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Alfred Speer and his Raised Sidewalk & Standard Wine Bitters

Speer’s Standard Wine Bitters Speer’s vineyard and wine business started on a small scale, with the vineyard expanding until it was “the largest in the State, containing over five miles of driveways, and over five hundred miles of wire.” The … Continue reading

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An advertisement for an unlisted Clayton’s Celebrated Rheumatic Bitters

, Product Infringement? An advertisement for an unlisted Clayton’s Celebrated Rheumatic Bitters 17 May 2013 (R•021514) (R•2-122720) While perusing Pittsburgh Directories in the late 1850s and 1860s for Zingari Bitters, I can across an advertisement (on the same page as the … Continue reading

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S. A. Foutz & Bro. – Baltimore…What Happened?

LONDON MEDICATED HEALTH RESTORER S. A. FOUTZ BALTIMORE, MD 14 May 2013 • Revised 26 September 2020 with Swanson TC We have watched and admired the great looking London Medicated Health Restorer bottles from Baltimore, Maryland in recent auctions and … Continue reading

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Interesting Swain’s Bourbon Bitters

Interesting Swain’s Bourbon Bitters 13 May 2013 SCARCE – C. H. SWAINS – BOURBON BITTERS – RARE DEEP TOBACCO AMBER COLOR – SQUARE Up for bid (see top picture) is a real nice slightly tapered square here folks, these Swain’s … Continue reading

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Singing along at Dyottville Glass Works

Singing along at Dyottville Glass Works 08 May 2013 For a number of reasons I have been searching through old Philadelphia directories searching for information. I couldn’t help but to get side tracked on Dyottville Glass Works again and in … Continue reading

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National Bitters – Schlichter & Zug – Philadelphia

THE  NATIONAL  BITTERS Schlichter & Zug | Walton & Zug | J.S. Walton 08 May 2013 (R•080118) (R•090118) One of the top figural bitters bottles, The National (ear of corn) Bitters from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania stands tall with other figural bitters including … Continue reading

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Buffalo Bayou, Buffalo Beer Tour & Buffalo Brewing Company

The American Buffalo Buffalo Bayou, Buffalo Beer Tour & Buffalo Brewing Company 04 May 2013 Three things on my desk(top) or laptop today all dealing with the American Bison. First is the next segment in a series I am writing … Continue reading

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Daily Dose – May 2013

M a y   2 0 1 3 Some ramblings and thoughts. Friday, 31 May 2013 Catching a bird out of Louisville in an hour or so. Been out all week. Looking forward to going home and seeing my wife, … Continue reading

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Dr. A.C. Daniels’ Veterinary Medicines

David Olson over at Bottle Collectors on facebook posted this wonderful Dr. Daniels’ Veterinary Medicines cabinet from the Jack Stecher collection (pictured above). This cabinet really rocked my socks which prompted me to find out a little more about Dr. A.C. … Continue reading

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J. Hayes & Co. – Manchester, New Hampshire

*The Flasks* J. Hayes & Co. – Manchester, New Hampshire 23 April 2013 Pam Selenak sent me an email link from ebay for a neat little J. HAYES & CO. | WHOLESALE DEALERS | MANCHESTER, NH flask. Pam is the … Continue reading

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