Tag Archives: Indian

Professor H.P. Lorman and his Tonic Bitters and Appetizer

Professor H.P. Lorman and his Tonic Bitters and Appetizer 23 March 2015 Bill Ham sent me a picture of a bottle shard that Bob Strickhart had sent to him for recording as an unlisted bitters. I clipped the image in Photoshop … Continue reading

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Cannon’s Indian Vegetable and Blood Purifying Bitters

Cannon’s Indian Vegetable and Blood Purifying Bitters Avery & Tyler, Wholesale Agents 22 January 2015 (R•012315) (R•052917) (R•051619) I found this advertisement below for Cannon’s Indian Vegetable and Blood Purifying Bitters from an 1878 Fort Wayne, Indiana newspaper. Avery & Tyler … Continue reading

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Not much known about the Acorn Bitters

Not much known about the Acorn Bitters … or How to Make Acorn Gruel 22 December 2014 I don’t know about you but whenever I think about an acorn, I think about ole Henny Penny. I read and re-read this … Continue reading

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Cool Embossings 3

Cool Embossings 3 09 September 2014 Lions, Bears and Bulls oh my. This is the third post in the series titled “Cool Embossings”. See Cool Bottle Embossings and Cool Bottle Embossings 2. I carry these images around in my digital purse, and periodically want to post. … Continue reading

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Pawnee Bitters and the Pawnee Indian Medicine Co. – San Francisco

Pawnee Bitters and the Pawnee Indian Medicine Co. – San Francisco 22 August 2014 (R•082414) (R•070719) I was able to add a second Pawnee Indian Medicine Company bottle to my collection at the Lexington National. I already had a very … Continue reading

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Loveridge’s Wahoo Bitters Jug – Buffalo N.Y.

Loveridge’s Wahoo Bitters Jug – Buffalo N.Y. 13 August 2014 (R•092514) Mike Malanowsi from Albion, New York pulled me over to his dealer table at the Lexington National and uncovered this fantastic stoneware jug inscribed LOVERIDGE’S WAHOO BITTERS BUFFALO N.Y. … Continue reading

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Indian Vegetable and Sarsaparilla Bitters by George C. Goodwin

Indian Vegetable and Sarsaparilla Bitters by George C. Goodwin 16 May 2014 Hmmmm. Where have we heard the name George Clinton Goodwin before? Could it be the same fellow related to the immensely popular Old Sachems Bitters and Wigwam Tonic figural … Continue reading

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The Iron Maiden

The Iron Maiden 23 April 2014 I received a call yesterday from an old-time historical flask collector named Joe Wood. We talked for a bit about the great flask collections from previous decades and he mentioned that he had auctioned off … Continue reading

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Dr. Johnson’s Indian Dyspeptic Bitters – Maine

Dr. Johnson’s Indian Dyspeptic Bitters MAINE 09 April 2014 Robert Cohen posted the following on Bottle Collectors on Facebook, “Tough, Johnson’s Indian Dyspeptic Bitters bottle, open-pontil, circa 1840, picked-up at Dover N.H. bottle show on Sunday 4/6/14. Dealer (from Maine) … Continue reading

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Dissecting a Dr. Clark Johnson’s Indian Blood Syrup Advertisement

Dissecting a Dr. Clark Johnson’s Indian Blood Syrup Advertisement Laboratory, 77 W. 3d. St., New York City. Late of Jersey City. Cures dyspepsia. Cures liver disease. Cures fever and ague. Cures scrofula and skin disease. Cures biliousness. Cures heart disease. … Continue reading

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