Category Archives: Ephemera

Swiss Stomach Bitters from Zwinger to Koch to Zoeller

Posted on 22 March 2014 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Swiss Stomach Bitters from Zwinger to Koch to Zoeller 22 March 2014 (R•060314 – Z7 added) (R•110316-labeled Z7) (R•122820 Trade Mark) It is always nice to hear from fellow bitters collector Gary Beatty from sunny Florida. Gary is also a … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Bitters, Collectors & Collections, Druggist & Drugstore, Ephemera, History, Liquor Merchant, Medicines & Cures, Trade Cards | Tagged Arnold, Augustus, Beatty, Birmingham, bitters, Crowe, Druggist & Drugstore, Gourd, Jacob, Koch, Meyer, Pennsylvania, physician, Pittsburgh, Stomach, Swiss, William, Zoeller, Zwinger | Leave a comment

Black Hills Bitters made by F.C. Parmelee in Honeoye, New York

Posted on 20 March 2014 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Black Hills Bitters made by F.C. Parmelee in Honeoye, New York 20 March 2014 (R•032214) (R•072819) BLACK HILLS BITTERS ! THE GREAT FAMILY MEDICINE! Contains Hope and valuable Herbs and Roots (obtained only from the Black Hills. Try a bottle … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Bitters, Ephemera, History, Medicines & Cures, Questions | Tagged bitters, Black, Buchu, Dandelion, Dansville, Druggist & Drugstore, falls, Finch, Gourd, handbill, Hills, Honeoye, Hop, iron, Mandrake, Medicine, Mill, Monroe, New York, Norton, Parmelee | Leave a comment

The unlisted Yaupon Bitters – Norfolk, Virginia

Posted on 11 March 2014 by Ferdinand Meyer V

The unlisted Yaupon Bitters – Norfolk, Virginia or Vegetable Elixir of Life 11 March 2014 (R•031615) (R•092019) Bitters trade card authority Joe Gourd (Chicago, Illinois) sent me the pictured advertising trade cards below for Yaupon Bitters put out by John … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Bitters, Civil War, Druggist & Drugstore, Ephemera, History, Medicines & Cures, Tea, Trade Cards | Tagged Antietam, auctioneer, bitters, Captain, Carolinas, Druggist & Drugstore, estate, Gourd, John R. Ludlow, mayor, Norfolk, real, tea, Virginia, Yaupon | Leave a comment

Two bitters that W. E. French was selling in Petersburg, Virginia

Posted on 9 March 2014 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Two bitters that W. E. French was selling in Petersburg, Virginia 09 March 2014 I completed a post the other day on some extremely rare bitters put out by H. N. Winfree in Chester, Virginia and James D’Alton in Petersburg, … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Cologne, Druggist & Drugstore, Ephemera, History, Medicines & Cures, Tonics, Trade Cards | Tagged Arnica, bitters, Cholera, Cockade, cologne, Diarrhea, Druggist & Drugstore, Erasmus, French, French's, Gourd, high, Hinton, Marian, Orlando, Petersburg, Tonic, Virginia, William | Leave a comment

Looks like J. W. Poland made a Bitters!

Posted on 3 March 2014 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Looks like J. W. Poland made a Bitters! Poland’s White Mountain Bitters 03 March 2014 Wow, what a neat surprise. Bottle trade card authority, Joe Gourd sent me this invoice for Littlefield & Hayes of Manchester, New Hampshire showing a … Continue reading →

Posted in Bitters, Druggist & Drugstore, Ephemera, Medicines & Cures, Remedy | Tagged bitters, Bonny, Cattarrh, Chauncey, drug, Hayes, Littlefield, Manchester, Mountain, New Hampshire, Poland, receipt, Remedy, White | Leave a comment

Moosic Mountain Tansy Bitters

Posted on 2 March 2014 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Moosic Mountain Tansy Bitters A TRIAL OF THESE GOODS WILL CONVINCE YOU OF THEIR MERITS 02 March 2014 (R•072019) Here is an unlisted bitters report based on trade card authority, Joe Gourd submitting the Moosic Mountain Tansy Bitters advertising pieces in this … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Bitters, Ephemera, History, Medicines & Cures, Tonics, Trade Cards | Tagged Adfams, Annihilator, bitters, Cholera, Connell, Gilmore, Gourd, grocer, Liniment, Megargel, Moosic, Mountain, ointment, Pennsylvania, Remedy, Scranton, Tansy, White | Leave a comment

Dr. Copp’s White Mountain Bitters Advertising Trade Cards

Posted on 1 March 2014 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Dr. Copp’s White Mountain Bitters Advertising Trade Cards From the Joe Gourd Collection 01 March 2014 (R•053019) As usual, when I ask bitters advertising, ephemera and trade card authority Joe Gourd a question, involving a rare bitters piece, I get … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Bitters, Collectors & Collections, eBay, Ephemera, History, Trade Cards | Tagged advertising, Alexandria, ancient, Babylon, beach, bitters, Black, card, Collossus, Copp, Currier, Diana, Egyptian, ephemera, Gourd, Halicarnassus, Ives, Joe Gourd, jupiter, Lighthouse, Manchester, Mausoleum, Mountain, New Hampshire, Pyramid, Rhodes, road, sepia, sign, slavery, Temple, trade, White, wonders, world | Leave a comment

Looking at some Dr. Langley’s Root & Herb Bitters from Boston

Posted on 26 February 2014 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Looking at some Dr. Langley’s Root & Herb Bitters from Boston “Buy me and I will do you good.” 26 February 2014 (R•041219) The top picture pretty much sums up why I am a bitters collector. Look at this great … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Bitters, Collectors & Collections, Ephemera, History, Medicines & Cures | Tagged bitters, Boston, Cambridge, Ciralli, Goodwin, Gourd, Hanover, Henry, Herb, Hibbard, Langley, Massachusetts, Medicine, Meyer, Mountain, Osbourne, Patent, pedler, Rocky, Root, Union, Wichmann, wicker | 1 Comment

Walton’s Bitters Counterstamped Seated Half Dollar

Posted on 23 February 2014 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Walton’s Bitters Counterstamped Seated Half Dollar 23 February 2014 (o22518) Frank Wicker (bottlepickers.com) alerted me to an interesting counterstamped coin on ebay for Waton’s Bitters. This looks to be for W 22, Walton’s Bitters from Cincinnati, Ohio in the Carlyn … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Bitters, Bourbon, Currency, eBay, Ephemera, History, Liquor Merchant, Spirits, Whiskey | Tagged bitters, Cincinnati, coin, counterstamped, Distiller, dollar, eBay, Liberty, liquor, Lovett, Meyer, ohio, Prince, recommend, Rulau, Samuel, sanford, seated, Sycamore, token, Walton, Whiskey, wholesale, wicker, Wine | Leave a comment

Rees’ Orange Tonica – The Best Bitters in the World

Posted on 19 February 2014 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Rees’ Orange Tonica The Best Bitters in the World Risley Co. Sole Proprietors and Manufacturers – New York PART OF THE ORANGE BITTERS SERIES 19 February 2014 (R•082519) Well, this is the last advertising trade card from authority Joe Gourd … Continue reading →