Tag Archives: Chris Rowell

S. A. Foutz & Bro. – Baltimore…What Happened?

Posted on 14 May 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

LONDON MEDICATED HEALTH RESTORER S. A. FOUTZ BALTIMORE, MD We have watched and admired the great looking London Medicated Health Restorer bottles from Baltimore, Maryland in recent auctions and posts. Just last week I pictured the puce example in the … Continue reading →

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Glass Production Flaw Explained – Chris Rowell

Posted on 18 March 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

No, this is not one of the meteorite fragments from the Russian cosmic event. You can always count on Chris Rowell (Baltimore) and others for researching and stirring up points about the bottles we collect that I quite honestly, know … Continue reading →

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Wheeler’s Berlin Bitters – Baltimore

Posted on 18 December 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

WHEELER’S BERLIN BITTERS B A L T I M O R E Hi Ferd, I was aware of your pictures on Peachridge recently of your three “Wheeler’s” (see above) and was amazed of how close the colors were to three … Continue reading →

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Pictures of the Week 12-16-12

Posted on 16 December 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

This is the second weekly round-up of some really nice photography from various facebook and other glass sites. These pictures are amazing. It is so nice to see such great care with topic selection, composition and lighting. Well done to … Continue reading →

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Hampton’s Vegetable Tincture – Mortimer & Mowbray – Balto

Posted on 14 December 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

HAMPTON’S V. TINCTURE MORTIMER & MOWBRAY BALTO Dr. Hampton’s Vegetable Tincture: a medicine justly celebrated for performing the most wonderful cures of all scrofulous complaints and diseases arising from impurity of the blood, and obstructions in the various functions of … Continue reading →

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Leading up to Baltimore Glass Works

Posted on 11 December 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

LEADING UP TO BALTIMORE GLASS WORKS Looking for some answers… Baltimore flasks, Mr. Pollard says flatly, “come in the widest range of colors, the choicest tones of all.” WILLIAM C. POLLARD In Baltimore, glassmaking ranked as the third largest industry … Continue reading →

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Woods’ Baltimore City Directory – 1864

Posted on 10 December 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

I get asked all the time from collectors, especially in my collecting area of Bitters; “so what is happening?”, “heard about any new bottles?, “anything in the upcoming auction interest you?” or “are you going to the so and so … Continue reading →

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The One Worth Coming Back To

Posted on 27 November 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

The One Worth Coming Back To TOM LEVEILLE Everyone who digs bottles at some point or another will have a situation that they are faced with, for one reason or another… “Stop”. The phrase worse than “NO” when asking permission. … Continue reading →

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John Panella and his special Dr. Degurley’s Herb Bitters

Posted on 25 October 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

The extremely rare, Dr. DeGurley’s Herb Bitters – Baltimore Peachridge Glass and the bottle and glass collecting community would like to thank John Panella for opening up and sharing this wonderful story wrapped around his extraordinary amber Dr. Degurley’s Herb … Continue reading →

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“Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead!”

Posted on 21 August 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

PARIS HORTON KEACH – BALTIMORE It is very gratifying and exciting when I start down a path and doors start opening. Yesterday I saw a gorgeous picture of Keach soda water bottles from Baltimore in a color run on facebook … Continue reading →

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