Tag Archives: New Jersey

De Kuyper’s Orange Bitters

Posted on 12 February 2014 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Six De Kuyper Gin Bottles, 19th and early 20th centuries, May 4, 2013 Maryland Auction – Crocker Farm De Kuyper’s Orange Bitters PART OF THE ORANGE BITTERS SERIES 12 February 2014 De Kuyper originated in 1695 in Holland when Petrus De Kuyper started manufacturing … Continue reading →

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Manville New Jersey Bottle Show

Posted on 5 February 2014 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Manville New Jersey Bottle Show by Jim Bender | FOHBC Membership Director 05 February 2014 The New Jersey Antique Bottle Collectors Club held its 18th annual bottle show on February 2, 2014 in Manville, New Jersey. For years, this show … Continue reading →

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Why White? or How the %$#@! did you choose that Category?

Posted on 13 December 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Why White? or How the %$#@! did you choose that Category? Part 2 – Medicine Types: The Katzen Milk Glass Collection Read Part 1: Gary Katzen Milk Glass Collection by Gary Katzen Bottle Photography by Jesse Sailer 13 December 2013 (R•122813) … Continue reading →

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R. H. Becker’s Celebrated Russian Bitters – New Brunswick, NJ

Posted on 26 November 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

R. H. Becker’s Celebrated Russian Bitters – New Brunswick, NJ He is the sole proprietor of Becker’s Celebrated Russian Bitters, an article that is known throughout the length and breadth of the land… 26 November 2013 (R•021818) Jim Hagenbuch over … Continue reading →

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Frederick Stanger and John Marshall 1831-1832

Posted on 12 October 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Frederick Stanger and John Marshall 1831-1832 Part 1 by Stephen Atkinson 12 October 2013 Part 2: Thomas Wriggins Stanger and John Marshall 1832-1839 Part 3: The Isabella Glass works of Thomas Stanger 1841 to 1856 In 1831, John Marshall purchased … Continue reading →

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The United Glass Company located at Wistarburgh

Posted on 24 September 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

The United Glass Company located at Wistarburgh PART 1 by Stephen Atkinson 24 September 2013 In 1739, the United Glass Company, located at Wistarburgh, was America’s first successful glass factory and the first cooperative manufacturing business venture in the Colonies. … Continue reading →

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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 →

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Rush’s Bitters – Benjamin Rush and Abraham Hilliard Flanders

Posted on 17 June 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

RUSH’S BITTERS | A. H. FLANDERS  NEW YORK In looking at the Dr. D. Jayne’s Almanac’s, I came across a few wonderful Rush’s almanacs that made me think and wonder a bit about my Rush’s Bitters put out by A. … Continue reading →

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Jacob Youngblood and the Bernhard Soda Water Apparatus

Posted on 25 May 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Hello Sir, my name is Daniel and I have been collecting bottles for a few years now. I have recently acquired a very nice blob top bottle that is greenish and says YOUNG.BLOOD (see above) in big lettering around the … Continue reading →

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Alfred Speer and his Raised Sidewalk & Standard Wine Bitters

Posted on 18 May 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Speer’s Standard Wine Bitters Speer’s vineyard and wine business started on a small scale, with the vineyard expanding until it was “the largest in the State, containing over five miles of driveways, and over five hundred miles of wire.” The … Continue reading →

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