Tag Archives: Johnson

Looking at Bitters in the Rheinstrom, Bettman, Johnson & Co. Presentation Book

Posted on 9 May 2019 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Looking at Bitters in the Rheinstrom, Bettman, Johnson & Co. Presentation Book Cincinnati, Ohio 08 May 2019 As some of you may know, I been working with Bill Ham in getting the Bitters Bottles Supplement 2 book ready for publication. … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Bitters, Collectors & Collections, Ephemera, History, liquor, Liquor Merchant, Medicines & Cures, Publications | Tagged Angostura, Ben Swanson, Bettman, bitters, book, Boonekamp, catalog, Celebrated, celery, cherry, Cincinnati, cocktail, illustrations, Indian River, Johnson, Louisville, ohio, Orange, presentation, Rheinstrom, Schroeder, Stomach, Stoughton, wild | Leave a comment

Dr. Henry Baxter’s Mandrake Bitters – Vermont

Posted on 27 March 2018 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Dr. Henry Baxter’s Mandrake Bitters – Vermont 27 March 2018 I’ve had a Dr. Baxter’s Mandrake Bitters tucked away in my collection for many years. The bottle is from Burlington, Vermont and is kind of cool because it has 12 … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Bitters, Druggist & Drugstore, Ephemera, History, Medicines & Cures | Tagged advertising, Baxters, bitters, Burlington, Doctor, ephemera, Henry, Henry Baxter, Higate Falls, Joe Gourd, Johnson, Lord, Mandrake, Medicine, physician, Vermont | Leave a comment

Dr. DeGurley’s Herb Bitters in the news again

Posted on 6 April 2015 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Dr. DeGurley’s Herb Bitters in the news again… 06 April 2015 I reported a few months back of a new example of the extremely rare, Dr. DeGurley’s Herb Bitters. This bottle is a killer and has a motif of a five-story house … Continue reading →

Posted in Bitters, Figural Bottles, History, Medicines & Cures | Tagged Baltimore, bitters, building, Caldwell, complaint, Cures, De Curley, DeGurley, Herb, Johnson, Liver, maryland, Paca, Parker, square, Vogeler | Leave a comment

Johnson’s Calisaya Bitters – Burlington, Vermont

Posted on 2 January 2015 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Johnson’s Calisaya Bitters –Burlington, Vermont 02 January 2015 (R•010315) I can not believe that I have not posted about Johnson’s Calisaya Bitters from Burlington, Vermont before. This is one of my favorite squares as it comes in so many exciting … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Bitters, Civil War, Collectors & Collections, Druggist & Drugstore, Ephemera, History, Medicines & Cures | Tagged almanac, bitters, Burlington, Calisaya, Downs, Ferdinand, Gourd, Henry, Johnson, Lord, Meyer, Vermont | Leave a comment

Dr. Johnson’s Indian Dyspeptic Bitters – Maine

Posted on 9 April 2014 by Ferdinand Meyer V

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 →

Posted in Advertising, Bitters, Collectors & Collections, History, Medicines & Cures, News, Tax Stamps, Trade Cards | Tagged Abner, Bangor, bitters, Brewer, Calvary, Cohen, Dyspeptic, Indian, Isaac, Johnson, Johnson's, Liniment, Maine, Meyer, Morphine, Parson's, pills, powder, Purgative, Samuel, Sheridan's | Leave a comment

Beneath Lincoln’s ass they used to load a lot of glass.

Posted on 15 March 2014 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Beneath Lincoln’s ass they used to load a lot of Glass Washington City Glass Works – ‘Old Glass House’ by Stephen Atkinson 14 March 2014 Unknown to most Washingtonians and other Americans, and particularity we few in the glass collecting … Continue reading →

Posted in Article Publications, Collectors & Collections, Digging and Finding, Early American Glass, Glass Companies & Works, Glass Makers, History, Utility Bottles, Windows | Tagged Abraham, Ass, Columbia, Commissioners, Curts, Edwards, Glass, house, jar, Johnson, Lincoln, mclean, memorial, Old, Potomac, Schneider, slag, Stanger, Washington, Way, Wharf, window, Works | 1 Comment

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

Posted on 28 February 2014 by Ferdinand Meyer V

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 →