Tag Archives: Liver

Botanic Nerve Bitters – Herb Medicine Company, Philadelphia

Posted on 26 April 2019 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Botanic Nerve Bitters Herb Medicine Company – Philadelphia 26 April 2019 I came across some nice pictures of a partially labeled (about 90% compete) Botanic Nerve Bitters bottle from a past eBay sale. The gentleman who sent the images felt … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Bitters, Druggist & Drugstore, eBay, History, Medicines & Cures, Remedy | Tagged Asparagus, bitters, Blood, Botanic, Buchu, cairn, company, Cure, drug, Herb, J. P. Miller, John, kidney, Liver, Medicine, Nerve, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Remedy, rooster, stones, store, Tonic, Trade Mark, watercress | Leave a comment

The Cherokee Medicine Company – Galveston, Texas

Posted on 7 April 2019 by Ferdinand Meyer V

The Cherokee Medicine Company Galveston, Texas Is this Lueder “Louis” Koester? 07 April 2019 (Koester jug added late the same day) Advanced Texas bottle collector Brad Seigler recently sent me a picture of an aqua square embossed The Cherokee Medicine … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Bitters, Bottling Works, Collectors & Collections, Digging and Finding, History, Liquor Merchant, Medicines & Cures, Questions, Sarsaparilla, Stoneware | Tagged A. J. Hunt, advertising, atlanta, austin, bottling, Brad Seigler, Brandon DeWolfe, Cherokee, cider, company, dealer, Dr. Brunt, Dr. R. Cotter, Dr. Tobin, Galveston, Georgia, Germany, Hurricane, IXL Sarsaparilla, J. G. Yeiser, Koester, liquor, Liver, louis, Lueder, Medicine, newspaper, Rood & Ross, Strand, texas, unlisted, 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 →

Posted in Advertising, Bitters, Ephemera, History, Humor - Lighter Side, Liquor Merchant, Medicines & Cures, Regulations, Temperance, Tonics, Trade Cards | Tagged advertising, alcohol, bar, Black Hand, Blind Pig, Celebrated, chicago, Chief Collins, cocktail, drug, Drug Store, ephemera, furs, Humor, illegal, illicit, illinois, James P. McConnell, Joe Gourd, kidney, kink, liquor, Little Italy, Liver, Medicine, models, New Orleans, newspaper, Pond's, Prohibition, Pure Food and Drug Act, Pyramid, racy, Rex Bitters, risque, RX, Saloon, sex, Sherley Amendment, speakeasy, Subpoenas, suggestive, Temperance, William Edward Slaughter, Women | 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

Dr. McTaggart’s Liver Bitters – Bridgeton, NJ

Posted on 24 June 2015 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Dr. McTaggart’s Liver Bitters – Bridgeton, NJ Only known example was found in a home of a New Jersey glass blower 24 June 2015 Here is a really cool monogramed bottle sitting long on one of my bitters shelves that hardly … Continue reading →

Posted in Bitters, History, Legal, Medicines & Cures, Questions | Tagged Altoona, bitters, Bridgeton, Franklin, legal, Liver, McTaggart, Miles, monogram, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Scotland, Scranton, stealing, Strickhart, Wilkes-Barre | 4 Comments

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

Lyman’s Dandelion Bitters – Bangor, Maine

Posted on 6 February 2015 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Lyman’s Dandelion Bitters – Bangor, Maine Caldwell Sweet & Bro. Druggists and Apothecaries 06 February 2015 (R•020715) Yet another dandelion bitters, this time put out by Caldwell Sweet & Brother in Bangor, Penobscot, Maine. We are now talking about Lyman’s … Continue reading →

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Rushton’s Cod Liver Oil – New York

Posted on 25 December 2014 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Rushton’s Cod Liver Oil New York 25 December 2014 [Christmas] It is always nice to see a bottle that I am unfamiliar with and to meet someone new in bottle collecting. In this case I am referring to Ken Darnell from Mount Sterling, Kentucky. … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Cod Liver Oil, History, Medicines & Cures | Tagged Cod, Darnell, Frederick, Liver, New York, oil, Rushton, William | Leave a comment

Lash’s Bitters | PART THREE – Humorous and Clever Advertising

Posted on 29 July 2014 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Lash’s Bitters | San Francisco – Chicago – New York PART THREE | Humorous and Clever Advertising 29 July 2014 Read Part ONE: Lash’s Bitters | San Francisco – Chicago – New York Read Part TWO: Lash’s Bitters – PART TWO | History After Part ONE and … Continue reading →