Category Archives: History

Harrison’s Columbian Ink Cylinders in the News

Harrison’s Columbian Ink Cylinders in the News 27 June 2014 Two southern gentlemen, Mike Newman (Augusta) and Charles Aprill (New Orleans) have been posting some outstanding photographs of cylinder form, Harrison’s Columbian Ink bottles from Apollos W. Harrison in Philadelphia. … Continue reading

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Hostetters Base Markings

Hostetters Base Markings 25 June 2014 I have been consumed lately with digitally archiving past issues of Bottles and Extras for the FOHBC membership and came across this pretty cool article from Hostetters Bitters master, Richard Siri, from the Summer … Continue reading

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Where is the Bitter Puyastier from?

Where is the Bitter Puyastier from? 21 June 2014 (R•042919) David Jackson sent me a picture of him holding a Bitter Puyastier and said, “Hi Ferdinand, Do you have any info on this bottle? I have one in amber and have seen it … Continue reading

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Looking at some George Ohr Inkwell Examples

Looking at some George Ohr Inkwell Examples The ‘Mad Potter of Biloxi’ 20 June 2014 Jim Hagenbuch and Glass Works Auctions had some nice George Ohr, also affectionately called the “Mad Potter of Biloxi”, inkwells in their auction #102 that closed … Continue reading

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The Union Spring Bottle

The Union Spring Bottle Number 9 on the Bernhard Puckhaber list of the ‘Ten Most Wanted Saratogas’ 19 June 2014 (updated with Union Spring info same day) The other night, at the closing of Glass Works Auctions | Auction 102, I noticed this good-looking, … Continue reading

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Dr. Crittenden’s Dyspepsia and Cocktail Bitters – Philadelphia

Dr. Crittenden’s Dyspepsia and Cocktail Bitters – Philadelphia 12 June 2014 (R•052918) Just a short post today to see if there is any relationship with E. H. Crittenden in Philadelphia and Charles Nelson Crittendon of New York. The other day we looked at … Continue reading

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Dr. Rufus F. Hibbard’s Celebrated Wild Cherry Bitters

Dr. Rufus F. Hibbard’s Celebrated Wild Cherry Bitters “An Open Bottle on our Counter for Free Trial” 10 June 2014 I had long forgotten about my example of the extremely rare, Dr. R. F. Hibbard’s Wild Cherry Bitters until I came across and … Continue reading

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Tracking Hodges’ Bitters back to London?

Tracking Hodges’ Bitters back to London? 09 June 2014 Some of the earliest American bitters brands and formulas obviously came from Germany, England and other parts of Europe. We saw this the other day with the Hungarian Bitters which led me to Hodge’s Bitters … Continue reading

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Lukach’s Hungarian Bitters – Truth is Stronger than Fiction

Lukach’s Hungarian Bitters  Truth is Stronger than Fiction 07 June 2015 (R•110814) Truth is really stronger than fiction as I opened an e-mail yesterday from across the pond from 2013 FOHBC Hall-of-Famer, Alan Blakeman (visit BBR) regarding a Hungarian Bitters Alan has … Continue reading

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The missing link Universal Bitters by Nicholas Kieffer

The missing link Universal Bitters by Nicholas Kieffer 07 June 2014 (R•060814) (R•082618) I have been monitoring some e-mails this past week or so between Frank Wicker and a person who had contacted him regarding a possible unlisted bitters. This person … Continue reading

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