Looking at some great Kentucky Flasks in the Glass Works Auction #98 – “The Summer Sizzler Auction”

Posted on 12 June 2013 by ahanshew21

Lexington_ManchesterProgramAdart Lexington_ManchesterProgramAdApple-Touch-IconANot too long ago I was looking for some strong representative Kentucky bottles for a marketing piece I was developing for the FOHBC 2014 National Antique Bottle Show in Lexington, Kentucky. Of course I immediately thought of pieces attributed to the Louisville Glass Works and Kentucky Glass Works. Some of the local guys like Sheldon Baugh and Randee Kaiser (show co-chairs) sent me some bottle pictures for consideration, plus I had some archived files for use. I was able to come up with the final assemblage using a grouping of bottles in front of the famous painting of Daniel Boone Escorting Settlers Through the Cumberland Gap by George Caleb Bingham. I added a frame to it and a wreath of roses as a tribute to the fine Kentucky thoroughbred horses. Continuing this thought, our bottle shootout event will be called the “Run for the Roses”. The Kentucky bottles in the art include a Louisville scroll flask, a bitters square, a whiskey barrel, a figural pig, a blue soda water and a pocket flask. Can you further identify them? LexingtonART Well I finally got a chance to look again, and more thoroughly at the fine assortment of bottles in the Glass Works Auction #98 “Summer Sizzler Auction” and I was excited to see some great Louisville flasks which will occupy the second half of this post.

Glass Works Auctions | Auction #98

‘The Summer Sizzler’ Auction

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Fantastic flasks! Btw, no offense to Glass Works Auctions, but the Kentucky Glass Works (later, Louisville Glass Works) didn’t start operation until 1850. These flasks, if they are truly Louisville products, date after 1850, NO earlier!

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Read: Louisville Glass Factories of the 19th Century – Part 1 – by David Whitten

Read: Louisville Glass Factories of the 19th Century – Part 2 – by David Whitten

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Lot 18. EAGLE – EAGLE, (GII-24), Louisville Glass Works, Louisville, Kentucky, ca. 1834 – 1845, medium sapphire blue pint, open pontil, sheared lip. Lightly cleaned to remove a light exterior haze, traces of which remains in the recessed areas of the bold impression. A popular mold that occurs in a number of attractive colors with this one being the most sought after! – Glass Works Auctions | Auction #98

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Lot 19. EAGLE – EAGLE, (GII-26), Louisville Glass Works, Louisville, Kentucky, ca. 1835 – 1845, medium blue green quart, iron pontil, sheared and tooled lip. A potstone located above an eagle’s banner has several very tiny 1/16” in length cooling radiation’s stemming from it, otherwise a pristine beauty! Excellent glass whittle, bold impression, very striking color. – Glass Works Auctions | Auction #98

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Lot 20. EAGLE – (plain), (GII-28), Kentucky Glass Works, Louisville, Kentucky, ca. 1835 – 1845, aqua two and one-half quarts, iron pontil, sheared and tooled lip. A 1” by 1” in size opening is located at midpoint on the side ribbing. From this opening a 6” long crack travels downward, then horizontally across the ribbing. Yes it has serious damage, but it is also a serious rarity with this being one of three or four known examples. – Glass Works Auctions | Auction #98

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Lot 21. EAGLE / “LOUISVILLE KY / GLASS WORKS”, (GII-35), Kentucky Glass Works, Louisville, Kentucky, ca. 1850 – 1865, deep yellowish grass green quart, smooth base, crude laid on ringed mouth. A pinhead in size flake is off one of the vertical ribs, otherwise a sparkling beauty! An exceptional rarity, and one of only a very few that is in a color other than aqua! – Glass Works Auctions | Auction #98

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Lot 43. SCROLL Flask, “LOUISVILLE, KY – GLASS WORKS”, (GIX-7) Kentucky Glass Works, Louisville, Kentucky, ca. 1840 – 1850, medium yellow green quart, iron pontil, rough sheared lip has an area of roughness that extends to the outside edge of the lip. Crude and highly whittled glass in a rare, desirable color!
It is a rare occasion when a marked Louisville scroll flask is offered for sale, and considerably rarer when it is in a good color! – Glass Works Auctions | Auction #98

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Lot 44. SCROLL Flask, “LOUISVILLE, KY – GLASS WORKS”, (GIX-8), Kentucky Glass Works, Louisville, Kentucky, ca. 1840 – 1850, medium amber pint, iron pontil, sheared and tooled lip. Pristine perfect condition with crude overall pebbly glass, and an interior glass fold. Hard to imagine a nicer one, especially in this rare, desirable color! – Glass Works Auctions | Auction #98

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Lot 45. SCROLL Flask, “LOUISVILLE, KY – GLASS WORKS”, (GIX-9), Kentucky Glass Works, Louisville, Kentucky, ca. 1840 – 1850, light apple green pint, reddish iron pontil, rough sheared lip. Some milky inside content stain exists but no damage. Not a lot of color but no trace of aqua! This is the scarce arched embossing variant. Ex. Charles Gardner Collection #2875. – Glass Works Auctions | Auction #98

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Lippman’s Great German Bitters – Savannah, Georgia

Posted on 11 June 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Lippman’s Great German Bitters

The Standard Bitters of Germany

Savannah, Georgia and New York

11 June 2013 (R•013119)

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Apple-Touch-IconAA great square bitters closed Monday on ebay (see top picture and further below) and it also sold for a song. Fortunately, I already have a gorgeous example of the Lippman’s Great German Bitters from Savannah, Georgia so I laid low and watched. Congratulations to the buyer. The ebay listing read:

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“Lippman’s Great German Bitters – Savannah, Georgia” a good shade of golden amber in Mint Condition…except for a small scratch on the plain panel which can be seen in image 9. 10 x 2 3/4″ Square. The Lippman Brothers opened offices in New York in 1871 and closed the same year. They remained in business in Savannah only until 1872. tecumseh43 (100%)
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Lippman’s Great German Bitters (L 99) – ebay

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Jacob Lippman was the second son of Joseph (1808-1876) and Barbette Lippman who were from Reichmansderf, Bavaria which of course is Germany. Joseph and Barbette arrived in Philadelphia in 1838 and shortly thereafter, Jacob was born in 1843. He was preceded by two years by his brother Louis. Another brother Lawrence, was born in 1846 in Savannah, Georgia. Jacob and his brothers constituted Jacob Lippman Wholesale Drug House, Lippman & Bro. and eventually Lippman Brothers at various points in time. Something brought the family to Chatham, Georgia in 1846 or so as Joseph, the father, established himself as a dry goods merchant and druggist according to an 1850 United States Federal Census and other sources. Chatham is the county for Savannah.

