Monthly Archives: August 2012

Early pictures of some of the characters and legends or both • Part 2

Posted on 12 August 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

This is a continuation (Part 2) of Early pictures of some of the characters and legends or both which I will now call Part 1. With a web site, you do not want to overload a single page with too many images. … Continue reading →

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Swift’s Syphilitic Specific – “Hey, I’ve got Syphilis”

Posted on 12 August 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

S S S “Hey, I’ve got Syphilis. Do you have any medicine for me?” “Sure, try some Swift’s Syphilitic Specific” “Thanks, just what I need” I like it when Dr. Charles Aprill (New Orleans) stirs things up with a post … Continue reading →

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Gotta’ be strong to collect Demijohns – Dale & Barbara Santos

Posted on 12 August 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

B a l a n c i n g  A c t Gotta’ be strong to collect Demijohns Dale & Barbara Santos 12 August 2012 (R•041815) It is time to look at Dale and Barbara Santos from Foresthill, California. The … Continue reading →

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Three HutchBook Milestones

Posted on 11 August 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

THREE HUTCHBOOK MILESTONES! PRESS RELEASE: Three major announcements highlighted the July 27, 2012 national meeting of Hutchinson Bottle Collectors’ Association members held in conjunction with the Federation of Historical Bottle Collectors’ Expo 2012 antique bottle and collectible show at the … Continue reading →

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Bottle Thefts at the Reno Expo

Posted on 11 August 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

THEFT REPORT By Pam Selenak | FOHBC Public Relations Director As great of a show as the Reno Expo was, it did not go without a blemish. The bottle collecting community as a whole is an honest and trustworthy group of … Continue reading →

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Houston, it seems like there were some Scheduling Issues in Reno…

Posted on 11 August 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Sometimes, you just have to poke fun at yourself. Well, the Show Program Table of Contents said our Schedule of Events for the Expo was on Page 8. Unfortunately, it wasn’t on Page 8, or even in the program. Also, … Continue reading →

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Bininger Advertising Art & Labels

Posted on 10 August 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Abraham M. Bininger Bininger Advertising Art & Labels 10 August 2012 (R•022419) As a designer and artist, I really admire the wonderful advertising art for Bininger products such as the fully labeled A.M. Bininger & Co. figural cannon pictured above, … Continue reading →

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Barrel Series – Bininger Old Kentucky Bourbon

Posted on 10 August 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

BININGER OLD KENTUCKY BOURBON 10 August 2012 Let’s now move on to the great and well-known Bininger brand figural barrels. I am fortunate to possess an example (pictured below) and one was included in the recent Glass Works Auctions | … Continue reading →

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Barrel Series – Columbus in a Barrel

Posted on 9 August 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

COLUMBUS ON A BARREL (motif of Columbus in a barrel) (motif of a rooster) I took a few weeks off for FOHBC Reno Expo business and other types of related posts and now would like to return to the figural … Continue reading →

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Mishler’s Keystone Bitters – Stencil and Bottle

Posted on 8 August 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Mishler’s Keystone Bitters – Stencil, Bottle & Trade Cards 08 August 2012 (R•050314) (R•072114) (R•101015) Don’t know if you all noticed this really cool stencil in the Glass Works Auctions | Auction 95 that closed Monday night. I saw this … Continue reading →

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