Category Archives: Druggist & Drugstore

Dr. A.C. Daniels’ Veterinary Medicines

Posted on 25 April 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

David Olson over at Bottle Collectors on facebook posted this wonderful Dr. Daniels’ Veterinary Medicines cabinet from the Jack Stecher collection (pictured above). This cabinet really rocked my socks which prompted me to find out a little more about Dr. A.C. … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Druggist & Drugstore, eBay, Ephemera, Facebook, History, Medicines & Cures, Remedy, Veterinary | Tagged A.C. Daniel, cat, catnip, Charles C. Rogers, David Oson, dog, Dr. Daniel, Dr. Donald W. Hey, Henry Van Baay, horse, Jack Stecher, Nellie Kidder, veterinary | Leave a comment

Barber’s Indian Vegetable Jaundice Bitters – Rhode Island

Posted on 20 April 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

BARBER’S INDIAN VEGETABLE JAUNDICE BITTERS OLIVER JOHNSON & CO. PROVIDENCE, R.I. 20 April 2013 I received a brief e-mail, as I do sometimes, alerting me to a specific bottle on ebay (see above). In this case it was from Bill … Continue reading →

Posted in Bitters, Druggist & Drugstore, eBay, History, Medicines & Cures | Tagged Barber's, Benjamin Johnson, Bill Ham, bitters, Dr. Sylvester Knight, East Greenwich, Exchange, Indian, jaundice, John J. Wood, lancaster, Oliver Johnson, Oliver Johnson & Co., Providence, Rhode Island, Whipple A. Arnold | Leave a comment

Unlisted Diamond “M” Bitters? – Saint Louis

Posted on 17 April 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Unlisted Diamond “M” Bitters? – Saint Louis 17 April 2013 While tracking down leads and support information for another bottle, I was surprised when I saw reference to a DIAMOND “M” BITTERS in an 1868 St. Louis business directory advertisement. … Continue reading →

Posted in Bitters, Druggist & Drugstore, Questions | Tagged Buffalo, Charles H. Davis, Diamond "M" Bitters, Eugene Mulligan, Missouri, Mulligan & Company, New York, St. Louis | Leave a comment

Dr. J.R.B. McClintock’s Dandelion Bitters – Philadelphia

Posted on 16 April 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Dr. J.R.B. McClintock’s Dandelion Bitters – Philadelphia 16 April 2013 (R•102013) (R•110318) Closing on ebay last night (for the 2nd time) was an extremely rare aqua bitters put out by Dr. J. R. B. McClintock of Philadelphia. See eBay listing: Antique … Continue reading →

Posted in Bitters, Druggist & Drugstore, eBay, History, Medicines & Cures | Tagged bitters, Dandelion, James R. McClintock, Jesse R. B. McClintock, John McClintock, M.D., McClintock, Philadelphia | 1 Comment

Very Scarce Clear 9″ Tall Royal Pepsin Bitters Bottle

Posted on 15 April 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

ROYAL PEPSIN STOMACH BITTERS “Shamed be he who thinks evil of it” L & A SCHARFF – SOLE AGENT 15 April 2013 (R•060314) (R•032119) (R•081119) (R•082919) Up for your consideration is this very nice, very scarce Royal Pepsin Bitters bottle … Continue reading →

Posted in Bitters, Druggist & Drugstore, eBay, History, Liquor Merchant, Miniatures, Tonics | Tagged Adolph Scharff, bitters, canada, L. & A. Liquors, Lazarus Scharff, miniature, Missouri, Pretoria Rye, Royal Pepsin, St. Louis, Stomach, Tonic | Leave a comment

Arabian Bitters – One Thousand and One Nights

Posted on 8 April 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Did you know that there is an Arabian Bitters from Savannah? I wonder what the product name was inspired from? Arabian Nights? Or maybe from a horse or some mystical place? Maybe from a dance or Aladdin’s Lamp? Let’s see … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Bitters, Digging and Finding, Druggist & Drugstore, History, Medicines & Cures, Questions | Tagged Alvarez, amber, Arabian Bitters, Arabian Nights, bitters, clerk, Druggist & Drugstore, Fernandez, Fort Pulaski, Georgia, Houston, Jacob Weichselbaum, Joseph S. Lawrence, Lawrence & Weichselbaum, Lippman, pharmacist, pharmacy, physician, Robert Hinely, salesman, Savannah, square, texas, unlisted | 1 Comment

What was here, Early Houston Advertisements – Part IIA

Posted on 5 April 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

What was here, Early Houston Advertisements – Part IIA 05 April 2013 THE WEEKLY TELEGRAPH TUESDAY, APRIL 20, 1860 I was able to locate another issue of The Weekly Telegraph in Houston. The day was Tuesday, 20 April 1860. This … Continue reading →

Posted in Ales & Ciders, Apothecary, Bitters, Cordial, Demijohns, Druggist & Drugstore, Gin, Mineral Water, Sarsaparilla, Schnapps, Spirits, Tonics, Uncategorized, Whiskey, Wine & Champagne | Tagged . M. Bininger & Co., A. A. Peychaud, Ale Brewery, American Aromatic Bitter Cordial, Arabian Bitters, C. Ennis & Co, C.M. Jackson & Co, Clark & White, Demijohn, Dr. A. Siegismund, Dr. Hoofland's Celebrated German Bitters, Fernandez Alvarez & Co., H. J. Trube, Henry Sampson Co., J. Riordan, Mills Bitters, Philadelphia, Saratoga, Schnapps, Smith's Celebrated Sarsaparilla, W. H. Eliot & Co, W. Henry Eliot, Weekly Telegraph, Wolfe's Genuine Schiedam Schnapps | Leave a comment

B.W. Totty’s Superior Tonic Bitters – Richmond, VA

Posted on 29 March 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

“There are no known whole examples” TOM LEVEILLE Wow, here is a extremely rare and possibly unique bitters that ‘appeared’ on my Peachridge Glass facebook page. There is no listing in the Ring & Ham Bitters Bottles or Bitters Bottles … Continue reading →

Posted in Bitters, Druggist & Drugstore, Facebook, History, Questions, Tonics | Tagged B.W. Totty, Benjamin W. Totty, bitters, grocer, Henrico, Jacintha Totty, merchant, Richmond, Saloon, Tom Leveille, Tonic, Virginia, Woodson | 1 Comment

Dr. Sherman’s Prickley Ash Bitters from Kansas City?

Posted on 28 March 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Dr. Sherman’s Prickley Ash Bitters from Kansas City? 28 March 2013 (R•030516) It appears that Dr. Sherman went into a drug store to get a drink of whiskey, and being familiar with the place went behind the prescription case and … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Digging and Finding, Druggist & Drugstore, History, Trade Cards | Tagged Dr. Sherman, J.W. Woods, Kansas City, McMurray, Meyer, Missouri, Prickley, Prickly, Sam Lawson, Sherman, St. Louis | Leave a comment

The New Orleans Absinthe Makers

Posted on 25 March 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

The New Orleans Absinthe Makers 25 March 2013 It is commonly referred to in historical literature as “la fée verte” (the green fairy) Ferdinand: I enjoyed seeing the L. E. Jung card on your website, I’m researching L. E. Jung’s … Continue reading →