Dr. Townsend’s Sarsaparilla – A Collection of Variants

Posted on 7 February 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V


Dr. Townsend's sarsaparilla

Dr. Townsend’s Sarsaparilla – A Collection of Variants

The Most Extraordinary Medicine In The World!

by Brian Wolff

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Sometime before the holidays, say back in October of 2012, Rick Ciralli (Bristol, Connecticut) started and fueled an incredible series of Dr. Townsend’s Sarsaparilla posts over at Early American Glass and Bottle Collectors on facebook. We even did a post here on Peachridge Glass called “In keeping with the Dr. Townsend’s theme started by others”.

The pace was fast and furious as new and exciting examples and variations kept surfacing from collectors. Brian Wolff (Sherrill, New York), with his graphics skills, tried to keep up with the pace as he published a series of bindings and updates. I asked Brian for his latest file and he kindly sent it over last evening for posting. Brian notes that it was created in PowerPoint and lost a lot of quality when he converted it to a pdf format for the Internet post.

View: Dr. Townsend’s Sarsaparilla – A Collection of Variants

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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