Jacob attended Rennselaer Polytechnic Institute in New York from 1858 to 1861 and dips out of sight during the Civil War years. We next see that Lippman & Bros., Drygoods, and Jacob Lippman, Druggist is located at the southwest corner of Congress and Barnard Streets in Savannah, Georgia in 1866. They also established a Laboratory at 71 New Street in New York.

Here is an 1869, Oil of Life advertisement below, “The Greatest Blessing of the Age! Prof. Kayton’s Great Remedy for Pains and Aches” being sold by Jacob’s Lippman’s Wholesale Drug House, Principle Depot corner of Congress and Bernard Streets in Savannah, Georgia. This piece is from the Library of Congress.

Here is another advertisement from The Macon Daily Telegraph from 1869 that shows that Jacob Lippman was Proprietor of Lippman’s Wholesale Drug House in Savannah. Georgia. He was selling Lippman’s Pyrafuge, The Great Chill and Fever Expeller. The Kayton’s Oil of Life is also noted.

The Lippman brothers, under the name “Jacob Lippman & Bro.” briefly manufactured and sold a medicine called Lippman’s Great German Bitters in New York and Savannah from 1870 to 1872 which retailed at a dollar per bottle. Advertising stated that the bitters was “prepared from the original German recipe now in possession of the proprietors and is the same preparation that was used in Germany upwards of a century ago.” Their trademark was an archangel slaying a dragon. There are two different bottles with slightly different embossings. Savannah is noted on both bottles while New York is embossed on the earlier variant, with Savannah.

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Apparently in the summer of 1870, very soon after the business was established in New York, as a branch manufactory, the firm inquired about having a private die engraved for their exclusive use for Lippman’s Great German Bitters (Lippman’s Private Die Stamp from www.rdhinstl.com). The die was engraved by Joseph R. Carpenter & Co. and a proof was approved in the office of the Hon. Columbus Delano, Commissioner of Internal Revenue on September 20, 1870. The first issue on thin old paper was shipped from Philadelphia sometime during November of that year.

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The brothers remained in business in Savannah until after the turn of the century. Their building was called Lippman’s Block and is represented on the illustration above which was taken from the post card below. Eventually they evolved into other medicines and the Lippman’s were major druggists of the era.

Their primary product was called P.P.P. which stands for Prickly Ash, Poke Root and Potassium. It was also called Lippman’s Great Remedy and touted as “The Best Blood Purifier in the World.” They were also involved in the turpentine business having access to the vast forests of pine trees in north Florida and Georgia. One of their last advertisements in 1902 was for Racine Launches (16 foot, one-H.P. six-seater boats they were selling for $275. Go figure.

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The Carlyn Ring and W.C. Ham listing in Bitters Bottles is as follows:

L 99  Lippman’s Great German Bitters
LIPPMAN’S / GREAT / GERMAN BITTERS // sp // SAVANNAH / GEORGIA // f //
10 x 2 3/4 (7 1/4) 3/8
Square, Amber, LTCR, Applied mouth and Tooled lip, 3 sp, Rare
Note: The Lippman brothers, Lewis, Jacob and Lawrence (revised from Jacob & Lewis) opened offices at 71 New St. in New York, in 1871 and closed the same year. The remained in business in Savannah only until 1875.

There is also an earlier variant with “New York” embossed on it:

L 98  Lippman’s Great German Bitters
LIPPMAN’S / GREAT / GERMAN BITTERS // f // NEW YORK / AND / SAVANNAH, GEO // f //
9 3/4 x 2 3/4 (7 1/4) 1/2
Square, Amber and Puce, LTCR, Applied mouth, 2 sp, Rare
Southern Banner (Athens, Ga) June 5, 1872
New York Directory 1871-1872, 1873: S. Lippman & Bros.
The Plantation (Atlanta, Ga.) Sept. 4, 1872 and Sept. 18, 1872, “The Standard Bitters of Germany. Physicians there prescribe it in their practice.”
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Lippman’s Great German Bitters (L 99) – Savannah, Georgia – Meyer Collection (Pacific Glass Auction #30, March 2003)

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Lippman’s Great German Bitters (L 99) – Savannah, Georgia – American Glass Gallery Auction #13

Lippman’s Great German Bitters (L 98) – New York and Savannah, Georgia – American Glass Gallery Auction #13

Read about another Savanna bitters: Arabian Bitters – One Thousand and One Nights

Select Listings:

