Tag Archives: Druggist & Drugstore

The Rushton & Aspinwall Compound Chlorine Toothwash – New York

Posted on 25 March 2014 by Ferdinand Meyer V

The Rushton & Aspinwall Compound Chlorine Toothwash New York 25 March 2014 Sandor Fuss (Denver) tipped me off to watch an incredible bottle that is making hay in the latest Norman C. Heckler Auction 108 that is currently on line … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Auction News, Druggist & Drugstore, Early American Glass, Medicines & Cures, Utility Bottles | Tagged Aspinwall, auction, chlorine, Compound, Druggist & Drugstore, Fuss, Heckler, Keene, low, Medicine, New York, Reed, Rushton, Sandor, Stoddard, Tod von Mechow, tooth wash, William, Willington | Leave a comment

Swiss Stomach Bitters from Zwinger to Koch to Zoeller

Posted on 22 March 2014 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Swiss Stomach Bitters from Zwinger to Koch to Zoeller 22 March 2014 (R•060314 – Z7 added) (R•110316-labeled Z7) (R•122820 Trade Mark) It is always nice to hear from fellow bitters collector Gary Beatty from sunny Florida. Gary is also a … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Bitters, Collectors & Collections, Druggist & Drugstore, Ephemera, History, Liquor Merchant, Medicines & Cures, Trade Cards | Tagged Arnold, Augustus, Beatty, Birmingham, bitters, Crowe, Druggist & Drugstore, Gourd, Jacob, Koch, Meyer, Pennsylvania, physician, Pittsburgh, Stomach, Swiss, William, Zoeller, Zwinger | Leave a comment

Black Hills Bitters made by F.C. Parmelee in Honeoye, New York

Posted on 20 March 2014 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Black Hills Bitters made by F.C. Parmelee in Honeoye, New York 20 March 2014 (R•032214) (R•072819) BLACK HILLS BITTERS ! THE GREAT FAMILY MEDICINE! Contains Hope and valuable Herbs and Roots (obtained only from the Black Hills. Try a bottle … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Bitters, Ephemera, History, Medicines & Cures, Questions | Tagged bitters, Black, Buchu, Dandelion, Dansville, Druggist & Drugstore, falls, Finch, Gourd, handbill, Hills, Honeoye, Hop, iron, Mandrake, Medicine, Mill, Monroe, New York, Norton, Parmelee | Leave a comment

Black Hills Bitters To The Front!

Posted on 19 March 2014 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Black Hills Bitters To The Front! 19 March 2014 (R•032114) Jack Stecher (Rochester, New York) provided me with a copy of this 1879 advertisement below for Black Hills Bitters from Rochester, New York and asked if I knew anything about … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Bitters, Druggist & Drugstore, History, Medicines & Cures, Questions, Remedy | Tagged bitters, Black, Blauw, Charles, Davis, drug, Druggist & Drugstore, Edward, German, Hills, Hippolyt, New York, physician, Remedy, Rochester, Rowley, Stecher, Street | Leave a comment

The unlisted Yaupon Bitters – Norfolk, Virginia

Posted on 11 March 2014 by Ferdinand Meyer V

The unlisted Yaupon Bitters – Norfolk, Virginia or Vegetable Elixir of Life 11 March 2014 (R•031615) (R•092019) Bitters trade card authority Joe Gourd (Chicago, Illinois) sent me the pictured advertising trade cards below for Yaupon Bitters put out by John … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Bitters, Civil War, Druggist & Drugstore, Ephemera, History, Medicines & Cures, Tea, Trade Cards | Tagged Antietam, auctioneer, bitters, Captain, Carolinas, Druggist & Drugstore, estate, Gourd, John R. Ludlow, mayor, Norfolk, real, tea, Virginia, Yaupon | Leave a comment

Is the Magic Bitters related to the Penn’s Pony Bitters?

Posted on 10 March 2014 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Is the Magic Bitters related to the Penn’s Pony Bitters? 10 March 2014 (R•031214) At the Baltimore Antique Bottle Show the weekend before last, I was able to add a Magic Bitters, put out by Minetree & Jackson, Petersburg, Virginia, to … Continue reading →

Posted in Bitters, Collectors & Collections, Druggist & Drugstore, History, Medicines & Cures | Tagged bitters, Dow, Druggist & Drugstore, H. W. Long, Jackson, Magic, Marianne, Minetree, Penn's, Pennsylvania, Petersburg, Philadelphia, physician, pony, Virginia | Leave a comment

Two bitters that W. E. French was selling in Petersburg, Virginia

Posted on 9 March 2014 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Two bitters that W. E. French was selling in Petersburg, Virginia 09 March 2014 I completed a post the other day on some extremely rare bitters put out by H. N. Winfree in Chester, Virginia and James D’Alton in Petersburg, … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Cologne, Druggist & Drugstore, Ephemera, History, Medicines & Cures, Tonics, Trade Cards | Tagged Arnica, bitters, Cholera, Cockade, cologne, Diarrhea, Druggist & Drugstore, Erasmus, French, French's, Gourd, high, Hinton, Marian, Orlando, Petersburg, Tonic, Virginia, William | Leave a comment

Rees’ Orange Tonica – The Best Bitters in the World

Posted on 19 February 2014 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Rees’ Orange Tonica The Best Bitters in the World Risley Co. Sole Proprietors and Manufacturers – New York PART OF THE ORANGE BITTERS SERIES 19 February 2014 (R•082519) Well, this is the last advertising trade card from authority Joe Gourd … Continue reading →

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L.Q.C. Wishart’s Pine Tree Tar Cordial with the Poison Label!

Posted on 31 January 2014 by Ferdinand Meyer V

L.Q.C. Wishart’s Pine Tree Tar Cordial with the Poison Label! 31 January 2014 I like it when an example of a re-purposed bottle shows up at an auction or on ebay. They are fun to look at and add ‘personality’ … Continue reading →

Posted in Civil War, Cordial, Druggist & Drugstore, eBay, History, Medicines & Cures, Poison Bottles | Tagged Cordial, Daison, Delos, Drake, Druggist & Drugstore, eBay, Horace, L.Q.C., label, Leander, Michigan, physician, Pine, Poison, tree, Wishart | 1 Comment

Fisher & Winston – Richmond, Virginia

Posted on 19 January 2014 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Fisher & Winston – Richmond, Virginia 19 January 2014 I have had some conversations and correspondence with Frank Bishop (South Carolina) the past year or so and was intrigued when he sent me this picture of a pontiled, Fisher & Winston medicine … Continue reading →