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Kentucky’s Top 25 Rarest Bottles

Posted on 20 May 2014 by Ferdinand Meyer V

In honor of and in preparation for the upcoming FOHBC 2014 National Antique Bottle Show in Lexington, Kentucky, I thought it would be nice to look at the Top 25 Kentucky’s Rarest Bottles. I will try to add pictures if I have … Continue reading →

Posted in Advice, Ales & Ciders, Bitters, Black Glass, Bourbon, Breweriana, Display, Figural Bottles, FOHBC News, Glass Companies & Works, Historical Flasks, History, Inks, Liquor Merchant, Medicines & Cures, Mineral Water, News, Pottery, Sarsaparilla, Soda Water, Spirits, Target Balls, Whiskey | Tagged 25, Barrel, Berling, bitters, Blake, Bottle, Bourbon, Bruce, Burkesville, Clark, columbus, Crescent, Cynthiana, DePont, Duffy, Evans, Farley, Farley & Taylor, Fenian, Figural, Frankfort, French, Glass, Greenup, Hall, Jenkins, Keene, Kentucky, Lexington, list, Louisville, Lupe, Maysville, MetCalfe, Nelson, New Castle, O'Marras, Pasdquier, Paul Van Vactor, Phoenix, Pig, Pottery, Richmond, Rickerson, Rivaud, Rucker, Sarsaparilla, Shaker, Sheldon Baugh, Steve Keith, Taylor, top, Universe, Walker, Whiskey, Works | Leave a comment

The California Herb Bitters from Pittsburgh

Posted on 18 May 2014 by Ferdinand Meyer V

The California Herb Bitters from Pittsburgh 18 May 2014 (R•052514) (R•090216) (R•111018) Here is an extremely rare, bitters square with a phenomenal form and name. When I say rare, I mean like “only known example”. The California Herb Bitters is from Pittsburgh and has G. W. … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Auction News, Bitters, History, Liquor Merchant, Medicines & Cures, Questions | Tagged bitters, california, Cleveland, Dierker & Speck, ferdinand meyer, G. W. Frazier, George H. Dierker, Herb, J. J. Speck & Co., Jacob J. Speck, John Feldmann, liquor, méchant, Medicine, Morrow, ohio, Patent, Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, Root | Leave a comment

The Robinson & Lord Figural Barrel – Baltimore

Posted on 17 May 2014 by Ferdinand Meyer V

The Robinson & Lord Figural Barrel – Baltimore A figural barrel by broom makers? 17 May 2014 Seeing the Robinson & Lord figural barrel from Baltimore was a real surprise in the current Heckler Auction 110. I wasn’t aware of this piece … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Auction News, Bitters, Figural Bottles, History, Liquor Merchant, Whiskey | Tagged auction, Baltimore, Barrel, brooms, cedar, Charles W. Lord, fancy, Figural, George W. Robinson, goods, Heckler, Lombard, Lord, Murdoch, Robinson, Tucker, wood | 1 Comment

Indian Vegetable and Sarsaparilla Bitters by George C. Goodwin

Posted on 16 May 2014 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Indian Vegetable and Sarsaparilla Bitters by George C. Goodwin 16 May 2014 Hmmmm. Where have we heard the name George Clinton Goodwin before? Could it be the same fellow related to the immensely popular Old Sachems Bitters and Wigwam Tonic figural … Continue reading →

Posted in Auction News, Bitters, Druggist & Drugstore, Medicines & Cures | Tagged Anson Goodwin, bitters, Boston, Charles C. Good, Charlestown, drug, Druggist & Drugstore, Ed Gray, F. B. Webster, George Clinton Goodwin, Goodwin, grocer, Indian, Massachusetts, Meyer, Sarsaparilla, Vegetable, Wm. E. Hibbard | Leave a comment

The sexy, aqua and tall Hierapicra Bitters

Posted on 16 May 2014 by Ferdinand Meyer V

The sexy, aqua and tall Hierapicra Bitters 16 May 2014 The country around Sonora is largely whitewashed with a strange medley of medicinal recipes – all no doubt very good in their sway, but it cannot be said that the … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Auction News, Bitters, History, Medicines & Cures | Tagged auction, bitters, california, Gardner, Heckler, Hierapicra, MacKenzie, Rick Simi, San Francisco, Walter Gore Marshall, Yosemite | Leave a comment

The Wiggs Brothers and their Fabulous Figural Cabin Bottle

Posted on 10 May 2014 by Ferdinand Meyer V

The Wiggs Brothers and their fabulous figural cabin bottle 10 May 2014 As you might imagine, I have quite a few bitters in my collection, many being quite rare. It has gotten to the point that when I see a picture … Continue reading →

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An extremely rare Eclipse Bitters from Louisville, Kentucky

Posted on 5 May 2014 by Ferdinand Meyer V

An extremely rare Eclipse Bitters from Louisville, Kentucky Stewart & Kiel – Sole Proprietors 05 May 2014 (R•052815) A large number of Cincinnatians, in view of the fact that the eclipse didn’t consider their suburb of sufficient importance to go … Continue reading →

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Here are those four Texas Bitters

Posted on 4 May 2014 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Here are those four Texas Bitters 04 May 2014 (R•111714) Reprinted below is an interesting communication from super-sleauth, James Viguerie regarding a few possible leads on unlisted Texas bitters. I spent a few moments trying to find out more information for each … Continue reading →

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Author Fiedler and my Boston Hops Bitters

Posted on 3 May 2014 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Author Fiedler and my Boston Hops Bitters 03 May 2014 Two of my grandkids are with their father this weekend, the third is competing with her horses in some nearby town, my wife is out doing her thing, the weather is perfect, … Continue reading →

Posted in Advice, Bitters, Collectors & Collections, Color Runs | Tagged Author Fiedler, bitters, Boston, compass, Feng Shui, geomancer, Hops | 1 Comment

Gouley’s Vegetable Bitters – Baltimore

Posted on 2 May 2014 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Gouley’s Vegetable Bitters – Baltimore Louis Gouley’s Vegetable Medicinal Store 02 May 2014 (R•121814) (R•041815) Yep, had to be a Frenchman with that name. I was looking thru some older Baltimore City Directories and was reminded of an advertisement for Louis … Continue reading →