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Amazing 8-Sided Utility Bottle…Is It Baltimore?

Posted on 29 August 2014 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Amazing 8-Sided Bottle…Is It Baltimore? 29 August 2014 As part of the “Dale Mlasko and great bottles found at the bottom of a San Francisco Hole Week” we now show you this amazing utility or ink bottle that Dale found in … Continue reading →

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The Lash’s Gentleman in a Hat

Posted on 28 August 2014 by Ferdinand Meyer V

The Lash’s Gentleman in a Hat 28 August 2014 | Mystery Solved 082814 14:55 Here is an interesting e-mail I received yesterday about Lash’s Bitters. This seems like a question for bitters trade card authority Joe Gourd. Is there a … Continue reading →

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Catawba Bitters labeled lady’s leg from New Haven

Posted on 26 August 2014 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Catawba Bitters labeled lady’s leg from New Haven 26 August 2014 David Jackson (Read: David Jackson and his Applied Seal Bottles) posted these three pretty nice pictures of a Catawba Bitters green lady’s leg figural bottle with a label from Merrick & Moore … Continue reading →

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Salmon’s Perfect Stomach Bitters – Manhattan

Posted on 24 August 2014 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Salmon’s Perfect Stomach Bitters – Manhattan 24 August 2014 (R•100514) Bill Ham picked up a pretty rare Salmon’s Perfect Stomach Bitters on a table at the recent FOHBC 2014 Lexington National and flipped it to me for a couple hundred bucks. … Continue reading →

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Pawnee Bitters and the Pawnee Indian Medicine Co. – San Francisco

Posted on 22 August 2014 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Pawnee Bitters and the Pawnee Indian Medicine Co. – San Francisco 22 August 2014 (R•082414) (R•070719) I was able to add a second Pawnee Indian Medicine Company bottle to my collection at the Lexington National. I already had a very … Continue reading →

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West India Stomach Bitters from St. Louis, Missouri

Posted on 20 August 2014 by Ferdinand Meyer V

West India Stomach Bitters – St. Louis, Missouri 20 August 2014 (R•031815) OK, so we already looked at two “East India” embossed bitters and one embossed “India” bitters. Now we will look at a scarce and extremely rare “West India” embossed brand from St. Louis. This … Continue reading →

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Dr. J. W. James India Bitters – East Brady, Pennsylvania

Posted on 19 August 2014 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Dr. J. W. James India Bitters – East Brady, Pennsylvania 19 August 2014 Continuing today with the series of bitters brands with “India” in the name, is another extremely rare bitters from my collection from East Brady (or Bradys Bend), Pennsylvania. … Continue reading →

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Kennedy’s East India Bitters – Omaha, Nebraska

Posted on 18 August 2014 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Kennedy’s East India Bitters – Omaha, Nebraska 18 August 2014 (R•022218) (R•071219) Earlier today I put up a post on a Boston product called East India Root Bitters by George P. Clapp. It reminded me of my clear Kennedy’s East … Continue reading →

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East India Root Bitters – George P. Clapp

Posted on 18 August 2014 by Ferdinand Meyer V

East India Root Bitters – George P. Clapp 18 August 2014 I picked up a good-looking and pretty rare East India Root Bitters, in a tapered, case gin form from Boston, Massachusetts at the recent Lexington National Glass Works “Thoroughbred … Continue reading →

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Abel, Humiston & Co.’s Mountain Root Bitters!

Posted on 15 August 2014 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Abel, Humiston & Co.’s Mountain Root Bitters! 15 August 2014 (R•042110) I received an e-mail (see below) while I was at the Lexington National Antique Bottle Show from a fellow in Illinois regarding the Mountain Root Bitters put out by Abel … Continue reading →

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