The banjo-lady’s leg form is unique for a bitters bottle and must have had a great shelf presence wherever it was sold be it in grocery stores or taverns. Read Moreĭingen’s Napolean Cocktail Bitters Display One of the most interesting and visually exciting figural bitters bottles is Napolean Cocktail Bitters put out by the Dingens Brothers in Buffalo, New York. The degrees may be mystical, but that pair has become a team and from that teamwork has evolved absolutely one of the best books sure to be treasured by collectors of Georgia’s 19th-century soda bottles.

And, if such a degree in design existed, Ferdinand Meyer V would own it. (72-pages plus covers, all color)Įarly Georgia Sodas – the Bottles and Proprietors If there was such a degree as a doctorate in research, David Kyle Rakes would hold it. To become a member and receive Bottles and Extras. King The King of Marketers by Jerry Memry, Eugene Bode Saloon Owner Fredericksburg, Virginia by Jeff Eastland, A 4th of July Dig Came in with a Bang and Went out with a Boom Baby! by Rick Weiner, Antique Bottle Provenance and Other Value Enhancers by Burt Robbins and Third Time’s the Charm for Key West Bottler by David Kyle Rakes. Chock full of great articles and authors like Capital Brewery Frank Wright and Indianapolis by Martin Van Zant, Dr.

November – December 2021 Issue of Bottles and Extras mails to members After a delay in production, the November – December 2021 issue of Bottles and Extras mails to members. Please join the Federation of Historical Bottle Collectors.įOHBC Virtual Museum Still Open Free Visit NowĪmerican Glass Gallery Auction #30 Now Open! American Glass Gallery – Auction #30 will feature 280 Lots of quality items including Historical Flasks, Spirits and Whiskeys, a select grouping of Giant Case Bottles, Rare and Exceptional Bitters, Choice colored and aqua Pontiled Medicines, Sodas, Mineral Waters, Inkwells, and Much More! In addition, this sale will also include the Doug Allinger collection of Midwest Blown and Pattern Molded Bottles a wonderful grouping of scarce and rare Pickle Jars, a diverse selection of early Blown Glass including ancient Roman glass, and numerous other items of interest. We hope to share our passion for collecting and researching early American antique bottles and glass. This site is presented and hosted by Ferdinand Meyer V and Elizabeth Meyer.

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