1843: Jacob Lippman birth 1843, Pennsylvania – U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
1850: Joseph Lippman, Merchant, Age: 45, Birth Year: abt 1805, Birthplace: Germany, Home in 1850: District 13, Chatham, Georgia, Household Members: Joseph Lippman 45, Barbet Lippman 40, Louis Lippman 11, Jacob Lippman 9, Lawrence Lippman 6 – 1850 United States Federal Census
1858-1861: Jacob Lippman, Rennselaer Polytechnic Institute, New York, Residence Place: Savannah, Georgia – U.S., School Catalogs, 1765-1935
1860: Jacob Lippman, Age: 17, Birth Year: abt 1843, Birth Place: Pennsylvania, Home in 1860: Savannah District 2, Chatham, Georgia, Post Office: Savannah, Dwelling Number: 1415, Family Number: 1413, Attended School: Yes, Household Members: Joseph Lippman (Dry Goods Merchant) 52, Barbette Lippman 48, Lewis Lippman 20, Jacob Lippman 17, Lawrence Lippman 15 – 1860 United States Federal Census
1866: Lippman & Bros., Drygoods, Jacob Lippman, Druggist., S.W. corner of Congress and Barnard Streets, Savannah, Georgia – Savannah, Georgia, City Directory, 1866
1867: Jacob Lippman, Dealer in Drugs & Chemicals etc., S.W. corner of Congress and Barnard Streets, Savannah, Georgia – Savannah, Georgia, City Directory, 1867
1870: Jacob Lippman, Wholesale Druggist, Age in 1870: 27, Birth Year: abt 1843, Birthplace: Pennsylvania, Dwelling Number: 1985, Home in 1870: Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, Personal Estate Value: 25000, Household Members: Lewis Lippman 30, Emma Lippman 22, Leonhard Lippman 5, Henrietta Lippman 3, Jacob Lippman 27, Julia Lippman 18, Lawrence Lippman 25 – 1870 United States Federal Census
1870: Newspaper Advertisement (below) – Use Only Lippman’s Great German Bitters, The Standard Bitters of Germany – Hartford Courant, Tuesday, November 8, 1870

1871: Newspaper Advertisement (below) – Ask for and Use Only Lippman’s Great German Bitters, Prepared in the Laboratory of Jacob Lippman & Bro., 71 New Street, New York and Market Square, Savannah, Georgia – The Atlanta Constitution, Friday, March 24, 1871

1874: Jacob Lippman & Bro. (Jacob and Lewis), Importers and wholesale dealers in drugs and medicines, Congress S.W. corner Barnard, Savannah, Georgia – Savannah, Georgia, City Directory, 1874
1880: Jacob Lippman, Druggist, Age: 35, Birth Date: Abt 1845, Birthplace: Philadelphia, Home in 1880: Savannah, Chatham, Georgia,Street: Jones, House Number: 108, Dwelling Number: 44, Relation to Head of House: Son, Marital status: Married, Spouse’s name: Julia Lippman, Father’s Birthplace: Bavaria, Mother’s name: Barbett Lippman, Mother’s Birthplace: Bavaria, Household Members: Barbett Lippman 68, Jacob Lippman 35, Julia Lippman 27, Lawrence Lippman 32 – 1880 United States Federal Census
1882: Lippman Bros. (Louis, Jacob and Lawrence Lippman), wholesale drugs, 169 Congress – Sholes’ Directory of the City of Savannah
1886: Court papers (portion)
Louis M. Ballard et al. v. Lippman Bros.—Opinion of Court.
Sparkman & Sparkman, for Appellees.
MABRY, J.:
Louis, Lawrence and Jacob Lippman, doing business under the firm name of Lippman Bros., filed a bill against Edward I. Devane and wife, Alice W. Devane, Louis M. Ballard and wife, Sarah E. Ballard, to foreclose a mortgage. The mortgage was executed on the 7th day of November, 1885, by Devane and wife to Sarah E. Ballard, wife of Louis M. Ballard, appellants, to secure the payment of a promissory note for $580, payable the first day of January, 1887, with interest from date at the rate of eight per cent. per annum. This mortgage covers a lot of land in Lakeland, Polk county, was duly acknowledged and recorded in the proper office on the 16th day of December, 1885. The note is endorsed “Pay to the order of Lippman Bros.,” and is signed by Sarah E. Ballard; and on the mortgage the following assignment is written: For value received I do hereby assign, transfer and set over the within mortgage, and the note to secure which it is given, unto Jacob Lippman, Louis Lippman, and Lawrence Lippman, copartners under the firm name of Lippman Bros., of Savannah, Ga., their executors, administrators and assigns, with full power and authority to enforce the collection thereof, and to satisfy and cancel the same when paid off. Witness my hand and seal this—January, A. D. 1886.
1896: Newspaper Advertisement (below) P.P.P. (Prickly Ash, Poke Root and Potassium) Lippman’s Great Remedy, Lippman Bros., Sole Proprietors, Lippman Block, Savannah, Ga. –  The Port Chester Journal

1896: Advertisement (below) A New Revelation in Medicine! P.P.P. (Prickly Ash, Poke Root and Potassium), Lippman Bros., Apothecaries, Lippman Block, Savannah, Georgia – Medical Era, Volume 12, Issue 12 – 1896

1896: Newspaper Advertisement (below) P.P.P. (Prickly Ash, Poke Root and Potassium), Lippman’s Great Remedy, Superior to all Sarsaparillas, Lippman Bros., Sole Proprietors, Lippman Block, Savannah, Ga. –  The Port Chester Journal

1897: Advertisement below: 300,000 copies of Lippman’s Almanac and Memorandum Book – Printers’ Ink, Volumes 20-21, 1897

1900: Newspaper Advertisement (below) Known By All Nations, French Colony Brandy, sold by Lippman Bros., Wholesale Druggists, Savannah, Agents – The Atlanta Constitution, Friday, October 12, 1900

1901: Newspaper Advertisement (below) A Thief in the Night, P.P.P. (Prickly Ash, Poke Root and Potassium), Lippman’s Great Remedy, Superior to all Sarsaparillas, Lippman Bros., Sole Proprietors, Lippman Block, Savannah, Ga. – The Ocala Evening Star, Tuesday, October 29, 1901

1901: Newspaper Advertisement (below) Racine Launches being sold by Lippman Brothers, Savannah, Ga. – The Pensacola News, Monday, April 21, 1902

1908: Jacob Lippman death: 26 Aug 1908 (aged 64–65), Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia, Burial: Laurel Grove Cemetery (North), Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia – U.S. Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
2007: Four different colored Lippman’s Great German Bitters – from Charles Matzen Near to His Goal: Completing Savannah Collection – Bottles and Extras January February 2007

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Labeled Calabash Bitters from Ogdensburg, New York

Posted on 10 June 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

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Ogdensburg, New York

Labeled Calabash Bitters from Ogdensburg, New York

10 June 2013 (R•053014)

Apple-Touch-IconAOver at Bottle Collectors on facebook (celebrating 700 plus members) Milton Wrobleski posts “Has anyone heard of Calabash Bitters?. That prompts three quick questions in my mind, “What is a Calabash Bitters?”, “Who is Milton Wrobleski?” and “Where in the heck is Ogdensburg, New York?”

