Category Archives: Shot Glasses

Roger’s Specific Bitters – Moundsville, West Virginia

Posted on 20 February 2018 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Roger’s Specific Bitters – Moundsville, West Virginia 20 February 2018 It’s alway nice to hear from bitters trade card, advertising and ephemera collector Joe Gourd up Chi-town way. Quite often he includes some rare paper items that I have not … Continue reading →

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The oddly shaped Vigor Bitter & Invigorating Tonic & the Heublein & Brother Bottle

Posted on 5 September 2015 by Ferdinand Meyer V

The oddly shaped Vigor Bitter & Invigorating Tonic & the Heublein & Brother bottle 05 September 2015 Frank Wicker sent the pictures (which I have cropped in Photoshop) of a Vigor Bitter & Invigorating Tonic saying, “Hi Ferdinand, have you ever seen one … Continue reading →

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Look at this labeled 481 Brand Stomach Bitters

Posted on 25 May 2014 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Look at this labeled 481 Brand Stomach Bitters 25 May 2014 That is exactly what the gentleman is doing with one keen eye, looking at his 481 Brand Stomach Bitters, “At Last”….”The Best”. Hidden away in John Pastor’s current American … Continue reading →

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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 →

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White Seal Pure Rye – Hulman & Beggs – Terre Haute, Indiana

Posted on 23 November 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

W H I T E    S E A L    P U R E    R Y E White Seal Pure Rye – Hulman & Beggs – Terre Haute, Indiana 23 November 2012 I was looking on eBay yesterday … Continue reading →

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Barrel Series – Chapin & Gore – Chicago – Sour Mash

Posted on 15 August 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

CHAPIN & GORE CHICAGO SOUR MASH 1867 15 August 2012 (R•041519) Gardner Spring Chapin & James Jefferson Gore Next in the figural barrel series is the Chapin & Gore Sour Mash whiskey from Chicago. Chapin & Gore were major liquor merchants with … Continue reading →

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Alpine Herb Bitters – Western Mountain Themed Square

Posted on 1 April 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Alpine Herb Bitters Western Mountain Themed Square 01 April 2012 The next in the ‘Mountain’ embossed or themed Bitters is the Alpine Herb Bitters. This series was inspired by a request by Matthew Tigue Levant asking over on the facebooks Antique Bottles for … Continue reading →

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Ken Schwartz Collection or Museum?

Posted on 29 April 2011 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Ken Schwartz Collection or Museum? 29 April 2011 After the FOHBC Pomona National Show in 2009, I travelled with Bill Ham and Elizabeth to see the Ken Schwartz collection in Redding, California. I had always heard about this ‘museum like’ … Continue reading →

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