Category Archives: Druggist & Drugstore

Some Great Pittsburgh Embossed Bottles

Posted on 15 January 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Ferdinand: I thought I would send you a couple of pictures of a couple of new bottles I picked up. Often times forums are hard to explain in detail. I’ve collected Pittsburgh bottles since 1974 and it is neat that … Continue reading →

Posted in Digging and Finding, Druggist & Drugstore, Early American Glass, History, Liquor Merchant, Medicines & Cures, Syrup, Tonics | Tagged 120 Wood, anderson, Bennett, Carrol, Chip Cable, Diamond Alley, Gugeheim, Haslett, Japanese, Lemon, Our House, Pennsylvania, Pittsburg, Pittsburgh, Schwartz, Syrup, tavern, Tonic | 2 Comments

Mrs. Winslow’s Soothing Syrup – oooh so soothing

Posted on 5 January 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

“Oh, jab me with your needle a hundred times, and a hundred times I will bless you, Saint Morphine” Jules Verne  (1828 – 1905) Mrs. Winslow’s Soothing Syrup was one of the most successful, famous or infamous medicines from our … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Advice, Druggist & Drugstore, Ephemera, History, Medicines & Cures, Remedy, Tax Stamps, Trade Cards | Tagged Bangor, Benjamin A. Perkins, Charlotte N. Winslow, children, Curtis & Perkins, drug, Edward Elgar, Jeremiah Curtis, Maine, Morphine, Mrs. Winslow, Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup, New York City, Nostrum, Quackery, Teething | Leave a comment

Walker’s Vinegar Bitters bottled in Pastel Shades to “conceal the mess”

Posted on 3 January 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Dr. Walker’s California Vinegar Bitters “This ‘Bitters’ is one of the nastiest nostrums, introduced and largely sold by the most extensive and brazen advertising under the false pretense of being free from alcohol.” Walker’s Vinegar Bitters bottled in Pastel Shades … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Bitters, Color Runs, Druggist & Drugstore, Ephemera, History, Medicines & Cures, Remedy | Tagged bitters, Brenton, california, Dr. Gibbon’s, Dr. Walker, Indian Vegetable Bitters, John Campbell Spence, John Harvey Kellogg, Joseph Walker, London, New York, pastel, R.H. McDonald & Company, Richard H. McDonald, Rick Hall, San Francisco, Stockton, Temperance, Vinegar | Leave a comment

Incredible Dr. Pierce Collection – John Throop

Posted on 21 December 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

JOHN THROOP D R. P I E R C E C O L L E C T I O N Hi Ferdinand – Just saw your post about the Dr. Pierce barns – attached you will find a … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Collectors & Collections, Display, Druggist & Drugstore, Ephemera, History, Medicines & Cures, Remedy, Tonics | Tagged Ada, barn, Dr. Pierce, John Throop, Michigan | Leave a comment

Looking at Dr. Pierce’s Barn Advertising

Posted on 20 December 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

DR. PIERCE’S FAMILY MEDICINES Dr. PIERCE’S FOR WEAK WOMEN Looking at Dr. Pierce’s Barn Advertising 20 December 2012 Tami Barber (certainly not a weak woman) posted a few really cool pictures and information on DR. PIERCE’S advertising on barns, including the … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Art & Architecture, Druggist & Drugstore, Folk Art, History, Medicines & Cures, Questions | Tagged advertising, barn, Buffalo, Dr Ray Vaughn Pierce, Dr. Pierce, Dr. Pierce’s Anuric Tablets, Dr. Pierce’s Extract of Smart-Weed, Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription, Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery, Dr. Pierce’s Vaginal Tablets, Dr. Valentine Mott Pierce, Family Medicines, Favorite, Mail Pouch Tobacco, New York, Pleasant Pellets, Rock City, Tami Barber, Women, World’s Dispensary Medical Association | Leave a comment

Reeds Gilt Edge Tonic Clocks

Posted on 15 December 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

REED’S GILT EDGE TONIC CLOCKS “Cures Malaria and Indigestion” 15 December 2012 (R•101813) “This Regulator Clock is Presented by The Geo. W. M. Reed Bitter Co. of New Haven, Conn. thru their Wholesale Agents, as a gift to our patrons, … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Bitters, Display, Druggist & Drugstore, Ephemera, Medicines & Cures, Tonics | Tagged bitters, clock, cocktail, Connecticut, Cure, Edge, Geo. W. M. Reed, Gilt, indigestion, Malaria, New Haven, Reed, Reed's, Regulator, Tonic | Leave a comment

Hampton’s Vegetable Tincture – Mortimer & Mowbray – Balto

Posted on 14 December 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

HAMPTON’S V. TINCTURE MORTIMER & MOWBRAY BALTO 14 December 1012 Dr. Hampton’s Vegetable Tincture: a medicine justly celebrated for performing the most wonderful cures of all scrofulous complaints and diseases arising from impurity of the blood, and obstructions in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Collectors & Collections, Color Runs, Digging and Finding, Druggist & Drugstore, Early American Glass, History, Medicines & Cures | Tagged Baltimore, Baltimore Glass Works, Balto, Chris Rowell, Dr. Hampton, George W. Mowbray, Hampton, Hampton's. Vegetable, John W. Mortimer, Ladd & Co., maryland, Mortimer, Mortimer & Mowbray, Mowbray, O. A. Strecker, Phil Edmonds, Purcell, Tincture, Virginia, Yellow Fever | Leave a comment

XR New Orleans bitters bottle on ebay – G. N. Morison

Posted on 2 December 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

G. N. MORISON’S INVIGORATING BITTERS 02 December 2012 (R•031114) (R•072214) “This just turned up at the Magazine Antiques Mall on Magazine street” Gene Baudouin “The other one was found about 30 years ago by a woman who decided to dig … Continue reading →

Posted in Bitters, Digging and Finding, Druggist & Drugstore, eBay, History | Tagged Bill Ham, bitters, eBay, Frioux, Gene Baudouin, invigorationg, Magazine, Meyer, Morison, Morison's, New Orleans | Leave a comment

Log Cabin Series – Old Homestead Wild Cherry Bitters

Posted on 24 November 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Log Cabin Series – Old Homestead Wild Cherry Bitters 24 November 2012 (R•052814) (R•031817) (R•101818) (R•111218) OLD FOLKS AT HOME! O L D H O M E S T E A D W I L D C H E … Continue reading →

Posted in Bitters, Collectors & Collections, Color Runs, Druggist & Drugstore, Figural Bottles, History, Liquor Merchant, Tonics | Tagged Beekman, Brian Wolff, Burkhardt, cabin, cottage, Drug Store, Ebenezer Zane, Ed Gray, Figural, Fuss, George Scott, John Feldmann, Kathy Gray, Log, Meyer, New York, Old Homestead, Series, Stecher, Steve Sewell, T. B. Slingerland, Taylor, Thomas B. Slingerland, Troy, Wild Cherry Bitters | 4 Comments

Dr Zabriskie’s Bitters – Jersey City, New Jersey

Posted on 17 November 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Dr Zabriskie’s Bitters – Jersey City, New Jersey 17 November 2012 (R•022518) New Jersey has certainly been in the news of late with the terrible destruction from Hurricane Sandy which has been just tragic. I now see that the inane show … Continue reading →