Category Archives: Ephemera

Dr. J. W. Poland – Great New England Medicines

Posted on 7 February 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

DR. J.W. POLAND Dr. J. W. Poland – Great New England Medicines 07 February 2013 (R•061714) There was some real excitement to see a stellar example of a deep olive amber DR. J. W. POLAND (pictured above) medicine bottle recently in … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Auction News, Druggist & Drugstore, Early American Glass, Ephemera, Glass Companies & Works, Medicines & Cures, Remedy | Tagged Boston, Compound, Dr. J.W. Poland, Dr. J.W. Poland's Headache Killer, Dr. J.W. Poland's Humor-Doctor, Dr. J.W. Poland's White Pine Compound, Massachusetts, Medicine, Remedy, Stoddard, Throop Museum | 1 Comment

Some Great US Postal Advertising Covers & Cards

Posted on 26 January 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

As a United States stamp collector too, I find myself really enjoying patriotic covers and advertising covers related to history and antique bottle and glass collecting. I have assembled a few here to demonstrate my point. By combining a topic, … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Breweriana, Ephemera, History, Postage | Tagged Ayer's Sarsaparilla, Boone's Creek, Breinig's, Columbia, Cooper Shop, Cover, D.C.L. Scotch Whiskey, Dr. Kilmer & Co., Eagle Brewing Co., Gooch's Mexican Syrup, Hostetter's Bitters, Hunt's Remedy, Lawton's Indian Blood Syrup, Major & Knapp, Masten and Wells, Pabst Brewery, Paris Medicine Co., Patriotic, Perkins & Stearn, postage, Rub-No-More, Sarony, Seabury & Johnson, Speer's Vineyards, United States, Weisbrod & Hess, Wm McCully & Co. | Leave a comment

Photographs of People Drinking – Part V

Posted on 15 January 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Photographs of People Drinking – Part V PART V of a Series 15 January 2013 Presenting the Fifth Gallery of vintage pictures of “People Drinking”. This is a continuation of a series. See bottom of post for index. If you have … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Breweriana, Ephemera, History, Humor - Lighter Side, Photography, Spirits, Tobacco, Whiskey | Tagged cigar, Drinking, gallery, keg, party, people, Saloon, Smoking, vintage | Leave a comment

“Soapy” Smith and some Alaska Saloons

Posted on 14 January 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

“Soapy” Smith and some Alaska Saloons 14 January 2013 (R•021714) As an antique bottle and glass collector I find it interesting to immerse myself in the time period of the pieces we collect. You’ve heard it before, every bottle has … Continue reading →

Posted in Ephemera, History, Photography, Questions | Tagged Alaska, con, Coweta County, Ed "Big Ed" Burns, Fort Worth, Georgia, Jefferson Randolph Smith II, Juneau Wharf, racket, Round Rock, Saloon, Scam, Skagway, soap, Soap Gang, Soapy Smith, swindle, texas, Texas Jack Vermillion | Leave a comment

Working Dogs

Posted on 13 January 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

W O R K I N G D O G S 13 January 2013 (R•082215) (R•111116) Many of us antique bottle and glass collectors have dogs as pets and consider them family members. We certainly do here at Peachridge. … Continue reading →

Posted in Coffee, Ephemera, History, Milk & Creamers, Peachridge Glass, Photography | Tagged Alaska, Brussels, cart, dog, Dogmobile, Holland, Mary Pickford, Nome, Pollyanna, Shelton, W. Snook and Son | 1 Comment

Grocery Stores from Yesteryear

Posted on 11 January 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

H I S T O R I C A L P H O T O G R A P H S There have been a number of historical photograph galleries this past year on Peachridge Glass such as Colorado Saloons, … Continue reading →

Posted in Ephemera, History, Liquor Merchant, Peachridge Glass, Photography, Windows | Tagged August Storz, C.D. Rake, Charles E. Miller, Clarence Saunders, Coca-Cola, Elbert T. Osborne, Fisher, Groceries, Grocery, J.F. Barker & Co., L.H. Marsh, Litsch, Maison Laurent, merchandise, merchant, Old Murphy Grocery Store, Piggly Wiggly, R.M. Richards, Roth Brothers, S.N. Lopez Co., Spiro Obradovich, store, Volkert, Wheeler's Boston Branch Grocery, Williams Brothers | Leave a comment

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

Patent Medicine Proprietary Revenue Stamps

Posted on 2 January 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Proprietary Stamps The first revenue stamps in United States were produced to collect taxes on liquor in 18th-century America and were known as Supervisors’ Seals. These revenue stamps were embossed and known as the First Federal Issue. Later, new tax laws were … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Ales & Ciders, Bitters, Civil War, Cordial, Ephemera, History, Liquor Merchant, Medicines & Cures, Perfume, Tax Stamps, Tobacco | Tagged B.F.M. Toiuletine, Bennett Pieters & Co, Benton's Pine Tree Tar Troches, Brown's Vegetable Oriental Hair Renewer, cigar, Civil War, Corning & Tappan, Dalley's Galvanic Horse Salve, Dr. Crook's Wine of Tar, Dr. Harter Medicine Company, Dr. M. Lanes Celebrated Liver Pills, Dr. M.L. Byrn's Olio de Flora, Dr. Weaver's Compound Extract of Fireweed, Duponco's Golden Periodical Pills, Edward Wilder Stomach Bitters, Eric Jackson Revenues, Fleming Brothers, Internal Revenue Service, J.C. Ayer & Co., J.W. Campion's Pine Tree Tar Cordial, Jeremiah Curtis & Son Proprietors, L.M. Green, L.Q.C. Wishart, Lactopeptine, Ladd & Coffin, Lundborg's Perfumery, Matches, Medicines, Meyer & Co., Mrs. S.A. Allen's Hair Restorer, Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup, Poland's Magic Powders, Proprietary Stamp, R.V. Pierce, Red Jacket Stomach Bitters, S.D. Howe Proprietor, Schenk's Mandrake Pills, Schenks Pulmonic Syrup, Schenks Seaweed Tonic, Supervisors’ Seals, tax, tobacco, United States, Vogeler, Walker & Taylor, young | 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 →