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Prairie & Plantation Bitters – Cincinnati, O

Prairie & Plantation Bitters – C. Frank & Co. Cincinnati. O 06 September 2015 As I noted yesterday in my “The Two Other Plantation Bitters” post, I have been watching the ‘new on the scene’ Prairie and Plantation Bitters figural cabin for … Continue reading

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The Two Other Plantation Bitters

The two other Plantation Bitters + another 05 September 2015 Just about all of us are familiar with the Drake’s Plantations Bitters figural log cabin bottle. Besides Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters, you probably see more Drake’s at shows, at auctions and online than … Continue reading

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The oddly shaped Vigor Bitter & Invigorating Tonic & the Heublein & Brother Bottle

The oddly shaped Vigor Bitter & Invigorating Tonic & the Heublein & Brother bottle 05 September 2015 Frank Wicker sent the pictures (which I have cropped in Photoshop) of a Vigor Bitter & Invigorating Tonic saying, “Hi Ferdinand, have you ever seen one … Continue reading

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Professor Virchow’s Iron Bitters – Chicago

Professor Virchow’s Iron Bitters – Chicago 04 September 2015 (R•120615) Jeff Burkhardt (Cedarburg, Wisconsin) sent the following e-mail and two pictures of a Professor Virchow’s Iron Bitters. I have not seen one of these bottles before so I thought this was … Continue reading

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Telliers Herb Bitters – Established 1834

Telliers Herb Bitters – Established 1834 30 August 2015 Here is a cool bitters square that I have heard about and seen on eBay before though I do not have an example in my collection. This looks like a pretty decent … Continue reading

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Gilbert’s Sarsaparilla Bitters – Enosburgh Falls, Vermont

Gilbert’s Sarsaparilla Bitters – Enosburgh Falls, Vermont 21 August 2015 If you read my most recent post about Dr. Gilbert’s Rock and Rye Stomach Bitters (Read: Dr. Gilbert’s Rock and Rye Stomach Bitters), you saw that I was going to investigate to … Continue reading

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Dr. Gilbert’s Rock and Rye Stomach Bitters

Dr. Gilbert’s Rock and Rye Stomach Bitters 20 August 2015 Finally coming out from under the work load associated with the FOHBC 2015 Chattanooga National and I am doing what I like best, that is passionately collecting and writing about … Continue reading

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Chattanooga National Bitters Spotting

Chattanooga National Bitters Spotting 19 August 2015 (R•082015) As busy as I was at the FOHBC 2015 Chattanooga National Antique Bottle Show, I certainly had the opportunity to see some nice bitters on the floor, under the tables, in the … Continue reading

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Tyler’s Standard American Bitters – New Haven, CT

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Tyler’s Standard American Bitters – New Haven, CT 22 July 2015 (R•072615) (R•040816) I have pretty much been overwhelmed with business, the upcoming 2015 Chattanooga National and the 2016 Sacramento National. Traveling every day of the week, so thinking about … Continue reading

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The Mike Dickman Collection

The Mike Dickman Collection I stumbled into a “bottle and barbed wire show” in Albuquerque 14 July 2015 Nice to hear from Mike Dickman here from Santa Fe, New Mexico which may be my favorite place to visit in the United … Continue reading

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