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Well, I find out quickly after firing off a question to “Milton” that it is not Milton but his grandson “Nicholas” posting the question and pictures (included in this post). Huh? Where have I come across Nicholas Wrobleski before? A quick search on Peachridge reveals a previous post with Noel Tomas on the Museum of Connecticut Glass. Read: The latest from the The Museum of Connecticut Glass. There he is, Nicholas Wrobleski, grandson of Milton.

"…and , folks, I assigned Nick a job to present a half hour talk at our Museum Annual Meeting in January on the shards he has categorized, collected and sorted from our fields in Coventry. He should be an interesting speaker along with our regular quest speaker (to be named)”

Noel Tomas

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New Museum Junior Board member Nickolas Wrobleski seeking another early bottle for his collection.

Ogdensburg, New York

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[Wikipedia] Ogdensburg is a city in St. Lawrence County, New York, United States. The population was 11,128 at the 2010 census. In the late 18th century, European-American settlers named the community after American land owner and developer Samuel Ogden.
The City of Ogdensburg is at the northern border of New York, at the mouth of the Oswegatchie River, on the south bank of the St. Lawrence River. It is the only formally designated city in Saint Lawrence County.

The Port of Ogdensburg is the only U.S. port on the St. Lawrence Seaway. Ogdensburg International Airport is located south of the city. The Ogdensburg–Prescott International Bridge, northeast of the city, links the United States and Canada.

Read Historic Ogdensburg

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Calabash Bitters

Calabash Bitters Company

George Hall, Henry F. James, James Marvin Wells

I asked Nicholas what the label reads and he responded:

4 Ounces of Calabash Bitters! (with a picture of a tree between the words)
Directions: Shake and take 20 to 30 drops, in wine glass of water, after meals and at bedtime. As all persons are not alike susceptible to medicine, enough should be taken to move the bowels gently, no more.

THE CALABASH BITTERS COMPANY
OGDENSBURG, NEW YORK
SOLE PROPRIETORS

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A quick search online finds this:

The Calabash Bitters Company, Ogdensburg, N.Y., 1890: We are Now Placing in the Hands of Our Agents a Powder for the Cure of Headaches and Neuralgia. It Has Been Thoroughly Tested for Over a Year, and Has Never Failed to Produce the Most Wonderful Results. … We Furnish the Powders at $2.00 Per Dozen Boxes and Pay Postage; Also Give Prizes for Sales as on Our Calabash Bitters and Pills. … by Calabash Bitters Co, George Hall, Henry F. James, James Marvin Wells, 1890

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The Carlyn Ring and Bill Ham listing in Bitters Bottles Supplement is as follows:

C 5.4  OZ.OF / CALABASH / motif of a tree/ BITTERS // f // CALABASH BITTERS CO. / OGDENSBURG, N.Y. / SOLE PROPRIETORS // f //  b // W.T. & CO.
L…4 Ounces Calabash (tree ) Bitters, Calabash Bitters Company, Ogdensburg, N.Y., Sole Proprietors
Rectangular, Aqua, NSC, Tooled lip, Extremely Rare
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A very late Calabash Bitters Co., receipt – Bitters Bottles Supplement

Strong Clues

George Hall is a big name in this story as he was Mayor of Ogdensburg, and was a board member of the St. Lawrence State Hospital. He also gave generously to the hospital and in many other areas according to found documentation. George Hall is linked to James M. Wells at the hospital. Henry F. James was one of the organizers of the George Hall Coal Company of Ogdensburg. I believe these are the same names associated with Calabash Bitters.

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George Hall and James M. Wells – Annual Report of the Managers of the St. Lawrence State Hospital – By New York. St. Lawrence State Hospital, Ogdensburg – 1894

The Ogdensburg City Hospital and Orphan Asylum was opened in November 1885. Sister Mary Patrick came from Ottawa to be administrator of the intuition, and Sister St. Stephen was placed in charge of the hospital department. The number of patients grew so rapidly that a new building for the hospital became necessary. A generous donation from George Hall, mayor of Ogdensburg, helped the board to complete a 60 bed hospital by May of 1902. This was just across the street from the Grey Nun Convent and is the present location of the hospital.

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St. Lawrence State Hospital – Annual Report of the Managers of the St. Lawrence State Hospital – By New York. St. Lawrence State Hospital, Ogdensburg – 1894

Robert C. McEwen United States Custom House (Ogdensburg, New York): The George Hall Corporation, a shipping company, owned the Parish Store from 1880 to 1936. Likely due to needs for additional space, in 1928, the U.S. Customs Service moved back into leased space in the Parish Store. In 1936, the Hall Corporation sold the building to the U.S. government for $65,000. The building was renamed the U.S. Custom House. Over the years, the building was used for customs offices, patrol assembly, radio, record, and customs files rooms, a dormitory for immigration officers, and detention facilities. The U.S. Army, Air Force, and Marines also maintained offices here. Listed in the National Register in 1974, the building was renamed in honor of the late Robert C. McEwen, a U.S. Congressman, in 1982.

