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Bottles and Glass Articles and Related Advertising – Ferdinand Meyer V

Use Dr. Henley’s Celebrated California IXL Bitters

Posted on 21 December 2018 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Use Dr. Henley’s Celebrated California IXL Bitters 21 December 2018 Dr. William Henley is associated with a wide variety of products ranging from bitters to various types of patent medicines. His bitters bottles, typically round cylinders, are highly prized collectibles … Continue reading →

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PE-RU-NA For Catarrh – The Great American Fraud

Posted on 8 October 2018 by Ferdinand Meyer V

PE-RU-NA For Catarrh – The Great American Fraud 08 October 2018 Yesterday, I put together a post on TO-NI-TA which reminded me of PE-RU-NA. Early 1900 fraudulent medicines with similar graphics treatment in their names, similar bottles, and the same time … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Article Publications, Bitters, History, Medicines & Cures, Publications, Scams & Frauds | Tagged bitters, Catarrh, Collier's Weekly, columbus, Dr. Ashbel P. Grinnell, Dr. S. B. Hartman, Fraud, Mishler, Nostrum, ohio, PE-RU-NA, Peruna, quack, Samuel Hopkins Adams | Leave a comment

Goldheim Bitters featured in Bottles and Extras

Posted on 8 August 2018 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Goldheim Bitters featured in Bottles and Extras 08 August 2018 The July | August 2018 issue of Bottles and Extras has a super article on the extremely rare, Goldheim Celebrated Swiss Stomach Bitters from Baltimore. The article was written by … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Advice, Article Publications, Bitters, Bottles and Extras, Club News, Ephemera, liquor, Liquor Merchant, Medicines & Cures, Spirits | Tagged article, Baltimore, bitters, Bottle, Bottles and Extras, Celebrated, Goldheim, liquor, merchant, Phillip Lobe, Stomach, Susan Helen Adler, Swiss, Wine | Leave a comment

No Fizz? Less Bizz!

Posted on 24 October 2017 by Ferdinand Meyer V

by Ken Previtali 24 October 2017 In reading the Saving the Fizz post, a number of things came to mind. Keeping CO2 bubbles sealed in a bottle until they were set free to tickle the senses was indeed a challenge … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Article Publications, Bottling Works, Ephemera, Ginger Ale, Soda Bottles, Soda Water | Tagged Beer, Bizz, bubbles, closure, CO2, Codd, David Graci, David Jones, Fizz, Ginger Ale, Ken Previtali, Soda, Stopper | Leave a comment

Nevada Backbar Letter

Posted on 1 October 2016 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Nevada Backbar Letter 01 October 2016 This letter is in response to the “Unicorns and Rainbows” opinion that certain bottles mentioned in an article entitled “Nevada Backbar Bottle Bonanza” (FOHBC magazine “Bottles and Extras, September-October 2016 edition, page 33) are … Continue reading →

Posted in Advice, Article Publications, Bottles and Extras, Collectors & Collections, History, liquor, Liquor Merchant, Publications, Questions, Spirits, Whiskey | Tagged austin, Backbar, Belmont W. B., Belmont W. B. & S., Bottles and Extras, C. Thomas, Carl Schaefer, Columbia Club Rye, Dennis Eastley, fohbc, Frank Brotherton, Gail Williams, International Hotel, J. E. Connor, letter, Manhattan XXXX, Nevada, Nye County, Pioneer, Thomas Warburton, Tonopah | Leave a comment

The Bust of Columbia Liberty Cap Eagle Historical Flask

Posted on 22 February 2016 by Ferdinand Meyer V

The Bust of Columbia Liberty Cap Eagle Historical Flask 22 February 2016 (R•022416) (R•031416) Just when you wonder when the long drought and absence of killer bottles will end, up comes this off-the-chart great Bust of Columbia with Liberty Cap – American Eagle … Continue reading →

Posted in Article Publications, Auction News, Currency, Early American Glass, Flasks, Historical Flasks, History, Questions, Revolutionary War | Tagged auction, Bust, cap, coin, Columbia, Corning, dime, Eagle, flag, Flask, Glass, Historical, Kensington, Kevin A. Sives, Liberty, McKearin, Philadelphia, pint, Union, Works | Leave a comment

Celebrated Crown Bitters – F. Chevalier Sole Agent

Posted on 17 January 2016 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Celebrated Crown Stomach Bitters – F. Chevalier Sole Agent 17 January 2016 Here is a nice connection with whiskey and bitters bottles submitted by FOHBC Treasurer, Gary Beatty. I worked on the pictures a little bit to work with the post. … Continue reading →

Posted in Article Publications, Bitters, Bottles and Extras, liquor, Questions, Stained Glass, Whiskey | Tagged amber, bitters, Bottles and Extras, castle, Chevalier, Fortune, Gary Beatty, Glass, liquor, Meyer, Old, Placerville, rare, sacramento, San Francisco, Schwartz, stained, Western, Whiskey, window | Leave a comment

Dr. Asher Atkinson’s Universal Family Medicines

Posted on 27 November 2015 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Dr. Asher Atkinson’s Universal Family Medicines Botanic Druggist, Principal Depot, No. 230 Greenwich St., New York 27 November 2015 (R•113015) (R•072319-GWA Example) Working in my “A’s” today trying to see if any unlisted bitters are parked in my “to do” … Continue reading →

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Bishops Oppose Bitters – The Hydra-Headed Monster Drink

Posted on 22 November 2015 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Bishops Oppose Bitters. HYDRA-HEADED MONSTER DRINK 22 November 2015 While patrolling the internet looking for information on Bishop’s Wahoo Bitters, I pulled up the following article from The Salt Lake Tribune (Salt Lake City, Utah) in 1890. With the Temperance Movement in full … Continue reading →

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Jacob Pinkerton’s Wahoo & Calisaya Bitters

Posted on 21 November 2015 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Jacob Pinkerton’s Wahoo & Calisaya Bitters 21 November 2015 (R•020116) Have you ever used the celebrated Wahoo and Calisaya Bitters better known by the cabalistic letters “I.M. O. K. — 1864– Y! Y!” This phrase is repeated in various period … Continue reading →