Category Archives: Liquor Merchant

The New Orleans Absinthe Makers

Posted on 25 March 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

The New Orleans Absinthe Makers 25 March 2013 It is commonly referred to in historical literature as “la fée verte” (the green fairy) Ferdinand: I enjoyed seeing the L. E. Jung card on your website, I’m researching L. E. Jung’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Bitters, Collectors & Collections, Druggist & Drugstore, History, Liquor Merchant, Questions, Spirits | Tagged Absinthe, Albert Maignan, anise, bitters, Dr. Hostetter's, green, Green Muse, Herbsaint, Houston, J.C. Yochim, L.E. Jung, Legendre & Co., New Orleans, spirit, wormwood, Wulff, Yochim Brothers | Leave a comment

Sunny Castle Stomach Bitters – Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Posted on 20 March 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

SUNNY CASTLE STOMACH BITTERS 20 March 2013 “Small Wine Glass Full 4 Times a Day” It is not often that you see a bottle with a great looking label or even rarer to see a great looking label on three sides … Continue reading →

Posted in Auction News, Bitters, Liquor Merchant, Spirits | Tagged bitters, Dudenhoefer, Frank Wicker, Jacob, Joseph Dudenhoefer, L. Fuldner Company, label, Milwaekee, Stomach, Sunny Castle | Leave a comment

Advertising Bitters Dose (Shot) Glasses in Glass Works Auction #97

Posted on 19 March 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

BITTERS DOSE (Shot) GLASSES The ‘March Madness’ Auction #97 Advertising Bitters Dose (Shot) Glasses in Glass Works Auction #97 19 March 2013 I was pleasantly surprised to venture deeper in to the Jim Hagenbuch Glass Works Auction #97 to find … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Advice, Auction News, Bitters, Collectors & Collections, Liquor Merchant, Medicines & Cures, News, Shot Glasses | Tagged bitters, Dose, Glass Works Auctions, Jim Hagenbuch, Shot | Leave a comment

Red Jacket Bitters – Another Chicago ‘Indian’

Posted on 13 March 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Red Jacket Bitters – Another Chicago ‘Indian’ Bennett Pieters & Company 13 March 2013 (R•101518) Yesterday I started a series of posts on the Chicago “Indians” meaning primarily RED CLOUD BITTERS and RED JACKET BITTERS. Today the subject of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Bitters, History, Liquor Merchant | Tagged Bennett, British, Canandaigua, Charles H. Schwab, chicago, Dr. Richard Cannon, Edward McQuaid, Enright & Brice, Ilinois, John B. Smith, John D. Smedley, John F. Stafford, Leon Monheimer, Otetiani, Pieters, Red Jacket, Seneca | 1 Comment

Le Doyen’s Disinfecting Fluid – The Last Bottle

Posted on 10 March 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

LE DOYEN’S DISINFECTING FLUID “The Last Bottle” I say the “last bottle” because this is the last bottle I photographed as I left the floor of the 2013 Baltimore Bottle Show. Since I was repacking my bottles without my wife … Continue reading →

Posted in Bitters, Bottle Shows, Early American Glass, eBay, Liquor Merchant, Medicines & Cures | Tagged Baltimore, Boston, Disinfecting, Fluid, Jack Pelletier, Le Doyen, LeDoyen, New York, Poulin Rogers & Keeney, T. Ripley Hawley | Leave a comment

Whiskey Cylinders Looking Strong in ABA Auction 57

Posted on 5 March 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

“Bottle Fiends Ranch in Deadwood, Black Hills.” Jeff Wichmann over at American Bottle Auctions recently wrote about Deadwood’s Bottle Bonanza which is a fantastic circa 1876, Deadwood stereo view titled in period manuscript “Bottle Fiends Ranch in Deadwood Black Hills.” With … Continue reading →

Posted in Auction News, History, Liquor Merchant, News, Spirits, Whiskey | Tagged American Bottle Auctions, Black Hills, Bourbon, Deadwood, G.W. Chesley, J.C. Nixon, Jeff Wichmann, Jockey Club, Kelloggs, Kentucky, R.T. Carroll, Renz, San Francisco, Seattle, Teakettle, Whiskey | Leave a comment

Those West Coast Megaphone Bottles

Posted on 26 February 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

W E S T C O A S T M E G A P H O N E S THE SPEAKING TRUMPET [Wikipedia] A megaphone or speaking-trumpet is a portable, usually hand-held, cone-shaped acoustic horn used to amplify … Continue reading →

Posted in Auction News, Figural Bottles, History, Liquor Merchant, Spirits, Wine & Champagne | Tagged American Bottle Auctions, Aneuberger, Athanasius Kircher, california, Durkin, Figural, Glass Works Auctions, J. Aronson, Los Angeles, Megaphone, oregon, Portland, Samuel Morland, Seattle, Spokane, Star Wine Co., trumpet, Washington | Leave a comment

Anchors away and all over on the Dr. Dunlap’s Anchor Bitters

Posted on 10 February 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

DR. DUNLAP’S ANCHOR BITTERS 10 February 2013 (R•082314) I saw this really nice example of a trade card (see below) on ebay for Dr. Dunlap’s Anchor Bitters which reminded me of my bottle (see above) with the many cool and pronounced … Continue reading →

Posted in Bitters, eBay, Liquor Merchant, Trade Cards | Tagged Anchor, Arctic Cracker and Spice Co., Arctic Manufacturing Co., bitters, Dr. Dunlap's, Ed Gray, Grand Rapids, Kathy Gray, Minneapolis | Leave a comment

Dr. Flint’s Rhode Island Bitters Products

Posted on 9 February 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Try this and thou shalt be benefitted!! Dr. Flint’s Rhode Island Bitters Products 09 February 2013 (R•061914) (R•042815) (R•111815) Norman Heckler had a stellar example of a labeled Dr. Flint’s Stomach Bitters in his Auction 102 that closed earlier in … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Bitters, Collectors & Collections, Druggist & Drugstore, Ephemera, History, Liquor Merchant, Medicines & Cures, Trade Cards | Tagged Alonzo Flint, Blake Dehler, Danny Cathreno, Dr. Flint, Ezra H. Flint, Flint & Company, George H. Flint, Harvey Flint, Henry Flint, Meyer, Norman Heckler, Old Dr. Warren's Quaker Bitters, Pawtucket, Providence, Quaker Bitters, Rhode Island | 1 Comment

Bininger Gallery

Posted on 1 February 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

B I N I N G E R G A L L E R Y 01 February 2013 (R•091515) (R•090516) (R•041317) (R•100618) (R•022219) I have been nesting some great images of Bininger bottles for the past year or so waiting … Continue reading →