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Looking at some French Bitters

Posted on 1 March 2018 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Looking at some French Bitters French Bitters – Morse & Williams – Milwaukee, Wisconsin 01 March 2018 (R•032318) (R•060519) A really cool French Bitters (pictured above) put out by Morse & Williams showed up on the Glass Works Auctions | Auction … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Advice, Auction News, Bitters, History, Liquor Merchant, Medicines & Cures | Tagged advertisement, auction, bitters, Dr. F. French, Dr. Ford, Dubonnet, French, French's, Goule's, Gourd, Griffith, Japanese, Joe, milwaukee, Morse, newspaper, Oppenheim, Sattavi, Savatti, Stomach, Strengthening, trade, Williams, Wisconsin | Leave a comment

Dr. W. B. Fuller’s Anti-Dyspeptic Bitters – Uniontown, Penn.

Posted on 11 September 2015 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Dr. W. B. Fuller’s Anti-Dyspeptic Bitters – Uniontown, Penn. 11 September 2015 Always nice to get information that inspires some research on a bitters brand that I am unfamiliar with. In this case the Dr. W. B. Fuller’s Anti-Dyspeptic Bitters from Uniontown, … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Bitters, Druggist & Drugstore, History, Medicines & Cures, Trade Cards | Tagged advertising, Andy, bitters, card, Doctor, Dyspeptic, Fuller, Gourd, Joe, Liver, Neuralgia, Pennsylvania, powder, Regrut, Smith, trade, Uniontown, William | Leave a comment

Zu Zu Bitters – Zu Zu Medicine Company, Baltimore, Maryland

Posted on 18 April 2015 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Zu Zu Bitters – Zu Zu Medicine Company, Baltimore, Maryland 18 April 2015 (R•041915) (R•062219) Bob Ford, with the Baltimore Antique Bottle Club, posted these fine pictures below of a labeled Zu Zu Bitters on the Facebook bitters bottles page. This is a tough bottle to obtain and certainly … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Bitters, Facebook, Medicines & Cures, Questions, Trade Cards | Tagged Baltimore, Bantu, biscuit, bittere, Bob, film, Ford, Ginger, Gourd, Joe, labeled, maryland, Medicine, Meyer, Nabisco, national, snaps, Vogeler, warriors, Zu Zu, Zulu | Leave a comment

D. T. Boozer and his Smyrna Bitters

Posted on 17 April 2015 by Ferdinand Meyer V

D. T. Boozer and his Smyrna Bitters Smyrna Bitters Company – Dayton, Ohio 17 April 2015 (R•041815) (R•092018) Bitters trade card and ephemera collector Joe Gourd, sent in the above image from his immense collection saying, “Saw your updated wagon post … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Bitters, History, Liquor Merchant, Medicines & Cures, Tonics | Tagged bitters, Boozer, cart, dayton, Dow, Frank, Georgia, Gourd, Honey, horehound, horse, Joe, Marianne, Montgomery, ohio, photograph, Smyrna, Stauter, Stomach, Tonic, wagon, wicker | Leave a comment

Looking at a Burdock’s Blood Bitters Rebus

Posted on 27 October 2014 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Looking at a Burdock’s Blood Bitters Rebus 27 October 2014 by Joe Gourd Ferd, Sorry, nothing for the Chicago Hunki Dori. I do have something for your Bath, Maine, Hunk (hairy eye) Dori post. Using the eye in place of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Bitters, Ephemera, Holiday, Humor - Lighter Side, Medicines & Cures, Questions, Trade Cards | Tagged advertising, bitters, Blood, Burdock, card, Eye, Gourd, hairy, Joe, pictogram, pictures, puzzle, Rebus, trade, words | Leave a comment

Try Uncle Tom’s Bitters! – Trevorton, Pennsylvania

Posted on 11 October 2014 by Ferdinand Meyer V

TRY UNCLE TOM’S BITTERS! – Trevorton, Pennsylvania 10 October 2014 Uncle Tom has been popping up in bitters news lately with two examples of the bitters appearing in the current North American Glass auction. I was also able to pick up … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Auction News, Bitters, Collectors & Collections, History, Medicines & Cures | Tagged bitters, Carlyn, coal, eBay, England, Feldmann, Ferdinand, Foulds, Gourd, Joe, John, Meyer, mining, Pennsylvania, ring, song, Thomas, Tom, Trevorton, Uncle | Leave a comment

The Iron Maiden

Posted on 23 April 2014 by Ferdinand Meyer V

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 →

Posted in Bitters, Collectors & Collections, Ephemera, Figural Bottles | Tagged cast, David Goad, Indian, iron, Joe, Maiden, mold, Neal Brown, Philadelphia, proof, Queen, wood | Leave a comment

“Joe Zarro gave this to my Son” & “I Collect ’em Because They’re Pretty!”

Posted on 24 January 2014 by Ferdinand Meyer V

“Joe Zarro gave this to my Son” 24 January 2014 Since some of Joe Zarro’s strap flasks have made it to Peachridge Glass, I felt it was a good time to relay a story about when Joe and I met. … Continue reading →

Posted in Advice, Collectors & Collections, Color Runs, Flasks | Tagged Ainsworth, Flask, Gene, Joe, sided, strap, Zarro | Leave a comment

Joe Zarro Collection of Strap Sided Flasks

Posted on 23 January 2014 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Joe Zarro Collection of Strap Sided Flasks 23 January 2014 In case you have not noticed, Jim Hagenbuch and Glass Works Auctions has an incredible collection of strap-sided flasks from the late Joe Zarro. Wow, what color and forms! Super … Continue reading →