Henry F. James, born September 23, 1863, died January 8, 1896; was one of the organizers of the George Hall Coal Company of Ogdensburg, with which he was identified at the time of his death. He married (first) May 11, 1887, Annie Ford Arnold, of Ogdensburg, who died May 7, 1891, leaving two daughters, Elizabeth Arnold and Bertha Ripley; married (second) Elfreda True, of New York City. 2. Annie Bailey, married October 3, 1888, Governor Edward Curtis Smith, of Saint Albans, Vermont. Children: James Gregory, Edward Fairchild, Curtis Ripley and Annie Dorothea Bradford. 3. Harriet Bertha, married, September 9, 1891, Isaac P. Wiser, son of J. P. Wiser, M. P., of Prescott, Ontario, and has sons: Henry James, John Philip and Paul Fairchild. – Genealogical & Family History of Northern, NY, Pages 436-443, William Richard Cutter, A. M., Editorial Supervisor

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Augauer Bitters and the Gauer Family – Chicago

Posted on 9 June 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

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AUGAUER BITTERS – CHICAGO

John H. Gauer – Michael P. Gauer – Nicholas J. Gauer

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Apple-Touch-IconAYou can always spot an eBay picture (above) from George Waddy (bottleski). In this case it was an Augauer Bitters sitting on his deck in some warm tropical locale. When he says a bottle is perfect you can bet your bottom dollar that bottle is a good specimen. Well I won the bottle back in 2006 and it is on a shelf somewhere in one of my rooms with a series of other rectangular bitters that were made in the late 1880s and 90s.

What got me thinking again about my Augauer Bitters was an email from my friend and bitters collector Jeff Burkhardt (Cedarberg, Wisconsin) asking if I might be interested in an Augauer Bitters oval sign. I said yes immediately as I collect Bitters signs. The sign is pictured below. Pretty cool eh?

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Let’s look a little closer at this good-looking bottle that is usually overlooked as it came out so late. The Carlyn Ring and W.C. Ham listing in Bitters Bottles is as follows:

A 134 sp // AUGAUER BITTERS // sp // AUGAUER BITTERS CO / CHICAGO //
7 7/8 x 4 1/4 x 2 5/8 (5 1/2) 3/4
Rectangular, Yellowish green, LTC, Tooled lip and ABM, Scarce
Wide bevels have three narrow vertical ribs.
Label: A palatable and wholesome remedy for the mitigation of disorders of the stomach, sleeplessness, loss of appetite, chronic diarrhea and light attacks of dyspepsia or indigestion. Also affords protection against malaria. This valuable compound has been on the market since 1890 (originally known as Dr. Russell’s Pepsin Calisaya Bitters) three-quarter circle with picture of Augustin Gauer and Trade Mark to either side. The ‘Augauer’ having been coined by us and registered as a trade mark – signed N. J. Gauer.
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“AUGAUER BITTERS – AUGAUER BITTERS CO. / CHICAGO”, (Ring/Ham, A-134), Illinois, ca. 1890 – 1900, bright yellowish green, 8”h, smooth base, tooled lip, 98% original front and back labels, embossed neck foil and contents. – Glass Works Auctions

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“AUGAUER BITTERS – AUGAUER BITTERS CO. / CHICAGO”, (Ring/Ham, A-134), Illinois, ca. 1890 – 1900, bright yellowish green, 8”h, smooth base, tooled lip, 98% original front and back labels, embossed neck foil and contents. – Glass Works Auctions

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Augauer Bitters advertisement – The Chicago Tribune, 30 November 1910

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Gauer Listings – Augauer Bitters Co. Directory of Directors, City of Chicago – 1906

Note: Pre-Pro.com –  The company is listed from 1913-1918 only but an ad in Fike (p. 17) suggests that they were est. in 1890.

The ad reads” Augauer Bitters. Contains 35% Alcohol. This preparation is offered to the public as a palatable and wholesome remedy for the mitigation of disorders of the stomach sleeplessness, loss of appetite, chronic diarrhoea and light attacks of dyspepsia or indigestion. Also usually affords protection against malaria. Dose: one fourth to half small wine glass full 3 or 4 times a day. Children according to age in sweetened water. Guaranteed under foods and drugs act, June 30, ’06. Manufactured by Augauer Bitters Company, Formerly The Dr. Russell Medicine Co.”

49 W Kinzie (1913-1915), 143 W Austin Ave, 4 th Floor (1916-1918)

Note: Bottle Pickers – The Sun Kidney and Liver Bitters was a product from the Augauer Bitters Co. located in Chicago, Ill. This company was formerly the Dr. Russell Medicine Company (see bottles below) which is thought to be established in 1890. The first listing for the Augauer Bitters Company was not till 1913. The company was located at 49 W. Kinzie Street till 1915 then relocated to 143 W. Austin Ave. 4th floor.

Both companies produced a rectangle green bitters bottle very similar. The Augauer Bitters Company went out of business in 1918 because of prohibition.

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Pepsin Calisaya Bitters sample bottles – Dr. Russell Medicine Co. – Meyer Collection

 
P 51 sp // PEPSIN / CALISAYA BITTERS // sp // DR. RUSSELL MED. CO. //
4 1/8 x 2 ¼ x 1 3/8 (2 ¾) 3/8
Rectangular, Green, Yellow green, Amber and Clear, LTG, Tooled lip, 3 ribs on each bevel, Very rare
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Gauer Family

Augustin Gauer – Born 1795 in Budlich, Germany, Died 04 February 1882 in Chicago, Illinois. Father of Nicholas. Pictured on my new sign.
Nicholas J. Gauer – Born 04 August 1836 in Budlich/Malborn, Germany, Died 19 October 1903 in Chicago, Illinois. Son of Augustin.
Nicholas John Jr. Gauer – Born July 1863 in Chicago, Illinois, Died 01 September 1936 in Chicago, Illinois. Son of Nicholas J.
Johann Heronomus Gauer – Born August 1865 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, Died 12 June 1913 in Springfield, Illinois. Son of Nicholas J.
Daily Herald –  Chicago Illinois 1913-06-13
AUTO WRECK KILLS FOUR. PASSENGER TRAIN HITS CAR AT CROSSING. Springfield, Ill., June 12. – Marooned on a railroad track in front of a westbound train, with their automobile engine “dead,” four men met death at Riverton, seven miles east of here, when the train crashed into the machine. The dead are: P. J. CARROLL. E. IVORSON. J. H. GAUER, Chicago. GEORGE BARTEL, Springfield.
Michael Paul Gauer – Born 11 July 1870 in Chicago, Illinois, Died 19 January 1941 in Chicago, Illinois. Son of Nicholas J.
A134 Augauer Bitters

Augauer Bitters – Meyer Collection

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Augauer Bitters “Classed as Liquors” – NY Times 1907

