About Ferdinand Meyer V
Ferdinand Meyer V is a native of Baltimore, Maryland and has a BFA in Fine Art and Graphic Design from the Kansas City Art Institute and School of Design. Ferdinand is the founding Principal of FMG Design, Inc., a nationally recognized design consultation firm. Ferdinand is a passionate collector of American historical glass, specializing in bitters bottles, color runs, and related classic figural bottles. Ferdinand is married to Elizabeth Jane Meyer and lives in Houston, Texas, with their daughter and three wonderful grandchildren. The Meyers are also very involved in gardening (Peachridge Gardens), antiques (Peachridge Collections), and early United States postage stamps. Ferdinand is the past three-term president of the Federation of Historical Bottle Collectors, a long-time board member, FOHBC 2021 Hall of Fame, and one of the founding members of the FOHBC Virtual Museum.
Professor Virchow’s Iron Bitters – Chicago 04 September 2015 (R•120615) Jeff Burkhardt (Cedarburg, Wisconsin) sent the following e-mail and two pictures of a Professor Virchow’s Iron Bitters. I have not seen one of these bottles before so I thought this was … Continue reading →
Posted in Bitters, History, Liquor Merchant, Medicines & Cures, Tobacco
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Tagged bitters, Burkhardt, chicago, Doctor, froggy, German, Herman, iron, Jeff, Kaestner, Medicine, New York, pathologist, Professor, Saxony, Virchow
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September | 2 0 1 5 Wednesday, 23 September 2015 In the pretty city of Greenville S.C. the next few days. Cover design for the next issue of BOTTLES and EXTRAS went to the editor last week. Tuesday, 22 September 2015 Ferd, … Continue reading →
Telliers Herb Bitters – Established 1834 30 August 2015 Here is a cool bitters square that I have heard about and seen on eBay before though I do not have an example in my collection. This looks like a pretty decent … Continue reading →
Posted in Bitters, Digging and Finding, eBay, Medicines & Cures
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Tagged 1834, Beatty, bitters, Carlisle, Easton, eBay, france, Gary, Henry, Herb, Huldah, Northampton, Pennsylvania, Stomach, Teel, Telliers, Theller's
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Top Saratoga “Wanted” List Update 27 August 2015 A couple of weeks before the FOHBC 2015 Chattanooga National, I received a simple e-mail from Neil Moore from Milford, Delaware that is represented below. Good morning, I read your comments regarding … Continue reading →
Posted in Advice, Bottle Shows, Collectors & Collections, FOHBC News, Mineral Water, News, Water
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Tagged Bernie, Chattanooga, etna, fohbc, Glacier, Hyperion, Lake, Mineral, Moore, Neil, New York, Paradise, Puckhaber, round, Sans, Saratoga, Seltzer, Souci, spring, Triton, Union, Wanted, Washington
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Gilbert’s Sarsaparilla Bitters – Enosburgh Falls, Vermont 21 August 2015 If you read my most recent post about Dr. Gilbert’s Rock and Rye Stomach Bitters (Read: Dr. Gilbert’s Rock and Rye Stomach Bitters), you saw that I was going to investigate to … Continue reading →
Posted in Advertising, Bitters, Ephemera, History, Medicines & Cures, Sarsaparilla, Trade Cards, Veterinary
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Tagged advertising, Allen, Balsam, bitters, card, Enosburg, Enosburgh, Gilbert, Gourd, horse, Indian, Liniment, Lung, Meyer, Mill, Nathan, oil, Sarsaparilla, Scotch, trade, Vermont
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Dr. Gilbert’s Rock and Rye Stomach Bitters 20 August 2015 Finally coming out from under the work load associated with the FOHBC 2015 Chattanooga National and I am doing what I like best, that is passionately collecting and writing about … Continue reading →
Posted in Bitters, Bottle Shows, Liqueurs, Medicines & Cures, Questions, Spirits, Whiskey
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Tagged Beatty, bitters, Chattanooga, Crowe, Gilbert, liqueur, Meyer, rock, Rye, Whiskey
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Chattanooga National Bitters Spotting 19 August 2015 (R•082015) As busy as I was at the FOHBC 2015 Chattanooga National Antique Bottle Show, I certainly had the opportunity to see some nice bitters on the floor, under the tables, in the … Continue reading →
Posted in Auction News, Bitters, Bottle Shows, Club News, Display, Ephemera, Figural Bottles, FOHBC News, Medicines & Cures, News, Tonics
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Tagged Apple, Arabia, Argyle, auction, Augusta, Barrel, Beatty, bitters, cabin, Chattanooga, Crowe, Dexter, display, Domingo, Eagle, Ebbert, Figural, fish, Forbes, Francis, Gilbert's, golden, Highland, Holis, Hostetter, IXL, jaundice, Kimball's, Leriemondie, Lippman's, Loveridge, Meyer, Mississippi, Missouri, national, Old, OOSB, Queen, Rivaud's, rock, rolling, Russ, Rye, Sachem, Savannah, show, Shultis, Solomons, Southern, spotting, thunder, Toneco, Tonic, Victoria, Wahoo, Wiggins, Wiggs, Wigwam, Winfree
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August | 2 0 1 5 Monday, 31 August 2015 Frank Wicker sent the above pictures (which I have cropped in Photoshop) of a Vigor Bitter & Invogorating Tonic saying, “Hi Ferdinand, Have you ever seen one of these? This one is … Continue reading →
Posted in Daily Dose, News
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Tagged Daily, Dose, news
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Tyler’s Standard American Bitters – New Haven, CT 22 July 2015 (R•072615) (R•040816) I have pretty much been overwhelmed with business, the upcoming 2015 Chattanooga National and the 2016 Sacramento National. Traveling every day of the week, so thinking about … Continue reading →
The Mike Dickman Collection I stumbled into a “bottle and barbed wire show” in Albuquerque 14 July 2015 Nice to hear from Mike Dickman here from Santa Fe, New Mexico which may be my favorite place to visit in the United … Continue reading →
Posted in Bitters, Collectors & Collections, Display, Figural Bottles, Mineral Water, Photography, Poison Bottles
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Tagged Albuquerque, bitters, collection, Dickman, Figural, fohbc, Mike, New Mexico, photography, Poison, Santa Fe
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