Category Archives: Tonics

Barrel Series – Highland Bitters and Scotch Tonic

Posted on 21 July 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

HIGHLAND BITTERS AND SCOTCH TONIC 21 July 2012 (R•110813) (R•111313) (R•112813 – Mansfield Medicine Book) (R•090516) “EUREKA. UNPARALLED SUCCESS of the WORLD-RENOWNED HIGHLAND BITTERS! Or, SCOTCH TONIC, The Greatest Remedy for all Diseases of the STOMACH, LIVER and BOWELS EVER … Continue reading →

Posted in Bitters, Collectors & Collections, Figural Bottles, Tonics | Tagged G.W. Jones & Company, Heckler, Highland Bitters and Scotch Tonic, John Odell, Mansfield Drug Company, Mary Ballentine, Memphis, Memphis Daily Appeal, Meyer Collection, Tennessee, Tom Phillips, Van Vleet | 1 Comment

Barrel Series – Smith’s Druid Bitters

Posted on 20 July 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

B. T. 1865 S. C. SMITH’S DRUID BITTERS J. Smith & Son, Wholesale Grocers and Liquor Merchants, No. 35 Cheapside, Baltimore 20 July 2012 (R•052914) (R•032919) “on o/e all due up to this date except 1 barrel whisky” The Smith’s Druid … Continue reading →

Posted in Bitters, Collectors & Collections, Color Runs, Figural Bottles, History, Liquor Merchant, Medicines & Cures, Tonics | Tagged Baltimore, Barrel, bitters, Celtic, Chris Rowell, Ferdinand Meyer V, Figural, grocer, Jim Schmidt, liquor merchant, Meyer Collection, Shenandoah Valley, Smith's Druid Bitters, Steven James Anderson, Tonic, Virginia, West Virginia | 2 Comments

Barrel Series – Old Sachem Bitters and Wigwam Tonic

Posted on 8 July 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

From an old Indian recipe in possession of the family of the proprietor for upwards of a century is now offered to the public as one of the most healthy and wholesale beverages extant and as a tonic is unsurpassed. OLD … Continue reading →

Posted in Bitters, Collectors & Collections, Color Runs, Figural Bottles, Medicines & Cures, Tonics | Tagged Barrel, bitters, Carlyn Ring, Color, Dick Watson, Figural Bitters, George Goodwin, George Hunnewell, Jeff Noordsy, John Feldmann, Major & Knapp, Meyer Collection, Mike Henness, New York, Noel Thomas, Old Sachem, run, Sarony, Wigwam Tonic, William B. Hibbard, William Goodrich | 2 Comments

Baltimore’s Iron Bitters – Brown Chemical Company

Posted on 30 June 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Baltimore’s Iron Bitters – Brown Chemical Company 30 June 2012 (R•052914) (R•112817) I like the embossing “BROWN CHEMICAL COMPANY” and the word ‘IRON” on the BROWN’S IRON BITTERS and IRON BITTERS from Baltimore, Maryland. These, smaller squares look good together … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Bitters, Collectors & Collections, Druggist & Drugstore, Ephemera, Glass Companies & Works, Medicines & Cures, Tonics, Trade Cards | Tagged Baltimore, Brown Chemical Company, Browns Iron Bitters, children, Dyspepsia, healthy, Iron Bitters, languid, Lily Langtry, maryland, Meyer Brothers, Meyer Collection, Nervous, weak, Women | 2 Comments

Chief Mike – Barber Shop Art & Collectables

Posted on 27 May 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

I have to say, I meet some interesting people online through this site, the FOHBC site and the facebook bottle and glass sites. In this case it is Chief Mike Murro. Enjoy… Barber-shopping for me started with shining shoes with … Continue reading →

Posted in Art & Architecture, Barber Bottles, Collectors & Collections, Cologne, Ephemera, Hair Tonics, History, Shaving Mugs, Tonics | Tagged barber, Barber Bottles, Barrett Jackson, Chief Mike, Cybeline, Georgia, Greg Hildebrandt, Hair, James Clyde Gordon, Ken Osteen, Ludowici, Mike Murro, Mrs. Allens, shop, Tonic, Vegederma | 2 Comments

Schnerr’s Wild Cherry Tonic Compound Bitters on eBay

Posted on 24 May 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Schnerr’s Wild Cherry Tonic Compound Bitters on eBay 24 May 2012 (R•041117) Watching this oddball on eBay. I cleaned the pictures up as the background was a bit competitive with the nice bottle. With about 1 day left in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Bitters, Digging and Finding, eBay, History, Tonics | Tagged bitters, bottling, california, Carpenter, chemist, eBay, Emigrant Gap, Hostetter's, Meyer, re-used, recycled, sacramento, Schnerr's, Stomach | 5 Comments

A Coca-Cola Hutch story from Alabama

Posted on 10 May 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Sometimes I get emails and posts on my Peachridge Glass facebook page with little more than just a photograph, which happened in this case. It parked for a day or so until I really looked at the rather nice photograph … Continue reading →

Posted in Bitters, Cola, Collectors & Collections, Digging and Finding, Facebook, Figural Bottles, Hutches, Soda Bottles, Tonics | Tagged alabama, Birmingham, bitters, Bobby McGraw, Coca-Cola, Coke, Coleman's, Cullman, Dennis Humphrey, Ensley, hutch, Mobile, Northport, Pineapple, Tonic, W & Co | Leave a comment

J. W. Coltons Nervine Strengthening Bitters & Trade Card

Posted on 15 April 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

J. W. Coltons Nervine Strengthening Bitters & Trade Card 15 April 2012 (R•053014) I was looking around eBay yesterday and eventually hit my bookmarked section on Trade Cards. I saw the usual cards, many being Burdock Blood Bitters but one … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Bitters, Collectors & Collections, eBay, Ephemera, Humor - Lighter Side, Tonics, Trade Cards | Tagged Bilious, bitters, Colton, Coltons, Dispepsia, Elixir, indigestion, J.W. Colton, Meyer Collection, Nervine, Nervous, Strengthening, Tonic | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in Collectors & Collections, Digging and Finding, Medicines & Cures, Tonics | Tagged Ague, aqua, california, Fever, Great. American, Greer, Mike Dolcini, Mortimores, pontil, sacramento, St. Louis, Tim Henson, Tonic | 1 Comment

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 →