Category Archives: Bitters

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Happy Easter and a New Bitters for you

Posted on 27 March 2016 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Happy Easter and a New Bitters for You! 27 March 2016 Always nice to hear from the digging crews, especially Jeff Milhalik as he has a special knack for finding easter eggs and digging up incredible bottles. Some of you … Continue reading →

Posted in Bitters, Digging and Finding | Tagged bitters, california, Digging, Ed Kuskie, finding, Frazier, Herb, Jeff Mihalik, Mike Yancosky, Pittsburgh, privy, Speck and Morrow, unlisted | Leave a comment

Farrell’s Magnolia Bitters – O. H. Peckham & Co. – St. Louis

Posted on 26 March 2016 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Farrell’s Magnolia Bitters – O. H. Peckham & Co. – St. Louis 26 March 2016 Ellen Hass Faulkenberry snagged this killer labeled Farrell’s Magnolia Bitters at the recent antique bottle show in St. Louis, Missouri. She posts on Facebook, “Thank you Tom, … Continue reading →

Posted in Bitters, History, Medicines & Cures | Tagged bitters, Candy, chicago, Ellen, Farrell's, Faulkenberry, Haas, Hazard, Magnolia, Missouri, New York, Osgood, Peckham, Saint Louis | Leave a comment

Peachridge Glass: 2016 Select Mailbox Letters

Posted on 20 March 2016 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Please feel free to send any antique bottle or glass questions to ferdinand@peachridgeglass.com. The information will be posted if relevant or of interest to the readers. I will try to answer or wait for another reader to respond. Quality images … Continue reading →

Posted in Advice, Bitters, Mailbox Letters, News, Questions | Tagged Letters, mailbox, questions | 1 Comment

Surgical Institute Bitters

Posted on 17 March 2016 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Surgical Institute Bitters 17 March 2016 Here is reference to an unlisted bitters called the Surgical Institute Bitters. Yesterday, when I found this advertisement shown above, I immediately thought we might be talking about the same fellows who put out … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Bitters, Figural Bottles, History, Medicines & Cures | Tagged bitters, Dickerson, Figural, Herb, Indian, Institute, Kansas City, Missouri, Queen, Scotland, Stark, Surgical, Western | Leave a comment

Extremely rare Senour’s Calisaya Bitters from St. Louis

Posted on 16 March 2016 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Extremely rare Senour’s Calisaya Bitters from St. Louis 16 March 2016 Earlier in March. I posted on Daily Dose about a Senour’s Calisaya Bitters saying, “Off to Dallas and then San Antone tomorrow night. Baltimore next week for the big … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Bitters, Digging and Finding, History, Medicines & Cures | Tagged bitters, Calisaya, Dallas, diggers, Galveston, Memphis, Mississippi, Missouri, Senours, St. Louis, texas | Leave a comment

Strickland’s Life Bitters

Posted on 16 March 2016 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Reference to a Strickland’s Life Bitters 16 March 2016 The Strickland’s Life Bitters is an unlisted bitters that I came across recently while searching for other material. We are talking about Dr. Alfred Strickland who founded Strickland & Company around 1862 in … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Bitters, History, Medicines & Cures, Tonics | Tagged Alfred, bitters, chicago, Cincinatti, illinois, Itaka, life, Medicine, ohio, Patent, Strickland | Leave a comment

Daily Dose | March 2016

Posted on 1 March 2016 by Ferdinand Meyer V

March & April | 2 0 1 6 Friday, 29 April 2016 Hey Ferd — Just a quick note to let you know that our May 13 & 14 Lake City Show is again a sellout — All tables were sold (and … Continue reading →

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French Aromatique – The Finest Stomach Bitters

Posted on 23 February 2016 by Ferdinand Meyer V

French Aromatique – The Finest Stomach Bitters 23 February 2016 (Updated) I get quite a few neat bitters emails from Gary Beatty (North Port, Florida) that always get me thinking and admiring. Let’s take a moment to look at his French … Continue reading →

Posted in Bitters, Medicines & Cures, Questions | Tagged Aromatique, bitters, Brandon DeWolfe, British, Feinster, French, Gary Beatty, Herb, Lappe's, Magenliqueur, Mampe, Meyer, New Orleans, Normandy, pigeon, Posey, question, Racer, Sellner, show, Steinwender, Stomach | 1 Comment

J. H. Dudley’s Jockey Club House Bitters

Posted on 21 February 2016 by Ferdinand Meyer V

J.H. Dudley & Co’s Jockey Club House Bitters Boston, Massachusetts 21 February 2016 (R•060319) Back in early February, Steve Ketcham, FOHBC Director-At-Large, (Edina, MN) put this really cool J. H. Dudley & Co’s Jockey Club House Bitters package on ebay. I set the pictures … Continue reading →

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Kaiser Wilhelm Stomach Bitters – Sandusky, Ohio

Posted on 20 February 2016 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Kaiser Wilhelm Stomach Bitters – Sandusky, Ohio 20 February 2016 (R•091919) My good friend and fellow bitters collector Gary Beatty (North Port, Florida) sent me an email and pictures today of a fun little side step that we all do … Continue reading →