Category Archives: Ephemera

Saint George the Dragon Slayer – Not only on Hostetter’s

Saint George the Dragon Slayer – Not only on Hostetter’s 25 October 2012 (R•051015) The recent post of a picture of a Hostetter’s Celebrated Stomach Bitters and a New Factory Smoking Tobacco can (see below) by Steve Ketcham has prompted … Continue reading

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The great indian beverage XXX E. Dexter Loveridge Wahoo Bitters

“Drink as a Beverage” XXX E. DEXTER LOVERIDGE WAHOO BITTERS 19 October 2012 (R•031215) “The compound was procured in part from the most eminent Indian physicians known among our northwestern tribes” The Jack Stecher post of the three labeled upstate … Continue reading

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Haller, Beck & Co., Bromine and the Johnstown Flood

Haller, Beck & Co., Bromine and the Johnstown Flood 17 October 2012 “The date and place of the letter is Johnstown, Pa., July 3rd, 1889, so that works out to just about a month after the devastating Johnstown flood of … Continue reading

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Cigar & Tobacco Jar Display at the Reno Expo

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

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Oxygenated Bitters – A Sovereign Remedy

Oxygenated Bitters A Sovereign Remedy 13 October 2012 (R•102313) (R•102115) (R•032118) (R•101618) (R•082619) My friend, collector and Civil War author Jim Schmidt (pictured signing his latest book above) sent me the full text and images of an 1845, 8-page pamphlet … Continue reading

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

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

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Civil War era Dyottville Embossed Cylinder Bottles

Civil War era Dyottville Embossed Cylinder Bottles 29 September 2012 PRG” Incoming email and material related to the Class of 1846 – West Point Bottle post “Hi. This is just an FYI. There are at least two more Dyottville cylinder whiskeys … Continue reading

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Civil War Soldier’s Folk Art Carved Whimsy Bottle & Letter

From my friend Jim Schmidt …“check out this lovely folk art in a bottle”. I think this is pretty cool. Think you will too. Please take the time to visit the listing, look at all of the pictures, read the wonderful … Continue reading

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Vintage Indian Queen, Princess & Maiden Advertising

Vintage Indian Queen, Princess & Maiden Advertising 28 September 2012 Well I took a left turn today as I finished up the Indian Queen Series. I have to say, I was a bit disappointed that I could not find any … Continue reading

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Just some neat pictures of Ships in Bottles

SOME NICE PHOTOGRAPHS I do not know what got me charted in this direction yesterday but here I am. Just some neat pictures and photography of a Ship in a Bottle. Looks like an interesting hobby combining history and bottles.

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