Category Archives: Revolutionary War

Nicholas Longworth – Catawba Wine Bitters

Posted on 2 March 2019 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Nicholas Longworth – Catawba Wine Bitters Cincinnati, Ohio 02 March 2019 Nicholas Longworth was an influential figure in the early history of American wine, producing sparkling Catawba wine from grapes grown in his Ohio River Valley vineyard on hills north … Continue reading →

Posted in Bitters, History, liquor, Liquor Merchant, Medicines & Cures, Revolutionary War, Wine & Champagne | Tagged Archibald, art, attorney, bitters, Catawba, Cincinnati, Crew, Grape, Grew, horticulturalist, Joseph, Judge Jacob Burnet, Land, law, Lawyer, Longworth, New Jersey, Newark, Nicholas, ohio, property, real estate, Sparkling, strawberry, Susanna Howell, vineyard, viticulture, Wine, Zimmermann | Leave a comment

The Bust of Columbia Liberty Cap Eagle Historical Flask

Posted on 22 February 2016 by Ferdinand Meyer V

The Bust of Columbia Liberty Cap Eagle Historical Flask 22 February 2016 (R•022416) (R•031416) Just when you wonder when the long drought and absence of killer bottles will end, up comes this off-the-chart great Bust of Columbia with Liberty Cap – American Eagle … Continue reading →

Posted in Article Publications, Auction News, Currency, Early American Glass, Flasks, Historical Flasks, History, Questions, Revolutionary War | Tagged auction, Bust, cap, coin, Columbia, Corning, dime, Eagle, flag, Flask, Glass, Historical, Kensington, Kevin A. Sives, Liberty, McKearin, Philadelphia, pint, Union, Works | Leave a comment

Routt’s Emulsion Cod-Liver Oil With The Extracts Of Malt, Wild Cherry, And The Hypophosphites – L.P. Routt, Richmond, Va.

Posted on 24 January 2016 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Routt’s Emulsion Cod-Liver Oil With The Extracts Of Malt, Wild Cherry, And The Hypophosphites – L.P. Routt, Richmond, Va. 24 January 2016 Now that is a mouthful. It seems like Mr. L. P. Routt had a lot to say about … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Cod Liver Oil, Digging and Finding, Druggist & Drugstore, History, Medicines & Cures, Questions, Revolutionary War | Tagged Bottle, chemicals, chicago, Cod Liver, Doug Miller, Druggist & Drugstore, drugs, Emulsion, Extract, Georgia, Hypophosphites, L.P. Routt, Leroy Pope Routt, Malt, oil, Pulliam, Richmond, Routt, teal, Virginia, Wild Cherry | Leave a comment

The Centennial 1776 Tonic Bitters from Philadelphia?

Posted on 10 November 2015 by Ferdinand Meyer V

The Centennial 1776 Tonic Bitters from Philadelphia? 10 November 2015 Jeff Wichmann has some super nice bottles in his American Bottle Auctions | Auction 62 that is now underway. I thought it was just a matter of time, and bottles, before … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Bitters, Druggist & Drugstore, History, Questions, Revolutionary War, Tonics | Tagged 1776, aqua, atlanta, bitters, Buchanan, Candy, centennial, Colorado, Georgia, herbs, Iowa, Leadville, Meyer, Muscatine, Philadelphia, rock, Stephen, Theodore Keuchman, Tonic, Wichmann | Leave a comment

Lud’s Aromatic Stomach Bitters – Lawrence, Kansas

Posted on 10 May 2015 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Lud’s Aromatic Stomach Bitters – Lawrence, Kansas Reuben Winchell Ludington 10 May 2015 While poking around the internet this morning, which is something akin to looking at the sky with a telescope, I spotted a listing for a Lud’s Aromatic … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Bitters, Civil War, History, Liquor Merchant, Revolutionary War, Tobacco | Tagged Aromatic, bitters, cigar, Civil War, free-stater, Holyoke, Kansas, Lawrence, liquor, Lud's, Ludington, Massachusetts, Massacre, mayor, merchant, Quantrill, Reuben, tobacco, Winchell, Wine | Leave a comment

Dr. Carey’s Original Mandrake Bitters

Posted on 10 January 2015 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Dr. Carey’s Original Mandrake Bitters 10 January 2015 (R•011115) (R•011515) Though I am not a birdwatcher, I guess I kind of feel like one sometimes because I am always on the search for rare bitters that I don’t have. Maybe … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Bitters, History, Medicines & Cures, Remedy, Revolutionary War | Tagged Absalom, Binghamton, birdwatcher, bitters, Carey, Daniel, Elmira, English, G.E.S.S., great, Mandrake, McMurray, New York, Remedy, Sweeny, Waverly | Leave a comment

An unlisted Old Hickory Celebrated Stomach Bitters – New Orleans

Posted on 22 July 2014 by Ferdinand Meyer V

An unlisted Old Hickory Celebrated Stomach Bitters – New Orleans Simon Herrmann and Jacob Grossman 22 July 2014 (R•072314) (R•010515) (R•111716) (R•043019) Framed picture added from Glass Works Auctions. It was real nice running into and jawing with Courtney Frioux from New … Continue reading →

Posted in Bitters, Bottle Shows, Collectors & Collections, History, Liquor Merchant, Revolutionary War | Tagged Andrew Jackson, bitters, Courtney Frioux, Germany, Grapico, Grossman, Herrmann, Hickory, Jacob, lady's, leg, Louisiana, Meyer, New Orleans, Old, Simon, suicide | Leave a comment

The extremely rare Shurtleff’s Bitters from Bennington, Vermont

Posted on 31 May 2014 by Ferdinand Meyer V

The extremely rare Shurtleff’s Bitters from Bennington, Vermont 31 May 2014 I always like opening my well worn Bitters Bottles books by Carlyn Ring and Bill Ham. Even though I’ve looked at the two books a million times, I always find something new and … Continue reading →

Posted in Apothecary, Bitters, Druggist & Drugstore, Figural Bottles, History, Medicines & Cures, Revolutionary War | Tagged Apothecary, Bennington, Benoni, bitters, chemist, Druggist & Drugstore, Figural, John Taylor Shurtleff, lady's, leg, Mower, Shurtleff, Vermont | Leave a comment

The only Martin’s Bermuda Bitters

Posted on 27 May 2014 by Ferdinand Meyer V

The only Martin’s Bermuda Bitters 27 May 2014 (R•052015) (R•052215) Oh, if I could only just see this bottle, let alone have it sit proudly in my collection. To my knowledge, the Martin’s Bermuda Bitters, is a one-of-a-kind, only example, residing … Continue reading →

Posted in Bitters, Civil War, Figural Bottles, History, Liquor Merchant, Questions, Revolutionary War | Tagged Admiral, Bermuda, bitters, British, brother, Captain, capture, Charles, Civil, Corey, Dick Watson, Dow, Grenada, Marianne, Martin, Richmond, Stock, Tristam, war, William | 4 Comments

Doc’ Houcks Medicine Show

Posted on 30 April 2014 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Doc’ Houcks Medicine Show 30 April 2014 (R•050114) Darrin Irwin (Erie, Pennsylvania) has been sending me these cryptic images from a book talking about Houck’s Patent Panacea. I thought I would take a moment and look at Houck. I immediately found this … Continue reading →