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Is the Hunyadi Janos Saxlehner’s Bitterquelle a bitters bottle?

Posted on 1 February 2015 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Is the Hunyadi Janos Saxlehner’s Bitterquelle a bitters bottle? 01 February 2015 (R•020215) No, the Hunyadi Janos Saxlehner’s Bitterquelle is not a bitters bottle so let’s get that out-of-the-way, right quick. Most new bitters collectors, including myself, remember seeing a Bitterquelle either … Continue reading →

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Frederick’s Great Remedy – The American Star Bitters

Posted on 24 January 2015 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Frederick’s Great Remedy – The American Star Bitters 24 January 2015 On February 23, 1866, George P. Frederick may have opened his morning newspaper with coffee and a biscuit only to read with interest the following lines titled “The American Star“. … Continue reading →

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Belmont Tonic Herb Bitters – Philadelphia 23 January 2015 (R•053017) If you are wondering why I have used cigar label art above when I am writing about the Belmont Tonic Herb Bitters, it is because Benjamin Labe was primarily a … Continue reading →

Posted on 23 January 2015 by Ferdinand Meyer V | Leave a comment

Cannon’s Indian Vegetable and Blood Purifying Bitters

Posted on 22 January 2015 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Cannon’s Indian Vegetable and Blood Purifying Bitters Avery & Tyler, Wholesale Agents 22 January 2015 (R•012315) (R•052917) (R•051619) I found this advertisement below for Cannon’s Indian Vegetable and Blood Purifying Bitters from an 1878 Fort Wayne, Indiana newspaper. Avery & Tyler … Continue reading →

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Dr. Carey’s Original Mandrake Bitters

Posted on 10 January 2015 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Dr. Carey’s Original Mandrake Bitters 10 January 2015 (R•011115) (R•011515) Though I am not a birdwatcher, I guess I kind of feel like one sometimes because I am always on the search for rare bitters that I don’t have. Maybe … Continue reading →

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Fleckenstein & Mayer, Damiana Bitters & Persian Sherbet

Posted on 9 January 2015 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Fleckenstein & Mayer, Damiana Bitters & Persian Sherbet 09 January 2015 Ben Cameron sent me the two pictures at the top of the post showing some type of a decorative pitcher with FLECKENSTEIN MAYER CO. and PORTLAND, ORE. writing. We … Continue reading →

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Mills’ Bitters – A. M. Gilman – Sole Proprietor

Posted on 8 January 2015 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Mills’ Bitters – A. M. Gilman – Sole Proprietor 08 January 2015 Jeff Wichmann recently sold an excellent example of a Mill’s Bitters lady’s leg figural over at his newly formed American Bottle Auctions For Sale page. You don’t see or … Continue reading →

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Labeled Towle’s Crown of Canada Brand Syrup

Posted on 7 January 2015 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Labeled Towle’s Crown of Canada Brand Syrup 07 January 2015 It never fails, I always seem to learn something when I see a piece of unfamiliar glass. In today’s case, it was this fully labeled Towle’s Crown of Canada Brand Syrup jar, … Continue reading →

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Demas S. Barnes – Medicine Man to Politician

Posted on 5 January 2015 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Demas S. Barnes – Medicine Man to Politician 05 January 2015 Periodically I come across the Demas Barnes name and have wondered about the man. Most recently with John F. Henry (Read: Johnson’s Calisaya Bitters – Burlington, Vermont) who came to … Continue reading →

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Manhattan Medicine Company v. Wood

Posted on 3 January 2015 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Label: Formerly manufactured by Moses Atwood Georgetown, Mass, and sold by his agents throughout the United States by Manhattan Medicine Co. Proprietors, New York. Manhattan Medicine Company v. Wood 03 January 2015 Working on the Johnson’s Calisaya Bitters post yesterday led me to understand … Continue reading →

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