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Montana Territory – Deer Lodge County 1867-1879

Posted on 27 November 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

MONTANA TERRITORY DEER LODGE COUNTY 1867-1879 Original Research of OuthousePatrol.com by Reginald Shoeman 27 November 2013 I have attached a preface to my article on the Deer Lodge Montana Territory gold rush of 1867-1879. No one had accessed the business … Continue reading →

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Downieville – Goodyears Bar Excursion

Posted on 18 September 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Goodyears Bar Excursion Downieville Trip | Part 2 18 September 2013  The first post from Downieville centered around my trip up here with my running companion Coco (Read: 2013 Downieville Sabbatical – “just us two dogs”) (See: Downieville Antique Bottle Show Dinner … Continue reading →

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2013 Downieville Sabbatical – “just us two dogs”

Posted on 16 September 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

2013 Downieville Sabbatical “just us two dogs” 16 September 2013 | Part 1 As some of you might know, I decided to take a long weekend, actually a week off sabbatical, to visit the historic town of Downieville, California with … Continue reading →

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The XR Dr. Kreitzer’s German Stomach Bitters – Philadelphia

Posted on 28 April 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

The XR Dr. Kreitzer’s German Stomach Bitters – Philadelphia 28 April 2013 (R•092018) This extremely rare Bitters bottle sold on ebay last night. This listing is noted below. See Listing on ebay. As usual, I wanted to find out why … Continue reading →

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U.S. Gold Bitters – Augusta, Maine

Posted on 16 January 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

U.S. GOLD BITTERS – Augusta, Maine 16 January 2013 (R•010319) (R•012019) Yesterday all started innocently enough with an email from my friend and fellow bitters collector Jeff Burkhardt (Froggy) from Cedarburg, Wisconsin telling me he might take a U.S. Gold Bitters … Continue reading →

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Daily Dose

Posted on 14 November 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

M A R C H   2 0 1 3 Section dedicated to daily thoughts and interests Saturday, 30 March 2013 Spent most of the day mowing grass on the tractor and then crashing for an hour or so. Feels … Continue reading →

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Looking at some of the Bitters Bottles on the steamboat Bertrand – Part 1

Posted on 13 September 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

James Campiglia, in a series of recent emails, embedded the following statement within one portion of his commentary which inspired this post: “Also found a picture of a shard you may want to post. “Kintzing” early, beautiful green square is a … Continue reading →

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Record Price Index – Keeping it in Perspective

Posted on 20 November 2011 by Ferdinand Meyer V

The highest bid so far for the 1915 contour Coca-Cola Prototype bottle (read: 1915 Coca-Cola Prototype Bottle and Concept Sketch) is already at $65,000 and we have a little less than two (2) weeks to go with the auction ending live on … Continue reading →

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