Tag Archives: Railroad

Kohn & Adler’s Bitters – Rock Island, Illinois

Posted on 8 December 2018 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Kohn & Adler’s Bitters Rock Island, Illinois 08 December 2018 I recently received an email and 1866 newspaper clipping from Mark Wiseman about an unlisted Adler’s Celebrated Anti-Cholera Bitters which led me to do a search for “Adler” information. This … Continue reading →

Posted in Bitters, Civil War, History, Liquor Merchant, Medicines & Cures | Tagged Austria, bitters, Bohemia, Civil War, illinois, Joseph H. Adler, Kohn & Adler, liquor, M. Levy & Son, Medicine, merchant, Monroe Kohn, Post Office, provisions, Railroad, Rock Island, Solomon Kohn, spirits, wholesale, Wine | Leave a comment

Jacob & David Hostetter – Dr. J. Hostetter’s Celebrated Stomach Bitters

Posted on 30 October 2018 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Jacob & David Hostetter Dr. J. Hostetter’s Celebrated Stomach Bitters 30 October 2018 (R•033119) (R•130919) David Hostetter was a millionaire manufacturer of one of the most, if not the most famous and successful bitters ever produced, the Dr. J. Hostetter’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Bitters, Civil War, Collectors & Collections, Ephemera, History, Liquor Merchant, Medicines & Cures, Tonics | Tagged almanac, bitters, Celebrated, Civil War, Compound, D. Herbert Hostetter, David Hostetter, Dr. Jacob Hostetter, Dragon, ephemera, famous, Frederick G. Hostetter, George W. Smith, Gold Rush, grocer, Hostetter & Smith, Hostetter and Company, Joe Gourd, Jr., lancaster, manufacture, Mary Landis, Medicine, Pennsylvania, Pittsburg, Pittsburgh, Railroad, Redington, Richard T. Siri, Rosetta Cobb Rickey, San Francisco, St. George, Stomach, successful, The Hostetter Company, Theodore R. Hostetter, Tonic, Water Street, york | Leave a comment

Dr. Emanuel’s Sarsaparilla – Vicksburg

Posted on 5 June 2015 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Dr. Emanuel’s Sarsaparilla – Vicksburg, Mississippi 05 June 2015 (R•060615) “and none got too excited about it, but they wanted to buy it.” Incoming e-mail about an interesting sarsaparilla bottle from an old Mississippi collection. See low res pictures at … Continue reading →

Posted in Civil War, Druggist & Drugstore, History, Medicines & Cures, Postage, Sarsaparilla | Tagged Brumitt, Civil, Emanuel, McGuire, Mississippi, Morris, Panacea, rail, Railroad, Swaim's, train, Vicksburg, Virginia, war | 1 Comment

Is there really a Swindle’s Texarkana Bitters?

Posted on 4 December 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Is there really a Swindle’s Texarkana Bitters? 04 December 2013 (120713•Major update at bottom of post) TEXas, ARKansas, and nearby LouisiANA Is there really a Swindle’s Texarkana Bitters? Is somebody pulling our leg here? And a man named Swindle selling this concoction? It reminds … Continue reading →

Posted in Bitters, History, Humor - Lighter Side, Museums, Questions | Tagged Arkansas, bitters, Cheatem, Covington, Crawford, Dewey, Howe, Land, line, Loschen, Louisiana, Okley, Railroad, Red, state, swindle, Texarkana, texas | Leave a comment

Patience Paying Off – Three Amazing Finds

Posted on 12 August 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

This is my first bitters find and I don’t think I could be any happier… Patience Paying Off – Three Amazing Finds Hi Ferdinand! Cody Zeleny here, Just thought I would share some more recent finds that I am really … Continue reading →

Posted in Bitters, Collectors & Collections, Digging and Finding, Flasks, Historical Flasks | Tagged Bicycle, bitters, Cody Zeleny, Flask, GV-4, GXIII-3, Historical, John Moffat, Phoenix, Railroad | 1 Comment

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 →

Posted in Collectors & Collections, Color Runs, Display, Early American Glass, Flasks, Historical Flasks, History, News, Photography, Technology | Tagged Baltimore & Ohio, cart, display, Flask, horse, Maine, Mike, photography, Railroad, shelves, success | 2 Comments

Insulator Hunters

Posted on 2 June 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

I put together a post earlier today called Privy Digging – The Hole Story which included some great pictures of holes and digs. These diggers are going to some major depths including one hole at 60 feet! After looking underground, it seemed … Continue reading →

Posted in Collectors & Collections, Digging and Finding, Facebook, Glass Companies & Works, Insulators | Tagged Andrew Mika, Brookfield, Chris McClelland, CSX, Daron Nelson, Gustavo Parra Nicholls, Hemingray, Insulator Hunters, Insulators, Jason Stevens, Jimmy Zagorsky, Justin Sharick, Matt Aker, Michael Green, Michael Spadafora, Mike Heron, Mike Holzwarth, pole, porcelain, Railroad, Red Guerre, Szabadvezetéki Szigetelők Magángyűjteménye, telegraph | 1 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

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad China

Posted on 9 April 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Four or five years ago, Elizabeth and I purchased a group of Baltimore and Ohio railroad china. You see, I grew up in Baltimore, am interested in Model Railroading, I am a rail fan and most recently, visited the Baltimore … Continue reading →

Posted in Collectors & Collections, Dinnerware, Glass Makers, History | Tagged B&O, Baltimore & Ohio, Centenary, centennial, china, colonial, dining, Maddock Pottery, Railroad, railroading, Royal Blue, Royal Limited, Shenango, William Scammell | Leave a comment

Success to the Railroad – The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Museum

Posted on 9 March 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

From Houston it is usually quite a distance to one of the major antique bottle shows on the East and West coasts. For this reason, I typically plan my weekend around a bottle show with museum tours, sightseeing and business. … Continue reading →