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.
Labeled Towle’s Crown of Canada Brand Syrup 07 January 2015 It never fails, I always seem to learn something when I see a piece of unfamiliar glass. In today’s case, it was this fully labeled Towle’s Crown of Canada Brand Syrup jar, … Continue reading →
Posted in Advertising, Fruit Jars, History, Syrup, Utility Bottles
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Tagged Abe, Antonez, cabin, canada, jar, Lincoln, Log, Minnesota, St. Paul, Syrup, Towle, Vermont
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Please feel free to send any antique bottle or glass questions to ferdinand@peachridgeglass.com. The information will be posted if relevant or of interest to the readers. I will try to answer or wait for another reader to respond. Quality images … Continue reading →
Demas S. Barnes – Medicine Man to Politician 05 January 2015 Periodically I come across the Demas Barnes name and have wondered about the man. Most recently with John F. Henry (Read: Johnson’s Calisaya Bitters – Burlington, Vermont) who came to … Continue reading →
Posted in Advertising, Article Publications, Bitters, Currency, Druggist & Drugstore, History, Medicines & Cures, Tax Stamps
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Tagged Barnes, Blaksley, Broadway, Brooklyn, Castoria, Centaur, Congress, Cora, Demas, Democrat, Drakes, Fletcher's, Hyde, Liniment, Medicine, Mildred, minerals, New York, Patent, Pitcher's, politician, proprietary, Representative, Revenue, Stamps
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Label: Formerly manufactured by Moses Atwood Georgetown, Mass, and sold by his agents throughout the United States by Manhattan Medicine Co. Proprietors, New York. Manhattan Medicine Company v. Wood 03 January 2015 Working on the Johnson’s Calisaya Bitters post yesterday led me to understand … Continue reading →
Posted in Advertising, Bitters, Collectors & Collections, History, Legal, Medicines & Cures, Miniatures
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Tagged Atwood, atwoods, bitters, company, Court, Georgetown, Gourd, jaundice, Manhattan, Massachusetts, Medicine, Meyer, Moses, New York, Physical, States, Supreme, United, Vegetable
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Johnson’s Calisaya Bitters –Burlington, Vermont 02 January 2015 (R•010315) I can not believe that I have not posted about Johnson’s Calisaya Bitters from Burlington, Vermont before. This is one of my favorite squares as it comes in so many exciting … Continue reading →
Posted in Advertising, Bitters, Civil War, Collectors & Collections, Druggist & Drugstore, Ephemera, History, Medicines & Cures
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Tagged almanac, bitters, Burlington, Calisaya, Downs, Ferdinand, Gourd, Henry, Johnson, Lord, Meyer, Vermont
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Brazilian Soda Bitters – Indianapolis 01 January 2015 The Brazilian Soda Bitters is the third post in a week for a bitters from Indianapolis, Indiana. The other brands discussed were the Kaufman’s Celebrated Blue Jacket Bitters and Apple Brandy Bitters. The clipping … Continue reading →
Posted in Advertising, Apothecary, Article Publications, Bitters, Druggist & Drugstore, Medicines & Cures
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Tagged apothecaries, bitters, Brazil, Brazilian, Browning, Driggs, Druggist & Drugstore, indiana, Indianapolis, Lynn, Nathaniel, Sloan, Soda, Winfield
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JANUARY | 2 0 1 5 Saturday, 31 January 2015 Interesting letter over in Mailbox from Kimberly R, a relation of S.O. Richardson. Visit MAILBOX Hi Ferd, Hope all is well with you. The link below is to the ebay seller ntqlvr (LINK) … Continue reading →
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Dr. Kaufmann’s Sulphur Bitters etc. etc. etc. Tracing the roots of A. P. Ordway & Company 30 December 2014 Now that we have completed posts for the Dr. B. H. Kauffman Stomach Bitters and Kaufman’s Celebrated Blue Jacket Bitters, it seems reasonable … Continue reading →
Kaufman’s Celebrated Blue Jacket Bitters – Indianapolis 28 December 2014 While working on the post for the Dr. B. H. Kauffman Stomach Bitters from Lancaster, Pennsylvania, I checked the Joe Gourd collection inventory list to see if Joe was holding any … Continue reading →
Posted in Advertising, Bitters, Civil War, Ephemera, History, Liquor Merchant, Questions, Spirits
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Tagged advertising, bitters, blue, card, Celebrated, Charles, Civil, Germany, Gourd, indiana, Indianapolis, Jacket, Kaufman, liquors, Louisiana, Moses, trade, war, Wine
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Dr. B. H. Kauffman Stomach Bitters – Lancaster, Pennsylvania 27 December 2014 (R•100915) Robert Cohen posted a picture of a Dr. Kauffman Stomach Bitters from Lancaster, Pennsylvania over on the Bottle Colletors Facebook page (pictured at top of post) and I … Continue reading →
Posted in Bitters, Collectors & Collections, Druggist & Drugstore, History, Medicines & Cures, Veterinary
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Tagged Baltimore, Benjamin, bitters, cattle, Cohen, dayton, Druggist & Drugstore, Grapentine, horse, Hotel, Jacob, Kauffman, lancaster, Medicines, Patent, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Raezer, Stomach, Strine, veterinary, Wichmann
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