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Tag Archives: illinois
The wonderful Horse Shoe Bitters from Collinsville, Illinois
HORSE SHOE BITTERS HORSE SHOE MEDICINE CO COLLINSVILLE, ILLINOIS The following pages have been written with the hope of directing attention to one of the most insidious dangers that threatens the moral and physical welfare of the community. Intemperance – … Continue reading
Posted in Bitters, Figural Bottles, History, Liquor Merchant, Medicines & Cures, Whiskey
Tagged alabama, bitters, Bryan Grapentine, Collinsville, Collinsville Medicine Co., Hardscrabble Mine, Horse Shoe Bitters, illinois, Intemperance, Jack's Horseshoe, Lucille Stehman, MacKenzie, Meyer, Montgomery, Roy Weinacht, St. Louis, Temperance, Wheaton Glass Company
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The ornate Yamara Cordial Bitters – Chicago
YAMARA CORDIAL BITTERS C H I C A G O 08 July 2013 (R•092119) Glass Works Auctions has a really neat, highly decorative, rectangular flask type bitters bottle (pictured above) in their Glass Works Auction #99 “Madness in Manchester” Auction which … Continue reading
The handled Foerster’s Teutonic Bitters – Chicago
Foerster’s Teutonic Bitters | Chicago 06 July 2013 (R•101514) I was recently able to add a long sought after, extremely rare, Foerster’s Teutonic Bitters to my collection. As one of only two handled bitters brands that exist, the Foerster’s from Chicago, … Continue reading
Posted in Auction News, Bitters, Chestnut, Collectors & Collections, Flasks, Liquor Merchant
Tagged 1st Chicago Bottle Club, Bill Ham, Chestnut, chicago, Flask, Foerster's Teutonic Bitters, illinois, John Feldmann, Ken Sosnowski, Old Dr. Townsend's Celebrated Stomach Bitters, Ray Komorowski, Theodore Foerster
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Augauer Bitters and the Gauer Family – Chicago
AUGAUER BITTERS – CHICAGO John H. Gauer – Michael P. Gauer – Nicholas J. Gauer 09 June 2013 (R•020914) (R•110815) (R•013117) (R•062219) You can always spot an eBay picture (above) from George Waddy (bottleski). In this case it was an … Continue reading
Posted in Advertising, Bitters, eBay, Ephemera, History, Liquor Merchant
Tagged Augauer Bitters, Augauer Bitters Company, Augauer Vital drops, Augustin Gauer, chicago, Dr. Rusell's Pepsin Calisaya-Bitters, Dr. Russell Medicine Co., George Waddy, illinois, Jack Klotz, Jeff Burkhardt, Johann Heronomus Gauer, John H. Gauer, Michael P. Gauer, Michael Paul Gauer, Nicholas J. Gauer, Nicholas John Jr. Gauer, Pepsin Calisaya Bitters, Vital Drops
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Fleury’s Wa-Hoo Tonic and the Mad Chinaman
Fleury’s Wa-Hoo Tonic and the Mad Chinaman I do not know what would possess a merchant or doctor to opt for putting a mean Oriental midget, chop sticks, a rat and a cat eating a rat on any advertising to … Continue reading
Posted in Advertising, Druggist & Drugstore, Ephemera, Liquor Merchant, Medicines & Cures, Remedy, Tonics, Trade Cards
Tagged Annie M. Herndon, Chinaman, DuFay's Magic Fluids, Fleury, Fleury Medicine Company, Fleury's Tasteless Cascarine, Frank Fleury, illinois, Indian Herbs of Joy, M.D., Meadville, Pennsylvania, Springfield, Wa-Hoo Tonic
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Interesting Swain’s Bourbon Bitters
Interesting Swain’s Bourbon Bitters 13 May 2013 SCARCE – C. H. SWAINS – BOURBON BITTERS – RARE DEEP TOBACCO AMBER COLOR – SQUARE Up for bid (see top picture) is a real nice slightly tapered square here folks, these Swain’s … Continue reading
Posted in Advertising, Bitters, Bourbon, eBay, Liquor Merchant, Spirits
Tagged chicago, Dr. C. H. Swain, eBay, illinois, Swain's Bourbon Bitters
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What’s the Attraction for You at National Federation Shows?
What’s the Attraction for You at National Federation Shows? By Bill Baab Why are you here? That’s an easy question, but the answer may not be. You might be here because of a chance to buy quality bottles for your … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, Article Publications, Bottle Shows, Club News, FOHBC News, History
Tagged alabama, Bill Baab, california, Cherry Hill, chicago, Cincinnati, Collinsville, Colorado, Denver, Federation, florida, fohbc, Grand Rapids, illinois, indiana, jacksonville, Kentucky, Las Vegas, Louisville, Memphis, Michigan, Missouri, Montgomery, Muncie, Nashville, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, ohio, Pennsylvania, Pomona, Reno, Richmond, Rosemont, show, St. Louis, Syracuse, Tennessee, Toledo, Virginia, Wilmington, york
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Uncle Marb’s O.B. Bitters – A real mystery
UNCLE MARB’S O.B. (not G.B.) BITTERS Got a tip from Dale Mlasko about an extremely rare Uncle Marb’s Bitters coffin flask. Dale was reminded of the flask after reading Two XR Tombstone Flasks containing Bitters (uh Whiskey). The Carlyn Ring and … Continue reading
Posted in Bitters, Flasks, Questions
Tagged bitters, Bourbon, coffin, Dale Mlasko, Dennis Eastley, Flask, illinois, John. M. Berry, Uncle Marb
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Professor Lennords or Leonnard’s or Leonard’s Celebrated Nectar Bitters
Lennords (nope) let’s try again Leonnard’s (almost) once more Leonard’s (bingo) and finally Professor Leonard’s Celebrated Nectar Bitters 12 January 2013 (R•092418) C H I C A G O – C I N C I N N A T I … Continue reading
Posted in Bitters, eBay, History, Medicines & Cures, Questions
Tagged bitters, Cassilly, Celebrated, chicago, Cincinnati, eBay, Hubbel, illinois, John T. Swasey, Lenords, Leonard, Leonard's, Leonnard's, Matthew Tigue Levanti, nectar, ohio, Professor, square, Swasey & Co., Wake Hubbell
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