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2016 Houston Bottle Show fun as usual!

Posted on 25 July 2016 by Ferdinand Meyer V

2016 Houston Bottle Show fun as usual! 25 July 2016 The Houston Bottle Show is usually a tough one for me because it is usually a week or two before the Federation National Show (FOHBC 2016 Sacramento National Antique Bottle … Continue reading →

Posted in Advice, Bottle Shows, Club News, FOHBC News, Insulators, News | Tagged Alicia, Alton Neatherlin, Antique, Barbara Puckett, booth, Bottle, Brad, Chippewa, Ferdinand, Houston, Mathews, Meyer, Pyrex, salt, Seigler, show, Star, texas | Leave a comment

Pole Top Discoveries | Auction #69 Stand-outs

Posted on 23 September 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Pole Top Discoveries Auction #69 Stand-outs I really enjoy looking at the wonderful photography and descriptions that Ray Klingensmith puts together for some of his auction pieces. Today we are looking at thirteen extraordinary insulators from Pole Top Discoveries Auction … Continue reading →

Posted in Auction News, Collectors & Collections, History, Insulators, Photography | Tagged Biddle, canadian, CD 1000, CD 123, CD 127, CD 181, CD 701.6, CD 723, CD 735, CD 737, CD 740, CD 740.7, CD 743.1, Discoveries, E.C & M, Insulators, Leffert, Mulford, Patocka, pole, railway, Ray Klingensmith, Tillotson, top, U-970 | Leave a comment

Manchester Display Photo Gallery

Posted on 23 July 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

More pictures from the FOHBC 2013 National Antique Bottle Show in Manchester, New Hampshire. Display awards were announced this past Sunday afternoon near the conclusion of the show. Congratulations are in order to Michael George and his Stoddard Glass Factory exhibit … Continue reading →

Posted in Blown Glass, Bottle Shows, Bottling Works, Club News, Collectors & Collections, Color Runs, Digging and Finding, Display, Early American Glass, Ephemera, Flasks, FOHBC News, Freeblown Glass, Ginger Ale, Glass Companies & Works, Glass Makers, History, Inks, Insulators, Medicines & Cures, Milk & Creamers, Mineral Water, Miniatures, News, Reproductions, Soda Bottles, Soda Water, Stoneware, Utility Bottles | Tagged award, Bob Kennerknecht, Bobby Hilton, Bonney, cone, Dale Murschell, Dave Olson, Dave Waris, Dennis Gionet, display, fohbc, fragments, Ginger Ale, Holly Noordsy, Ink, inkwells, Jeff Noordsy, Jim Bender, Jim Gray, Karen Gray, Ken Previtali, Kevin Kyle, Lyndeborough, Manchester, Mark Newton, Mark Yates, Michael George, Mount Vernon, Moxie, New England, New Jersey, Paul Richards, Reproductions, Rob Girouard, Sandwich, Soda, Stoddard, stoneware, sunburst, Tom Marshall, Wistarburgh | Leave a comment

Mailbox Letters – June 2013

Posted on 1 June 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

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 →

Posted in eBay, Insulators, Mailbox Letters, Medicines & Cures, Questions | Tagged Letters, mailbox | Leave a comment

Pole Top Discoveries & Glass Discoveries | Auction #68 Review

Posted on 12 April 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Pole Top Discoveries & Glass Discoveries Auction #68 Review Just sitting here in amazement at how many great, diverse and gorgeous insulators Ray Klingensmith has put in his Auction #68 that just went online last night. The colors are just … Continue reading →

Posted in Advice, Auction News, Insulators | Tagged california, CD 130.1, CD 151, CD 162, CD 199, CD 266.5, CD 317.5, CD 731, CD 735, CD 737, CD 737.5, CD 740, CD 740.4, CD 740.7, Chambers, H.G. CO., Insulators, Mulford & Biddle, N.R. Woodward, Ottawa & Prescott Railway, Pilgrim Hat, Pole Top Discoveries, Ray Klingensmith, Richard Gay, Tillotson, U.P.R.R. | Leave a comment

The Color Purple or Amethyst in Antique Glass

Posted on 18 February 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

T H E C O L O R P U R P L E Purple, Amethyst, Plum, Violet, Lilac, Grape, Bishop’s Purple, Aubergine, Eggplant, Royal Purple The Color Purple or Amethyst in Antique Glass 18 February 2013 Not … Continue reading →

Posted in Apothecary, Bitters, Color, Early American Glass, Flasks, Historical Flasks, Insulators | Tagged amethyst, aubergine, Bishop, Color, Danny Catherino, Dwayne Anthony, manganese, plum, purple, Roman, sandor fuss | Leave a comment

Pictures of the Week (06 January 2013)

Posted on 6 January 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

This is the first weekly round-up of some really nice photography from various antique bottle and glass web sites that have surfaced in the previous week. It seems that winter sunlight and new snow has influenced many of still life … Continue reading →

Posted in Apothecary, Bitters, Collectors & Collections, Demijohns, Display, Early American Glass, Historical Flasks, Inks, Insulators, Medicines & Cures, Peachridge Glass, Photography, Windows | Tagged Dale Mlasko, Dave Kam, Ferdinand Meyer V, Herbert Cable, James Campiglia, Jeff Noordsy, John Panella, Larry Baumann, Mark Rose, Mark Yates, Michael George, Rick Ciralli, Tom Marshall, Utah Antique Bottle Cliche | 1 Comment

A Summer Day at Peachridge in 2007

Posted on 29 December 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

In 2007, Elizabeth and I commissioned our friend and professional photographer, Steve Harris, to spend the morning in our home taking pictures of windows and bottles. We gave him free reign and left him alone. A few of the photographs … Continue reading →

Posted in Bitters, Collectors & Collections, Color Runs, Display, Figural Bottles, Insulators, Lightning Rod Balls, Peachridge Glass, Photography, Pickle Jars, Poison Bottles, Windows | Tagged Bears, bitters, Elizabeth, HP Herb Wild Cherry Bitters, Insulators, Ladies Legs, Lightning Rod Ball, Peachridge, photographer, Skilton Foote Bunker Hill Pickles, Victorian Room, Violins | Leave a comment

Pictures of the Week 12-16-12

Posted on 16 December 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

This is the second weekly round-up of some really nice photography from various facebook and other glass sites. These pictures are amazing. It is so nice to see such great care with topic selection, composition and lighting. Well done to … Continue reading →

Posted in Black Glass, Blown Glass, Demijohns, Early American Glass, Flasks, Historical Flasks, Insulators, Medicines & Cures, Photography, Sarsaparilla, Schnapps, Whiskey | Tagged Aaron Hanshew, black glass, Charles Flint, Chris Rowell, Dale Murschell, Dale Santos, David Jackson, Demijohn, Dr. Townsends, Edward Brown, Ferdinand Meyer V, Flask, H Chapman Chemist, Insulators, James Campiglia, Jeff Noordsy, Martin Rodriguez, Mustard, Paul Joseph Goodwin, Phil Edmonds, Robert Creech, Schnapps, Simon Hunter, sunburst, Woody Douglas | Leave a comment

This Week in Pictures

Posted on 9 December 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

A weekly round-up of some really nice photography from various facebook glass sites. These pictures are amazing. It is so nice to see such great care with topic selection, composition and lighting. Kudos folks. P H O T O … Continue reading →