Category Archives: Medicines & Cures

Medicine and Cure Bottle News and Information

Pure Apple Brandy Bitters – Sanford, Chamberlain & Albers

Posted on 14 October 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Two labeled, Pure Apple Brandy Bitters – Knoxville, Tennessee & Goodson, Virginia Pure Apple Brandy Bitters Sanford, Chamberlain & Albers 14 October 2013 Last week, you may remember a post I developed on the unlisted Betterton Bitters from Knoxville, Tennessee. … Continue reading →

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Bitters Stamped – 1881 Internal Revenue Record and Customs Journal

Posted on 9 October 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

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 →

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Indian Blood Bitters – Fond du Lac, Wisconsin

Posted on 8 October 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

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 →

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Dr. Wynkoop’s Sarsaparilla – New York

Posted on 7 October 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

DR. WYNKOOP’S SARSAPARILLA New York Dr. Wynkoop’s Katharismic Honduras Sarsaparilla Wynkoop’s Tonic Mixture Warranted to Cure Fever and Ague Wynkoop’s Iceland Pectoral Lyon’s Kathairon 07 October 2013 (R•031619) With the recent posts on the New York ‘big bottle’ sasparallia’s (Masury’s … Continue reading →

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Sands’ Sarsaparilla – New York

Posted on 6 October 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

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 →

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Masury’s Compound Extract of Sarsaparilla and Wau-A-Hoo

Posted on 5 October 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

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 →

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Dr. Shepard’s Compound Wahoo Bitters – Grand Rapids

Posted on 30 September 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Dr. Shepard’s Compound Wahoo Bitters Grand Rapids, Michigan 30 September 2013 The cure-all in vogue was Shepard’s Compound Wahoo Bitters, “not a whiskey or stimulating beverage, but medicine within reach of all.” Charles N. Shepard was born in New York … Continue reading →

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C. K. Wilson’s Original Compound Wa-Hoo Bitters

Posted on 29 September 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

C. K. Wilson’s Original Compound Wa-Hoo Bitters 29 September 2013 (R•031214) A purely mineral and vegetable compound free from all mineral poison, also free from all poisonous drugs as morphine, heroin, opium, cocaine, nux vomica or strychnine. Perusing the trade … Continue reading →

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Christian Xander and his Melliston Bitters

Posted on 28 September 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

He was a member of the Lutheran Church, and for many years led the singing in the congregation. He had an excellent voice and was very fond of singing; yea, he was proud of his musical talents. When quite a … Continue reading →

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Wheat Bitters Co. – 19 Park Place, New York

Posted on 27 September 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Wheat Bitters – Wheat Bitters Company 19 Park Place, New York 27 September 2013 Today we will look at what most bitters collectors consider a common bottle. I am speaking of Wheat Bitters, put out by the Wheat Bitters Co., … Continue reading →

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