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.
Rushton’s Cod Liver Oil New York 25 December 2014 [Christmas] It is always nice to see a bottle that I am unfamiliar with and to meet someone new in bottle collecting. In this case I am referring to Ken Darnell from Mount Sterling, Kentucky. … Continue reading →
Posted in Advertising, Cod Liver Oil, History, Medicines & Cures
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Tagged Cod, Darnell, Frederick, Liver, New York, oil, Rushton, William
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With and without the words Monopole Bitters Herman Toser Co. – Milwaukee & William Frank & Sons – Pittsburgh 24 December 2014 [Christmas Eve] Frank Wicker with BottlePickers scored himself an early Christmas present when he picked up a en-embossed Monopole Bitters. … Continue reading →
Posted in Article Publications, Bitters, Collectors & Collections, Digging and Finding, Display, Glass Makers, History, Liquor Merchant, Spirits
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Tagged bitters, brand, embossed, Feldmann, Frank, Herman, Meyer, milwaukee, Monopole, Moody, Pittsburgh, Sullivan, Toser, unembossed, Wiliam, Wisconsin
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Stadiger’s Aurantii Stomach Bitters – Philadelphia 24 December 2014 [Christmas Eve] The Stadiger’s Aurantii Stomach Bitters is another extremely rare bitters square that Jeff Wichmann pictured and sold on his new American Bottle Auctions | Bottle Store page. Previously I posted about the Acorn Bitters, Apple Brandy Bitters and Rose … Continue reading →
Posted in Advertising, Bitters, Holiday, Liquor Merchant, Medicines & Cures, Tonics
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Tagged Aurantii, bitters, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Stadiger, Stomach, Tonic, Wichmann
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What was peened out of the Apple Brandy Bitters? 23 December 2014 (R•122414) The Apple Brandy Bitters is another extremely rare bitters square that Jeff Wichmann pictured and sold on his new American Bottle Auctions | Bottle Store page. Previously I posted about the Acorn Bitters and … Continue reading →
Posted in Bitters, Druggist & Drugstore, History, Liquor Merchant, Medicines & Cures
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Tagged Apple, bitters, Brandy, california, Catherwood, Chambers, Druggist & Drugstore, Elliott, Friedrich, Gapen, indiana, Indianapolis, panels, peened, Pure, San Jose, slugged, Warren, Wichmann
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Not much known about the Acorn Bitters … or How to Make Acorn Gruel 22 December 2014 I don’t know about you but whenever I think about an acorn, I think about ole Henny Penny. I read and re-read this … Continue reading →
Posted in Bitters, History, Questions
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Tagged Acorn, bitters, california, fable, gruel, Henny, Indian, Oak, Paiute, penny, tree, Wichmann, Yosemite
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Rose Hill Stomach Bitters – New York 21 December 2014 Rose Hill Stomach Bitters from New York made by H. M. Mosher & Company. That is pretty much all we really have on this one. The actual bottle, the name, … Continue reading →
Posted in Bitters, History, Questions
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Tagged bitters, George, Hamilton, hill, Mosher, Moslier, New York, Rose, Stomach, Wichmann
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Hathaway’s Celebrated Stomachic Bitters – Wilkes-Barre, PA 19 December 2014 An unlisted Hathaway’s Celebrated Stomachic Bitters from Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania sold on eBay yesterday. Coincidently, I was in Reading, Pennsylvania yesterday, home of the H.P. Herb Wild Cherry Bitters. Mark Warne reminded me of this. The extremely rare Bloch’s … Continue reading →
Posted in Bitters, eBay, History, Medicines & Cures
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Tagged bitters, Caleb, Carbondale, eBay, Hathaway, Lackawanna, Levi, nonpariel, Pennsylvania, Scranton, Silas, Wilkes-Barre, Wyoming
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Koopmann’s Bitters, for use in Marshy and Swampy Districts 15 December 2014 • Updated 21 August 2016 • R-081618 I came across this advertisement below for Koopmann’s Bitters put out by B. Koopmann in Charlotte, North Carolina around 1871. Let’s … Continue reading →
Posted in Advertising, Art & Architecture, Bitters, Civil War, Digging and Finding, Druggist & Drugstore, History, Medicines & Cures, Remedy
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Tagged Augustus, Bentonville, Bernard, bitters, charlotte, Elias, Koopman, Koopmann, marsh, New Jersey, North Carolina, Phelps, Rothschild, Statesville, swamp
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Is there really a Burton’s Bitters? 14 December 2014 I quite innocently posted the above picture on PRG and Facebook earlier in the week and said, “Anybody ever heard of a Burton’s Compound Vegetable Bitters? New to me. Can anyone … Continue reading →
Dr. White’s Compound Golden Seal Bitters 13 December 2014 (R•121614) (R•121215) (R•011715) The bottle pictures at the top of the post are darn right poor like pictures of the Loch Ness Monster, the Abominable Snowman and merfolk but none-the-less, we’ve got some … Continue reading →
Posted in Advertising, Bitters, Medicines & Cures, Questions
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Tagged Ahira, Auburn, bitters, Compound, Doctor, golden, Ham, Meyer, NY, Raymond, seal, Van Zant, White, Wolff
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