Category Archives: History

A Few Extraordinary Texas Bottles

Posted on 20 August 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

A Few Extraordinary Texas Bottles 20 August 2013 I am finally going to get off my butt, and right an article on my decade long chase of Texas patent med bottles, and submit it to bottles & extras. If they … Continue reading →

Posted in Bottles and Extras, Collectors & Collections, Druggist & Drugstore, Hair Tonics, History, Medicines & Cures, Mineral Water, Photography, Tonics | Tagged Brad Seigler, Chapine, Dallas, Fort Worth, Homestead, Mineral, Morley's, Oak Cliff, rheumatic, Star Well Water, texas, Turner & Dingee, Waco, Weatherford, wells | 1 Comment

The Home Bitters – St. Louis

Posted on 19 August 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

The Home Bitters – St. Louis 19 August 2013 (R•112413) (R•051015) (R•042419) Today, I have reason to quickly educate myself with The Home Bitters of St. Louis. I need to review the variants, the history and find out the rest … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Bitters, History, Liquor Merchant, Medicines & Cures, Postage, Tax Stamps, Tonics | Tagged Henson, home, Home Bitters, James A. Jackson, James McQ. Douglas, Joe Gourd, Missouri, Paris S. Pfouts, Saint Louis, St. Louis | 4 Comments

Some nice Detective Work on R. C. Dansby

Posted on 18 August 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

When I posted the information about the Dansby’s Cotton-Patch Bitters from Terrell, Texas, (Read: Where is that Dansby’s Cotton-Patch Bitters from Terrell, Texas?) I came across the above picture of a Drug Store sign in Terrell on Main Street and wondered … Continue reading →

Posted in Bitters, Druggist & Drugstore, History, Questions | Tagged Cotton-Patch, Dansby, DeGaugh, F. M. Adams, John Albert DeGaugh, Kaufman County, Marianne Dow, R. C. Dansby, Terrell, texas, Walter Dickson Adams | 1 Comment

Where is that Dansby’s Cotton-Patch Bitters from Terrell, Texas?

Posted on 16 August 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Where is that Dansby’s Cotton-Patch Bitters from Terrell, Texas? 16 August 2013 (R•082714) (R•031715) (R•031416) This is the only medicine on the market especially for our Southern diseases and we all know that diseases in a Southern climate are different … Continue reading →

Posted in Bitters, Druggist & Drugstore, History, Medicines & Cures, Remedy, Tonics, Whiskey | Tagged cotton, Dansby's Cotton Patch Bitters, Dr. Robert Cosby Dansby, Henrietta Green, Kaufman County, Ned Green, R. C. Dansby, Robert A. Terrell, Stock, Terrell, texas, Texas and Pacific Railroad, Whiskey | 1 Comment

Three extraordinary things: Alex Von Humboldts Stomach Bitters, Downieville & Coco

Posted on 14 August 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Three extraordinary things: Alex Von Humboldts Stomach Bitters, Downieville & Coco 14 August 2013 At the 2011 Downieville Antique Bottle Show I had the fortune to see, handle and photograph one of the most extraordinary bitters squares I have ever seen, … Continue reading →

Posted in Bitters, Bottle Shows, Collectors & Collections, History | Tagged Alex Von Humboldts, Alexander von Humboldt, bitters, Coco, Dale Mlasko, Downieville, extraordinary, Ferdinand Meyer V, Hazlett & Miller, Roger Terry, Weimeraner | Leave a comment

The Folksy, Girl on a Bicycle Historical Flask

Posted on 13 August 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

The Folksy Girl on a Bicycle Historical Flask [Updated 14 August 2013] I am very fond of Folk art and especially enjoy seeing art and illustrations on antique bottles like the Travellers Bitters and Pikes Peak Flasks. Yesterday, I was … Continue reading →

Posted in Flasks, Folk Art, Historical Flasks, History, Questions | Tagged A. D. & H. C., Bicycle, Carl Sturm, Chambers, Dana Charlton-Zarro, David Whitten, folk art, girl, GXIII-3, Jay Hawkins, Mark Vuono, Nicole Puhlick, Pittsburgh | Leave a comment

Dr. Stanley’s South American Indian Bitters

Posted on 11 August 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Dr. Stanley’s South American Indian Bitters 11 August 2013 (R•111215) Currently on ebay there is a nice example of a Dr. Stanley’s South American Indian Bitters (see listing below). Yet another Indian name for a bitters product. The color of … Continue reading →

Posted in Bitters, Druggist & Drugstore, eBay, History, Medicines & Cures | Tagged Alfred G. Stanley, bitters, Dr. A. G. Stanley, Dr. Stanley, Dr. W. H. Uhler, eBay, England, Frederick A. Stanley, Gratz Driving Park and Horticultural Society, Gratz Fair Association, Indian, London, Lykens Agricultural Society, Lykons, Mary Spoeri, Pennsylvania, Peter Boully, Roberts & Son, Salisbury, South American | Leave a comment

Photographs and Images of People Drinking – Part VI

Posted on 10 August 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Photographs and Images of People Drinking – Part VI PART VI of a Series 10 August 2013 Presenting the Sixth Gallery of vintage pictures of “People Drinking” This is a continuation of: Photographs of People Drinking – Part I Photographs and Images … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Photography | Tagged Drinking | Leave a comment

Cataloging of Bitters Bottles – Bill Ham

Posted on 9 August 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Cataloging of Bitters Bottles – Bill Ham 09 August 2013 (R•040519) Cataloging of bitters by the various authors has been an ongoing and evolving process. Each new publication has added and increased the information. The additional information in each publication … Continue reading →