Category Archives: Advertising

Trade Cards, Advertising, Signs, Broadsides, Crates, Letterheads, Billheads, etc.

Edward Wilder and his Building Bottles

Posted on 12 February 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Edward Wilder and his Building Bottles 12 February 2012 (R•012614) (R•010919) This weekend I was cataloging a bottle from Edward Wilder, who was a wholesale druggist in Louisville, Kentucky. I purchased the bottle from John Pastor (Antique Bottle & Glass … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Bitters, Collectors & Collections, Druggist & Drugstore, Ephemera, Figural Bottles, History, Legal, Liquor Merchant, Medicines & Cures, Sarsaparilla, Tonics | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Peach colored Bourbon Whiskey Bitters added to Color Run

Posted on 12 February 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Peach colored Bourbon Whiskey Bitters added to Color Run 12 February 2012 (R•110214 update with advertisement above) Yesterday I completed photography for two (2) new peachy coppery barrels that will join my run of  the popular figural barrel form of … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Bitters, Bourbon, Collectors & Collections, Color Runs, Figural Bottles | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Mexican Mustang Liniment – For Man & Beast

Posted on 2 February 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

MEXICAN MUSTANG LINIMENT “the Liniment appears to have been mostly crude petroleum oil” 02 February 2012 Here’s another all-healing Victorian wonder medicine, this time from the early 1850s, called Mexican Mustang Liniment. The main ingredient was rather startling: the Liniment … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Ephemera, Glass Companies & Works, Medicines & Cures, Veterinary | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Dr. Petzold’s Genuine German Bitters – Patent Medicine

Posted on 1 February 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Dr. Petzold’s Genuine German Bitters 01 February 2012 (R•011715) (R•050819) My friend and Civil War author, Jim Schmidt (see Civil War Medicine) sent me a link today for an eBay listing for a Baltimore Letterhead dated 1887 for a Dr. Petzold’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Bitters, Collectors & Collections, eBay, Ephemera, History, Liquor Merchant, Medicines & Cures, Stoneware, Tonics, Trade Cards | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

RENO EXPO 2012 Antique Bottle and Collectible Show – Ad Spread

Posted on 11 January 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

RENO EXPO 2012 New advertising spread as seen in the latest January-February issue of Bottles and Extras for the great FOHBC Reno Expo this coming July. This is the big one! Get your contracts and information at the FOHBC web … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Advice, Article Publications, Bottle Shows, Club News, FOHBC News, News, Publications | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

The triangular Hagan’s Bitters – Philadelphia & Atlantic City

Posted on 2 January 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

The triangular Hagan’s Bitters –Philadelphia & Atlantic City 02 January 2012 (R•122318 – Token and earlier information on John Hagan) (R•051119 – Swanson material) My second post for triangular bitters bottles (see first post: The Triangular O.H.P. Rose’s Peruvian King Bitters) leads … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Bitters, Collectors & Collections, Ephemera, History, Medicines & Cures | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Bottle Buildings and Automobile Images

Posted on 31 December 2011 by Ferdinand Meyer V

This is an end-of-the-year post capturing some images of buildings and cars with architectural and design aspects tying back to bottles. I just love this kind of stuff. Most of it is gone now, only archived in our memories, in … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Art & Architecture, History, Humor - Lighter Side, Milk & Creamers | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

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 , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Mishler’s Herb Bitters & Prof. Parker’s Pleasant Worm Syrup

Posted on 2 December 2011 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Mishler’s Herb Bitters & Prof. Parker’s Pleasant Worm Syrup 02 December 2011 I just love these names and medicinal claims. You can not even make this stuff up! “Mishler’s Herb Bitters The Great Household Remedy” “Prof. Parker’s Pleasant Worm Syrup” … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Bitters, Ephemera, Medicines & Cures | Tagged , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Old Paper Art – Mr Cachet

Posted on 27 November 2011 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Marianne Dow over at the Findlay Bottle Club blog has been promoting this fellow making art with our bottles and bill-heads. I finally checked this guy out. His work is really good. Visit Old Paper Art MrCachet Helena, Montana, United … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Advice, Art & Architecture, Cologne, Ephemera, Fruit Jars, Perfume, Spirits, Whiskey | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment