Tag Archives: Antique

William J. Reading – Key West, Florida

Posted on 24 March 2019 by Ferdinand Meyer V

William J. Reading and his Coffin Flask Key West, Florida 24 March 2019 I like these little pocket or coffin flasks especially when they have interesting locales embossed on the bottles such as this W. J. READING, KEY WEST, FLA. … Continue reading →

Posted in Digging and Finding, Flasks, History, Liquor Merchant, Questions, Tobacco | Tagged Antique, Bottle, coffin, Cuba, dealer, factory, Flask, florida, Key West, liquor, Marianne Dow, Scott Tyson, tobacco, W. J. Reading, William J. Reading | Leave a comment

Reed Brothers – Dealers in Drugs & School Books

Posted on 7 March 2019 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Reed Brothers – Dealers in Drugs & School Books Reed’s Celebrated Overland Bitters 07 March 2019 I like that, …”Dealers in Drugs & School Books” and also “Proprietors of Reed’s Celebrated Overland Bitters.” Here is another super tough, extremely rare … Continue reading →

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Tincture of Centaury Bitters – Bernheim Brothers & Uri

Posted on 20 January 2019 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Tincture of Centaury Bitters – Bernheim Brothers & Uri Louisville, Kentucky 20 January 2019 If you go to the I.W. Harper website and visit the history menu on the banner, the following opening screen reads, “THE I.W. HARPER LEGACY, A … Continue reading →

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Excelsior Stomach Bitters – Rose’s Drug Store, Westminster, Maryland

Posted on 4 January 2019 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Excelsior Stomach Bitters – Rose’s Drug Store Westminster, Maryland 04 January 2019 (R•041019) Here is an advertisement below for a possibly unlisted Excelsior Stomach Bitters that I came across during research for the Excelsior Stomach Bitters post from St. John, … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Apothecary, Bitters, Druggist & Drugstore, History, Medicines & Cures, Questions | Tagged A. H. Huber, Antique, Baltimore, bitters, Bottle, butcher, Carroll, drug, Druggist & Drugstore, Excelsior, fountain, Huber and Royer, John J. Rose, Main, maryland, Randolph Wehler, Soda, Stomach, store, Street, Westminster | Leave a comment

Dr. Thomas A. Hurley’s Stomach Bitters – Louisville

Posted on 29 December 2018 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Dr. Thomas A. Hurley’s Stomach Bitters – Louisville 29 December 2018 The Hurley’s Stomach Bitters bottle is rated extremely rare and is from Louisville, Kentucky. My example is pictured at the top of this post. There is actually a variant … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Apothecary, Bitters, Druggist & Drugstore, History, Medicines & Cures, Sarsaparilla | Tagged advertising, Antique, Apothecary, bitters, Bottle, card, Doctor, Druggist & Drugstore, J. Walker Seaton, James Ruddle, Joe Gourd, Kentucky, Louisville, maryland, Medicine, Patent, physician, Sarsaparilla, Stomach, Susan M. Rogers, Tennessee, Thomas A. Hurley, trade, unlisted | Leave a comment

Riddle, Fuller & Co. selling Celebrated California Bitters?

Posted on 27 December 2018 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Riddle, Fuller & Co. selling Celebrated California Bitters? Council Bluffs, Iowa 27 December 2018 I recently received a couple of emails and newspaper clippings from Mark Wiseman, a experienced bottle collector from Iowa that included advertisements for unlisted bitters including Adler’s … Continue reading →

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R.C. Ridgway & Co. Lady’s Leg – Philadelphia

Posted on 24 December 2018 by Ferdinand Meyer V

R.C. Ridgway & Co. Lady’s Leg – Philadelphia 24 December 2018 I received the email below and pictures of an exciting new find from Robert Biro that I thought I would share. I was curious who R.C. Ridgway was? It … Continue reading →

Posted in Bitters, Digging and Finding, History, Spirits, Wine & Champagne | Tagged Antique, Black, Bottle, broker, Continental, dug, email, found, George, Glass, Hotel, iron, lady's leg, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, pontil, R C Ridgway, real estate, Richard C. Ridgway, Robert Biro, Savannah, Whitney | Leave a comment

Use Dr. Henley’s Celebrated California IXL Bitters

Posted on 21 December 2018 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Use Dr. Henley’s Celebrated California IXL Bitters 21 December 2018 Dr. William Henley is associated with a wide variety of products ranging from bitters to various types of patent medicines. His bitters bottles, typically round cylinders, are highly prized collectibles … Continue reading →

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Pond’s Bitters “Makes You Go Some”

Posted on 28 November 2018 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Pond’s Bitters “Makes You Go Some” 28 November 2018 (R•120418) The story here is about three related Chicago-sold bitters. The first is Lash’s Bitters from California which inspired Rex Bitters and Pond’s Bitters, the subject of this post. Pond’s Bitters was … Continue reading →

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Caldwell’s Wine & Iron Bitters – Medina NY

Posted on 13 September 2018 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Caldwell’s Wine & Iron Bitters – Medina NY 13 September 2018 (R•051019-FBN) The other day I did a post on the triangular Caldwell’s Herb Bitters which was centered around York and Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. It reminded me of another Caldwell named … Continue reading →