Category Archives: Humor – Lighter Side

Related Bottle & Glass Humor. The Lighter Side

Young Children in Antique Trade Card Advertising

Posted on 6 June 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Young Children in Antique Trade Card Advertising I really get a kick out of looking at the art on vintage advertising trade cards. Recently I spotted this odd looking little fellow with reading glasses below that really gave me a chuckle. … Continue reading →

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The Grecian Bend and Carey’s Grecian Bend Bitters

Posted on 22 May 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

CAREY’S GRECIAN BEND BITTERS illustrations often show a woman with a large bustle and a very small parasol, bending forward Have you ever wondered why the famous and extremely rare, Carey’s Grecian Bend Bitters was named so? The Grecian Bend was … Continue reading →

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Old Dr. Townsend’s Daisy Vases, more common than you think

Posted on 11 April 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

OLD DR. TOWNSEND’S CELEBRATED STOMACH BITTERS “The wife said they had gotten it out of a rural school in Alabama, where it was being used as a flower vase” Ferdinand: About a month and a half ago, a person contacted … Continue reading →

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Dr. Harter’s Wild Cherry Bitters Cast Iron Advertising Lemon/Lime Juicer

Posted on 10 April 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

DR. HARTER’S WILD CHERRY BITTERS Lemon | Lime Juicer Now here is an item that you do not see too often. A Dr. Harter’s Wild Cherry Bitters juice squeezer. Like I have never seen one before for a bitters product. … Continue reading →

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Morro Bay Meat Eaters

Posted on 29 March 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

So I ask my friend Jerry Forbes (Carmel, CA) for some bottle pictures from the the San Luis Obispo Bottle Society’s 45th Annual Show and Sale in Morro Bay, California this past Friday and Saturday. Here is what I got…. … Continue reading →

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The Amazing 7 Sutherland Sisters

Posted on 10 February 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

The Amazing 7 SUTHERLAND SISTERS Niagara County, New York Tami Barber posted this really great picture (see top above) of the 7 Sutherland Sisters over on Bottle Collectors on facebook. This really caught my eye as I was intrigued by the … Continue reading →

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Whiskey Bottle Tombstone – Clayton, Alabama

Posted on 6 February 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

A wife told her husband that she’d make him a whiskey bottle-shaped tombstone if he didn’t stop drinking. He didn’t. Thank you to Dennis Humphrey for post inspiration. Bottle pictured above is a Dr. J. S. Woods Elixir medicine bottle … Continue reading →

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Daily Dose – January 2013

Posted on 3 February 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

J A N U A R Y   2 0 1 3 Section dedicated to daily thoughts and interests Thursday, 31 January 2013 Wow, this month just went by so fast. Christmas seems so long ago. Back in Houston, dodged … Continue reading →

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“Collectors” Series – What do you think?

Posted on 28 January 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

I received an interesting telephone call last week from a very nice fellow named Chris with Architect Films in Toronto, Canada. After trading calls, we eventually had a nice talk regarding the possibility of them coming to Houston to include … Continue reading →

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Some Nice Congress & Empire Spring Bottles – Shags to Riches

Posted on 23 January 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

SHAGS TO RICHES (not by far) When Elizabeth and I first moved into the long vacant house on property we now affectionately call Peach Ridge, it had shag carpet (see above), an old decrepit boat in the garage and had … Continue reading →

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