Tag Archives: Tom Phillips

The Wiggs Brothers and their Fabulous Figural Cabin Bottle

Posted on 10 May 2014 by Ferdinand Meyer V

The Wiggs Brothers and their fabulous figural cabin bottle 10 May 2014 As you might imagine, I have quite a few bitters in my collection, many being quite rare. It has gotten to the point that when I see a picture … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Bitters, Civil War, Druggist & Drugstore, Figural Bottles, Hair Tonics, History, Medicines & Cures, Questions | Tagged Brothers, cabin, Civil, drug, Druggist & Drugstore, Figural, James Alpheus Wiggs, John Joseph Wiggs, Jonathan S. Wiggs, Main, Memphis, Piety Hester Fowler, Tennessee, Tom Phillips, W. H. Pickett, war, Wiggs, William B. Wiggs, William. J. Fowler | 1 Comment

FOHBC Board Members visit Lexington

Posted on 28 October 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

FOHBC Board Members visit Lexington FOHBC board members plan for the 2014 National Antique Bottle Show in Lexington, Kentucky by Randee Kaiser On October 23rd, FOHBC Conventions Director Tom Phillips, 2nd Vice-President Jamie Houdeshell and National Show Co-chairs Sheldon Baugh … Continue reading →

Posted in Advice, Article Publications, Bottle Shows, Club News, FOHBC News, News | Tagged Becky Trimble, Bond Jacobs, bottles, convention, fohbc, Jamie Houdeshell, Kentucky, Lexington, Randee Kaiser, Sheldon Baugh, show, Stacey Jarboe, Tom Phillips | Leave a comment

2013 FOHBC Semi-Annual Board Meeting – Manchester, NH

Posted on 22 July 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

2013 FOHBC Semi-Annual Board Meeting Manchester, New Hampshire 19 July 2014 – Manchester For four straight hours, the FOHBC 2012-2014 term elected board members met to have their semi-annual board meeting. The other annual meeting was held earlier in the year … Continue reading →

Posted in Bottle Shows, Club News, FOHBC News, News | Tagged Alan DeMaison, Bob Ferraro, Dave Maryo, Dick Watson, Ed Kuskie, Ferdinand Meyer V, fohbc, Gary Beatty, Gene Bradberry, Jack Hewitt, Jim Bender, Jim Berry, John Panek, John Pastor, Manchester, Martin Van-Zant, Maureen Crawford, Michael George, New Hampshire, Pam Selenak, Randee Kaiser, Sheldon Baugh, Tom Phillips | Leave a comment

Old Dr. Townsend’s Daisy Vases, more common than you think

Posted on 11 April 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

OLD DR. TOWNSEND’S CELEBRATED STOMACH BITTERS 11 April 2013 (R•052914) “The wife said they had gotten it out of a rural school in Alabama, where it was being used as a flower vase” Ferdinand: About a month and a half … Continue reading →

Posted in Bitters, Digging and Finding, Humor - Lighter Side, Vases | Tagged bitters, Celebrated, daisy, ferdinand meyer, flowers, Old Dr. Townsend, Stomach, Tom Phillips, Vase | Leave a comment

U.S. Gold Bitters – Augusta, Maine

Posted on 16 January 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

U.S. GOLD BITTERS – Augusta, Maine 16 January 2013 (R•010319) (R•012019) Yesterday all started innocently enough with an email from my friend and fellow bitters collector Jeff Burkhardt (Froggy) from Cedarburg, Wisconsin telling me he might take a U.S. Gold Bitters … Continue reading →

Posted in Apothecary, Bitters, Collectors & Collections, Currency, Druggist & Drugstore, History, Medicines & Cures | Tagged $20, Apothecary, Augusta, bitters, Bryan Grapentine, Charles F. Potter, Charles Kimball Partridge, coin, Druggist & Drugstore, Eagle, Eben Fuller, Frank R. Partridge, General J. L. Hodsdon, gold, Henry Dearborn, Jeff Burkhardt, Kennebec River, Liberty, Maine, Ruger & Stoner, Sam Fuller, Tom Phillips, U.S., United States, W. T. Phillips & Co. | 7 Comments

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 →

Posted in Advice, Daily Dose, News, Peachridge Glass | Tagged Absinthe, Bininger, Daily, Dose, Eric McGuire, gold, Keene, Ken Lawler, Ken Schwartz, Michael George, New Hampshire, Pam Selenak, Tom Phillips, Twiaba | 1 Comment

Barrel Series – Highland Bitters and Scotch Tonic

Posted on 21 July 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

HIGHLAND BITTERS AND SCOTCH TONIC 21 July 2012 (R•110813) (R•111313) (R•112813 – Mansfield Medicine Book) (R•090516) “EUREKA. UNPARALLED SUCCESS of the WORLD-RENOWNED HIGHLAND BITTERS! Or, SCOTCH TONIC, The Greatest Remedy for all Diseases of the STOMACH, LIVER and BOWELS EVER … Continue reading →

Posted in Bitters, Collectors & Collections, Figural Bottles, Tonics | Tagged G.W. Jones & Company, Heckler, Highland Bitters and Scotch Tonic, John Odell, Mansfield Drug Company, Mary Ballentine, Memphis, Memphis Daily Appeal, Meyer Collection, Tennessee, Tom Phillips, Van Vleet | 1 Comment

FOHBC 2012 Reno Expo and 2013 National Show Update

Posted on 5 July 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

2012 Reno Expo Update – Reno, Nevada 2013 National Show Update – Manchester, New Hampshire The FOHBC Board of Directors has selected Glass Works Auctions to be the official bottle auction company for the 2013 FOHBC National Show in Manchester, New … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Auction News, Bottle Shows, Club News, FOHBC News, News | Tagged auction, fohbc, Manchester, Nevada, New Hampdhire, Reno, Tom Phillips | Leave a comment

Early pictures of some of the characters and legends or both

Posted on 18 June 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Early pictures of some of the characters and legends or both 18 June 2012 I really like seeing older pictures of some of the collecting greats, legends and characters that I have heard so much about. I realize these pictures … Continue reading →

Posted in Collectors & Collections, Early American Glass, Facebook, History, Photography | Tagged Allie Clevenger, Ben Crane, Bob Hinely, Charles Aprill, Charles Gardner, Coventry, Dana Charlton-Zarro, Dennis Traverso, Dick Watson, Don Bryant, Dr. Burton Spiller, Eugene Heisy, Gene Bradberry, Georgia Hinely, Helen McKearin, Jane Aprill, Jessie Brainard, Jim Mitchell, Joe Butewicz, Joe Zarro, John Joiner, JPF Flask, Keene, Ken Wilson, Kim Kokles, Liz Heckler, Marcia Dwyer, Marion McCandless, Mark Vuono, Michael Dolcini, New Hampshire, Noel Thomas, Norman Heckler, Old Sturbridge Village, Ralph Finch, Ray Dwyer, Rick Ciralli, Ron Rainka, Shultis, Skinners, Tippecanoe, Tom McCandless, Tom Phillips, Tony Shank | 2 Comments

FOHBC Shores up Board with Vacating Posts

Posted on 8 May 2011 by Ferdinand Meyer V

An important Conference Call was scheduled by Federation of Historical Bottle Collectors (FOHBC) Board President, Gene Bradberry on 28 April 2011 to replace the vacating Board Positions for Secretary (Randy Driskill resigned), Business Manager (June Lowry resigned), Membership Director (Ed Herrold … Continue reading →