Category Archives: Trade Cards

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

Prickly Ash Bitters – Meyer Brothers Drug Company

Posted on 13 April 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Prickly Ash Bitters Meyer Brothers Drug Company 13 April 2012 (R•112713 – Western photograph of sign) (R•111215) (R•032819) (R•051119-TC Swanson) (R•102619-1880 Newspaper ad) Dana Charlton-Zarro asked the following question over on one of the bottle collecting pages on Facebook. This gave … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Bitters, Collectors & Collections, Druggist & Drugstore, Ephemera, Facebook, History, Questions, Trade Cards | Tagged Ash, Ben Swanson, bitters, Charlton-Zarro, Christian F. G. Meyer, Chuck Meyer, Dana, Ferdinand Meyer V, Fort Wayne, Germany, Hanover, indiana, Kansas City, Meyer Brothers, Prickly, St. Louis | Leave a comment

Yerba Buena Bitters – A San Francisco Strap Flask

Posted on 29 March 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Yerba Buena Bitters – A San Francisco Strap Flask 29 March 2012 (R•041417) (R•053019) I was looking at the prices realized in the latest Glass Works Auction 94 that closed on 19 March 2012 and was reminded of Lot #211. … Continue reading →

Posted in Bitters, Collectors & Collections, Ephemera, Flasks, History, Trade Cards | Tagged Atwater, bitters, Blood, Buena, Carlotta Patti, Dr. Warren, Dwight L. Moody, Glass Works, Glass Works Auctions, H. Williams & Co., Homer William, liver invigorator, Meyer Collection, Mike McKillop, Pacific Glass Auctions, purifier, S.T. Foster, San Francisco, Strap Flask, W.T. Leavitt, Western Bitters News, Yerba | 1 Comment

Dr. Petzold’s Genuine German Bitters – Patent Medicine

Posted on 1 February 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Dr. Petzold’s Genuine German Bitters 01 February 2012 (R•011715) (R•050819) My friend and Civil War author, Jim Schmidt (see Civil War Medicine) sent me a link today for an eBay listing for a Baltimore Letterhead dated 1887 for a Dr. Petzold’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Bitters, Collectors & Collections, eBay, Ephemera, History, Liquor Merchant, Medicines & Cures, Stoneware, Tonics, Trade Cards | Tagged Baltimore, Berlin, bitters, Civil War, Dr. Petzold's, eBay, Genuine, German, Jim Schmidt, Meyer, stoneware, Tonic | 1 Comment

A Variety of Burdock Blood Bitters Trade Cards

Posted on 26 November 2011 by Ferdinand Meyer V

A Variety of Burdock Blood Bitters Trade Cards 26 November 2011 I probably have a couple of dozen Burdock Blood Bitters Trade cards that I have picked up over the years. It seems like someone once told me that there … Continue reading →

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African Stomach Bitters Trade Cards and Shipping Crate

Posted on 11 April 2011 by Ferdinand Meyer V

African Stomach Bitters Trade Cards and Shipping Crate 11 April 2011 (R•030814) (R•052914) African Stomach Bitters are really neat Western Bitters Bottles that are relatively inexpensive and fun to collect. They can be found rather crude and in varying shades … Continue reading →