Tag Archives: Fells Point

Balto 2013 – Crab Cakes, Bottles and my Mother – Part 1

Posted on 7 March 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

CRAB CAKES, BOTTLES and my MOTHER PART I Monday – The Day After This is a story in progress as I have been gone for over a week and want to get some Baltimore Bottle Show info out of my … Continue reading →

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Bottles on the Steamship SS Republic

Posted on 24 November 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

BOTTLES ON THE S T E A M S H I P   S S   R E P U B L I C 24 November 2012 I wanted to circle back after honing up on the Steamboat Arabia (Read: Looking … Continue reading →

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What is Puce or ‘Pooce’ as some call it?

Posted on 8 November 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

T H E    C O L O R    P U C E “Puce is the French word for flea” What is Puce or ‘Pooce’ as some call it? 08 November 2012 Puce (often misspelled as “puse”, “peuse” or … Continue reading →

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Looking at earlier Baltimore ‘Washington Monument’ Historical Flasks

Posted on 20 May 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

I had a little “Aha!” moment today when I came across a post by Steve Sewell over at AntiqueBottles.net where he succintly explained why early Washington Monument historical flasks did not have the Washington sculpture on top of the monument … Continue reading →

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Some real standouts in the Heckler McCandless Session II

Posted on 23 October 2011 by Ferdinand Meyer V

It is looking like Historical Flask prices continue to dominate the news in recent sales and auctions. The pieces are dominating the bidding. The well run Heckler | Thomas McCandless Collection: Session II auction was no exception. I’ve posted a … Continue reading →

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