Monthly Archives: August 2011

Oh I miss Baltimore – Wichmann ABA 53

Posted on 31 August 2011 by Ferdinand Meyer V

I have already written a post on Jeff Wichmann’s American Bottle Auctions | Auction 53 (see Nice Romaine’s Crimean Bitters in ABA Auction #53) but as I sat on the plane yesterday from Charlotte to Washington and looked closer at the … Continue reading →

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Los Angeles Bottle Clubs 45th Annual Show on 10 September!

Posted on 30 August 2011 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Hello Ferdinand, I thought you might want to add a post about the Los Angeles Show to your website. This is our 45th annual show. Los Angeles has held a bottle show every year for nearly a half century. The … Continue reading →

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“Fuss Proof”

Posted on 29 August 2011 by Ferdinand Meyer V

ABA Auction #53 HOPATKONG WHISKEY J.C. HESS & CO PHILA. 10” With applied band and smooth base. These interesting whiskeys are one of the few that come in cobalt blue. This example came from the Sandor Fuss collection. Sandor is … Continue reading →

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Gold Rush Squares

Posted on 29 August 2011 by Ferdinand Meyer V

More Than Meets Your Eye In from Rick Simi… I was wondering if you might want to post this article http://www.westernbitters.com/2010/12/gold-rush-squares_28.html on your site. I posted this back in 2010 for the Western Bitters News. Maybe the collectors on the east might get a … Continue reading →

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Downieville Antique Bottles & Collectibles Show

Posted on 28 August 2011 by Ferdinand Meyer V

“A bottle collectors paradise!” A bottle collectors paradise! Coming to Downieville, CA on Saturday, September 10, 2011 is the annual antique bottles and collectibles show “Bottlemania! A Blast of Glass from the Past”. The show is being held in the … Continue reading →

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Sneaking in some digging before Hurricane Irene

Posted on 27 August 2011 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Expert digger Chris Rowell and buddy in action in my hometown Baltimore… Ferd, We got out Wednesday for a dig since we figured the weekend was going to be shot due to Irene. We started out on the east side … Continue reading →

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Nice Romaine’s Crimean Bitters in ABA Auction #53

Posted on 27 August 2011 by Ferdinand Meyer V

“it has been a long hot summer here, the rain has been as sparse as the good bottles”. I have really been waiting for the next American Bottle Auctions, Auction #53. Well the bottles are posted and, as usual, there … Continue reading →

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Reno Expo Bowling Tournament Plan

Posted on 27 August 2011 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Ferdinand, Please post this and see if we get any interest. Among the many things to do at the Grand Sierra Resort Hotel is Bowling. They have a 50-lane bowling alley. I think a lot of people may be staying over Sunday … Continue reading →

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American Antique Medicines – Bottle Guide

Posted on 26 August 2011 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Read Jim Schmidt’s post at CIVIL WAR MEDICINE (AND WRITING) “When I first started collecting medicines I looked for price guides but could only find books [which were] very generic and not very reliable or books [that] mostly covered high … Continue reading →

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An Earthquake, Irene, Tornado & Spontaneous Combustion

Posted on 24 August 2011 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Our Biggest Fear! What a wild week after a crazy weather summer! Wikipedia states that the 2011 Virginia earthquake was a magnitude 5.8 Mw intraplate earthquake that occurred in the Piedmont region of the U.S. state of Virginia on August 23, … Continue reading →

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