Category Archives: Liquor Merchant

Tracking Hodges’ Bitters back to London?

Posted on 9 June 2014 by Ferdinand Meyer V

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 →

Posted in Advertising, Bitters, Gin, History, Liquor Merchant, Medicines & Cures, Spirits | Tagged Baltimore, Barnett, bitters, Columbia, Doctor, England, English, Europe, ferdinand meyer, Forty-Eighters, Germany, Gin, Hodge, liquor, London, Nathaniel Hodges, New York, plague, revolution, Stoughton, Thomas H. Redding, William Walford | Leave a comment

Lukach’s Hungarian Bitters – Truth is Stronger than Fiction

Posted on 7 June 2014 by Ferdinand Meyer V

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 →

Posted in Bitters, Digging and Finding, Figural Bottles, History, Liquor Merchant | Tagged 1848, bitters, Columbia, Hungarian, Hungary, Lucas, Lukach, New Orleans, New York | 1 Comment

The missing link Universal Bitters by Nicholas Kieffer

Posted on 7 June 2014 by Ferdinand Meyer V

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 →

Posted in Advertising, Bitters, Digging and Finding, History, Liquor Merchant, Medicines & Cures, Questions | Tagged Alamo, bitters, Digging, dug, Frank Krisch, grocer, Honore Grenet, Jacob Weber, Kiefer, Kieffer, Malakoff, New Orleans, Nicholas, NK, Patent, Saloon, San Antonio, Universal, wicker | 1 Comment

Dr. Mampe’s Herb Stomach Bitters from Oshkosh

Posted on 2 June 2014 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Dr. Mampe’s Herb Stomach Bitters from Oshkosh 02 June 2014 (R•042919) After the pretty lady’s legs we’ve been looking at, I wanted to take a moment and look at a squat little fellow from Oshkosh, Wisconsin that is more like … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Bitters, Collectors & Collections, Ephemera, Liquor Merchant, Medicines & Cures, Postage, Whiskey | Tagged bitters, distilling, Frank Wicker, German, grocer, Herb, John Thielen, liquor, Mampe, Oshkosh, Silver Spring, Stomach, Weidener, Wisconsin | Leave a comment

The best Lady’s Leg in the Galaxy – Universe Bitters

Posted on 31 May 2014 by Ferdinand Meyer V

The best Lady’s Leg in the Galaxy – Universe Bitters 31 May 2014 It was nice seeing the lady’s leg figural, Universe Bitters, from Louisville, Kentucky, at the top of the Top 25 Kentucky’s Rarest Bitter Bottles list. The bottle … Continue reading →

Posted in Bitters, Civil War, Collectors & Collections, Figural Bottles, History, Liquor Merchant, Whiskey, Wine & Champagne | Tagged August Horstmann, bitters, Carlyn Ring, Civil, F.J. Schaefer, galaxy, John Feldmann, Kentucky, lady's, leg, Louisville, Universe, war | Leave a comment

The only Martin’s Bermuda Bitters

Posted on 27 May 2014 by Ferdinand Meyer V

The only Martin’s Bermuda Bitters 27 May 2014 (R•052015) (R•052215) Oh, if I could only just see this bottle, let alone have it sit proudly in my collection. To my knowledge, the Martin’s Bermuda Bitters, is a one-of-a-kind, only example, residing … Continue reading →

Posted in Bitters, Civil War, Figural Bottles, History, Liquor Merchant, Questions, Revolutionary War | Tagged Admiral, Bermuda, bitters, British, brother, Captain, capture, Charles, Civil, Corey, Dick Watson, Dow, Grenada, Marianne, Martin, Richmond, Stock, Tristam, war, William | 4 Comments

Kentucky’s Top 25 Rarest Bottles

Posted on 20 May 2014 by Ferdinand Meyer V

In honor of and in preparation for the upcoming FOHBC 2014 National Antique Bottle Show in Lexington, Kentucky, I thought it would be nice to look at the Top 25 Kentucky’s Rarest Bottles. I will try to add pictures if I have … Continue reading →

Posted in Advice, Ales & Ciders, Bitters, Black Glass, Bourbon, Breweriana, Display, Figural Bottles, FOHBC News, Glass Companies & Works, Historical Flasks, History, Inks, Liquor Merchant, Medicines & Cures, Mineral Water, News, Pottery, Sarsaparilla, Soda Water, Spirits, Target Balls, Whiskey | Tagged 25, Barrel, Berling, bitters, Blake, Bottle, Bourbon, Bruce, Burkesville, Clark, columbus, Crescent, Cynthiana, DePont, Duffy, Evans, Farley, Farley & Taylor, Fenian, Figural, Frankfort, French, Glass, Greenup, Hall, Jenkins, Keene, Kentucky, Lexington, list, Louisville, Lupe, Maysville, MetCalfe, Nelson, New Castle, O'Marras, Pasdquier, Paul Van Vactor, Phoenix, Pig, Pottery, Richmond, Rickerson, Rivaud, Rucker, Sarsaparilla, Shaker, Sheldon Baugh, Steve Keith, Taylor, top, Universe, Walker, Whiskey, Works | Leave a comment

The California Herb Bitters from Pittsburgh

Posted on 18 May 2014 by Ferdinand Meyer V

The California Herb Bitters from Pittsburgh 18 May 2014 (R•052514) (R•090216) (R•111018) Here is an extremely rare, bitters square with a phenomenal form and name. When I say rare, I mean like “only known example”. The California Herb Bitters is from Pittsburgh and has G. W. … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Auction News, Bitters, History, Liquor Merchant, Medicines & Cures, Questions | Tagged bitters, california, Cleveland, Dierker & Speck, ferdinand meyer, G. W. Frazier, George H. Dierker, Herb, J. J. Speck & Co., Jacob J. Speck, John Feldmann, liquor, méchant, Medicine, Morrow, ohio, Patent, Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, Root | Leave a comment

The Robinson & Lord Figural Barrel – Baltimore

Posted on 17 May 2014 by Ferdinand Meyer V

The Robinson & Lord Figural Barrel – Baltimore A figural barrel by broom makers? 17 May 2014 Seeing the Robinson & Lord figural barrel from Baltimore was a real surprise in the current Heckler Auction 110. I wasn’t aware of this piece … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Auction News, Bitters, Figural Bottles, History, Liquor Merchant, Whiskey | Tagged auction, Baltimore, Barrel, brooms, cedar, Charles W. Lord, fancy, Figural, George W. Robinson, goods, Heckler, Lombard, Lord, Murdoch, Robinson, Tucker, wood | 1 Comment

Looking at some Canadian Bitters

Posted on 18 April 2014 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Looking at some Canadian Bitters 18 April 2014 On some days, I think the bitters collecting community is small while on others, I am just amazed at how big it is. Today, I worked with Marlowe Morris up in Canada … Continue reading →