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Tag Archives: Ferdinand
Dr. James H. McLean & Ferd Meyer, the Tax Agent
Dr. James H. McLean & Ferd Meyer, the Tax Agent 19 March 2015 Tom Phillips sent me a packet of FOHBC convention information and with it was this Commission Bill below for Dr. J. H. McLean’s Family Medicines at 314 Chestnut Street … Continue reading
Posted in Bitters, Cordial, Ephemera, History, Legal, Liquor Merchant, Medicines & Cures, Tax Stamps, Whiskey
Tagged agent, Bill, bitters, commision, Cordial, family, Ferd, Ferdinand, German, Internal, liquor, mclean, Medicine, Medicines, Meyer, Missouri, Phillips, receipt, Revenue, St. Louis, Stated, supervisor, tax, United
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Adolph Christian Ferdinand Moll and his Mexican Pulque Bitters
Adolph Christian Ferdinand Moll and his Mexican Pulque Bitters 18 March 2015 I picked up a small medicine style aqua bitters recently that was embossed “Mexican Bitters”. That’s all, just Mexican Bitters. Apparently one was dug in Buffalo, New York many … Continue reading
Posted in Advertising, Bitters, Ephemera, History, Liquor Merchant, Medicines & Cures, Trade Cards
Tagged Adolph, agave, Ballaseus, bitters, Christian, Ferdinand, Frankenstein, Franklin, Germany, Gourd, grocer, Hedwig, liquor, Mexican, Missouri, Moll, Paul, Prussia, Pulque, St. Louis
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Johnson’s Calisaya Bitters – Burlington, Vermont
Johnson’s Calisaya Bitters –Burlington, Vermont 02 January 2015 (R•010315) I can not believe that I have not posted about Johnson’s Calisaya Bitters from Burlington, Vermont before. This is one of my favorite squares as it comes in so many exciting … Continue reading
Posted in Advertising, Bitters, Civil War, Collectors & Collections, Druggist & Drugstore, Ephemera, History, Medicines & Cures
Tagged almanac, bitters, Burlington, Calisaya, Downs, Ferdinand, Gourd, Henry, Johnson, Lord, Meyer, Vermont
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Try Uncle Tom’s Bitters! – Trevorton, Pennsylvania
TRY UNCLE TOM’S BITTERS! – Trevorton, Pennsylvania 10 October 2014 Uncle Tom has been popping up in bitters news lately with two examples of the bitters appearing in the current North American Glass auction. I was also able to pick up … Continue reading
Posted in Advertising, Auction News, Bitters, Collectors & Collections, History, Medicines & Cures
Tagged bitters, Carlyn, coal, eBay, England, Feldmann, Ferdinand, Foulds, Gourd, Joe, John, Meyer, mining, Pennsylvania, ring, song, Thomas, Tom, Trevorton, Uncle
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So who is A. C. Meyer?
So who is A. C. Meyer? 12 January 2014 (R•012514 – Salvation Oil Trade Card added) I have wondered before, with the last name Meyer, and being from Baltimore, if I was related in any way to A. C. Meyer … Continue reading
Posted in Advertising, Druggist & Drugstore, Ephemera, History, Medicines & Cures, Poison Bottles, Syrup, Tax Stamps, Trade Cards
Tagged Adolph, August, Baltimore, Bremen, Carl, Cough, death, Dr. Bull, drug, Druggist & Drugstore, dust, Ferdinand, Germany, maryland, Meyer, oil, Salvation, St. Jacob, Syrup, Vogeler
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The Mysterious Coca Bitters – New York
As with many posts where I look back at my collection, I get asked a question about a specific bottle. In this case the question pertains to the mysterious Coca Bitters that was recently dug in the coastal town of … Continue reading
Posted in Bitters, Digging and Finding, Questions
Tagged bitters, Coca, Connecticut, Duxbury, Erythroxyline, Ferdinand, Gourd, Hamden, Massachusetts, Meyer, New York, Peru, Peruvian, Quichua Coca Co.
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Christmas 2012 – Peachridge Glass
Read More: The Best Merry Christmas Bottle Tree Read More: A Collection of Vintage Christmas Bulbs Read More: Christmas Themed Glass Post Read More: Christmas 2011 – Peachridge Glass
Posted in Figural Bottles, Holiday, Peachridge Glass
Tagged Christmas, Elizabeth, Ferdinand, Meyer, Peachridge Glass
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Is it finally time to tackle bottle colors?
B O T T L E C O L O R S “There is no reference guide a collector can use to denote color to a fellow collector in advertisements or in conversation.” Hello Ferdinand, First of all let … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, Bitters, Color Runs, Fruit Jars, Insulators, News, Peachridge Glass, Questions, Sea Glass
Tagged Color, Ferdinand, fohbc, gel, guide, Los Angeles Historical Bottle Club, North American Glass, Reggie Lynch, Roscolux, Shawn McAlister
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Medicines from Lynn, Massachusetts
I must say, it is always nice to receive a complimentary email from someone I have not met before. Especially if someone is so close to me geographically. In this case the email is from Andy Rapoza in The Woodlands, … Continue reading
Posted in Collectors & Collections, History, Medicines & Cures, Peachridge Glass, Technology
Tagged Andy Rapoza, Ferdinand, Houston, John Tarbox, King's Lynn, labeled, Lynn, Massachusetts, Medicine, Mrs. Dinsmore's Balsam, Mrs. Leonard's Dock and Dandelion Bitters, Peachridge Glass, shoe-making, tannery, texas, The Woodlands
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