Posts
January 2025 M T W T F S S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 -
Recent Posts
- Facts, Assumptions, and Stories about Round-Bottom Bottles
- Early Georgia Sodas
- Bitters Bottles Supplement 2
- Daily Dose | November & December 2019
- Daily Dose | October 2019
- Daily Dose | September 2019
- Looking at a Moffat Billhead
- Daily Dose | August 2019
- Daily Dose | July 2019
- Daily Dose | June 2019
- Cannon’s Bitters Study & Timeline – Washington, D.C.
- Bissell’s Tonic Bitters – O. P. Bissell, Peoria, Illinois
- Looking at Bitters in the Rheinstrom, Bettman, Johnson & Co. Presentation Book
- Daily Dose | May 2019
- Botanic Nerve Bitters – Herb Medicine Company, Philadelphia
Recent Comments
- Ferdinand Meyer V on Barrel Series – Original Pocahontas Bitters
- The Life and Times of E.H. Taylor – E.H. Taylor, Jr. on A question regarding an “Old Taylor” find
- Froggy on The Triangular O.H.P. Rose’s Peruvian King Bitters
- etmcguire on Dr. Jaffe’s Celebrated Cinchona Bitters Trademark Letter
- mikedickman on Daily Dose | April • June 2 0 1 7
- gregtbr on The Triangular O.H.P. Rose’s Peruvian King Bitters
- Bocabottle on Early Damiana Bitters or is something wrong here?
- texas bottle man on Confederate Stomach Bitters – Angelo Velati – Columbus Georgia
- texas bottle man on Confederate Stomach Bitters – Angelo Velati – Columbus Georgia
- mikedickman on Daily Dose | July 2016
Archives
- January 2024 (1)
- October 2021 (1)
- December 2020 (1)
- November 2019 (1)
- October 2019 (1)
- September 2019 (1)
- August 2019 (2)
- July 2019 (1)
- June 2019 (1)
- May 2019 (4)
- April 2019 (4)
- March 2019 (5)
- February 2019 (7)
- January 2019 (7)
- December 2018 (8)
- November 2018 (7)
- October 2018 (11)
- September 2018 (6)
- August 2018 (3)
- July 2018 (1)
- April 2018 (2)
- March 2018 (4)
- February 2018 (2)
- January 2018 (1)
- December 2017 (1)
- October 2017 (7)
- August 2017 (1)
- July 2017 (3)
- June 2017 (6)
- April 2017 (1)
- March 2017 (1)
- February 2017 (1)
- January 2017 (3)
- October 2016 (4)
- September 2016 (3)
- August 2016 (3)
- July 2016 (3)
- June 2016 (1)
- May 2016 (2)
- April 2016 (1)
- March 2016 (8)
- February 2016 (8)
- January 2016 (5)
- December 2015 (3)
- November 2015 (17)
- October 2015 (14)
- September 2015 (11)
- August 2015 (6)
- July 2015 (4)
- June 2015 (9)
- May 2015 (15)
- April 2015 (13)
- March 2015 (16)
- February 2015 (21)
- January 2015 (21)
- December 2014 (24)
- November 2014 (22)
- October 2014 (29)
- September 2014 (16)
- August 2014 (27)
- July 2014 (26)
- June 2014 (23)
- May 2014 (27)
- April 2014 (27)
- March 2014 (36)
- February 2014 (39)
- January 2014 (40)
- December 2013 (28)
- November 2013 (35)
- October 2013 (41)
- September 2013 (42)
- August 2013 (42)
- July 2013 (38)
- June 2013 (38)
- May 2013 (35)
- April 2013 (38)
- March 2013 (43)
- February 2013 (28)
- January 2013 (37)
- December 2012 (44)
- November 2012 (37)
- October 2012 (50)
- September 2012 (44)
- August 2012 (48)
- July 2012 (47)
- June 2012 (40)
- May 2012 (49)
- April 2012 (42)
- March 2012 (45)
- February 2012 (36)
- January 2012 (43)
- December 2011 (38)
- November 2011 (54)
- October 2011 (31)
- September 2011 (31)
- August 2011 (43)
- July 2011 (36)
- June 2011 (23)
- May 2011 (38)
- April 2011 (75)
Categories
- Advertising (467)
- Advice (272)
- Ales & Ciders (38)
- Ancient Glass (7)
- Apothecary (59)
- Art & Architecture (72)
- Art Glass (3)
- Article Publications (153)
- Auction News (243)
- Barber Bottles (7)
- Bartending (2)
- Bitters (1,018)
- Black Glass (11)
- Blacking (4)
- Blown Glass (38)
- Bottle Shows (250)
- Bottles and Extras (44)
- Bottling Works (36)
- Bourbon (29)
- Bowls (5)
- Brandy (3)
- Breweriana (45)
- Candy (1)
- Carnival Glass (3)
- Chamber Pot (1)
- Chestnut (10)
- Civil War (104)
- Club News (158)
- Cod Liver Oil (4)
- Coffee (1)
- Cola (11)
- Collectors & Collections (724)
- Cologne (27)
