Category Archives: Depression Glass

Burnham’s Timber Bitters or just Timber Bitters?

Posted on 1 May 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Here is another oddball Bitters that surfaced yesterday when Brian Wolff was doing some online research for M.S. James’ Family Bitters. He came across the labeled Burnham’s Timber Bitters on an antique web site (Lake County Antiques) in New Jersey. … Continue reading →

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Some Beautiful Carnival Glass Pieces

Posted on 26 May 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

My experiece with Carnival Glass is limited based on just owning a few insulators that caught my eye over the years. I pictured my PYREX CD 233 to the left. The color is quite nice. I did a Peachridge post … Continue reading →

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Toppin’ it off with a few Glasshouse Hat Whimsies

Posted on 26 May 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

There has been some interesting dialog over at Early American Glass on facebook prompted by a posting by Jeff Noordsy (visit Jeff and Holly Noordsy) of a rather nice Hat Whimsey (see green example that Jeff picked up at the … Continue reading →

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My Lunch on Fiesta dinnerware at the Tea Room within the Museum of the Shenandoah Valley

Posted on 22 January 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

This past week I had lunch with an associate of mine from my company FMG Design at the Tea Room at the Museum of the Shenandoah Valley in historic Winchester, Virginia. This is always a nice experience with wonderful light lunches … Continue reading →

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Some Gorgeous Depression Glass Table Settings

Posted on 19 January 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Today was filled with business in some neat historic places. We (an associate of mine Kim Cao, from FMG) started out in Winchester, Virginia and ended up with meetings in the town of Luray, Virginia. Instead of taking I-81 we … Continue reading →

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