Tag Archives: Portrait

Cannon’s Bitters Study & Timeline – Washington, D.C.

Posted on 18 May 2019 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Cannon’s Bitters Study & Timeline Washington D.C. 17 May 2019 (R•101420) With new material and research on Cannon’s Bitters, it seems like high time to re-look at this incredible brand. I thought I would lay out what I have discovered and … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Advice, Bitters, Digging and Finding, Druggist & Drugstore, Ephemera, History, Liquor Merchant, Medicines & Cures, Questions | Tagged aqua, Ben Swanson, bitters, Blood, Box, broadside, Cannon, cannonball, Charles Stott, Digging, Druggist & Drugstore, dug, Dyspeptic, embossed, flag, Fort, Indian, label, pontil, Portrait, privy, purifier, Remedy, shards, Study, swords, timeline, Vegetable, W. M. Cannon, W. Morrow, Washington D.C., William M. Cannon, wrap | Leave a comment

On the shelves of the Corning Museum of Glass

Posted on 29 August 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

On the shelves of the Corning Museum of Glass 29 August 2013 | Noel Tomas Ferdinand – On the shelves of the Corning Museum of Glass, these rarities sit among many other bottles on the various shelves in the “Study Room.” – Noel … Continue reading →

Posted in Flasks, Historical Flasks, Inks, Museums | Tagged CMOG, Corning, Coventry, Eagle, geometric, GI-14, GI-4, GI-6, GI-85, Glass, Ink, Keene, Lafayette, Masonic, museum, Noel Tomas, Portrait, striation, Study, Washinghton | Leave a comment

Washington – Taylor (Portrait Only) Historical Flasks

Posted on 27 January 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

WASHINGTON TAYLOR PORTRAIT FLASKS 27 January 2013 (R•061717) (R•031719-AGG) (R•040418-Heckler Aprill) Since starting out as a Bitters collector back in 2002, I have ‘strayed’ slightly from my course a couple of times into the Historical Flask world. As a specialist in color … Continue reading →

Posted in Collectors & Collections, Color Runs, Early American Glass, Flasks, Historical Flasks | Tagged Blaske, Dr. Gary and Arlette Johnson, Dyottville, Ferdinand Meyer V, Flask, Glass Works, Historical, Norman Heckler, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Portrait, T.W. Dyott, Taylor, Warren "Bud" Lane, Washington | Leave a comment

Rare Pink Opaque Lutz Marble sells for $25,800

Posted on 1 December 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Rare Pink Opaque Lutz Marble Morphy Auctions, this past 20 October 2012 (visit auction), sold some incredibly rare vintage marbles including this pink opaque Lutz Marble with green lines that is pictured in this post. The hammer price was $25,800 … Continue reading →

Posted in Art & Architecture, Liquor Merchant, Painted Label | Tagged American Bottle Auctions, auction, Eagle, Flask, General Jackson, Jeff Wichmann, Lunch Box, Lutz, marble, Marbles Galore, Morphy, Portrait | Leave a comment

The McKearin Historical Flask Groups

Posted on 5 May 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

I have created a list of the McKearin Historical Flask Groups. This chart will help in identifying the major flask groupings. I also keep the BLASKE COLLECTION, The Edmund & Jayne Blaske Collection of American Historical Flasks handy for reference. … Continue reading →

Posted in Early American Glass, Flasks, Historical Flasks, Questions | Tagged american, Baltimore, Blaske, Clapsed Hand, collection, Companion, Cornucopia, Eagle, Edmund Blaske, Flask, Historical Flask, Jayne Blaske, Lettered, Masonic, McKearin, monument, Pictorial, Pikes Peak, Portrait, Railroad, Scroll, shield, sunburst, Traveler's, Violin | Leave a comment

Washington – Taylor Portrait Flask out of the woodwork….or something like that

Posted on 3 May 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

“Our flask was recovered from a privy in the Historic District in downtown Savannah. The privy dated to about 1820 and was in use until around 1900. The bottle was recovered from a “cleanout” pit about 8 feet deep adjacent … Continue reading →