Monthly Archives: January 2013

Playing around with my Demijohns

Posted on 6 January 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Ferd, Took a lot of thought and I was tired but wanted to get some info. out so really appreciate you posting and thanks for the perk. I will try to write more good stuff for the site as I … Continue reading →

Posted in Collectors & Collections, Color Runs, Demijohns, Display, Peachridge Glass, Photography, Questions | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Morphine Copy Cat – Dr. Hobson’s Soothing Syrup

Posted on 5 January 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

S O O T H I N G   S Y R U P S Thank you for the interesting write up on the Mrs. Winslows Soothing Syrup. This is one of the things that first got me interested in … Continue reading →

Posted in Collectors & Collections, Medicines & Cures, Remedy | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Mrs. Winslow’s Soothing Syrup – oooh so soothing

Posted on 5 January 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

“Oh, jab me with your needle a hundred times, and a hundred times I will bless you, Saint Morphine” Jules Verne 
(1828 – 1905) Mrs. Winslow’s Soothing Syrup was one of the most successful, famous or infamous medicines from our … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Advice, Druggist & Drugstore, Ephemera, History, Medicines & Cures, Remedy, Tax Stamps, Trade Cards | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

A Most Unusual Christmas Present

Posted on 4 January 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

ART CHURCH BIRD HOUSE Now here’s something none of you have – For Xmas my wife to be commissioned a special, one of a kind birdhouse by HVBC (Hudson Valley Bottle Club) Club Treasurer Art Church, a friend of ours. … Continue reading →

Posted in Art & Architecture, Club News, Collectors & Collections, Folk Art, Holiday | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Walker’s Vinegar Bitters bottled in Pastel Shades to “conceal the mess”

Posted on 3 January 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Dr. Walker’s California Vinegar Bitters “This ‘Bitters’ is one of the nastiest nostrums, introduced and largely sold by the most extensive and brazen advertising under the false pretense of being free from alcohol.” Walker’s Vinegar Bitters bottled in Pastel Shades … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Bitters, Color Runs, Druggist & Drugstore, Ephemera, History, Medicines & Cures, Remedy | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Patent Medicine Proprietary Revenue Stamps

Posted on 2 January 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Proprietary Stamps The first revenue stamps in United States were produced to collect taxes on liquor in 18th-century America and were known as Supervisors’ Seals. These revenue stamps were embossed and known as the First Federal Issue. Later, new tax laws were … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Ales & Ciders, Bitters, Civil War, Cordial, Ephemera, History, Liquor Merchant, Medicines & Cures, Perfume, Tax Stamps, Tobacco | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

One ‘Hellofa’ Night…Always Has Been…

Posted on 1 January 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

One ‘Hell-of-a’ Night…always has been… Really no need to caption these pictures… 01 January 2013 (R•123113) (R•010115) MORE….. Photographs of People Drinking – Part I Photographs and Images of People Drinking – Part II. Photographs and Images of People Drinking – Part III Photographs and … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Holiday, Humor - Lighter Side, Photography | Tagged , , , , | 1 Comment