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Dr. Stephen Jewett’s / Celebrated Health Restoring Bitters / Rindge, N.H. on eBay

Posted on 22 May 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Dr. Stephen Jewett’s / Celebrated Health Restoring Bitters / Rindge, N.H. on eBay 22 May 2012 Just lovin’ this Dr. Stephen Jewett’s on eBay. Great bottle, photographs and description. It closes later this afternoon, Let’s see where it settles. Worth … Continue reading →

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Figural Pig Series | Suffolk Bitters

Posted on 13 May 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

SUFFOLK BITTERS | PHILBROOK & TUCKER | BOSTON Figural Pig Series | Suffolk Bitters 13 May 2012 (R•090614) (R•090218) A popular and favorite figural bitters to many collectors is the Suffolk Bitters put out by Philbrook & Tucker in Boston, Massachusetts. Perfectly … Continue reading →

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Dr. I. Newton’s Anti-Bilious Bitters – Norwich, Vermont

Posted on 12 May 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Dr. I. Newton’s Anti-Bilious Bitters – Norwich, Vermont Israel Newton (1763 – 1856) 12 May 2012 (R•092818) Michael George posted a really nice picture (see above) of a Dr. I. Newton’s Anti-Bilious Bitters package directions with an I. Newton’s Panacea Purifier … Continue reading →

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Bottles from the Augusta Arsenal

Posted on 19 April 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Bottles from the Augusta Arsenal 19 April 2012 I am at the Greenville-Spartanburg airport waiting for a flight back to Houston. I never know how I will be connected with bottles each day, so today was a surprise. I had … Continue reading →

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A Very Rare D. Mortimores Great American Fever & Ague Tonic St. Louis Mo.

Posted on 11 April 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

D. MORTIMORES GREAT AMERICAN FEVER & AGUE TONIC Hi Ferdinand…Here’s one you might not see listed in the pontiled medicine books. A very rare D. MORTIMORES GREAT AMERICAN FEVER & AGUE TONIC ST. LOUIS MO. How can you not love a … Continue reading →

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E. Baker’s Premium Bitters – Richmond (Virginia Bitters Series)

Posted on 10 April 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

E. Baker’s Premium Bitters – Richmond (Virginia Bitters Series) R I C H M O N D 10 April 2012 | Post Updated 30 July 2013 (R•120513) At the Baltimore Bottle Show this past March, Virginia digger and collector Tom … Continue reading →

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The SAXE Collection – Glass International Auction 24

Posted on 7 March 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

The SAXE Collection – Glass International Auction 24 07 March 2012 When I was at the Baltimore Antique Bottle Show this past weekend I had the opportunity to meet a wonderful fellow named John E De Caro (Medford, New Jersey) with … Continue reading →

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The XR Hartley’s Peruvian Bark Bitters from Muncie, Indiana

Posted on 20 February 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

The XR Hartley’s Peruvian Bark Bitters from Muncie, Indiana 20 February 2012 (R•041219) Interesting coincidence that I had business in Fort Wayne, Indiana and northwestern Ohio last week in small towns like Bryan, Archbold, Edgerton, Montpolier, Napoleon, Sherwood, Stryker and … Continue reading →

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Edward Wilder and his Building Bottles

Posted on 12 February 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Edward Wilder and his Building Bottles 12 February 2012 (R•012614) (R•010919) This weekend I was cataloging a bottle from Edward Wilder, who was a wholesale druggist in Louisville, Kentucky. I purchased the bottle from John Pastor (Antique Bottle & Glass … Continue reading →

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Mexican Mustang Liniment – For Man & Beast

Posted on 2 February 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

MEXICAN MUSTANG LINIMENT “the Liniment appears to have been mostly crude petroleum oil” 02 February 2012 Here’s another all-healing Victorian wonder medicine, this time from the early 1850s, called Mexican Mustang Liniment. The main ingredient was rather startling: the Liniment … Continue reading →

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