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Tag Archives: Ferdinand Meyer V
Two XR Tombstone Flasks containing Bitters (uh Whiskey)
“If it looks like a duck, swims like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it probably is a duck.” It was nice to see two very similar ‘coffin shape’ aqua bitters flasks in Heckler Auction 102. Both are … Continue reading
Washington – Taylor (Portrait Only) Historical Flasks
WASHINGTON TAYLOR PORTRAIT FLASKS Since starting out as a Bitters collector back in 2002, I have ‘strayed’ slightly from my course a couple of times into the Historical Flask world. As a specialist in color runs I found it immensely … Continue reading
Posted in Collectors & Collections, Color Runs, Early American Glass, Flasks, Historical Flasks
Tagged Blaske, Dr. Gary and Arlette Johnson, Dyottville, Ferdinand Meyer V, Flask, Glass Works, Historical, Norman Heckler, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Portrait, T.W. Dyott, Taylor, Warren "Bud" Lane, Washington
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Pictures of the Week (06 January 2013)
This is the first weekly round-up of some really nice photography from various antique bottle and glass web sites that have surfaced in the previous week. It seems that winter sunlight and new snow has influenced many of still life … Continue reading
Posted in Apothecary, Bitters, Collectors & Collections, Demijohns, Display, Early American Glass, Historical Flasks, Inks, Insulators, Medicines & Cures, Peachridge Glass, Photography, Windows
Tagged Dale Mlasko, Dave Kam, Ferdinand Meyer V, Herbert Cable, James Campiglia, Jeff Noordsy, John Panella, Larry Baumann, Mark Rose, Mark Yates, Michael George, Rick Ciralli, Tom Marshall, Utah Antique Bottle Cliche
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An Alarming Trend with Bottle Clubs
Where are we without our bottle clubs? See a Listing of affiliated FOHBC Bottle Clubs This is the second e-mail that I have received from one of our important bottle clubs that concerns me greatly. I was able to touch … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, Bottle Shows, Bottles and Extras, Club News, FOHBC News, News, Peachridge Glass
Tagged Alan DeMaison, Bottle, Bottles and Extras, club, Dave Maryo, Ferdinand Meyer V, fohbc, Los Angeles, Peachridge Glass, Tom Grove
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Pictures of the Week 12-16-12
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
Posted in Black Glass, Blown Glass, Demijohns, Early American Glass, Flasks, Historical Flasks, Insulators, Medicines & Cures, Photography, Sarsaparilla, Schnapps, Whiskey
Tagged Aaron Hanshew, black glass, Charles Flint, Chris Rowell, Dale Murschell, Dale Santos, David Jackson, Demijohn, Dr. Townsends, Edward Brown, Ferdinand Meyer V, Flask, H Chapman Chemist, Insulators, James Campiglia, Jeff Noordsy, Martin Rodriguez, Mustard, Paul Joseph Goodwin, Phil Edmonds, Robert Creech, Schnapps, Simon Hunter, sunburst, Woody Douglas
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My ex Callahan’s Old Cabin Whiskey – The Big Fish that Got Away
“The Big Fish that Got Away” Updated 13 August 2012 with Greg Price email We all know about, and have probably experienced, “The Little Fish that Got Away” syndrome. Well, how about “The Big Fish that Got Away”. Also, how … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, Auction News, Bottle Shows, Collectors & Collections, Early American Glass, Figural Bottles, History, Humor - Lighter Side, Museums, Postage, Whiskey
Tagged bitters, cabin, Callahan's, Chris Hartz, Corning Museum of Glass, Don Denzin, Eric Schmetterling, Ferdinand Meyer V, Figural, fish, Greg Price, Norman C. Heckler, Old Cabin, postage, Richard Sheaf, Roger Long, sandor fuss, stamp, United States, Whiskey
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Two Bryant’s Stomach Bitters cones at Reno!
Updated 12 August 2012 It seems like a good time to corral the various known specimens of Bryant’s Stomach Bitters. Two examples were seen at the FOHBC 2012 Reno Expo which is quite extraordinary. I almost brought mine for display … Continue reading
Posted in Article Publications, Bitters, Collectors & Collections, Digging and Finding, Figural Bottles, History, News, Questions
Tagged American Bottle Auctions, Bill Ham, bitters, Bob Kaiser, Bryant's, cone, Ferdinand Meyer V, gazebo, Jeff Wichmann, Jimmy Chebalo, ladies leg, Richard Siri, Robert Frank, Stomach, Ted Siri
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Both Blue Fish Together Again – at least online!
It is kind of a gray-blue rainy day here in Newport News, Virginia. What a nice time to post some blue fish bottles. Charles Aprill posted his blue fish last night on facebook. We talked three or so years ago … Continue reading










