Category Archives: Druggist & Drugstore

Why can’t we find any information on Burnham’s Jaundice Bitters?

Posted on 26 April 2014 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Why can’t we find any information on Burnham’s Jaundice Bitters? 26 April 2014 (Post update with NEW information 09 May 2014 – see bottom of post) It looks like I saved the toughest for last as I just can not find out who … Continue reading →

Posted in Bitters, Collectors & Collections, Druggist & Drugstore, History, Medicines & Cures, Questions | Tagged Andrew P. Preston, bitters, Brandon DeWolfe, Burnham, Congress, deputy, detective, jaundice, Jeremiah, Josiah, Marianne Dow, New Hampshire, Portsmouth, Strengthening, Vegetable | Leave a comment

Alfred French Perry and his Anti Bilious Bitters

Posted on 23 April 2014 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Alfred French Perry and his Anti Bilious Bitters 23 April 2014 (R•042514) Yet another, very nice, labeled bitters from Manchester, New Hampshire submitted by Brandon DeWolfe. The Perry’s Anti Bilious Bitters is an unlisted brand I am unfamiliar with but feel akin … Continue reading →

Posted in Apothecary, Bitters, Collectors & Collections, Druggist & Drugstore, History, Medicines & Cures | Tagged Alfred, Anti-Bilious, Apothecary, bitters, Brandon, DeWolfe, Druggist & Drugstore, French, Manchester, New Hampshire, Perry | Leave a comment

Tufts Tonic Bitters – Plymouth, New Hampshire

Posted on 21 April 2014 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Tuft’s Tonic Bitters – Plymouth, New Hampshire 21 April 2014 Now here is a tough bottle to get. I had to say it. The Tuft’s Tonic Bitters from Plymouth, New Hampshire was a late, labeled bitters, made by Tufts & Company. Ring & Ham give … Continue reading →

Posted in Apothecary, Bitters, Druggist & Drugstore, History, Medicines & Cures, Questions, Tonics, Trade Cards | Tagged Apothecary, bitters, Brandon DeWolfe, Druggist & Drugstore, Humphrey, John Sullivan Tufts, Nahum, New Hampshire, Plymouth, Tonic, Tufts, Wight, William Merril, witch hazel | Leave a comment

Annable’s Mandrake & Antibilious Bitters – New Hampshire

Posted on 20 April 2014 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Annable’s Mandrake & Antibilious Bitters – New Hampshire 20 April 2014 Many of us had the opportunity to attend the great 2013 FOHBC National Antique Bottle Show in Manchester, New Hampshire last year and we look forward to our 2014 National … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Apothecary, Bitters, Collectors & Collections, Druggist & Drugstore, Ephemera, History, Medicines & Cures, Trade Cards | Tagged Annable, antibilious, bitters, Brandon DeWolfe, Colebrook, Coos, extracts, flavoring, Joe Gourd, Lyman H. Annable, Lyman O. Shurtleff, Mandrake, Nashua, New Hampshire, Shurtleff, starch, Stewartstown, Susan Fletcher, True Loverin, Whitefield | Leave a comment

An unlisted Russell’s Alterative and Tonic Bitters

Posted on 18 April 2014 by Ferdinand Meyer V

An unlisted Russell’s Alterative and Tonic Bitters 18 April 2014 (R•041914) (R•040819) You may have remembered the 1836 Russell’s Stomach Bitters post from Vermont the other day. Bitters trade card authority Joe Gourd, saw the post and went looking in his … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Apothecary, Bitters, Collectors & Collections, Druggist & Drugstore, Ephemera, Hair Tonics, History, Medicines & Cures, Perfume, Questions, Tonics, Trade Cards | Tagged alterative, Apothecary, bitters, Bradford Allen, Brandon DeWolfe, card, Castanaine, Druggist & Drugstore, E. S. Russell, Elias, George Waddy, Hair, Joe Gourd, Nashua, New Hampshire, Russell, Russell's, Smith, Tonic, trade, Whittemore | Leave a comment

An 1836 Russell’s Stomach Bitters Advertisement

Posted on 17 April 2014 by Ferdinand Meyer V

An 1836 Russell’s Stomach Bitters Advertisement 17 April 2014 (R•041814) I found this Russell’s Stomach Bitters advertisement rather interesting for a number of reasons. First, it is rather old, coming from the Burlington Free Press (Vermont) in 1836. An earlier advertisement from … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Bitters, Druggist & Drugstore, History, Medicines & Cures | Tagged bitters, Burlington, free, itch, ointment, pills, Press, rheum, Russell, Russell's, Stomach, Vermont, water, Wine | Leave a comment

Soldier’s True Friend, Holloway’s Ointment & Pills

Posted on 14 April 2014 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Soldier’s True Friend, Holloway’s Ointment & Pills For Wounds either occasioned by the Bayonet, Sabre or the Bullet, Sores or Bruises. 14 April 2014 I could not help but to get side tracked with George W. Holloway, the Syracuse Druggist, yesterday … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Druggist & Drugstore, Ephemera, History, Medicines & Cures, Postage, Pot Lids, Tax Stamps | Tagged England, Felix Albinolo, Holloway, Jane, lane, London, Maiden, New York, ointment, pill, Sanatorium, Soldier, Thomas | Leave a comment

Holloway’s Bitters from Syracuse

Posted on 13 April 2014 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Holloway’s Bitters from Syracuse 13 April 2014 (082719) Well, finally we are seeing some great bottle pictures without snow in the background! What a winter! Spring has sprung. Yesterday, I was pleasantly surprised to see a labeled Holloway’s Bitters lady’s leg … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Bitters, Collectors & Collections, Druggist & Drugstore, eBay, Ephemera, Figural Bottles, History, Medicines & Cures, Tonics, Trade Cards | Tagged appetizer, Aromatic, bitters, Bob Newnham, Dan Cowman, eBay, G. A. Heyne, George W. Holloway, Holloway, Houston, Joe Gourd, Mark Yates, Nellie Brown, New York, Robert P. Brown, Stomach, Syracuse, Tonic | Leave a comment

Drug Stores from Bygone Days

Posted on 10 April 2014 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Drug Stores from Bygone Days 10 April 2014 I know of some traffic routes now where I pass a Walgreens, Rite Aid, and CVS Pharmacy in succession. Usually when nearing a hospital. These homogenous drug stores and the drugs stores within grocery … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Art & Architecture, Cola, Display, Druggist & Drugstore, History, Medicines & Cures, Photography, Soft Drinks | Tagged Bertram, Bolton, Charles Young, corner, CVS, CW Heister, Dana Andrews, drug, Druggist & Drugstore, F.A. Cooke, Fiesta, History, Linders, Peoples, pharmacy, photography, Riker - Jaynes, Rite Aid, Shorpy, Walgreens | Leave a comment

H & K Stomach Tonic Bitters – Ashtabula

Posted on 6 April 2014 by Ferdinand Meyer V

H & K Stomach Tonic Bitters Ashtabula 06 April 2014 The H & K Stomach Tonic Bitters images and post content are from Matt Lacy from Austinburg, Ohio. He surprised me with these images that are outstanding. I am unfamiliar with the … Continue reading →