Monthly Archives: August 2015

Telliers Herb Bitters – Established 1834

Telliers Herb Bitters – Established 1834 30 August 2015 Here is a cool bitters square that I have heard about and seen on eBay before though I do not have an example in my collection. This looks like a pretty decent … Continue reading

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Top Saratoga “Wanted” List Update

Top Saratoga “Wanted” List Update 27 August 2015 A couple of weeks before the FOHBC 2015 Chattanooga National, I received a simple e-mail from Neil Moore from Milford, Delaware that is represented below. Good morning, I read your comments regarding … Continue reading

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Gilbert’s Sarsaparilla Bitters – Enosburgh Falls, Vermont

Gilbert’s Sarsaparilla Bitters – Enosburgh Falls, Vermont 21 August 2015 If you read my most recent post about Dr. Gilbert’s Rock and Rye Stomach Bitters (Read: Dr. Gilbert’s Rock and Rye Stomach Bitters), you saw that I was going to investigate to … Continue reading

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Dr. Gilbert’s Rock and Rye Stomach Bitters

Dr. Gilbert’s Rock and Rye Stomach Bitters 20 August 2015 Finally coming out from under the work load associated with the FOHBC 2015 Chattanooga National and I am doing what I like best, that is passionately collecting and writing about … Continue reading

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Chattanooga National Bitters Spotting

Chattanooga National Bitters Spotting 19 August 2015 (R•082015) As busy as I was at the FOHBC 2015 Chattanooga National Antique Bottle Show, I certainly had the opportunity to see some nice bitters on the floor, under the tables, in the … Continue reading

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Daily Dose | August 2015

August  |  2 0 1 5 Monday, 31 August 2015 Frank Wicker sent the above pictures (which I have cropped in Photoshop) of a Vigor Bitter & Invogorating Tonic saying, “Hi Ferdinand, Have you ever seen one of these? This one is … Continue reading

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