Tag Archives: Holland

Dr. Van Dyke’s Holland Bitters and the Headless Man

Posted on 10 October 2017 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Dr. Van Dyke’s Holland Bitters and the Headless Man 10 October 2017 My friend Gary Beatty forwarded the above picture and email below of possibly an unlisted variant of a Dr. Van Dyke’s Holland Bitters bottle from St. Louis, Missouri. I … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Bitters, eBay, Ephemera, Gin, History, Medicines & Cures, Questions, Tax Stamps, Trade Cards | Tagged bitters, Blemmyes, Boerhave, Frank Wicker, Gary Beatty, Gin, headless, Henry Van Dyke, Holland, James M. Van Dyke, Joe Gourd, label, Man, Medicine, Missouri, Pier Gerlofs Donia, shield, St. Louis, Van Dyke | Leave a comment

What is Boonekamp?

Posted on 14 June 2015 by Ferdinand Meyer V

What is Boonekamp? 14 June 2015 As a bitters collector, I often wondered what Boonekamp meant? In the early years of collecting, I thought is was a brand but later realized that many brands of bitters used Boonekamp in their name. Boonekamp is … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Bitters, History, Liqueurs, Liquor Merchant, Medicines & Cures, Spirits, Trade Cards | Tagged bitters, Boonekamp, Gautier, Gourd, Ham, Holland, Jacquin, Leidschendam, liqueur, Lloyd, Luyties, Magen, Marcus, Stomach, style, Underberg, Underberg-Albrecht, Van de Wart | Leave a comment

Looking at Boerhave’s Holland Bitters – Pittsburgh

Posted on 25 February 2015 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Looking at a Boerhave’s Holland Bitters – Pittsburgh 25 February 2015 (R•022715) (R•042619) (R•012123) Jeff Wichmann currently has a Boerhave’s Holland Bitters up on his American Bottle Auctions “For Sale” page that prompted me to pull my example out of … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Bitters, Druggist & Drugstore, History, Remedy | Tagged Amsterdam, Benjamin, bitters, Boerhaave, Boerhave, Cable, chemical, chemist, Disrael, Druggist & Drugstore, Electro, Holland, Missouri, Netherland, Page, Pennsylvania, pharmacist, Pittsburgh, Remedy, Wichmann | Leave a comment

Dr. Beach’s Restorative Wine Bitters

Posted on 9 December 2014 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Dr. Beach’s Restorative Wine Bitters 09 December 2014 Dr. Beach says, “The effluvia is very offensive; and I have seen worms, or maggots crawling in the flesh; and yet the patient has recovered.” Ahhh….another reference to an unlisted bitters, or is it? Sorry … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Apothecary, Bitters, Druggist & Drugstore, History, Medicines & Cures | Tagged Americans, Baldridge, beach, bitters, Bone, Botanic, Compound, Eclectic, Gin, Holland, Medicine, movement, Native, New York, Rafinesque, Restorative, Thomsonian, Vegetable, Wine, Wooster | 2 Comments

Mamma’s Recipes for Keeping Papa Home – Herdrich’s Bitters

Posted on 18 February 2014 by Ferdinand Meyer V

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 →

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De Kuyper’s Orange Bitters

Posted on 12 February 2014 by Ferdinand Meyer V

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 | Leave a comment

Aromatic Schiedam Schnapps – Udolpho Wolfe

Posted on 26 May 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

AROMATIC SCHIEDAM SCHNAPPS UDOLPHO WOLFE 26 May 2013 I have to admit, many times when I write something about a brand or bottle is not because I know something, it is because I want to learn more and I am … Continue reading →

Posted in Bottling Works, Collectors & Collections, Color Runs, Gin, History, Liquor Merchant, Medicines & Cures, Questions, Schnapps, Spirits | Tagged Aromatic, Benjamin Wolfe, David H. Burke, German, Gin, Holland, jenever, Netherlands, New York, Revolutionary War, Schiedam, Schnapps, Tom Doligale, Udolpho Wolfe, Udolpho Wolfe Co. | Leave a comment

Working Dogs

Posted on 13 January 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

W O R K I N G D O G S 13 January 2013 (R•082215) (R•111116) Many of us antique bottle and glass collectors have dogs as pets and consider them family members. We certainly do here at Peachridge. … Continue reading →

Posted in Coffee, Ephemera, History, Milk & Creamers, Peachridge Glass, Photography | Tagged Alaska, Brussels, cart, dog, Dogmobile, Holland, Mary Pickford, Nome, Pollyanna, Shelton, W. Snook and Son | 1 Comment

Solomon’s Strengthening & Invigorating Bitters – Savannah, Ga.

Posted on 13 August 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

SOLOMONS’ STRENGTHENING BITTERS SAVANNAH, GEORGIA 13 August 2012 (Post updated 18 December 2012) (R•020219) Sometimes I have bottle posts that take a longer and broader range approach such as the Fancy Square Series and the Figural Barrel Series etc. Other … Continue reading →