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Tag Archives: Gourd
Rees’ Orange Tonica – The Best Bitters in the World
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
Posted in Advertising, Bitters, Druggist & Drugstore, Ephemera, History, Medicines & Cures, Remedy, Tonics, Trade Cards
Tagged advertising, Augusta, bitters, Chamber, Charles, Charleston, Druggist & Drugstore, Georgia, Gourd, Harral, Haviland, Hubbell, Keyes, Kitchen, Mobile, New York, Orange, Philotoken, Rees, Risley, Series, Tonic, tonica, trade
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Mamma’s Recipes for Keeping Papa Home – Herdrich’s Bitters
Mamma’s Recipes for Keeping Papa Home – Herdrich’s Bitters PART OF THE ORANGE BITTERS SERIES 18 February 2014 R-062921 “Find out what drink is his favorite and supply him with the very thing that he goes to the club for…” … Continue reading
Posted in Advertising, Bitters, History, Liquor Merchant, Medicines & Cures, Spirits, Tonics, Trade Cards, Wine & Champagne
Tagged Alpenkrauter, Alpine, Anna, bitters, Burgundy, chicago, Farmer, Fishing, fly, Frederick, Germany, Gourd, Harry, Herb, Herdrich, Holland, illinois, Landolin, Magenstarkender, Mamma, Orange, Papa, pitchfork, Recipe, Series, Stella, Tonic, Wine
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A Train Load of Health – Dr. Harter’s Family Medicines
A Train Load of Health – Dr. Harter’s Family Medicines 16 February 2014 Joe Gourd sent in this outstanding Dr. Harter’s Wild Cherry Bitters advertising trade card (above) from the John Kemler collection. As the card says, the “Train Load of … Continue reading
Posted in Advertising, Article Publications, Ephemera, History, Medicines & Cures, Miniatures, Tonics, Trade Cards
Tagged Coffeyville, company, dayton, Elixir, family, Gourd, health, Kemler, life, load, Medicine, Meyer, Missouri, ohio, St. Louis, Tonic, train
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Grandfather’s Perfect Orange Bitters
Grandfather’s Perfect Orange Bitters PART OF THE ORANGE BITTERS SERIES 16 February 2014 Now here is a really tough brand to identify. Grandfather’s Perfect Orange Bitters is yet another, unlisted orange bitters, represented on the extremely rare, Joe Gourd collection label … Continue reading
Posted in Advertising, Bitters, Bourbon, Ephemera, History, Liquor Merchant, Medicines & Cures, Questions, Regulations, Spirits, Whiskey
Tagged Basil, bitters, Distillery, Gourd, grand-dad, Grandfather's, Hayden, Kentucky, label, medicinal, Orange, perfect, Prohibition, spirits, Volstead, Wathen, Whiskey, Wilken
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Bernard’s Orange Bitters and a trip to Edinburgh, Scotland
Bernard’s Orange Bitters and a trip to Edinburgh, Scotland PART OF THE ORANGE BITTERS SERIES 14 February 2014 R•050919) Here we have yet another mysterious and unlisted ‘orange bitters‘ trade card from the Joe Gourd collection (see below). At first I … Continue reading
Posted in Advertising, Ales & Ciders, Bitters, Breweriana, Ephemera, Gin, History, Liquor Merchant, Spirits, Trade Cards, Wine & Champagne
Tagged Ale, Bernard, bitters, Edinburgh, Gin, Glascow, Gourd, Harrison, liquor, Old, Orange, porter, Quebec, Richards, San Francisco, Sansome, Scotland, Tom, Wine
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De Kuyper’s Orange Bitters
Six De Kuyper Gin Bottles, 19th and early 20th centuries, May 4, 2013 Maryland Auction – Crocker Farm De Kuyper’s Orange Bitters PART OF THE ORANGE BITTERS SERIES 12 February 2014 De Kuyper originated in 1695 in Holland when Petrus De Kuyper started manufacturing … Continue reading
Posted in Advertising, Bitters, Gin, History, Liqueurs, Liquor Merchant, Spirits
Tagged bitters, Capone, DeKuyper, Distiller, genever, Gin, Gourd, Holland, liqueur, New Jersey, Orange, Prohibition, Rotterdam, Royal, Schiedam
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The Honorable Stephen Buhrer and his Gentian Bitters
The Honorable Stephen Buhrer and his Gentian Bitters 07 February 2014 As the trade card above and his advertising depicts, Stephen Buhrer was truly and honorable man, he worked hard and was blessed from above. He also put out Buhrer’s … Continue reading
Posted in Advertising, Bitters, Collectors & Collections, Ephemera, History, Liquor Merchant, Medicines & Cures, Mineral Water, Spirits, Trade Cards
Tagged bitters, Buhrer, Cleveland, cooper, Gentian, Germany, Gourd, Kemler, liquor, Merwin, Meyer, Mineral, ohio, Schneider, spirits, Stephen, Tuscarawas, wicker, Zoar
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J. M. Laroque’s Liquid Anti Bilious Bitters – Baltimore
J. M. Laroque’s Liquid Anti Bilious Bitters – Baltimore 29 January 2014 (R•092818) John M. Laroque, a Frenchmen, was the proprietor of Laroque’s Drug Store at 20 Baltimore Street from 1817 until his death in 1864 making the drug store one of … Continue reading
Posted in Apothecary, Bitters, Collectors & Collections, Druggist & Drugstore, History, Medicines & Cures, Revolutionary War, Trade Cards
Tagged Baltimore, Bladensburg, drug, Gourd, Laroque, Marlyland, Milhau, pharmacy, Rowell, Thornton
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Dr. Dromgoole’s English Female Bitters & Yellow Fever
Dr. Dromgoole’s English Female Bitters & Yellow Fever 25 January 2014 (R•012415) “Within the oyster’s shell uncouth, The purest pearl may hide.” So with the afflictions that lurk among the females of our land. The pale cheek, the palpitating heart, the dull eye, the … Continue reading
Posted in Advertising, Bitters, Collectors & Collections, Druggist & Drugstore, eBay, History, Medicines & Cures, Trade Cards
Tagged Ashburn, bitters, Brunswick, Candler, card, Courtenay, Dromgoole, epidemic, Female, Fever, Gober, Gourd, Grenada, Ham, Irish, Kentucky, Louisville, Memphis, Mississippi, Parham, physician, Shelbyville, Tennessee, trade, Virginia, yellow
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