- Color (26)
- Color Runs (174)
- Cordial (40)
- Currency (13)
- Daily Dose (53)
- Decanter (9)
- Demijohns (27)
- Depression Glass (6)
- Digging and Finding (318)
- Dinnerware (14)
- Display (79)
- Diving (17)
- Druggist & Drugstore (270)
- Early American Glass (132)
- eBay (147)
- Ephemera (228)
- Errors (1)
- Eye Cups (1)
- Facebook (63)
- Figural Bottles (310)
- Fire Grenades (5)
- Fishing Floats (2)
- Flasks (146)
- Fly Traps (2)
- FOHBC News (165)
- Folk Art (22)
- Food (1)
- Freeblown Glass (27)
- Fruit Jars (40)
- Gin (34)
- Ginger Ale (14)
- Glass Companies & Works (113)
- Glass Makers (68)
- Hair Tonics (25)
- Historical Flasks (114)
- History (945)
- Holiday (31)
- Humor – Lighter Side (89)
- Hutches (12)
- Infant Feeders (3)
- Inks (47)
- Insulators (42)
- Jelly & Jam (6)
- Juice and Ades (1)
- Lamps (3)
- Legal (9)
- Lightning Rod Balls (13)
- Liqueurs (8)
- liquor (24)
- Liquor Merchant (244)
- Mailbox Letters (20)
- Marbles (7)
- Medicines & Cures (589)
- Milk & Creamers (22)
- Milk Glass (10)
- Mineral Water (49)
- Miniatures (22)
- Museums (73)
- News (401)
- Painted Label (7)
- Paperweights (3)
- Passing (1)
- Patents (3)
- Peachridge Glass (48)
- Pepper Sauce (8)
- Perfume (20)
- Photography (143)
- Pickle Jars (23)
- Pitchers (7)
- Poison Bottles (22)
- Postage (25)
- Pot Lids (14)
- Pottery (13)
- Pressed Glass (1)
- Price Guides (3)
- Publications (63)
- Questions (341)
- Regulations (6)
- Remedy (63)
- Reproductions (6)
- Revolutionary War (14)
- Root Beer (4)
- Rum (2)
- Salt (4)
- Salve (3)
- Sarsaparilla (38)
- Sauce (5)
- Scams & Frauds (18)
- Scents (4)
- Schnapps (18)
- Sea Glass (3)
- Seltzer (2)
- Shaving Mugs (5)
- Shot Glasses (8)
- Snuff (10)
- Soda Bottles (40)
- Soda Water (41)
- Soft Drinks (17)
- Spanish-American War (1)
- Spirits (170)
- Stained Glass (6)
- Stoneware (21)
- Syrup (13)
- Target Balls (7)
- Tax Stamps (40)
- Tea (2)
- Technology (36)
- Temperance (3)
- Tobacco (15)
- Tonics (179)
- Trade Cards (106)
- Treasure (6)
- Uncategorized (17)
- Utility Bottles (53)
- Vases (7)
- Veterinary (7)
- Virtual Museum (13)
- Water (12)
- Whimsies (14)
- Whiskey (165)
- Windows (15)
- Wine & Champagne (48)
- Witch Ball (4)
Tag Archives: bitters
Dr. Harvey’s Blood Bitters – a Western English bottle?
Rick Simi, Bruce Silva and some of the western bitters boys have been discussing the Dr. Harvey’s Blood Bitters of late over at Western Bitters News. This includes the origin, proprietor, name, dates, locale, embossed typography etc. I thought I … Continue reading
The great indian beverage XXX E. Dexter Loveridge Wahoo Bitters
“Drink as a Beverage” XXX E. DEXTER LOVERIDGE WAHOO BITTERS 19 October 2012 (R•031215) “The compound was procured in part from the most eminent Indian physicians known among our northwestern tribes” The Jack Stecher post of the three labeled upstate … Continue reading
Posted in Advertising, Bitters, Collectors & Collections, Ephemera, Figural Bottles, Glass Companies & Works, History
Tagged bitters, Brian Wolff, Buffalo, Clyde, Dr. Loveridge, E. Dexter Loveridge, Indian, Jack Stecher, Jeff Burkhardt, John N. Pattison, Lockport, Meyer, New York, Polka, Susannah Bodine Pierson, Wahoo, XXX
Leave a comment
Steele’s Niagara Star Bitters – Lockport Glass Works
STEELE’S NIAGARA STAR BITTERS Steele’s Niagara Star Bitters – Lockport Glass Works 16 October 2012 (R•100918) (R•041219) The Jack Stecher picture of the three great labeled Upstate New York Bitters bottles (see top-most picture) on Peachridge Glass recently prompted me to go … Continue reading
Posted in Bitters, Collectors & Collections, Figural Bottles, Glass Companies & Works, History
Tagged Benjamin Fletcher, bitters, Eagle, George A. Torrance, Hon. Richard B. Hoag, Jack Stecher, Jean W. Dunn, John W. Steele, Lockport, Locks, Meyer, New York, Niagara, Star, Steele's, Wallace W. Steele
Leave a comment
Dr. Walkinshaw’s Curative Bitters from Batavia, NY
