Tag Archives: England

Soldier’s True Friend, Holloway’s Ointment & Pills

Posted on 14 April 2014 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Soldier’s True Friend, Holloway’s Ointment & Pills For Wounds either occasioned by the Bayonet, Sabre or the Bullet, Sores or Bruises. 14 April 2014 I could not help but to get side tracked with George W. Holloway, the Syracuse Druggist, yesterday … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Druggist & Drugstore, Ephemera, History, Medicines & Cures, Postage, Pot Lids, Tax Stamps | Tagged England, Felix Albinolo, Holloway, Jane, lane, London, Maiden, New York, ointment, pill, Sanatorium, Soldier, Thomas | Leave a comment

What?…more Orange Bitters…..!

Posted on 20 February 2014 by Ferdinand Meyer V

What?…more Orange Bitters…..! by James Viguerie 20 February 2014 I think Orange bitters must have been one of the most common varieties produced. I took a look and tried to find the oldest brand of Orange bitters I could. Most … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Ales & Ciders, Article Publications, Bitters, Cordial, History, Liqueurs, Liquor Merchant, Medicines & Cures, Tax Stamps | Tagged Amontillado, Angostura, Australia, Benjamin, Birmingham, bitters, Butement, cider, Curacao, David, Dixon, dutch, England, Franklin, French, Hawaii, Lacour, Maracaibo, Melbourne, Orange, Pierre, Polynesian, Prevot, Sachem, Seville, Spalding, tariff, Venezuela, Viguerie, Wadsworth, wormwood | Leave a comment

Dr. R. T. Hylton’s Wild Cherry Tonic Bitters – Pat’d 1867

Posted on 1 January 2014 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Dr. R. T. Hylton’s Wild Cherry Tonic Bitters – Pat’d 1867 02 January 2014 This is the story of Reginald Tonge Hylton, his famous brother, John Dunbar Hylton and Reginald’s extremely rare, Dr. R. T. Hylton’s Wild Cherry Tonic Bitters from Philadelphia. … Continue reading →

Posted in Bitters, History, Medicines & Cures, Milk Glass, Tonics | Tagged bitters, Dunbar, England, Fry, Hylton, Jamaica, Milk, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Reginald, Stoddard, Sunderland, Tonge, Tonic | Leave a comment

Old Warwick Aromatic Tonic Bitters – New York

Posted on 3 October 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

OLD WARWICK AROMATIC TONIC BITTERS J. E. WYLIE & CO. – NEW YORK HEALTHFUL REFRESHING STRENGTHENING 03 October 2013 (R•081519) The incredible Old Warwick Aromatic Tonic Bitters label pictured at the top of this page was sent in … Continue reading →

Posted in Art & Architecture, Bitters, History, Questions, Tonics | Tagged castle, England, Gourd, J. E. Wylie, Knapp, lion, Major, New York, Sarony, Scotland, unicorn, United Kingdom, Warwick | Leave a comment

Glass House Farm (Glass House Co) 1758 – 1772

Posted on 10 September 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Glass House Farm (Glass House Co) 1758 – 1772 Part 3 of a Series by Stephen Atkinson 10 September 2013 A farm that ran from Fitzroy Road to the Hudson River in what is now the West 30’s in New York City … Continue reading →

Posted in Article Publications, Blown Glass, Glass Companies & Works, Glass Makers, History, Medicines & Cures, Revolutionary War | Tagged Bristol, colonial, England, Fredrick Hunter, George Washington, Glass House Company, Glass House Farm, Glass House Tavern, John Milligan, Matthew Ernest, New York City, Revolutionary, Revolutionary War, Samuel Bayard, Stephen Atkinson, Turlingtons Balsam Of Life, Van Cortlandt Museum | 1 Comment

Dr. Stanley’s South American Indian Bitters

Posted on 11 August 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Dr. Stanley’s South American Indian Bitters 11 August 2013 (R•111215) Currently on ebay there is a nice example of a Dr. Stanley’s South American Indian Bitters (see listing below). Yet another Indian name for a bitters product. The color of … Continue reading →

Posted in Bitters, Druggist & Drugstore, eBay, History, Medicines & Cures | Tagged Alfred G. Stanley, bitters, Dr. A. G. Stanley, Dr. Stanley, Dr. W. H. Uhler, eBay, England, Frederick A. Stanley, Gratz Driving Park and Horticultural Society, Gratz Fair Association, Indian, London, Lykens Agricultural Society, Lykons, Mary Spoeri, Pennsylvania, Peter Boully, Roberts & Son, Salisbury, South American | Leave a comment

Dr. Harvey’s Blood Bitters – a Western English bottle?

Posted on 19 October 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

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 →

Posted in Bitters, History, Medicines & Cures, Questions | Tagged A.A. Dudley, bitters, Blood, Bruce Silva, california, circulation, Dr. Harvey, England, Eric McGuire, London, Rick Simi, San Francisco, San Joaquin Valley Railway, Stockton, William Harvey | Leave a comment

“the Buchanan Cannons”

Posted on 16 August 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

“the Buchanan Cannons” 16 August 2012 Buchanan’s Malt Whiskey Buchanan Sour Mash Whiskey Buchanan’s Extract of Sugar Corn In late June of this year, I felt like I was wrapping up the Figural Cannon Series (see bottom of page) with … Continue reading →

Posted in Civil War, Collectors & Collections, Figural Bottles, History, Questions, Stained Glass, Whiskey | Tagged Abraham Lincoln, Andrew Jackson, Bob Ferraro, Buchanan, canada, Cannon, Charles Aprill, Charles Gardner, Connie Ferraro, corn, England, Eric McGuire, Figural, Franklin Pierce, James Buchanan & Co., James K. Polk, King Edward VII, liquor, London, Malt, merchant, Millard Fillmore, President, Prince of Wales, Queen Victoria, Scotch, Scottish, Series, sugar, Whiskey | 1 Comment

James Noyes – Hollywood, Mississippi & the Imperial Levee

Posted on 13 June 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

James Noyes – Hollywood, Mississippi & the Imperial Levee 13 June 2012 (R•032319) For the past few months I have been tracking down leads on some extremely rare Mississippi Bitters bottles where I am developing separate posts thru a few … Continue reading →