Category Archives: Tonics

Gregory’s Scotch Bitters – Minneapolis

Posted on 17 October 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Gregory’s Scotch Bitters Minneapolis, Minnesota 18 October 2013 (R•101913 – Ketcham material) (R•091416) (R•041117) Prominent among their specialties is the Celebrated Gregory’s Scotch Bitters of which they are the sole manufacturers and which is having a most flattering sale. Young … 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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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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Old Warwick Aromatic Tonic Bitters – New York

Posted on 3 October 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

OLD WARWICK AROMATIC TONIC BITTERS J. E. WYLIE & CO. – NEW YORK HEALTHFUL   REFRESHING   STRENGTHENING 03 October 2013 (R•081519) The incredible Old Warwick Aromatic Tonic Bitters label pictured at the top of this page was sent in … Continue reading →

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Fenner’s Capitol Bitters – Fredonia NY

Posted on 2 October 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Fenner’s Capitol Bitters Fredonia N.Y. 02 October 2013 Always nice to open your e-mails each morning to see what ‘bottle’ surprises’ might be waiting for you. In today’s case it was an e-mail from my Houston bottle friend and Civil … 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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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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Otto Kornemann and his Alpine Bitters Statuette

Posted on 4 September 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Otto Kornemann and Julius Jungbluth Alpine Bitters Statuette & Trademark 04 September 2013 First of all, we are not talking about the western, Alpine Herb Bitters put out by Thomas Taylor Company in San Francisco. We are however, speaking of the … Continue reading →

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Here are my findings on the Southern Alterative

Posted on 3 September 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Here are my findings on the Southern Alterative by James Viguerie 03 September 2013 [read first: Two rare and early ‘Southern’ Bottles] Here are my findings on the Southern Alterative (pictured above) embossed New Orleans. I am attaching a number of advertisements. … Continue reading →

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Cincinnati Bitters Spotting – A cross reference of directories

Posted on 1 September 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Cincinnati Bitters Spotting A cross reference of directories 02 September 2013 | Ferdinand Meyer V Here on this Labor Day, I have laboriously gone through the William’s Cincinnati Directories, and a few others prior to Williams, to cross-check the bitters … Continue reading →

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