Ladies & Gents…The Kansas City Queen

Posted on 16 March 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

"With shocking disbelief I share pictures of the legendary INDIAN HERB BITTERS – Prepared by Drs Dickerson & Stark Medical & Surgical Institute Kansas City, Missouri that walked in the door of the St. Joseph, Missouri Bottle & Insulator Show this past weekend.

Ladies & Gents…The Kansas City Queen

16 March 2012

Apple-Touch-IconAI have a top 10 want list that I suppose others of you have also. Let me tell you. This wasn’t even on it because I doubted one existed. I had always heard rumors of one existing in a museum somewhere but my questions over the years have resulted in no confirmation. I am now hearing one exists in an Iowa museum that I will track along with the new find. I am going to hold back on the rest of the story because I have been asked to.  I quite honestly am disappointed that this is not mine after an effort of some magnitude. Obviously not enough though.

Kudos to the buyer and thus quick seller. Someone has a great bottle.

I-18  THE INDIAN HERB BITTERS

THE / INDIAN / HERB BITTERS / PREPARED BY / DRS DICKERSON / & STARK / MEDICAL & / SURGICAL / INSTITUTE / KANSAS CITY / MO // SEND FOR OUR ILLUSTRATED MEDIAL JOURNAL / IT WILL BE SENT FREE TO ANY ADDRESS //
12 3/8 x 3
Figure of Indiand queen, Amber, SCM, Extremely rare
Kansas City Directory 1886; John Stark and D’Estaing Dickerson, 427 Delaware Ave.

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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2 Responses to Ladies & Gents…The Kansas City Queen

  1. BittersCollector says:
    16 March 2012 at 9:08 pm

    Nice piece ! Very similar to the Mohawk Whiskey mold .

  2. RCGLASS says:
    20 March 2012 at 5:42 pm

    Ferd,

    You continue to be the tour de force of bitters collecting and all your vision contained in your site. It really is THE SITE for bottles and Glass…Bravo!

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