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Mailbox Letters – February 2013

Posted on 23 February 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Haven’t emptied out the mailbox until this morning. Here are a few incoming pieces. Let me know if you have any info or are interested. 5-Log Drake’s Find Hello Ferdinand, On Thursday, myself and a few buddies were relic hunting … Continue reading →

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Looking back at the Tony Shank Bitters Collection – Part II

Posted on 22 February 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

This is the second post of old 35 mm slides that were digitally converted by Tom Lines (Birmingham, Alabama). Sometime in the past Tom and Howard Crowe (Gold Hill, North Carolina) visited the famous Tony Shank collection of figural bitters. … Continue reading →

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Looking back at the Tony Shank Bitters Collection – Part I

Posted on 21 February 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

A couple years back, Tom Lines (Birmingham, Alabama) asked me if I would like some pictures of the legendary Tony Shank collection. Of course I said yes. Tom was kind enough to get the 35mm slide transparencies converted into digital … Continue reading →

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Log Cabin Series – Old Cabin Bitters

Posted on 21 February 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

OLD CABIN BITTERS Pictured on top: “Old Cabin / Bitters” Figural Bottle, America, 1860-1880. In the form of a rectangular two story log cabin, red amber, applied sloping collared mouth – smooth base, ht. 9 1/8 inches. R/H #O19 Great … Continue reading →

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Curtis Cordial Calisaya Stomach Bitters – The Real McCoy

Posted on 19 February 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

CURTIS CORDIAL CALISAYA STOMACH BITTERS 19 February 2013 Quite a bit of excitement of late with the scam involving a ‘doctored’ emerald green Curtis Cordial Calisaya Stomach Bitters. You see, there is no record of that yellow green color but … Continue reading →

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The Color Purple or Amethyst in Antique Glass

Posted on 18 February 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

T H E   C O L O R   P U R P L E Purple, Amethyst, Plum, Violet, Lilac, Grape, Bishop’s Purple, Aubergine, Eggplant, Royal Purple The Color Purple or Amethyst in Antique Glass 18 February 2013 Not … Continue reading →

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Curtis Cordial Calisaya Stomach Bitters Fraud?

Posted on 17 February 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Will the real Curtis Cordial Calisaya Bitters Please Stand Out! On 30 January 2013 I opened up one of my many incoming bottle related emails to see a stunning emerald green Curtis Cordial Calisaya Stomach Bitters with the following question: … Continue reading →

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Uncle Marb’s O.B. Bitters – A real mystery

Posted on 13 February 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

UNCLE MARB’S O.B. (not G.B.) BITTERS Got a tip from Dale Mlasko about an extremely rare Uncle Marb’s Bitters coffin flask. Dale was reminded of the flask after reading Two XR Tombstone Flasks containing Bitters (uh Whiskey). The Carlyn Ring and … Continue reading →

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Anchors away and all over on the Dr. Dunlap’s Anchor Bitters

Posted on 10 February 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

DR. DUNLAP’S ANCHOR BITTERS 10 February 2013 (R•082314) I saw this really nice example of a trade card (see below) on ebay for Dr. Dunlap’s Anchor Bitters which reminded me of my bottle (see above) with the many cool and pronounced … Continue reading →

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Dr. Flint’s Rhode Island Bitters Products

Posted on 9 February 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Try this and thou shalt be benefitted!! Dr. Flint’s Rhode Island Bitters Products 09 February 2013 (R•061914) (R•042815) (R•111815) Norman Heckler had a stellar example of a labeled Dr. Flint’s Stomach Bitters in his Auction 102 that closed earlier in … Continue reading →

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