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Tag Archives: bitters
Restorative Bitters – Charles H. Ring
Restorative Bitters – Charles H. Ring 05 December 2014 Cruising mid 1800 newspapers in New York City for Bryant’s Stomach Bitters, I came across an 1850 advertisement for what appears to an unlisted Restorative Bitters by Charles H. Ring. Mr. Ring … Continue reading
Posted in Advertising, Apothecary, Bitters, Druggist & Drugstore, Medicines & Cures
Tagged Apothecary, bitters, Broadway, Charles, Druggist & Drugstore, New York, Restorative, ring
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Comus Stomach Bitters – Crescent City
Comus Stomach Bitters – Crescent City 01 December 2014 The four “C’s”. I guess I could have said NOLA or New Orleans but”Comus”, “Clerc” and “Crescent City” roll off the tongue a little easier. I suppose many of you bitters collectors have … Continue reading
Posted in Bitters, eBay, History, Liquor Merchant, Medicines & Cures, Wine & Champagne
Tagged Albert, bitters, Brothers, city, Clerc, Comus, Crescent, German, grocer, Louisiana, New Iberia, New Orleans, NOLA, Rene, Smith, Stomach, wholesale, Ziegler
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Dr. Virgin’s Wine Bitters – Concord, New Hampshire
Dr. Virgin’s Wine Bitters – Concord, New Hampshire 27 November 2014 (R•030516) First of all…Happy Thankgiving. Here is another important bitters that sold this past Monday night in the Glass Works Auctions, The ‘Christmas Comes Early’ Catalog Auction #105 . The Dr. Virgin’s Wine Bitters from Concord, New … Continue reading
Posted in Bitters, History, Medicines & Cures, Wine & Champagne
Tagged bitters, Brandon DeWolfe, Concord, Ebenezer, Franklin Pierce Virgin, Fred, Gage & Conn, Hall, Peaslee, Virgin, Wine
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Sarsaparilla & Tomato Bitters – Boston
Sarsaparilla & Tomato Bitters – Boston 20 November 2014 (R•112314) (R•083019) Here is a bitters bottle that could be the most underrated and undervalued bottle in our hobby. The Sarsaparilla & Tomato Bitters from Boston rarely sell for more than a few hundred dollars which is surprising. … Continue reading
Posted in Advertising, Apothecary, Bitters, Currency, Ephemera, History, Medicines & Cures, Sarsaparilla
Tagged Apothecary, bitters, Boston, brown, Cable, Druggist & Drugstore, Frederick, Meyer, New Orleans, Sarsaparilla, state, Stillman, Tomato, Truman, Washington
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I wish someone would find me a Newfoundland Bitters
I wish someone would find me a Newfoundland Bitters 19 November 2014 Sitting lonely, in the Carlyn Ring and W.C. Ham Bitters Bottles book, is a listing for N 21 NEWFOUNDLAND BITTERS, The Daily Picayune (New Orleans) April 4, 1869. I had seen … Continue reading
Posted in Advertising, Bitters, History, Liquor Merchant, Medicines & Cures, Whiskey
Tagged Adolphus, bitters, Charles, Cincinnati, Dexter, Edmund, Galveston, George, grocer, Harvie, Julius, Kentucky, liquor, Louisiana, mansion, New Orleans, Newfoundland, ohio, rectifier, Southern, texas, Whiskey
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The Beggs’ and their Dandelion Bitters
The Beggs’ and their Dandelion Bitters 18 November 2014 (R•010315) (R•120317) (R•032019) (081019) As a follow-up to both of the DeWitts Stomach Bitters posts, I thought it would be appropriate to do a post on Beggs Dandelion Bitters. Beggs and DeWitt were partners … Continue reading
An Unknown Millionaire Found In New York
An Unknown Millionaire Found In New York Mr. Elden Casselle DeWitt 16 November 2014 I’ve often wondered who E. C. DeWitt (also written De Witt) was? A have a few of his DeWitt’s Stomach Bitters bottles, one is pictured above. … Continue reading
Posted in Advertising, Bitters, Druggist & Drugstore, History, Medicines & Cures, Questions, Tonics
Tagged Bessg, bitters, Casselle, chicago, Dakota, Dandelion, DeWitt, Elden, Gourd, Iowa, Medicine, New York, proprietary, Stomach, Tonic, Vaughan
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K.S.S.B = Kagy’s Superior Stomach Bitters – Ottawa, Illinois
K.S.S.B = Kagy’s Superior Stomach Bitters – Ottawa, Illinois 15 November 2014 (R•070515) You know, I like bitters bottles. Collecting them, tracking them, researching, buying, selling, trading, winning, recording, photographing, writing, blogging etc. Kinda hooked. It has gotten to the … Continue reading