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Augauer Vital Drops Token – CHICKS COLIC & SICKNESS OF THE STOMACH. STOPS PAIN IN MOST CASES ALMOST INSTANTLY / AUGAUER / VITAL DROPS / FOR STOMACH PAIN / CRAMPS / AND DIARRHOEA
MEMBERSHIP EMBLEM OF THE DONT WORRY CLUB / (swastika, clover, horse shoe, wishbone, runic symbols) / GOOD LUCK

Un-embossed and embossed Augauer Vital Drops. They are both 6 3/4″ tall and 1 7/8″ square. They also sport fluted neck with petals at the shoulder, both numbering 14 each. The embossed one has the unusual embossing reading to the right as opposed to the more common reading to the left.- Jack Klotz Collection

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“Take a trip with me into the worm hole”

Posted on 9 June 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

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“Take a trip with me into the worm hole”

Just love this above grid from Jason Rinehart with his accompanying comment “Take a trip with me into the worm hole”. It is creativity like this that makes our hobby so interesting. Congratulations Jason, what a wonderful photo essay. (posted this week on facebook Bottle Collectors)

"Jeez… laid down since I was 11, holding bottles up to the light…still do most every day. People thought I was weird. They were correct! But, I guess we collectors, rather than mercenaries or guns for hire…the lovers know the sore eye socket nights from our kaleidoscopes. Told Mr. (Dick) Watson, when I was a kid, I held HIS book up with one hand, rather than the bunny ears one!! Guess that’s why I always end up single!! Lmao.”

Danny Catherino (facebook comment)

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More on Reproductions from Jim Bender and Bruce Silva

Posted on 8 June 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

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Apple-Touch-IconAThis morning I did a Red Flag reproduction post that stirred up some folks rightly so. Reproductions have been around forever and will continue forever as long as there is a desirable original to copy. I think us bitters collectors especially got our feathers ruffled since a Drake’s was the topic.

I received two interesting responses via email and many shorter ones on facebook. I wanted to share the email from Jim Bender and the email and material from Bruce Silva.

Read: Drake’s Plantation Bitters and other Reproductions out in the market

Read: Repros. A legitimate place in the hobby?

One of the great bottle experts on here should set up a listing with pictures of the reproductions and tell tale signs. This would help us all. I really enjoy all the info that the great people of the site contribute. Thank you all!

Stephen Youker (facebook comment)

Jim Bender Response

JimBenderStainedGlassHey Ferd,

I just saw on your web site about the repro Drakes. This guy has made repro Pickles, USA Hospital bottles, US Navy, clear umbrella inks, black glass ales and pontiled Mustard bottles for some time now. I bought my first bottles he made about 8 or 9 years ago.

I ran into a nice looking Olive green pint Pickle bottle bottle at the Brimfield Mass flea market. I new it was not old but it sure is nice. I then got a teal one and aqua one. He claims to have made cobalt blue ones but I have yet to find one. The USA Hospital bottles come in Amber, Aqua, Teal and Cobalt. I have one of each. You can tell they are not old. However I see them on ebay along with the other bottles they produce being sold as old. The clear umbrella ink is so good it can be pasted as old. It has a smooth base, the other bottles are all pontiled. The US Navy bottles are all over the shows here in the Northeast. I have even seen people put dirt in them as if they are dug. The Black Glass ales are great repros and are very hard to tell from old unless you are a blackglass guy.

I heard a few weeks back he was making Drakes and Robacks barrels but I had not seen one surface until now. I have the guys name and number here somewhere and I will see if I can find it. I have not spoke to him in years. They make them in Virgina somewhere at a glass house if I remember right. He puts a solid glass pontil rod on them not a tube which he claims marks it as a fake. He told me years ago he was making the stuff for Civil War actors and not to fake collectors out. I believed it at the time because I offered to buy at a good price a Cobalt Blue Pickle if he would put a tube pontll on it and he would not. He did tell me he had made a few Cabin bottles in Blue. I have never seen or heard of one showing up yet. I collect fakes and repros and have for years. I have a pair of Washington Taylors pints in Amber and Cobalt which I know are not old but can not find out where they came from. Maybe him ??? I am sure if he wants to he can make killer fakes.

Jim Bender

Hey Ferd,
Here’s a few quick photos of some current repros made by this guy 8 or 9 years ago. I feel bad for new collectors out there.

Jim

It’s Clevenger back from the Grave 🙂

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Bruce Silva

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Much ado about old news. The drakes and the cathedral pickles are just the latest in the ongoing string of fantasy pieces. High quality repros of 19th century American glass have been around for at least the past couple of decades. And no, were’ not talking about Wheaton’s or the trash coming in from India, China, Mexico etc. ad nauseum.

And of course, the Clevenger Brothers, with works dating back as far as the nineteen thirties, deserve their place in the spot light as well…

A well known west coast collector commissioned the production of a very limited quantity of faithfully recreated and ornate cathedral pickles made several years ago. They were produced in incredible, but believable, colors, were as crude as one could hope for, and massive. If memory serves, over 14″ in height.

Many years ago, I purchased a Masons 1858 quart in amber. Later, about ten years ago, I also picked up two USA Hospital Dept. cylinders; one amber and one aqua. Although well made, and apparently comprised of 19th century cullet, (the glass had the “old ring” as opposed to the dead sound of modern glass), they were quite obviously “fantasy pieces”.

The USA’s had an odd refired punty scar that looked like the old bar or solid rod pontil mark. The top was also rolled, as opposed to an applied donut style. Still, they were incredibly crude and great window bottles for a fraction of the normal price of admission.

The Mason had a bust and grind top and the color was breathtaking. But something just didn’t fit and I acquired it knowing that it most probably was not the real deal. Someone had gone to the trouble to distress the Masons in order to “age” it, but anyone with a red book could immediately figure out that it was most probably a well executed modern piece.

