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Lash’s Pineapple-Ade Delicious & Refreshing

Posted on 20 July 2014 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Lash’s Pineapple-Ade Delicious & Refreshing 20 July 2014 I suppose it would be nice to report that I picked up a super nice bitters at the Houston Antique Bottle Show yesterday but I did not. I ended up playing with … Continue reading →

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Electric Bitters and Electrified Ginger Ale: Were they really “zapped” or was it just more quackery?

Posted on 16 July 2014 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Electric Bitters and Electrified Ginger Ale: Were they really “zapped” or was it just more quackery? by Ken Previtali 16 July 2014 Reading the most recent Electric Bitters post on PRG got me thinking about this “zapping” thing. With the … Continue reading →

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Jenkins’ Stomach Bitters crosses my airwaves

Posted on 8 July 2014 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Jenkins’ Stomach Bitters crosses my airwaves 08 July 2014 I like this retro Schlitz Beer advertisement of an amateur radio operator. My father used to be a Ham radio operator. I remember his odd equipment with all these illuminated dials … Continue reading →

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Dr. John Bull and Louisville at that time

Posted on 4 July 2014 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Dr. John Bull and Louisville at that time 04 July 2014 (R•080914) (R•102014) (R•022219) (R•032119) “Louisville has a population of 140,000 or 150,000 and its population supports thousands of drinking saloons. Go in whatever direction, you will hardly be able … Continue reading →

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Looking Closely at an Electric Bitters Label

Posted on 2 July 2014 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Looking Closely at an Electric Bitters Label 02 July 2014 (R•051119-cover) Looking back, I can see that I have posted about the lowly Electric Bitters at least three times before. Did I say lowly and three times? How can that … Continue reading →

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Napoleon Sarony Photographic Hotel Art Album

Posted on 30 June 2014 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Napoleon Sarony Photographic Hotel Art Album 30 June 2014 I received a really interesting e-mail (see below) from someone looking for information on Napoleon Sarony and specifically an album of his photographs and work. I posted about Sarony before as he … Continue reading →

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Dr. Crittenden’s Dyspepsia and Cocktail Bitters – Philadelphia

Posted on 12 June 2014 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Dr. Crittenden’s Dyspepsia and Cocktail Bitters – Philadelphia 12 June 2014 (R•052918) Just a short post today to see if there is any relationship with E. H. Crittenden in Philadelphia and Charles Nelson Crittendon of New York. The other day we looked at … Continue reading →

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Dr. Rufus F. Hibbard’s Celebrated Wild Cherry Bitters

Posted on 10 June 2014 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Dr. Rufus F. Hibbard’s Celebrated Wild Cherry Bitters “An Open Bottle on our Counter for Free Trial” 10 June 2014 I had long forgotten about my example of the extremely rare, Dr. R. F. Hibbard’s Wild Cherry Bitters until I came across and … Continue reading →

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Tracking Hodges’ Bitters back to London?

Posted on 9 June 2014 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Tracking Hodges’ Bitters back to London? 09 June 2014 Some of the earliest American bitters brands and formulas obviously came from Germany, England and other parts of Europe. We saw this the other day with the Hungarian Bitters which led me to Hodge’s Bitters … Continue reading →

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Opening of Circa 1900 Drugstore Museum

Posted on 8 June 2014 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Opening of Circa 1900 Drugstore Museum 08 June 2014 I was able to work with Terry McMurray on his full-page, inside back cover, advertisement within the FOHBC 2014 National Antique Bottle Show Souvenir Program. I didn’t know about his new … Continue reading →

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