Tag Archives: Jamestown

Fenner’s Capitol Bitters – Fredonia NY

Posted on 2 October 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Fenner’s Capitol Bitters Fredonia N.Y. 02 October 2013 Always nice to open your e-mails each morning to see what ‘bottle’ surprises’ might be waiting for you. In today’s case it was an e-mail from my Houston bottle friend and Civil … Continue reading →

Posted in Bitters, Civil War, Ephemera, Remedy, Tax Stamps, Tonics | Tagged billhead, bitters, Capitol, Fenner, Fredonia, Jamestown, Michigan, Morton, New York, Schmidt, Virginia | Leave a comment

Barrel Series – Original Pocahontas Bitters

Posted on 5 July 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

ORIGINAL POCAHONTAS BITTERS 05 July 2012 (R•091516) (R•080518) Y. FERGUSON A favorite of any bitters collector, figural collector and possibly many other bottle collectors is the ORIGINAL POCAHONTAS BITTERS. This rare figural barrel has a great historic name, is perfectly … Continue reading →

Posted in Bitters, Figural Bottles, History | Tagged Barrel, Bill Ham, bitters, Chief Powhatan, Figural, Gold Rush, Indian, J.W. Glass, Jamestown, John C. McRae, John Smith, liquo, Matoaka, merchant, New York, Opechancanough, Original Pocahontas Bitters, Pocahontas, Rebecca Rolfe, sacramento, San Francisco, Simon van de Passe, Ted Krist, Virginia, Westchester, Y. Ferguson, Yates | 5 Comments

Thanksgiving Bottles

Posted on 24 November 2011 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Thanksgiving Bottles – Digger Odell Publications 2008. This post is dedicated to John A. “Digger” Odell (October 30, 1948 – October 27, 2011) “On December 4, 1619, 38 English settlers arrived at Berkeley Hundred, which comprised about 8,000 acres (32 km≤) on … Continue reading →