Spectacular Labeled Carter Cathedral Ink Grouping

Carter Cathedral Inks

Carter Cathedral Inks - Berry Collection

Jim Berry, FOHBC Secretary, sent me these rather nice pictures of his Carter Cathedral inks with labels and stoppers. The pictures were accompanied by the following…

Ferdinand’

Attached are a couple pictures of my Carter Cathedral ink bottles. It has taken me about 25 years or so to put together this collection. I started out one day by buying a deep cobalt quart Carter Cathedral with no label or stopper at a local show some 35 years ago. That was my first Carters ink and first ink. Than as I started going to more and more shows I saw a quart Carter Cathedral with label and stopper in a light cobalt! That started my venture. I sold the quart without label and stopper and started looking for all 4 Carters with label and stoppers. As time went on I did get all four Carter Cathedral in a light cobalt blue. Then one day Norman Heckler had an upcoming auction with a Carter Cathedral in clear!! I started checking around and no one had ever heard or seen a Carter Cathedral one in clear. Well a long story short, I ended up with it for my collection. As of today there has not been another one reported in clear. Then one day in a little local show I picked up the short carters with the chrome label, which I never knew as out there. So now I think I do have a complete collection. And possibly the only complete collection!

Thanks Jim Berry

Carter Cathedral Inks

Carter Cathedral Inks - Berry Collection

Carter Cathedral Inks

Carter Cathedral Inks - Berry Collection

About Ferdinand Meyer V

Ferdinand Meyer V is a native of Baltimore, Maryland and has a BFA in Fine Art and Graphic Design from the Kansas City Art Institute and School of Design. Ferdinand is the founding Principal of FMG Design, a nationally recognized design consultation firm. Ferdinand is a passionate collector of American historical glass specializing in bitters bottles, color runs and related classic figural bottles. He is married to Elizabeth Jane Meyer and lives in Houston, Texas with their daughter and three wonderful grandchildren. The Meyers are also very involved in Quarter Horses, antiques and early United States postage stamps. Ferdinand is the past 6-year President of the Federation of Historical Bottle Collectors and is one of the founding members of the FOHBC Virtual Museum.
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