Glass, Flasks, Marbles, Paperweights, Photography, Schnapps, Snuff | Tagged Angus Rae, Chestnut, Dale Mlasko, Dale Santos, David Walker Barker, Demijohn, Flask, Jeff Wichmann, Joseph Bottone, Marbles, Michael George, photography, Pitkin, Rick DeMarsh, Simon Jackson, Snuff, Tom Doligale, Tom Leveille, Tom Marshall, Udolpho Wolfe, Virginia, Waveney | Leave a comment

This Week in Pictures

Posted on 9 December 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

A weekly round-up of some really nice photography from various facebook glass sites. These pictures are amazing. It is so nice to see such great care with topic selection, composition and lighting. Kudos folks. P H O T O … Continue reading →

Posted in Advice, Demijohns, Display, Flasks, Inks, Insulators, Medicines & Cures, Photography | Tagged Church's Cough Drops, Dana Charlton-Zarro, David Jackson, Dawid Utrecht, Flask, Flint, Hemingray, Jeff Noordsy, Jeremy Kemp, John April, Lanes Gout Specific, Matthew Tigue Levanti, Michael George, Mike Dolcini, Mold warmers, Norris's Drops for Fevers, photography, pictures, Poland, Shaun Kotlarsky, Sibly's Solar Tincture, Solomon's Balm of Gilead, Steven Harris, Stoddard, strap-sided, Turlington's, Woody Douglas | 1 Comment

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 →