Category Archives: Druggist & Drugstore

Paradise Bitters – Fresno, California

Posted on 31 March 2014 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Paradise Bitters – Fresno, California 31 March 2014 I picked up a pretty rare Paradise Bitters at the Morro Bay bottle show this past weekend when I was walking out the doors nearing the end of the two-day show. Lou … Continue reading →

Posted in Bitters, Druggist & Drugstore, History, Medicines & Cures | Tagged bay, bitters, Braun, brown, california, Fresno, Kellett, Lambert, Lewis, Morro, oil, Paradise, Utica | Leave a comment

Webb’s Improved Stomach Bitters – Jackson, Michigan

Posted on 29 March 2014 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Webb’s Improved Stomach Bitters Jackson, Michigan 29 March 2014 (R•033014) (R•053015) It is not often that I purchase a bottle for my collection when I already have an example, unless of course it is a different color or mold variation. … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Bitters, Bottle Shows, Collectors & Collections, Digging and Finding, Druggist & Drugstore, History | Tagged bitters, brother, Charles, Improved, Jackson, Lambert, Michigan, Rye, Stomach, Walter, Webb | Leave a comment

John Thomson and his “Thomsonian System of Practice”

Posted on 27 March 2014 by Ferdinand Meyer V

John Thomson and his “Thomsonian System of Practice” 27 March 2014 (R•28 March 2014) Just a short post tonight, it has gotten longer thanks to Mark Yates and his leads, about John Thomson who was a Botanic Physician located at No. … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Bitters, Druggist & Drugstore, History, Medicines & Cures | Tagged Albany, anti, Boranic, Cyrus, Dyspeptic, New York, physician, Samuel, Syracuse, Thomson, Vegetable, Wine, Yates | 1 Comment

The Rushton & Aspinwall Compound Chlorine Toothwash – New York

Posted on 25 March 2014 by Ferdinand Meyer V

The Rushton & Aspinwall Compound Chlorine Toothwash New York 25 March 2014 Sandor Fuss (Denver) tipped me off to watch an incredible bottle that is making hay in the latest Norman C. Heckler Auction 108 that is currently on line … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Auction News, Druggist & Drugstore, Early American Glass, Medicines & Cures, Utility Bottles | Tagged Aspinwall, auction, chlorine, Compound, Druggist & Drugstore, Fuss, Heckler, Keene, low, Medicine, New York, Reed, Rushton, Sandor, Stoddard, Tod von Mechow, tooth wash, William, Willington | Leave a comment

Where is the Columbia Cascara Bitters from?

Posted on 23 March 2014 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Where is the Columbia Cascara Bitters from? 23 March 2014 (R•082819) Gary Beatty (North Port, Florida) has sent me more pictures (see top of post) for yet another odd bitters that I was not aware of, this being the Columbia … Continue reading →

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Swiss Stomach Bitters from Zwinger to Koch to Zoeller

Posted on 22 March 2014 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Swiss Stomach Bitters from Zwinger to Koch to Zoeller 22 March 2014 (R•060314 – Z7 added) (R•110316-labeled Z7) (R•122820 Trade Mark) It is always nice to hear from fellow bitters collector Gary Beatty from sunny Florida. Gary is also a … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Bitters, Collectors & Collections, Druggist & Drugstore, Ephemera, History, Liquor Merchant, Medicines & Cures, Trade Cards | Tagged Arnold, Augustus, Beatty, Birmingham, bitters, Crowe, Druggist & Drugstore, Gourd, Jacob, Koch, Meyer, Pennsylvania, physician, Pittsburgh, Stomach, Swiss, William, Zoeller, Zwinger | Leave a comment

Black Hills Bitters To The Front!

Posted on 19 March 2014 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Black Hills Bitters To The Front! 19 March 2014 (R•032114) Jack Stecher (Rochester, New York) provided me with a copy of this 1879 advertisement below for Black Hills Bitters from Rochester, New York and asked if I knew anything about … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Bitters, Druggist & Drugstore, History, Medicines & Cures, Questions, Remedy | Tagged bitters, Black, Blauw, Charles, Davis, drug, Druggist & Drugstore, Edward, German, Hills, Hippolyt, New York, physician, Remedy, Rochester, Rowley, Stecher, Street | Leave a comment

The unlisted Yaupon Bitters – Norfolk, Virginia

Posted on 11 March 2014 by Ferdinand Meyer V

The unlisted Yaupon Bitters – Norfolk, Virginia or Vegetable Elixir of Life 11 March 2014 (R•031615) (R•092019) Bitters trade card authority Joe Gourd (Chicago, Illinois) sent me the pictured advertising trade cards below for Yaupon Bitters put out by John … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Bitters, Civil War, Druggist & Drugstore, Ephemera, History, Medicines & Cures, Tea, Trade Cards | Tagged Antietam, auctioneer, bitters, Captain, Carolinas, Druggist & Drugstore, estate, Gourd, John R. Ludlow, mayor, Norfolk, real, tea, Virginia, Yaupon | Leave a comment

Is the Magic Bitters related to the Penn’s Pony Bitters?

Posted on 10 March 2014 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Is the Magic Bitters related to the Penn’s Pony Bitters? 10 March 2014 (R•031214) At the Baltimore Antique Bottle Show the weekend before last, I was able to add a Magic Bitters, put out by Minetree & Jackson, Petersburg, Virginia, to … Continue reading →

Posted in Bitters, Collectors & Collections, Druggist & Drugstore, History, Medicines & Cures | Tagged bitters, Dow, Druggist & Drugstore, H. W. Long, Jackson, Magic, Marianne, Minetree, Penn's, Pennsylvania, Petersburg, Philadelphia, physician, pony, Virginia | Leave a comment

Two bitters that W. E. French was selling in Petersburg, Virginia

Posted on 9 March 2014 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Two bitters that W. E. French was selling in Petersburg, Virginia 09 March 2014 I completed a post the other day on some extremely rare bitters put out by H. N. Winfree in Chester, Virginia and James D’Alton in Petersburg, … Continue reading →