Category Archives: Druggist & Drugstore

The Bodeker Brothers brand – killer bitters from Richmond!!

Posted on 29 October 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Incoming Peachridge Glass facebook picture (above) and question from Tom Leveille. The Bodeker Brothers brand – killer bitters from Richmond!! Are you familiar with this bitters? TOM LEVEILLE (NEWPORT NEWS, VIRGINIA) 29 October 2012 (R•020214) I like it when I get … Continue reading →

Posted in Apothecary, Bitters, Civil War, Collectors & Collections, Druggist & Drugstore, eBay, Ephemera, History, Medicines & Cures, Questions | Tagged Andrea Mehrlander, Anna Whitehead, August Bodeker, bitters, Bodeker, Brothers, Civil War, Constitution, George H. Bodeker, Germany, Hanover, Henry Bodeker, Joseph K. Lee, Meyer, Phoebe Pember, Richmond, Sally Tompkins, Tom Leveille, Virginia | Leave a comment

Shelburne Museum in Shelburne, Vermont

Posted on 27 October 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Hi Ferdinand, Here is a little teaser for those who might be heading to next summer’s FOHBC event in Manchester, New Hampshire. We shot these images this fall while visiting the Shelburne Museum in Shelburne, Vermont (just south of Burlington, … Continue reading →

Posted in Advice, Apothecary, Druggist & Drugstore, Early American Glass, FOHBC News, Folk Art, Glass Companies & Works, History, Museums, Whimsies | Tagged Canes, fohbc, Glass, Libby Glass, Manchester, museum, New Hampshire, Shelburne, Steve Ketcham, Vermont | 1 Comment

Standing Proud – Poor Man’s Family Bitters – Oswego, NY

Posted on 20 October 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Only Think! A Half-pint Bottle of Poor Man’s Family Bitters for 25 Cents: a Mild and Pleasant Tonic, Alterative and Stimulant : Composed of Sarsaparilla, Dandelion, Mandrake, Wild Cherry, Prickly Ash, Red Alder, Valerian, &c. … Manufactured by Poor Man’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Bitters, Collectors & Collections, Druggist & Drugstore, eBay, Tax Stamps | Tagged Bush Pharmacy, D.M. Mead, Donald H. Burnside, eBay, Fort Ontario, Fort Oswego, Jack Stecher, Meyer, New York, Oswego, Poor Man's Family Bitters | 2 Comments

Dr. Walkinshaw’s Curative Bitters from Batavia, NY

Posted on 16 October 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Dr. Maxwell George Walkinshaw Batavia, Genesee County, N.Y. Dr. Maxwell George Walkinshaw was a graduate of the Buffalo Medical College and Medical Department of the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor. He practiced medicine throughout his career and moved to … Continue reading →

Posted in Bitters, Collectors & Collections, Druggist & Drugstore, History, Medicines & Cures | Tagged Adelaide Homelius Walkinshaw, Batavia, bitters, Buffalo Medical College, Curative, Dr. Maxwell George Walkinshaw, Dr. Walkinshaw's, Genesee County, Henry Hewitt, Jack Stecher, James M. Walkinshaw, M.G. Walkinshaw, Meyer, New York, physician, University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, Walkinshaw, Walkinshaw Drugs | Leave a comment

Quack Pot Lids Display (Australia to Reno)

Posted on 15 October 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

D I S P L A Y S E R I E S Quack Pot Lids – Rex and Joanna Barber West Australia, Australia Here is the next in the series of expanded coverage of the wonderful displays at the 2012 … Continue reading →

Posted in Bottle Shows, Bottles and Extras, Club News, Collectors & Collections, Display, Druggist & Drugstore, FOHBC News, History, Medicines & Cures, Photography, Pot Lids | Tagged Australia, Doug Potts, Expo, fohbc, Joanna Barber, Medicine, Pot Lids, quack, Reno, Rex Barber, Scott Selenak | Leave a comment

