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Category Archives: History
The Betterton Bitters brands – Knoxville, Tennessee
The Betterton Bitters brands Knoxville, Tennessee 10 October 2013 (R•110513) (R•032818) While looking through the 1881 Internal Revenue Record and Customs Journal, I came across three unlisted bitters from Knoxville, Tennessee with the name Betterton attached. To this bitters collector, the excitement … Continue reading
Posted in Bitters, Druggist & Drugstore, History, Questions
Tagged Aperient, Apple, Apple Brandy Bitters, Betterton, Betterton Bros., bitters, Brandy, Bristol, Celebrated, corn, Eureka, Evening Star, home, Kingston, Knox, Knoxville, McClung, pepper, Tennessee, Travis Layman
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Bitters Stamped – 1881 Internal Revenue Record and Customs Journal
Bitters Stamped – 1881 Internal Revenue Record and Customs Journal Published by P.V. Van Wyck & Company, 1881 09 October 2013 (R•042019) Here is an interesting Internal Revenue document dated, April 19, 1881 that shows a list of bitters brands … Continue reading
Posted in Article Publications, Bitters, History, Liquor Merchant, Medicines & Cures, Questions, Tax Stamps, Tonics
Tagged Angelica, Anti-Malarial, Baer, Betterton, bitters, Bolivian, california, Chamomile, chill, Chill-Chilli, Cocoaine, Cohosh, Creole, D.T. Everts, Dandelion, Dr. H. Baer, Electric, Forest, George H. Fickardt, Halland, Henry Clay, Indian, Internal, IRS, J. A. Mayes, Jepson, Keystone, L. Brewer, Minnesota, O.K., Otto, Peruvian, Plant, Rathburn, Rector, Revenue, Samuel A. Groff, service, Smoke, stamp, Staunton, stone, tax, Valley, Van Wyck, White Ash
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Indian Blood Bitters – Fond du Lac, Wisconsin
Indian Blood Bitters Fond du Lac, Wisconsin 09 October 2013 Mark Nelson posted the really nice picture above of an Indian Blood Bitters over on the facebook Bottle Collectors page. I like the setting with the other labeled bitters and … Continue reading
Posted in Bitters, eBay, History, Legal, Medicines & Cures
Tagged bitters, Blood, Fond du Lac, Indian, Liniment, Mark Nelson, Marshall, ontario, Portland, Sterling, T. K. Scovil, Wisconsin
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Sands’ Sarsaparilla – New York
SANDS’ SARSAPARILLA ABRAHAM B. SANDS & CO. CHEMISTS & APOTHECARIES GRANITE BUILDINGS 273 BROADWAY, CORNER OF CHAMBER STREET, NEW YORK 06 October 2013 (R•032514) (R•042219) While working on the Masury’s Compound Extract of Sarsaparilla and Wau-A-Hoo post, I came across another … Continue reading
Posted in Advertising, Apothecary, Druggist & Drugstore, History, Medicines & Cures, Remedy, Sarsaparilla
Tagged A. B. Sands & Co., Abraham, David, New York, Sand's, Sarsaparilla, William
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Masury’s Compound Extract of Sarsaparilla and Wau-A-Hoo
Masury’s Compound Extract of Sarsaparilla and Wau-A-Hoo ROCHESTER, NEW YORK 05 October 2013 (Rev•101113) (Rev•101213) (Rev•101613) A number of us bitters collectors have sarsaparilla bottles in our collection and of course there are others that specialize in collecting sarsaparilla. Up … Continue reading
Posted in Advertising, eBay, History, Medicines & Cures, Sarsaparilla, Stoneware
Tagged Cathartic, eBay, J. & T. Hawk, Mark Yates, Masury, Masury's, New York, Robert Hinely, Rochester, Sand's, Sarsaparilla, Wau-A-Hoo, Wynkoop
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Canteen Bitters – John Hart & Co. – Lancaster PA
CANTEEN BITTERS JOHN HART & CO. – LANCASTER PA FOR ALL DISORDERS OF THE STOMACH 04 October 2013 (R•100915) (R•123120) Scarcely a man was there who had not his canteen full; the most of the boys had already become inebriated, and were … Continue reading
Posted in Bitters, Civil War, Collectors & Collections, eBay, Figural Bottles, History
Tagged Baden, balm, bitters, Canteen, Chris Batdorff, Germany, Hart, Italian, lancaster, Myers, Neufeld, Pennsylvania, Roger Long
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Hilltown Glass Works site in Bucks County, Pennsylvania 1753-1784
Hilltown Glass Works site in Bucks County, Pennsylvania 1753-1784 by Stephen Atkinson 04 October 2013 The land in Hilltown was mostly taken up by 1720, and was chiefly owned by James Logan, Jeremiah Langhorne, Henry Paxson, probably of Solebury, William Thomas, … Continue reading
Posted in Article Publications, Blown Glass, Bowls, Collectors & Collections, Digging and Finding, Early American Glass, Flasks, Glass Companies & Works, Glass Makers, History
Tagged Bucks County, English, Flask, German, Hilltown, Hommel, Johann Georg Musse, Nancy, Pennsylvania, Perkasie, Peter Maurer, Stan Siegel, Stephen Atkinson, William Thomas
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Old Warwick Aromatic Tonic Bitters – New York
OLD WARWICK AROMATIC TONIC BITTERS J. E. WYLIE & CO. – NEW YORK HEALTHFUL REFRESHING STRENGTHENING 03 October 2013 (R•081519) The incredible Old Warwick Aromatic Tonic Bitters label pictured at the top of this page was sent in … Continue reading
Posted in Art & Architecture, Bitters, History, Questions, Tonics
Tagged castle, England, Gourd, J. E. Wylie, Knapp, lion, Major, New York, Sarony, Scotland, unicorn, United Kingdom, Warwick
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What is Tokay Cordial Bitters?
What is TOKAY CORDIAL BITTERS? 02 October 2013 (R•03Oct13) Bitters trade card and ephemera authority Joe Gourd sent in this gorgeous label image (top of post) for Tokay Cordial Bitters made by Sarony, Major & Knapp, the superb New York … Continue reading