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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 Bangor, Benjamin A. Perkins, Charlotte N. Winslow, children, Curtis & Perkins, drug, Edward Elgar, Jeremiah Curtis, Maine, Morphine, Mrs. Winslow, Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup, New York City, Nostrum, Quackery, Teething | 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 bitters, Brenton, california, Dr. Gibbon’s, Dr. Walker, Indian Vegetable Bitters, John Campbell Spence, John Harvey Kellogg, Joseph Walker, London, New York, pastel, R.H. McDonald & Company, Richard H. McDonald, Rick Hall, San Francisco, Stockton, Temperance, Vinegar | 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 B.F.M. Toiuletine, Bennett Pieters & Co, Benton's Pine Tree Tar Troches, Brown's Vegetable Oriental Hair Renewer, cigar, Civil War, Corning & Tappan, Dalley's Galvanic Horse Salve, Dr. Crook's Wine of Tar, Dr. Harter Medicine Company, Dr. M. Lanes Celebrated Liver Pills, Dr. M.L. Byrn's Olio de Flora, Dr. Weaver's Compound Extract of Fireweed, Duponco's Golden Periodical Pills, Edward Wilder Stomach Bitters, Eric Jackson Revenues, Fleming Brothers, Internal Revenue Service, J.C. Ayer & Co., J.W. Campion's Pine Tree Tar Cordial, Jeremiah Curtis & Son Proprietors, L.M. Green, L.Q.C. Wishart, Lactopeptine, Ladd & Coffin, Lundborg's Perfumery, Matches, Medicines, Meyer & Co., Mrs. S.A. Allen's Hair Restorer, Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup, Poland's Magic Powders, Proprietary Stamp, R.V. Pierce, Red Jacket Stomach Bitters, S.D. Howe Proprietor, Schenk's Mandrake Pills, Schenks Pulmonic Syrup, Schenks Seaweed Tonic, Supervisors’ Seals, tax, tobacco, United States, Vogeler, Walker & Taylor, young | Leave a comment

1865 San Francisco Directory – All Quiet before the Quake

Posted on 27 December 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

1865 San Francisco Directory All Quiet before the Quake SAN FRANCISCO – 1865 27 December 2012 Interesting to look at the innocence of an 1865 San Francisco business directory right before the first great earth quake. With all of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Ales & Ciders, Bitters, Breweriana, Glass Companies & Works, History, Liquor Merchant, Medicines & Cures, Mineral Water, Museums, Spirits, Whiskey, Wine & Champagne | Tagged 1865, bitters, California Wine Bitters, Cassin's Grape Brandy Bitters, directory, Distillery, Dow's, Earthquake, Francis Cassin, Glass, Hoelscher & Wieland, J.H. Cutter's O.K. No. 1 Bourbon Whisky, Lacour's Bitters, Louis Lacour, M. Keller, Mark Twain, Nathaniel Gray, Pacific Congress Water, Pacific Glass Works, Pacific Museum, Quartz, Rosenbaums, Sainsevain's, Sam Clemens, San Francisco, Sonoma Red and White Wines, Steamer Day, Telegraph Hill, Thomas E. Finley, Vincent Squarza | Leave a comment

Incredible Dr. Pierce Collection – John Throop

Posted on 21 December 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

JOHN THROOP D R. P I E R C E C O L L E C T I O N Hi Ferdinand – Just saw your post about the Dr. Pierce barns – attached you will find a … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Collectors & Collections, Display, Druggist & Drugstore, Ephemera, History, Medicines & Cures, Remedy, Tonics | Tagged Ada, barn, Dr. Pierce, John Throop, Michigan | Leave a comment

Looking at Dr. Pierce’s Barn Advertising

Posted on 20 December 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

DR. PIERCE’S FAMILY MEDICINES Dr. PIERCE’S FOR WEAK WOMEN Looking at Dr. Pierce’s Barn Advertising 20 December 2012 Tami Barber (certainly not a weak woman) posted a few really cool pictures and information on DR. PIERCE’S advertising on barns, including the … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Art & Architecture, Druggist & Drugstore, Folk Art, History, Medicines & Cures, Questions | Tagged advertising, barn, Buffalo, Dr Ray Vaughn Pierce, Dr. Pierce, Dr. Pierce’s Anuric Tablets, Dr. Pierce’s Extract of Smart-Weed, Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription, Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery, Dr. Pierce’s Vaginal Tablets, Dr. Valentine Mott Pierce, Family Medicines, Favorite, Mail Pouch Tobacco, New York, Pleasant Pellets, Rock City, Tami Barber, Women, World’s Dispensary Medical Association | Leave a comment

20th Century Old Taylor Kentucky Bourbon Advertising

Posted on 20 December 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

COLONEL E. H. TAYLOR SINGLE BARREL Taylor was one of Kentucky’s original Bourbon aristocrats and was called the “father of the modern bourbon industry.” 20th Century Old Taylor Kentucky Bourbon Advertising 20 December 2012 Old Taylor Straight Kentucky Bourbon Whiskey was … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Bourbon, Ephemera, History, Liquor Merchant, Publications, Spirits, Whiskey | Tagged advertising, Bourbon, Colonel, E.H. Taylor, Edmund Haynes Taylor, Jr., Kentucky, Old Taylor Castle, Whiskey | Leave a comment

A question regarding an “Old Taylor” find

Posted on 19 December 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

A question regarding an “Old Taylor” find 19 December 2012 IN EVERY APPLIANCE AND APPOINTMENT, OUR DISTILLERIES ARE THE MOST COMPLETE AND PERFECT IN AMERICA I was wondering if you could do an article on this Old Taylor bottle…maybe figure … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Digging and Finding, History, Liquor Merchant, Questions, Spirits, Stoneware, Whiskey | Tagged Aaron Hanshew, Bourbon, Buffalo Trace, Carlisle, Colonel, Distiller, Edmond Haynes Taylor, Frankfort, Glenn's Creek, Jacob Swigert Taylor, James Madison, Kenner Taylor, Kentucky, O.F.C., Old Taylor, Old Taylor Castle, Taylor, Whiskey, Zachary Taylor | 1 Comment

2013 National Antique Bottle Show Auction News

Posted on 19 December 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

CONSIGNMENTS NEEDED! Please support our Auctioneer for the 2013 National Antique Bottle Show in Manchester, New Hampshire. We are proud to say the Jim Hagenbuch and crew at Glass Works Auctions will be heading up the auction!

Posted in Advertising, Advice, Auction News, Bottle Shows, Club News, FOHBC News, News | Tagged 2013, auction, fohbc, Glass Works, Jim Hagenbuch, Manchester, New Hampshire | Leave a comment

C. Brinckerhoff’s Health Restorative New York

Posted on 17 December 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

I was pleased to see that you chose to use all of the photos relating to my John Moffat Phoenix Bitters. I sure would like to find the rare aqua one dollar or two dollar variant sometime. It certainly gives … Continue reading →