Monthly Archives: May 2012

Schnerr’s Wild Cherry Tonic Compound Bitters on eBay

Posted on 24 May 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Schnerr’s Wild Cherry Tonic Compound Bitters on eBay 24 May 2012 (R•041117) Watching this oddball on eBay. I cleaned the pictures up as the background was a bit competitive with the nice bottle. With about 1 day left in the … Continue reading →

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Some nice Fruit Jars in the North American Glass Auction

Posted on 24 May 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Greg Spurgeon with North American Glass has some really cool fruit jars in his current auction. Many are recent finds. These are five of my favorites. Especially like the Louisville Glass Works jar. Check it out! Visit Auction

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Visit to the Belmont Mansion – Nashville

Posted on 23 May 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Today I toured Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee as part of a business project with my company FMG Design and had the good fortune to get a personal tour of the center-piece Belmont Mansion. I do not have pictures of … Continue reading →

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Dr. Stephen Jewett’s / Celebrated Health Restoring Bitters / Rindge, N.H. on eBay

Posted on 22 May 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Dr. Stephen Jewett’s / Celebrated Health Restoring Bitters / Rindge, N.H. on eBay 22 May 2012 Just lovin’ this Dr. Stephen Jewett’s on eBay. Great bottle, photographs and description. It closes later this afternoon, Let’s see where it settles. Worth … Continue reading →

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Handsome Young Man in Uniform (Civil War?) with Fish Bottle

Posted on 21 May 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

An important advertising card sold on eBay last evening for a surprisingly healthy $787.77 which shows the strong demand for pieces relating to the great bottles we collect. In this case it was a ‘Handsome Young Man in Uniform (Civil … Continue reading →

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Looking at earlier Baltimore ‘Washington Monument’ Historical Flasks

Posted on 20 May 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

I had a little “Aha!” moment today when I came across a post by Steve Sewell over at AntiqueBottles.net where he succintly explained why early Washington Monument historical flasks did not have the Washington sculpture on top of the monument … Continue reading →

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Information on the Drake’s Plantation Bitters Variants

Posted on 19 May 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Information on the Drake’s Plantation Bitters Variants 19 May 2012 Drakes authority Brian Shultis recently commented on facebook: “There has been a lot of talk about Drake’s mold variants on here. I will post up a few comparison shots for … Continue reading →

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Figural Pig Series | Duffy Crescent Saloon Figural Pig Bottle

Posted on 19 May 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

DUFFY CRESCENT SALOON Figural Pig Series | Duffy Crescent Saloon Figural Pig Bottle 19 May 2012 Now here is a figural pig bottle that I do not possess and would very much like to add to my “pig pen”. The … Continue reading →

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Figural Pig Series – Something Good in a Hogs … – Drink While it Lasts from this Hogs …

Posted on 19 May 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

“Using the cork to seal the contents at the rear allowed crude and rude jokes or slogans to enhance the product” The next segment in the Figural Pig Series will focus on three whiskey nips that are embossed with slogans … Continue reading →

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Figural Pig Series | Beiser & Fisher – NY Figural Whiskey Pig

Posted on 18 May 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

BEISER & KEISER N.Y “This rare whiskey bottle is among the very rarest of the figural pigs and it is the key bottle that many collectors are missing in their “run” of piggies”. Jeff Noordsy Not much is know about … Continue reading →

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