Category Archives: Liquor Merchant

Agents and Distributors of Brady’s Family Bitters

Posted on 7 December 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Agents and Distributors of Brady’s Family Bitters 07 December 2013 Bitters trade card collector Joe Gourd (Chicago, Illinois), forwarded the image of the top trade card for Brady’s Family Bitters suggesting possibly that J. A. Sangston & Company in Cincinnati, … Continue reading →

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Montana Territory – Deer Lodge County 1867-1879

Posted on 27 November 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

MONTANA TERRITORY DEER LODGE COUNTY 1867-1879 Original Research of OuthousePatrol.com by Reginald Shoeman 27 November 2013 I have attached a preface to my article on the Deer Lodge Montana Territory gold rush of 1867-1879. No one had accessed the business … Continue reading →

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R. H. Becker’s Celebrated Russian Bitters – New Brunswick, NJ

Posted on 26 November 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

R. H. Becker’s Celebrated Russian Bitters – New Brunswick, NJ He is the sole proprietor of Becker’s Celebrated Russian Bitters, an article that is known throughout the length and breadth of the land… 26 November 2013 (R•021818) Jim Hagenbuch over … Continue reading →

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Looking at a collection of Merry Christmas & Happy New Year Flasks

Posted on 25 November 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Looking at a collection of Merry Christmas & Happy New Year Flasks 25 November 2013 While visiting with John Pastor and Liz Maxbauer in New Hudson, Michigan the other day, I was able to look at quite a few extraordinary … Continue reading →

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Thomas Pepper’s Sons – Pepper’s Laxative Stomach Bitters

Posted on 21 November 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Thomas Pepper’s Sons Pepper’s Laxative Stomach Bitters Ashland, Pennsylvania 21 November 2013 Perched on ebay is this nice example of a labeled, Pepper’s Laxative Stomach Bitters. The grand description says “Mint* Pepper’s Laxative Stomach Bitters”. Still a great example and fun … Continue reading →

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Hartman’s Old Virginia Bitters – Tonic, Appetizer and Man Restorer

Posted on 19 November 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Hartman’s Old Virginia Bitters Tonic, Appetizer and Man Restorer by Joe Gourd & Ferdinand Meyer V Drink it plain or in whiskey three or four times a day, and you will feel like a new man. 19 November 2013 Last … Continue reading →

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John Perry’s Dr. Warrens Bilious Bitters – Boston

Posted on 16 November 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

John Perry’s Dr. Warrens Bilious Bitters – Boston 16 November 2013 (R•061914) Finding an advertisement for a Dr. Warrens Bilious Bitters in the Halifax Morning Sun, on March 12, 1866 (pictured below) prompted this post. I knew I had an example somewhere … Continue reading →

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Yochim Brothers Distillery, New Orleans Family History

Posted on 15 November 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Yochim Brothers Distillery, New Orleans Family History 15 November 2013 (R•112613) I did a post earlier this year called The New Orleans Absinthe Makers where I posted a picture of my Yochim Bros. Stomach Bitters. This prompted the following e-mail with some … Continue reading →

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Dissecting a Turner Brothers Advertisement

Posted on 4 November 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Dissecting a Turner Brothers Advertisement 04 November 2013 It is interesting to see liquor merchants pushing their products for medicinal purposes including wines such as Bininger’s Knickerbocker Wine Bitters. Sharing  page space within the Daily Sacramento Union on 29 December … Continue reading →

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Bininger’s Knickerbocker Wine Bitters

Posted on 3 November 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Bininger’s Knickerbocker Wine Bitters 03 November 2013 I just love the old files that are being held by the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division in Washington, D.C. I just wish they would make more color files available. In this … Continue reading →

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