Dr. Maxwell George Walkinshaw Batavia, Genesee County, N.Y. Dr. Maxwell George Walkinshaw was a graduate of the Buffalo Medical College and Medical Department of the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor. He practiced medicine throughout his career and moved to … Continue reading
Posted in Bitters, Collectors & Collections, Druggist & Drugstore, History, Medicines & Cures
Tagged Adelaide Homelius Walkinshaw, Batavia, bitters, Buffalo Medical College, Curative, Dr. Maxwell George Walkinshaw, Dr. Walkinshaw's, Genesee County, Henry Hewitt, Jack Stecher, James M. Walkinshaw, M.G. Walkinshaw, Meyer, New York, physician, University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, Walkinshaw, Walkinshaw Drugs
Leave a comment
Drake’s Plantation Bitters Label Question
“This is the only black with gold lettering S.T. DRAKE’S PLANTATION BITTERS label (see below) I have ever seen. I thought it might be unique to the 5 log mold, but Micheal George had a 5 log with the normal … Continue reading
Posted in Bitters, Figural Bottles, Questions
Tagged bitters, Brian Shultis, Drakes, Michael George, Plantation
Leave a comment
Some of Jacks labeled Upstate New York Bitters
Hi Ferd. Great seeing you and many others at Heckler’s and Keene last weekend. It’s always been my favorite season and time for bottle outings. I was fortunate to buy an aqua vertical Greeley’s at Heckler’s field this past week. … Continue reading
Posted in Bitters, Bottle Shows, Collectors & Collections, Figural Bottles, Medicines & Cures
Tagged Batavia, bitters, Dexter Loveridge Wahoo Bitters, Dr. Walkinshaw's, Drake's Plantation Bitters, Greeley's, Greeley's Bourbon Whiskey Bitters, Halls Bitters, Heckler, Jack Stecher, John Root's Bitters, Keene, label, labeled, log cabin, New Hampshire, Rochester, Steele's Niagara Star Bitters, Warner's, Yankee Bottle Show
1 Comment
A larger Dr. Hoofland’s German Bitters spotted in the Hayfield
A larger Dr. Hoofland’s German Bitters spotted in the Hayfield 9 October 2012 (R•090918) (R•021219) “the happy result of intelligent research, coupled with the extensive practice of Dr. Christoph Wilhelm Hueflin of Gena, Germany.” Jan Ratushny had this large Dr. Hoofland’s … Continue reading
Posted in Advertising, Bitters, Collectors & Collections, Cordial, Druggist & Drugstore, Ephemera, History, Medicines & Cures, Tax Stamps, Tonics, Trade Cards
Tagged bitters, C.M. Jackson, Charles M. Evans, Charles M. Jackson, Christolph Wilheim Hoofland, Dr. Christoph Wilhelm Hueflin, Dr. Hoofand, Dyspepsia, Gena, German, Germany, Holloway & Co., Jan Ratushny, jaundice, Joe Gourd, Johnston, Liver, Meyer, Philadelphia, Potter's American Monthly, R.S. Jones, Santa Cruz Rum
Leave a comment
Three Bottles with New Orleans seals
Bottles with New Orleans seals PEYCHAUD’S, DELPIT’S & SARRAZIN. Age range 1840’s through 1870’s. “I’ve always felt the DELPIT’S was the oldest, the SARRAZIN the most recent.” Charles Aprill Dr. Charles Aprill from the Big Easy, submits these wonderful pictures … Continue reading
Posted in Bitters, Black Glass, Collectors & Collections, Spirits, Tobacco, Whiskey
Tagged american, bitters, Charles Aprill, J.P. Sarrazin, New Orleans, Nouvelle, Peychaud's, Tabac de Delpit, tobacco
Leave a comment
Looking at the Morning Star Bitters – Baltimore
Looking at the Morning Star Bitters – Baltimore Greatest Tonic of the Age 12 October 2012 (R•102013) (R•091518) I was looking closer at Ed and Kathy Gray’s (GreatAntiqueBottles.com) Morning Star Bitters (see above) yesterday at the Yankee Bottle Show in … Continue reading
Posted in Advertising, Bitters, Bottle Shows, Collectors & Collections, History, Liquor Merchant, Medicines & Cures, Tonics
Tagged Baltimore, bitters, Bottle, Burns & Weigley, Charles, Cornelius F. Abbott, Cornelius W. Abbott, Ed Gray, Inceptum, Kathy Gray, maryland, Morning Star, show, stave, Street, Yankee
5 Comments