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Tag Archives: bitters
A labeled Dr. Stephen Jewett’s Tonic Bitters
A labeled Dr. Stephen Jewett’s Tonic Bitters 22 April 2014 (R•031619) (R•032319) Yet another fantastic, labeled bitters from New Hampshire submitted by Brandon DeWolfe. We are talking today about Dr. Stephen Jewett’s Tonic Bitters from Rindge, New Hampshire. The example that Brandon … Continue reading
Posted in Bitters, Collectors & Collections, Glass Companies & Works, History, Medicines & Cures, Tonics
Tagged bitters, Boston, Brandon DeWolfe, Ezekiel, health, Heckler, Jewett, Keene, label, Medicine, New Hampshire, Patent, Restoring, Rindge, Stephen, Stoddard, Tonic
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Tufts Tonic Bitters – Plymouth, New Hampshire
Tuft’s Tonic Bitters – Plymouth, New Hampshire 21 April 2014 Now here is a tough bottle to get. I had to say it. The Tuft’s Tonic Bitters from Plymouth, New Hampshire was a late, labeled bitters, made by Tufts & Company. Ring & Ham give … Continue reading
Posted in Apothecary, Bitters, Druggist & Drugstore, History, Medicines & Cures, Questions, Tonics, Trade Cards
Tagged Apothecary, bitters, Brandon DeWolfe, Druggist & Drugstore, Humphrey, John Sullivan Tufts, Nahum, New Hampshire, Plymouth, Tonic, Tufts, Wight, William Merril, witch hazel
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Annable’s Mandrake & Antibilious Bitters – New Hampshire
Annable’s Mandrake & Antibilious Bitters – New Hampshire 20 April 2014 Many of us had the opportunity to attend the great 2013 FOHBC National Antique Bottle Show in Manchester, New Hampshire last year and we look forward to our 2014 National … Continue reading
Posted in Advertising, Apothecary, Bitters, Collectors & Collections, Druggist & Drugstore, Ephemera, History, Medicines & Cures, Trade Cards
Tagged Annable, antibilious, bitters, Brandon DeWolfe, Colebrook, Coos, extracts, flavoring, Joe Gourd, Lyman H. Annable, Lyman O. Shurtleff, Mandrake, Nashua, New Hampshire, Shurtleff, starch, Stewartstown, Susan Fletcher, True Loverin, Whitefield
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Looking at some Canadian Bitters
Looking at some Canadian Bitters 18 April 2014 On some days, I think the bitters collecting community is small while on others, I am just amazed at how big it is. Today, I worked with Marlowe Morris up in Canada … Continue reading
Posted in Bitters, Collectors & Collections, Digging and Finding, Liquor Merchant, Medicines & Cures, Photography, Remedy, Tonics
Tagged A. Harvard, bitters, Buchan's, canada, canadian, Collingwood, Crown, Gianelli, Isaac, Italian, Johnson's, Marlowe Morris, Montreal, ontario, Remedy, Richard, Royal, St. Lawrence, Steamboat, Tonic, Toronto, Williams
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An unlisted Russell’s Alterative and Tonic Bitters
An unlisted Russell’s Alterative and Tonic Bitters 18 April 2014 (R•041914) (R•040819) You may have remembered the 1836 Russell’s Stomach Bitters post from Vermont the other day. Bitters trade card authority Joe Gourd, saw the post and went looking in his … Continue reading
Posted in Advertising, Apothecary, Bitters, Collectors & Collections, Druggist & Drugstore, Ephemera, Hair Tonics, History, Medicines & Cures, Perfume, Questions, Tonics, Trade Cards
Tagged alterative, Apothecary, bitters, Bradford Allen, Brandon DeWolfe, card, Castanaine, Druggist & Drugstore, E. S. Russell, Elias, George Waddy, Hair, Joe Gourd, Nashua, New Hampshire, Russell, Russell's, Smith, Tonic, trade, Whittemore
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Holloway’s Orange Bitters by Canada Dry
Holloway’s Orange Bitters distributed by Canada Dry 17 April 2014 Well, certainly not the most exciting and early bitters product, but a bitters none-the-less. So it must be added to the Orange Bitters series. Plus, who knows, maybe there is a … Continue reading
Posted in Bitters, eBay, Flasks, Ginger Ale, History, Liquor Merchant, Medicines & Cures, Tax Stamps
Tagged 1644, Ale, bitters, canada, Dry, eBay, Exchange, Ginger, Holloway, Holloway's, New York, Orange, Previtali, Royal, Wisconsin
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An 1836 Russell’s Stomach Bitters Advertisement
An 1836 Russell’s Stomach Bitters Advertisement 17 April 2014 (R•041814) I found this Russell’s Stomach Bitters advertisement rather interesting for a number of reasons. First, it is rather old, coming from the Burlington Free Press (Vermont) in 1836. An earlier advertisement from … Continue reading
Posted in Advertising, Bitters, Druggist & Drugstore, History, Medicines & Cures
Tagged bitters, Burlington, free, itch, ointment, pills, Press, rheum, Russell, Russell's, Stomach, Vermont, water, Wine
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Unlisted Dr. Bourbon’s Aromatic Forest Bitters
Unlisted Dr. Bourbon’s Aromatic Forest Bitters 16 April 2014 (R•040819- R&H listings) Interesting news from Steven Libbey, chief of the Wisconsin bottle club. Steve is reporting about an unlisted Dr. Bourbon’s Aromatic Forest Bitters from Madison, Wisconsin. What a great … Continue reading
Holloway’s Bitters from Syracuse
Holloway’s Bitters from Syracuse 13 April 2014 (082719) Well, finally we are seeing some great bottle pictures without snow in the background! What a winter! Spring has sprung. Yesterday, I was pleasantly surprised to see a labeled Holloway’s Bitters lady’s leg … Continue reading
Posted in Advertising, Bitters, Collectors & Collections, Druggist & Drugstore, eBay, Ephemera, Figural Bottles, History, Medicines & Cures, Tonics, Trade Cards
Tagged appetizer, Aromatic, bitters, Bob Newnham, Dan Cowman, eBay, G. A. Heyne, George W. Holloway, Holloway, Houston, Joe Gourd, Mark Yates, Nellie Brown, New York, Robert P. Brown, Stomach, Syracuse, Tonic
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Forbes Visit, off the Pacific Coast of Big Sur
Forbes Visit, off the Pacific Coast of Big Sur Light, Reflection & Shadow 11 April 2014 My last hurrah and setting sun from my magnificent and recent west coast bottle trip was saved for last when I visited my good … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, Bitters, Collectors & Collections, Color Runs, Display, Photography, Windows
Tagged bay, Big, bitters, Borbes, california, Carmel, Cutter, Figural, Helen, house, Jerry, light, Morro, Mountain, Pacific, reflection, road, shadow, Sur, tree
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