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Mississippi Valley Bitters or Yazoo Valley Bitters?

Posted on 17 June 2017 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Mississippi Valley Bitters or Yazoo Valley Bitters? 17 June 2017 (R•042419) I found this bright yellow, 1867 St. Louis City Directory advertisement above listing a Mississippi Valley Bitters, Fish Bitters, Hostetter’s Bitters and Drake’s Bitters. I certainly know about the last … Continue reading →

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Dr. Brunon’s Bitters – To Hotel Keepers, Restaurants, Druggists, Grocers and the Public

Posted on 15 June 2017 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Dr. Brunon’s Bitters To Hotel Keepers, Restaurants, Druggists, Grocers and the Public 15 June 2017 (R•100919) A simple post here for an 1859 bitters advertisement I found the other day in The Ottawa Free Trader. Dr. Brunon’s Bitters would cure … Continue reading →

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Barnett & Lion’s Southern Grey Jacket Stomach Bitters

Posted on 8 June 2017 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Barnett & Lion’s Southern Grey Jacket Stomach Bitters 08 June 2017 (R•022219) Dale Mlasko recently posted pictures of a whittled and mint, red amber, Barnett & Lion’s (sometimes spelled incorrectly as Lyon) “Grey Jacket Bitters” bottle from a collection that was boxed … Continue reading →

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Stage Actress Beauties – Looking at some Damiana Bitters Advertising Trade Cards

Posted on 15 October 2016 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Stage Actress Beauties -Looking at some Damiana Bitters Advertising Trade Cards 15 October 2016 As we posted on an odd Damiana Bitters the other day, I thought it would be nice to round this off with some Damiana Bitters advertising … Continue reading →

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Early Damiana Bitters or is something wrong here?

Posted on 14 October 2016 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Early Damiana Bitters or is something wrong here? The New, Wonderful & Only Certain Aphrodisiac 14 October 2016 (R•102516) Gary Beatty snagged this interesting Baja California Damiana Bitters with a label (pictured above) and wonders if it is a variant of … Continue reading →

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The Great English Tonic Rothery’s Appetizer and Stomach Bitters

Posted on 21 August 2016 by Ferdinand Meyer V

The Great English Tonic Rothery’s Appetizer and Stomach Bitters 21 August 2016 A couple of weeks ago I received a phone message from Adam Koch up in Ohio who said that a shard of an unlisted color for a bitters was … Continue reading →

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Koopmann’s Bitters dug in Savannah

Posted on 21 August 2016 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Koopmann’s Bitters dug in Savannah 21 August 2016 Pretty exciting bitters here submitted by Robert Biro. Looks like a beauty to me! I’ll check it out in the Ring & Ham books. Notice the backwards “S” on “Koopmann’s”. Ah-so… I’ve written … Continue reading →

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California Sherry Wine Appetizer or Stomach Bitters

Posted on 10 April 2016 by Ferdinand Meyer V

California Sherry Wine Appetizer or Stomach Bitters 10 April 2016 (R•041216) (R•041316) (R•090319) It looks like we may have an unlisted, labeled bitters here as I find no reference to the California Sherry Wine Appetizer or Stomach Bitters in the … Continue reading →

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Farrell’s Magnolia Bitters – O. H. Peckham & Co. – St. Louis

Posted on 26 March 2016 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Farrell’s Magnolia Bitters – O. H. Peckham & Co. – St. Louis 26 March 2016 Ellen Hass Faulkenberry snagged this killer labeled Farrell’s Magnolia Bitters at the recent antique bottle show in St. Louis, Missouri. She posts on Facebook, “Thank you Tom, … Continue reading →

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Surgical Institute Bitters

Posted on 17 March 2016 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Surgical Institute Bitters 17 March 2016 Here is reference to an unlisted bitters called the Surgical Institute Bitters. Yesterday, when I found this advertisement shown above, I immediately thought we might be talking about the same fellows who put out … Continue reading →

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