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Category Archives: Ephemera
Young Children in Antique Trade Card Advertising
Young Children in Antique Trade Card Advertising 06 June 2013 I really get a kick out of looking at the art on vintage advertising trade cards. Recently I spotted this odd looking little fellow with reading glasses below that really gave … Continue reading
Posted in Advertising, Art & Architecture, Bitters, Ephemera, Humor - Lighter Side, Trade Cards
Tagged A.B. Chase Piano, advertising, American Stomach Bitters, Burdock Blood Bitters, Clark's, Colgate, DeLand & Co., Hires Rootbeer, Horsford, Indian Wine Bitters, J.J. Foster Clothiers, Mishler's Bitters, Quaker Bitters, Scotch Oats, Trade Cards, W. Duke Sons
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Fleury’s Wa-Hoo Tonic and the Mad Chinaman
Fleury’s Wa-Hoo Tonic and the Mad Chinaman I do not know what would possess a merchant or doctor to opt for putting a mean Oriental midget, chop sticks, a rat and a cat eating a rat on any advertising to … Continue reading
Posted in Advertising, Druggist & Drugstore, Ephemera, Liquor Merchant, Medicines & Cures, Remedy, Tonics, Trade Cards
Tagged Annie M. Herndon, Chinaman, DuFay's Magic Fluids, Fleury, Fleury Medicine Company, Fleury's Tasteless Cascarine, Frank Fleury, illinois, Indian Herbs of Joy, M.D., Meadville, Pennsylvania, Springfield, Wa-Hoo Tonic
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Carter’s Liver Bitters and Carter’s Little Liver Pills
Carter’s Liver Bitters and Carter’s Little Liver Pills 02 June 2013 C 67 CARTER’S LIVER BITTERS, Circa 1873 – 1899 CARTER’S / LIVER BITTERS / C. M. CO. NEW YORK // c // // b // WT&CO / 1 8 … Continue reading
The Grecian Bend and Carey’s Grecian Bend Bitters
The Grecian Bend and CAREY’S GRECIAN BEND BITTERS 22 May 2013 (R•051414) (R•040815) illustrations often show a woman with a large bustle and a very small parasol, bending forward Have you ever wondered why the famous and extremely rare, Carey’s Grecian … Continue reading
Posted in Bitters, Ephemera, History, Humor - Lighter Side, Questions
Tagged Carey's Grecian Bend Bitters, fashion, Grecian Bend, Johnny Patterson
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Royal Italian Bitters by A.M.F. Gianelli – Montreal
R O Y A L I T A L I A N B I T T E R S Angelo M. F. Gianelli 21 May 2013 (R•010714) (R•052914) Tonight, I wanted to spend a little time looking at … Continue reading
Posted in Advertising, Auction News, Bitters, Ephemera, History, Liquor Merchant
Tagged A.M.F. Gianelli, canada, Cosmopolitan, Genova, Italy, Montreal, Place d'armes, Royal Italian Bitters
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Singing along at Dyottville Glass Works
Singing along at Dyottville Glass Works 08 May 2013 For a number of reasons I have been searching through old Philadelphia directories searching for information. I couldn’t help but to get side tracked on Dyottville Glass Works again and in … Continue reading
Posted in Advertising, Blown Glass, Bottling Works, Early American Glass, Ephemera, Freeblown Glass, Glass Companies & Works, Glass Makers, History
Tagged boys, Dyott, Dyottville, Dyottville Glass Works, Eric Schmetterling, Glass Works, Paul Joseph Goodwin, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, T.W. Dyott
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Buffalo Bayou, Buffalo Beer Tour & Buffalo Brewing Company
The American Buffalo Buffalo Bayou, Buffalo Beer Tour & Buffalo Brewing Company 04 May 2013 Three things on my desk(top) or laptop today all dealing with the American Bison. First is the next segment in a series I am writing … Continue reading
Posted in Advertising, Advice, Ales & Ciders, Breweriana, Club News, Ephemera, History, News
Tagged bayou, Bison, Buffalo, Buffalo Brewing Company, Bufffalo, california, Herman H. Grau, Joe Guerra, New York, Pete Jablonski, sacramento, William E. Gerber
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Dr. A.C. Daniels’ Veterinary Medicines
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