Here are photos of the jar and the aqua USA. I can’t find the amber USA right now, but you’ll get the idea. ‘Nuff said~

Bruce

MASON’S PATENT

Mason side

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USA base

Ferd;

Meant to attach a couple of photos of the real deal for comparison. Whichmann shot them for an auction about the same time as I picked up the repros. My terminology of applied donut top may not be 100% dead on but it gets the point across.

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Found a few of my notes about the repros.

I believe that the firm was located in Va. The owners had the last name of Rosencranz (or something like that). They had the contract for the prop bottles used in the civil war movie Gods and Generals. It was produced in 2003. They also supplied a lot of civil war re-enactments with props. This wasn’t limited to just bottles, but also dishes, surgical instruments, etc. etc. Their “old world” glass blower passed away and the firm was no more after their stock of bottles ran out.

This was about the same time that David Milch’s set / prop director contacted me. They offered my fifteen seconds of fame by contracting me for the Deadwood HBO series to provide period whiskies (instead of the asinine assemblage of modern trash) seen in the background of most interior saloon scenes. Linda seemed to recognize that there were issues with the authenticity of the bottles present in the series; probably because a lot of bottle collectors complained… Well, before the next season went into production, Ian McShane got greedy and “Al Swearingon” moved on to greener pastures, hence sealing the fate of the Deadwood series (and my chance to be a Hollywood guy).

Back to the repro pickles. They made pint cathedral pickles, your choice of a washed out aqua, an olive amber, and a color best described as a weak cobalt or an intense cornflower blue. They were easy to spot from across a room due to the mushed down tops. They also made the US Navy Mustard and US Navy Pepper, a fair selection of pretty convincing black glass. It’s been around ten years since I was in contact with them, never bought anything so no receipts, and most of my records are gone.

Hope this helps.

Bruce

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Drake’s Plantation Bitters and other Reproductions out in the market

Posted on 8 June 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

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"They are excellent repros and would easily pass to the unsuspecting as original bottles. The dealer had 10 or 15 of each type. And, guess the price of each… only $24.00.

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REPRODUCTION ALERT

Ferdinand,

I was very interested in your response to my earlier inquiry regarding some excellent, hand made BIMAL, reproductions that I encountered recently.

I am new to your website and am very impressed with your exhibits and passionate knowledge of glass! Thank you for efforts with it!

I have not seen this before on the Internet but I wanted to ask you about it. Check the enclosed pictures of a light olive St Drakes Plantation Bitters and a tall cathedral pickle….which are definitely hand made, BIMAL beautiful bottles..that are both REPRODUCTIONS!

Were you aware of these being made and in the bottle market? These, along with a number of other reproductions, including scroll flasks, were recently acquired by me at a Civil War sutler’s booth in Spotsylvania, VA. They are excellent repros and would easily pass to the unsuspecting as original bottles. The dealer had 10 or 15 of each type. And, guess the price of each… only $24.00. I was very surprised to say the least…I do not know if the antique bottle collecting community is aware of these reproductions, but they are definitely out there. Please let me know what you may know about this!

I am a part time archaeologist with 40 years worth experience in the field and also have collected bottles for the same period. I am sure of what I am saying regarding these reproductions and their excellence in craftsmanship. If there is no interest in people being unscrupulous with passing these reproductions off as originals to an unsuspecting bottle collecting community, I would sincerely appreciate your forwarding this message to any of your bottle collecting friends that may know of or have interest in this timely topic.

Thank you for your time.

Sincerely,

Terry (Ludlow) 🙂

Apple-Touch-IconATerry: This quite frankly, concerns me and many others in the hobby greatly. I am getting all kinds of reports of repros being sold on ebay and even baked bottles of late showing up and selling for good money. It seems like the original sellers are noting that they are repros. I am worried about next generation sales down the line. Would you please purchase me a Drakes and send it to me? I will pay for the cost and shipping etc. I need to see one of these bottles first-hand. Thanks!

Does anyone have any thoughts on the reproduction Drake’s Plantation, and Hostetter’s labels being sold on ebay?

Brian Shultis (on facebook Bottle Collectors)

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Read More: More on Reproductions from Jim Bender and Bruce Silva

Read More: Dog River Glass Company

Read More: Repros. A legitimate place in the hobby?

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43rd Annual Atlanta Bottle Show & Sale Article

Posted on 7 June 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Ferd, this was in the Atlanta Journal this morning. Thanks Jack (Hewitt)

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Jack Hewitt & John Joiner

08 June 2013 (Saturday) Atlanta, Georgia – 43rd Atlanta Antique Bottle Show & Sale, Smyrna Community Center, 200 Village Green Circle, Smyrna, Georgia, 30080, Saturday, 9:00 am to 3:00 pm, Early admission is 6:00 am to 9:00 am Saturday, Set-up: Saturday 6:00 am to 9:00 am, Admission: $3.00 regular and $10.00 for early admission, Contact: Jack Hewitt, Co-Chairman, 1765 Potomac Court, Lawrenceville, Georgia 30043, 770.963.0220, hewittja@bellsouth.net

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A show and sale where collecting enthusiasm is not bottled up

Posted: 12:00 a.m. Wednesday, June 5, 2013

By Howard Pousner – The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

From “Antiques Roadshow” to “American Pickers,” the airwaves are as jammed as an old South Georgia barn with people who are passionate collectors of stuff. But of all the things that the covetous covet, one basic collectible with enduring appeal is bottles….

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Bennet’s Celebrated Stomach Bitters – San Francisco

Posted on 7 June 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

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Bennet’s Celebrated Stomach Bitters

San Francisco

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Apple-Touch-IconAA number of us were watching the western Bennet’s Celebrated Stomach Bitters from San Francisco that closed on ebay the other day. This is a wonderful bottle and I am sure the new owner will be happy. Note that the top, and next images are from the ebay post. A third image is also from the ebay sale and is captioned further below. The name Bennet’s and Bennett’s is frequent in Bitters but are not related.

Read: Bennett’s Stomach Bitters – A real puzzler

Read: Red Jacket Bitters – Another Chicago ‘Indian’ (Bennett, Pieters & Co.)

