Tag Archives: Plantation

Information on the Drake’s Plantation Bitters Variants

Posted on 19 May 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Information on the Drake’s Plantation Bitters Variants 19 May 2012 Drakes authority Brian Shultis recently commented on facebook: “There has been a lot of talk about Drake’s mold variants on here. I will post up a few comparison shots for … Continue reading →

Posted in Advice, Bitters, Collectors & Collections, Facebook, Figural Bottles | Tagged 4-Log, 5 log, 6 log, bitters, Brian Shultis, Drake's Plantation Bitters, Drakes, mold, Plantation, thatching, variants | 18 Comments

The big star in Hollywood, Mississippi is the Imperial Levee

Posted on 26 April 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

An absolute favorite bottle of mine is the ‘Imperial / Levee / J. Noyes / Hollywood / Miss.‘ figural wine bottle. This bottle comes embossed with the typography noted above and un-embossed. The bottle was made somewhere between 1845 and … Continue reading →

Posted in Civil War, Collectors & Collections, eBay, Facebook, Figural Bottles, History, Whiskey, Wine & Champagne | Tagged amber, Casper's Whiskey, Charles Aprill, cluster, cobalt, collection, grapes, Hollywood, Imperial, James Noyes, John April, Levee, Meyer, Mississippi, New Orleans, Plantation, stump, Tunica, Vicksburg, Whiskey, Wine | 7 Comments

Shoot-out Update – FOHBC Reno Expo 2012

Posted on 28 March 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

28 July 2012 A major, Antique Bottle and Glass, judged shoot-out, will occur at the FOHBC Reno Expo 2012. The event will be sponsored by a major Auction House (Norman C. Heckler). This will be a landmark chance and great … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Advice, Bitters, Bottle Shows, Bottles and Extras, Club News, Figural Bottles, FOHBC News, Inks, News, Spirits, Whiskey | Tagged bitters, Bottles and Extras, Circle, Cutter, Drakes, Expo, fohbc, Ink, Norman Heckler, Plantation, Reno, Shoot-out, Umbrella | 1 Comment

What is an Arabesque Drakes Plantation Bitters?

Posted on 20 December 2011 by Ferdinand Meyer V

What is an Arabesque Drakes Plantation Bitters? 20 December 2011 (R•110614) I thought I would take a moment to explain and picture the primary differences between the rarer mold D 102 Arabesque Drakes Plantation Bitters and other Drakes Plantation Bitters which do … Continue reading →

Posted in Bitters, Figural Bottles, Questions | Tagged Arabesque, bitters, Drakes, Holly Noordsy, Jeff Noordsy, Plantation | 9 Comments

Drakes Plantation Bitters – Encased Postage

Posted on 19 December 2011 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Drakes Plantation Bitters – Encased Postage 19 December 2011 There have been two (2) posts regarding Drakes Plantation Bitters this week (see…One of the Crudest Drakes You Will Ever See at PRG and Bottle of the Week 12~11~11, Straw Yellow Drakes Plantation … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Bitters, Civil War, Ephemera, Figural Bottles, History, Postage, Tax Stamps | Tagged Arago, bitters, Drakes, Encased Postage, James E. Kloetzel, John Gault, Plantation, US Mint | Leave a comment

Knock – Knock

Posted on 24 August 2011 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Knock-Knock… Who’s there? NJ Door Knockers here, you have any bottles? Just a Woodgate’s Plantation Bitters… Did this really happen? Am I dreaming? Pinch myself…