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Khoosh Bitters – The Great Tonic of the Age

Posted on 22 February 2019 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Khoosh Bitters The Great Tonic of the Age – The King of Bitters 22 February 2019 Not much attention is paid to Khoosh Bitters here in the United States as it is an English brand. I certainly understand collecting bottles … Continue reading →

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Dr. De Andries Pure Sarsaparilla Bitters – New Orleans

Posted on 19 February 2019 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Dr. De Andries Pure Sarsaparilla Bitters E. M. Rusha – New Orleans 19 February 2019 I recently updated the post for the extremely rare Dr. Hyde’s Southern Stomach Bitters put out by Dr. Edward Caleb Hyde in New Orleans around 1868. … Continue reading →

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Continental Bitters – Mayer, Strouse & Baum

Posted on 14 February 2019 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Continental Bitters Mayer, Strouse & Baum – Philadelphia 14 February 2019 I recently came across this neat circa 1862 trade card advertisement (above) held by the The Library Company of Philadelphia for Continental Bitters put out by Mayer, Strouse & Baum which surprisingly, … Continue reading →

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Lieber’s French Cordial Bitters

Posted on 13 February 2019 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Benjamin Lieber’s French Cordial Bitters Philadelphia 13 February 2019 (R•041019) I recently came across this neat advertisement (above) held by the The Library Company of Philadelphia for B. Lieber (Benjamin) showing his storefront in Philadelphia in 1849. The illustration shows that Lieber is … Continue reading →

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Could this bottle be for Tobias’s Wine Bitters?

Posted on 11 February 2019 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Could this bottle be for the Celebrated Tobias’s Wine Bitters? 11 February 2019 Robert Biro posted over on the Peachridge Glass Facebook page, a series of images for a dug Tobias & Son ladies leg cylinder with a killer iron … Continue reading →

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Spring Bitters – John W. Service

Posted on 25 January 2019 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Spring Bitters – John W. Service Hartford, Connecticut 25 January 2019 Bobby Conner sent me the two top-most pictures here and said, “Good morning Ferd. Here’s a bitters you may enjoy seeing. I can’t find any info on it other … Continue reading →

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He Sold Black Hawk Bitters

Posted on 23 January 2019 by Ferdinand Meyer V

He Sold Black Hawk Bitters 23 January 2019 I saw the “He Sold Black Hawk Bitters” notice below for Black Hawk Bitters in a Mexico, Missouri newspaper dated Thursday, December 2, 1915. It caught my eye as a possible unlisted bitters. … Continue reading →

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Congress Bitters – The Great American Tonic!

Posted on 15 January 2019 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Congress Bitters – The Great American Tonic! Dundas Dick & Co. – New York 15 January 2019 I have an amber rectangular embossed Congress Bitters bottle in my collection (pictured at the top of post) that I know nothing about. … 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 →

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Excelsior Stomach Bitters – Drs. Ault and McGavern – St. John, Iowa

Posted on 1 January 2019 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Excelsior Stomach Bitters – Drs. Ault and McGavern St. John, Iowa 01 January 2019 I recently received, reviewed and responded to a couple of emails and newspaper clippings from Mark Wiseman, a well-known antique bottle collector from Iowa that included … Continue reading →