Category Archives: Soda Water

Really liking this “Charleston Shield” Superior Soda Water

Posted on 22 April 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

You can not miss this eBay listing for a blue Superior Soda Water or “Charleston Shield“. The bottle is drop dead gorgeous and is in great condition. This has to be one of my favorite sodas because of the embossing, … Continue reading →

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AT & Co. means Asher S. Taylor & Company

Posted on 21 April 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Ahh…what a nice trio of AT & Co bottles that are represented in the American Bottle Auctions | Auction 55 that is now on line. AT & Co. means Asher S. Taylor & Company. I first became aware of these … Continue reading →

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Fighting Cocks and Roosters on Bottles

Posted on 24 January 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Connor Rush posted a neat blob on the FOHBC facebook page… Hello! Anybody have any bottles from Essex County, NJ? Here’s my best and rarest one, a pictorial blob from Montclair. Thomas P. Meyer was in business from 1895 to … Continue reading →

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ABCR Auction #7 Begins on 28 January – Check it Out

Posted on 17 January 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

The Australian Bottle and Collectibles Review (ABCR) – In from our friend Travis Dunn from down under.

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Some wonderful Baltimore William Coughlan and Peter Babb Bottles

Posted on 6 January 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Baltimore Digger and Collector Chris Rowell posts over at Bottle Collectors on Facebook the following information and pictures. Just love those Baltimore bottles. Reminds me of home too. [CR] William Coughlan Baltimore’s most prolific bottler 1842-1874. This picture represents 10 … Continue reading →

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34th Annual 49er Bottle & Antique Show a Huge Success!

Posted on 4 December 2011 by Ferdinand Meyer V

This show in Auburn, California is called “The Best of the West” and I can truly say, it is a bottle and antique show that really fits the bill. Old Town Auburn is as charming of a place that could … Continue reading →

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Theo Adams – St. Louis Collector

Posted on 22 November 2011 by Ferdinand Meyer V

[PRG] I received the following email this morning from Theo Adams… Hi, I was wondering if I could get my web page listed under the FOHBC links of Bottles & Glass General Sites. I would like to have it labeled … Continue reading →

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New Western Blob Top Soda Blog

Posted on 21 September 2011 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Lance Westfall announces a new blog: westernblobtopsodas.blogspot.com
. Please check it out!

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Dennis Bray says Goodbye to his Western Soda Bottle Collection

Posted on 7 September 2011 by Ferdinand Meyer V

email from Dennis Bray to Jerry Forbes and myself. I thought I could do a few plugs here…. Hi Jerry & Ferdinand: Hope you guys are doing well. I was just wondering if either of you were going to the … Continue reading →

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Oh I miss Baltimore – Wichmann ABA 53

Posted on 31 August 2011 by Ferdinand Meyer V

I have already written a post on Jeff Wichmann’s American Bottle Auctions | Auction 53 (see Nice Romaine’s Crimean Bitters in ABA Auction #53) but as I sat on the plane yesterday from Charlotte to Washington and looked closer at the … Continue reading →

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