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Bissell’s Tonic Bitters – O. P. Bissell, Peoria, Illinois

Posted on 12 May 2019 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Bissell’s Tonic Bitters Orrin Porter Bissell – Peoria, Illinois 12 May 2019 I thought I would post today on Bissell’s Tonic Bitters, a pretty cool bitters square from Peoria, Illinois. This brand should not get confused with Bissell’s Dandelion Bitters … Continue reading →

Posted in Bitters, Ephemera, History, Medicines & Cures, Tonics | Tagged Ben Swanson, Bissell, Buck, dry goods, Hamilton, illinois, manufacture, Mary Ann Reynolds, Medicine, merchant, New Hampshire, notions, O. P., Orrin, Patent, Peoria, porter, Tonic | Leave a comment

Kohn & Adler’s Bitters – Rock Island, Illinois

Posted on 8 December 2018 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Kohn & Adler’s Bitters Rock Island, Illinois 08 December 2018 I recently received an email and 1866 newspaper clipping from Mark Wiseman about an unlisted Adler’s Celebrated Anti-Cholera Bitters which led me to do a search for “Adler” information. This … Continue reading →

Posted in Bitters, Civil War, History, Liquor Merchant, Medicines & Cures | Tagged Austria, bitters, Bohemia, Civil War, illinois, Joseph H. Adler, Kohn & Adler, liquor, M. Levy & Son, Medicine, merchant, Monroe Kohn, Post Office, provisions, Railroad, Rock Island, Solomon Kohn, spirits, wholesale, Wine | Leave a comment

Pond’s Bitters “Makes You Go Some”

Posted on 28 November 2018 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Pond’s Bitters “Makes You Go Some” 28 November 2018 (R•120418) The story here is about three related Chicago-sold bitters. The first is Lash’s Bitters from California which inspired Rex Bitters and Pond’s Bitters, the subject of this post. Pond’s Bitters was … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Apothecary, Bitters, Druggist & Drugstore, Ephemera, History, Liquor Merchant, Medicines & Cures, Spirits, Tonics, Trade Cards | Tagged advertising, Antique, bitters, Bottle, chicago, Fulton, George Morgan Pond, History, illinois, Joe Gourd, John Joseph Spieker, judge, kidney, Lash, law, Laxative, Liver, manager, Medicine, New York, Pond, Pond's, Prohibition, Rex, risque, San Francisco, sex, Steve Ketcham, Vermo | Leave a comment

If you can’t do business, drink Rex Bitters

Posted on 23 November 2018 by Ferdinand Meyer V

If you can’t do business, drink Rex Bitters Chicago 23 November 2018 (R•032319) Here is what I call a telephone bitters. A bitters product so late that you could call your favorite saloon, liquor or drug store and order a … Continue reading →

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Dr. Varena’s Japan Bitters – From Tokyo to Peoria

Posted on 21 September 2018 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Dr. Varena’s Japan Bitters – From Tokyo to Peoria Lion Manufacturing Company 21 September 2018 Here is a later bitters bottle that never really gets talked about. There is an example in the current Glass Works Auctions | Auction #124 … Continue reading →

Posted in Bitters, History, Medicines & Cures | Tagged bitters, company, Dr., Ed Harrold, illinois, Japan, lion, Manufacturing, Oriental, Peoria, Remedy, Tokyo, Varena, Vinegar | Leave a comment

A nice labeled Hindu Tonic Stomach Bitters

Posted on 22 February 2018 by Ferdinand Meyer V

A nice labeled Hindu Tonic Stomach Bitters 22 February 2018 In the current Glass Works Auctions, Auction 119 there is an excellent example of a labeled Hindu Tonic Stomach Bitters prepared by liquor dealers Williams & Newman of Chicago, Illinois. … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Auction News, Bitters, Ephemera, Liquor Merchant, News, Soft Drinks, Tax Stamps, Tonics | Tagged auction, bitters, chicago, Cohasset, dealer, Glass Works, Gus Williams, Hindu, illinois, label, Ladner Bros., Lighthouse, liquor, Massachusett, Minot's, Newman, punch, stamp, Stomach, tax, Tonic, Williams | Leave a comment

The Great English Tonic Rothery’s Appetizer and Stomach Bitters

Posted on 21 August 2016 by Ferdinand Meyer V

The Great English Tonic Rothery’s Appetizer and Stomach Bitters 21 August 2016 A couple of weeks ago I received a phone message from Adam Koch up in Ohio who said that a shard of an unlisted color for a bitters was … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Bitters, Digging and Finding, History, Liquor Merchant, Medicines & Cures, Scams & Frauds, Tonics | Tagged Adam Koch, appetizer, betting, bitters, English, great, Hebert, illinois, Jim Bender, Rothery, Rothery's, saloonkeeper, Stomach, Tonic | Leave a comment

Strickland’s Life Bitters

Posted on 16 March 2016 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Reference to a Strickland’s Life Bitters 16 March 2016 The Strickland’s Life Bitters is an unlisted bitters that I came across recently while searching for other material. We are talking about Dr. Alfred Strickland who founded Strickland & Company around 1862 in … Continue reading →

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Charles Green’s Peruvian Bark Bitters – Brookfield, Missouri

Posted on 6 December 2015 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Charles Green’s Peruvian Bark Bitters Brookfield, Missouri 06 December 2015 Ellen Haas Faulkenberry from St. Louis, Missouri posted these pictures of a Green’s Peruvian Bark Bitters on Facebook a week or so ago. I cropped them in Photoshop. Apparently the bottle was dug in … Continue reading →

Posted in Bitters, Bottle Shows, Digging and Finding, Druggist & Drugstore, Medicines & Cures, Questions | Tagged Bark, Belleville, bitters, Brookfield, Charles, Ellen Haas Faulkenberry, England, green, illinois, John Wood Brooks, Lance, Missouri, Peruvian, St. Louis, W T & Co, Whitall Tatum | Leave a comment

Dr. William Henry Conibear and his Tonic Bitters – Morton, Illinois

Posted on 29 November 2015 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Dr. William H. Conibear and his Tonic Bitters – Morton, Illinois 29 November 2015 (R•113015) Joe Gourd scouted this unlisted (we think) Tonic Bitters on eBay (see listing) and forwarded to Bill Ham. Bill asked for my assistance. We can … Continue reading →