The ebay description for the Bennet’s Celebrated Stomach Bitters is as follows:

Western Square Bitters – Bennet’s

Here is a tough western square! This golden amber applied top bitters has a ton of embossing. “Bennet’s Celebrated Stomach Bitters, Jos. N. Souther & Co. Sole Proprietors, San Francisco” The “R”s are curved indicative of Pacific Glass Works. The condition is a sparkling gem with one light scratch and that is it. Pristine western glass! I am thinning out a few duplicates and therefore this example is being made available. It is so tough to turn loose of any good western bitters as they are rarely available for sale. This is a top example. Buyer to pay $10.85 postage in the continental US. Good Luck! westernglassaddict $521.99 BennettsCelebratedDale1

[From Warren Friedrich] Henry W. Bennet was a syrups and cordial manufacturer in S.F. His two bitters recipes were used by two business men named Chenery and Souther who put out two different bitters products.

The Carlyn Ring and W. C. Ham listing in Bitters Bottles is as follows:

B 73  BENNET’S CELEBRATED STOMACH BITTERS, Circa 1880 – 1890

BENNET’S / CELEBRATED / STOMACH BITTERS // f // JOS. N. SOUTHER & CO. / SOLE PROPRIETORS / SAN FRANCISCO. // f //
9 x 2 3/4 (6 7/8) 3/8
Square, Amber, LTCR, Tooled lip and Applied mouth, Rare
Lettering reads base to shoulder on brand name panel, Reverse reads shoulder to base as is usual.

Note: San Francisco Business Directory 1880, 1885 and 1890

There is also an earlier variant that is listed below. I have not seen this bottle nor do I have a good close-up picture. There is an example posted at the bottom of this post.

Example found on the surface of Mount Rose near Reno

B 74  BENNET’S WILD CHERRY STOMACH BITTERS

BENNET’S ( au ) / WILD CHERRY / STOMACH BITTERS  ( ad ) // f // CHENERY, SOUTHER & CO. ( au ) /  SOLE AGENTS / SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. ( ad ) // f //
9 x 3 (6 5/8) 3/8
Square, Amber, LTCR, Applied mouth, Very rare
Lettering reads base to shoulder on brand name panel, Reverse reads shoulder to base as is usual.

Note: Example found on the surface of Mount Rose near Reno.

[From Eric McGuire]

The firm of Chenery, Souther & Co. was dissolved in San Francisco on August 1, 1874. Joseph N. Souther then became the sole remaining partner. Richard Chenery had a long and notable career in San Francisco, being an early pioneer. He arrived in San Francisco on the Brig Acadian on August 14, 1849. Chenery was born in Montague, Franklin County, MA in 1817 and became one of the many who rushed for California gold. His wife was the daughter of the former governor of Maine, William G. Crosby.

By 1852 he became a successful business man and was an Alderman of the City of Sacramento, California. Offered the job of Mayor, he declined. He was, however, elected Treasurer. He soon became the head of a number of successful businesses in San Francisco and in 1861 he was one of the mounted guards who escorted President Lincoln to the Capitol at the time of his inauguration. Shortly thereafter, Chenery was appointed U.S. Naval Agent for the Port of San Francisco. When his term ended in 1865 Chenery entered into partnership with Joseph N. Souther as a wholesale liquor dealer. After terminating that partnership in 1874 he invested heavily in mining but returned to the East Coast in 1880, where he remained until his death in Belfast, Maine, on July 27, 1890. Much more can be said of Chenery, but this is the short version.

Henry W. Bennet

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Henry W. Bennet listing – San Francisco Directory – 1865

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Henry W. Bennet listing – San Francisco Directory – 1869

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Henry W. Bennet listing – San Francisco Directory – 1876

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Souther, Joseph N. & Co. (Joseph N. Souther)
manufacturers flavoring extracts. 122-124 Market

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Joseph N. Souther listing – Langley’s San Francisco Directory – 1890 (also 1880, 1886, 1888 Directories Souther was listed)

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B 73 – Bennet’s Celebrated Stomach Bitters, San Francisco – ebay

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B 73 – Bennet’s Celebrated Stomach Bitters, San Francisco – Meyer Collection (American Bottle Auctions | Grapentine III Auction 43 | Lot #874

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B 74 [Warren Friedrich from a previous Western Bitters News post] I noticed over on the Western Glob Top Whiskies blogsite they had been posting several examples showing the various hues of amber those cylinders come in. I thought our followers on this blogsite might enjoy seeing some western squares in some contrasting colors. The photograph below shows a orange-amber colored Bennet’s Wild Cherry Stomach Bitters / Chenery, Souther & Co Sole Agents San Francisco, Cal. (I’ve also owned this bottle in an olive-amber coloration as well). Next to it is a Dr. Henley’s Wild Grape Root IXL Bitters in yellow w/slight amber hue. Quite the contrast between these two squares in color.

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Young Children in Antique Trade Card Advertising

Posted on 6 June 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

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Young Children in Antique Trade Card Advertising

06 June 2013

Apple-Touch-IconAI really get a kick out of looking at the art on vintage advertising trade cards. Recently I spotted this odd looking little fellow with reading glasses below that really gave me a chuckle. Cute or ugly, who knows, but this happy tot was destined to be a bank president somewhere. I went thru my files and posted some of my favorites of similar content. We all know that if you put a child or animal in an advertisement you will have a much grater chance of connecting with your audience. Please send me any other examples you may have so I can add to the post. Thanks.

FUTURE BANK PRESIDENT

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BURDOCK BLOOD BITTERS

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INDIAN WINE BITTERS

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HIRES ROOTBEER

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A. B. CHASE PIANO

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J. J. FOSTER CLOTHIERS

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CLARK’S OUR NEW THREAD

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DeLAND SODA

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HECKERS’ BUCKWHEAT

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BURDOCK BLOOD BITTERS

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PROF HORSFORD’S BAKING POWDER

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COLGATE SOAP

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SCOTCH OATS

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QUAKER BITTERS

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AMERICAN STOMACH BITTERS

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MISHLER’S BITTERS

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