Tag Archives: Stoddard

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

“In keeping with the Dr. Townsend’s theme started by others”

Posted on 4 November 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Looks like we have some really nice dialog and pictures of older Dr. Townsend’s Sarsaparilla’s over at Early American Glass on facebook from the usual suspects like Rick Ciralli, Mark Yates, Jeff Noordsy, Woody Douglas, Matt Greig, Michael George, Taylor … Continue reading →

Posted in Collectors & Collections, Early American Glass, Facebook, Glass Companies & Works, Sarsaparilla | Tagged Albany Glassworks, Coventry, Dr. Townsend, Jeff Noordsy, Lancaster Glass Works, Lockport Glass Works, Mark Yates, Matt Greig, Matthew Tigue Levanti, Michael George, Mt Pleasant, Mt. Vernon Glass Works, Rick Ciralli, Stoddard, Taylor McBurney, Willington, Woody Douglas | Leave a comment

Michael George: Manchester Chairman & New England Tour de Force

Posted on 31 August 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Tour de Force is defined as “a feat demonstrating brilliance or mastery in a field”. Now if this does not describe the role and backbone of the Chairman of our FOHBC 2013 National Antique Bottle Show in Manchester, New Hampshire, … Continue reading →

Posted in Advice, Bitters, Blown Glass, Bottle Shows, Collectors & Collections, Color Runs, Decanter, Demijohns, Early American Glass, Flasks, FOHBC News, Freeblown Glass, Historical Flasks, News, Peachridge Glass, Photography, Sarsaparilla, Snuff, Utility Bottles, Whimsies | Tagged 2013, bitters, contract, Decanters, Demijohn, fohbc, Janet George, Manchester, Merrimack Valley Bottle Club, Michael George, national, New Boston, New Hampshire, Pitkin, Sarsaparilla, Snuff, Stoddard | 1 Comment

Those miniature Globs and Pocket Flasks

Posted on 19 July 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

We had a visitor (Brad Seigler) to see our collection at Peach Ridge this past weekend after the Houston Antique Bottle Show. In one of our bottle rooms, with the power figurals, Brad asked Elizabeth, my wife, about her favorite … Continue reading →

Posted in Collectors & Collections, Early American Glass, Flasks, Freeblown Glass, Glass Companies & Works | Tagged Bob and Muriel Heath, Boo Morcom, Brad Seigler, Chris Helenek, Dana Charlton-Zarro, Early American Glass, Elise Hempel, Elizabeth Meyer, Eric Correla, Flask, Germantown, glob, Hartford County, Ian Simmonds, Michael George, New England, Pitkin, Rick Ciralli, Stoddard, Temple, Tom Marshall, Wistar, Woody Douglas | Leave a comment

Gallery of Unembossed Utility and Salve Bottles & Jars

Posted on 1 July 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

The group over at facebook on Bottle Collectors and Early American Glass Collectors have been posting some great pictures of unembossed bottles and jars. I have created this gallery to celebrate these beautiful glass pieces primarily from New England. As usual, … Continue reading →

Posted in Medicines & Cures, Salve, Snuff, Utility Bottles | Tagged blacking, Bottle, Connecticut, E. Waters, Eric Correla, jar, Jeff Noordsy, Joe Zarro, John April, Keene, Lee and Pappas, Mark Yates, Michael George, New Hampshire, salve, Stoddard, Tom Marshall, unembossed, Utility, W.C. Woodworth | 1 Comment

Demijohns – Some great new pictures

Posted on 26 June 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

There is some great dialog and pictures being posted on the bottle and glass facebook sites regarding early American demijohns. I have corralled a few for your perusal. Read more: “Loaf of Bread” Demijohns Read More: Rare & Choice Demijohns in American … Continue reading →

Posted in Blown Glass, Demijohns, Early American Glass, Freeblown Glass | Tagged Charles Aprill, Demijohn, Eric Carrela, Keene, kidney, Michael George, Stoddard, Tom Marshall, Woody Douglas | 2 Comments

Two examples of a C.A. Richards 99 Washington St. Boston

Posted on 30 May 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Two examples of a C.A. Richards 99 Washington St. Boston 30 May 2012 An interesting bottle closes on eBay today. This is an extraordinary example of a C. A. RICHARDS 99 WASHINGTON ST. BOSTON square. I believe it is a … Continue reading →

Posted in Auction News, Bitters, eBay, News | Tagged 99 Washington St., American Glass Gallery, Boston, C.A. Richards, eBay, Kris Kernozicky, Norman Heckler, Stoddard | 2 Comments

Lester E. Gibb’s Bone Liniment

Posted on 30 May 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

“A cure liniment for external use only: For Skin Inflammations, Soreness, Eye Inflammation, Frost bit, Weeping Sinews, Burns, Cancer Humors, Chilblains, Rheumatic Affections, Itching, Ring Worm, Facial shaving Injuries, Strained Cords etc.” This post is prompted by Connecticut collector and … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Digging and Finding, Ephemera, History, Medicines & Cures, Questions | Tagged A.A. Cooley, Antique-Bottles.net, Bottle, Charles Flint, Connecticut, Coventry, Early Vermont Medicines, Gibb's Bone Liniment, Hartford, Medicine, New England, New England Glass House, Rick Ciralli, Stockbridge, Stoddard, Vermont | Leave a comment

Toppin’ it off with a few Glasshouse Hat Whimsies

Posted on 26 May 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

There has been some interesting dialog over at Early American Glass on facebook prompted by a posting by Jeff Noordsy (visit Jeff and Holly Noordsy) of a rather nice Hat Whimsey (see green example that Jeff picked up at the … Continue reading →

Posted in Blown Glass, Collectors & Collections, Depression Glass, Early American Glass, eBay, Facebook, Figural Bottles, Freeblown Glass, Glass Companies & Works, Glass Makers, History, Whimsies | Tagged Carnival, Congressville, Coventry, David Doty, Eric Correla, Fenton, Fostoria, Glass, glasshouse, Hat, Hobnail, Jeff Noordsy, Jim Davies, Massillon, Murano, Planet Glass, Sandwich, Stoddard, Waterlilly, Whimsey, Whimsey Club, whimsical, Whimsies, Whitney, Willington, Windmill | Leave a comment

Glasshouse Turtle Whimsies

Posted on 4 May 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Recently on facebook, one of our more advanced collectors of early American glass posted a picture of some glass turtles in a garden setting (see below). It reminded me of some of the more whimsical glass pieces that I have … Continue reading →