Cigar & Tobacco Jar Display at the Reno Expo

Posted on 14 October 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

D I S P L A Y S E R I E S Cigar & Tobacco Jars – Dennis Rogers (see Alan DeMaison Video of Dennis and his display) Here is the next in the series of expanded coverage of the wonderful displays … Continue reading →

Posted in Bottle Shows, Club News, Collectors & Collections, Display, Druggist & Drugstore, Ephemera, FOHBC News, Photography, Tobacco | Tagged cigar, Dennis Rogers, display, Expo, fohbc, jar, Reno, Scott Selenak, tobacco | Leave a comment

A larger Dr. Hoofland’s German Bitters spotted in the Hayfield

Posted on 9 October 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

A larger Dr. Hoofland’s German Bitters spotted in the Hayfield 9 October 2012 (R•090918) (R•021219) “the happy result of intelligent research, coupled with the extensive practice of Dr. Christoph Wilhelm Hueflin of Gena, Germany.” Jan Ratushny had this large Dr. Hoofland’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Bitters, Collectors & Collections, Cordial, Druggist & Drugstore, Ephemera, History, Medicines & Cures, Tax Stamps, Tonics, Trade Cards | Tagged bitters, C.M. Jackson, Charles M. Evans, Charles M. Jackson, Christolph Wilheim Hoofland, Dr. Christoph Wilhelm Hueflin, Dr. Hoofand, Dyspepsia, Gena, German, Germany, Holloway & Co., Jan Ratushny, jaundice, Joe Gourd, Johnston, Liver, Meyer, Philadelphia, Potter's American Monthly, R.S. Jones, Santa Cruz Rum | Leave a comment

If you wanna hang out you’ve got to take her out – Cocaine

Posted on 6 September 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

C O C A I N E “Nobody saves America by sniffing cocaine. Jiggling your knees blankeyed in the rain, when it snows in your nose you catch cold in your brain.” – Allen Ginsberg The Lure Not sure why I … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Cola, Druggist & Drugstore, Ephemera, Hair Tonics, History, Medicines & Cures | Tagged Allen Ginsberg, Ayer's, Burdette's, Coca, Coca-Cola, Cocaine, Cocoaine, drug, Druggist & Drugstore, Eric Clapton, Erythroxylon, Friedrich Gaedcke, Harrison Act, hydrochloride, Incas, Lloyd Cocaine Toothache Drops, Narcotic, patent medicines and other popular products and was soon sold over the counter in many forms at pharma, Pepto Cocaina, Sigmund Freud, South America, stimulant, Tawny Cocaine Port, Utah Antique Bottle Cliche | Leave a comment

Saloons and Establishments from Yesteryear

Posted on 1 September 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Ketcham | Yesteryear Gallery Steve Ketcham Early American Bottles, Advertising, and Stoneware www.antiquebottledepot.com Saloons and Establishments from Yesteryear 01 September 2012 Presenting the fifth gallery of vintage pictures from up North as new material has come in from Steve Ketcham. This is … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Ales & Ciders, Barber Bottles, Bitters, Breweriana, Collectors & Collections, Druggist & Drugstore, Ephemera, Hair Tonics, History, Photography, Pottery, Shaving Mugs, Spirits, Stoneware, Whiskey | Tagged barber, Beer, Blatz, Brewery, Gluek, Illinois Glass Company, liquor, Michigan, milwaukee, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Minnesota Stoneware Co., photography, Prohibition, Racine, Saloon, Steve Ketcham, Whiskey, Wisconsin, yesteryear | Leave a comment

How to make an EXTRACT OF SMART WEED bottle look enticing

Posted on 30 August 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Every once in a while I notice a style of photographing bottles and glass that prompts closer review. In this case the body of work is from Peter Marston from Plymouth, New Hampshire. These pictures speak volumes. They are crisp, … Continue reading →