Tag Archives: Massachusetts

Rush’s Bitters – Benjamin Rush and Abraham Hilliard Flanders

Posted on 17 June 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

RUSH’S BITTERS | A. H. FLANDERS NEW YORK In looking at the Dr. D. Jayne’s Almanac’s, I came across a few wonderful Rush’s almanacs that made me think and wonder a bit about my Rush’s Bitters put out by A. … Continue reading →

Posted in Bitters, Ephemera, History, Medicines & Cures, Remedy | Tagged A. H. Flanders, Abraham Hilliard Flanders, almanac, American Enlightenment, Benjamin Rush, Boston, Brian Shultis, Continental Congress, Declaration of Independence, Harvard Medical College, Massachusetts, Meyer, Morristown, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, physician, Rush's Bitters, Surgeon General, Tony Marostica, Union College | Leave a comment

W.L. Richardson’s Bitters – South Reading

Posted on 22 March 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

So “Who is W.L. Richardson”? 22 March 2013 (R•013115) Yesterday I put together a post on the R 57 – S.O. (Solon Osmond) Richardson’s Bitters (pictured to left). Read: Dr. S.O. Richardson’s Jaundice Bitters – South Reading This bottle has … Continue reading →

Posted in Bitters, Holiday, Medicines & Cures, Questions | Tagged bitters, Gary Allen Richardson, Lydia Pinkham, Massachusetts, Nathan Richardson, Solon Osmond Richardson, South Reading, W.L. Richardson, Warren Richardson, William L. Richardson, Winslow Richardson | Leave a comment

Dr. S.O. Richardson’s Jaundice Bitters – South Reading

Posted on 21 March 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

So…Who is S. O. Richardson? Dr. S. O. Richardson’s Jaundice Bitters – South Reading, Mass. 21 March 2013 (R•013115) (R•050719) (R•082519) So who is S. O. Richardson? I have been wondering all these years. As it turns out, Solon Osmond Richardson was … Continue reading →

Posted in Bitters, Civil War, eBay, History, Medicines & Cures, Trade Cards | Tagged Asenath, Ben Swanson, bitters, Boston, Massachusetts, Nathan Richardson, Reading, Richardson Light Guard, S.O. Richardson, Sherry, Solon Osmond Richardson, South Reading, Susan Barnard, W.L. Richardson, Wakefield, Wine, Winslow Richardson | 1 Comment

The Mysterious Coca Bitters – New York

Posted on 8 March 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

As with many posts where I look back at my collection, I get asked a question about a specific bottle. In this case the question pertains to the mysterious Coca Bitters that was recently dug in the coastal town of … Continue reading →

Posted in Bitters, Digging and Finding, Questions | Tagged bitters, Coca, Connecticut, Duxbury, Erythroxyline, Ferdinand, Gourd, Hamden, Massachusetts, Meyer, New York, Peru, Peruvian, Quichua Coca Co. | 4 Comments

Dr. J. W. Poland – Great New England Medicines

Posted on 7 February 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

DR. J.W. POLAND Dr. J. W. Poland – Great New England Medicines 07 February 2013 (R•061714) There was some real excitement to see a stellar example of a deep olive amber DR. J. W. POLAND (pictured above) medicine bottle recently in … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Auction News, Druggist & Drugstore, Early American Glass, Ephemera, Glass Companies & Works, Medicines & Cures, Remedy | Tagged Boston, Compound, Dr. J.W. Poland, Dr. J.W. Poland's Headache Killer, Dr. J.W. Poland's Humor-Doctor, Dr. J.W. Poland's White Pine Compound, Massachusetts, Medicine, Remedy, Stoddard, Throop Museum | 1 Comment

Art Glass from the Dr. Gary and Arlette Johnson Collection

Posted on 6 February 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

If you hurry quick, you can catch the ending tonight of Heckler Auction 102 where you will find a gorgeous assembly of art glass from the Gary and Arlette Johnson Collection. I was able to see some of these pieces … Continue reading →

Posted in Art & Architecture, Art Glass, Auction News, Bowls, Pitchers, Vases | Tagged Arlette Johnson, art, auction, Gary Johnson, Glass, Heckler, Hobbs Brockunier & Co., jar, Massachusetts, Mt. Washington Glass Company, New Bedford, Royal Flemish, Thomas Webb & Sons, Vase | Leave a comment

The New Bedford Museum of Glass

Posted on 27 January 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

The New Bedford Museum of Glass Dear Mr. Meyer, I was speaking with our mutual friend Ken Previtali at a recent glass lecture in Connecticut (Thomas Haunton’s talk on Clevenger glass), and he suggested that I get in touch with … Continue reading →

Posted in Advice, Display, Early American Glass, FOHBC News, History, Museums, News, Questions | Tagged Bottles and Extras, Clevenger, fohbc, Glass, Ken Previtali, Kirk J. Nelson, Massachusetts, MNew Bedford, museum, Thomas Haunton | Leave a comment

Shipping Crates

Posted on 7 January 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

How about those old bottle boxes. The stories they might tell? Tami Barber Tami Barber attached the above picture of a stacked Richardson Coca-Cola Bottling Works, Lead, South Dakota and Anheuser Busch St. Louis, Mo. beer shipping crate to the … Continue reading →

Posted in Ales & Ciders, Bitters, Breweriana, Cola, Medicines & Cures, Milk & Creamers, Root Beer, Soda Bottles, Spirits, Whiskey | Tagged Baltimore, bitters, Box, C.W. Abbott & Co., Chamberlain & Co., Charles E. Hires Co., Coca-Cola, Dairylea, Dewar's, Dr. Peter Fahrney, Electric Bitters, Euclid Race, Father John's Medicines, Griel & Bro, Hire's Root Beer, Homer's Ginger Brandy, Hostetter's, Jeff Burkhardt, John Dewar & Sons, Kerosene, Lowell, Marlboro, Massachusetts, Mishler's Keystone, Peruna, Shipping Crate, Sloan's, Tami Barber, Texaco, Whiskey, whisky | 1 Comment

Oxygenated Bitters – A Sovereign Remedy

Posted on 13 October 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Oxygenated Bitters A Sovereign Remedy 13 October 2012 (R•102313) (R•102115) (R•032118) (R•101618) (R•082619) My friend, collector and Civil War author Jim Schmidt (pictured signing his latest book above) sent me the full text and images of an 1845, 8-page pamphlet … Continue reading →

Posted in Advice, Article Publications, Bitters, Collectors & Collections, Ephemera, History, Medicines & Cures, Remedy | Tagged Asthma, Ben Swanson, Bill Ham, bitters, Boston, Clarence Hubbard, Dr. Geo. B. Green, Dr. Wistar, Dyspepsia, George Barrett Green, Greer, John F. Henry, Massachusetts, New York, Oxygenated, Remedy, Seth W. Fowle & Co., Vermont, Windsor County | 1 Comment

1870’s Hammered Crude C.H. Atwood Label Only Boston Mass Antique Bitters Bottle

Posted on 11 October 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

C.H. Atwood’s Genuine Tonic Bitters “It was found in a tidal river three feet under the mud by a striper fisherman on the south shore. Amazing condition for sitting in mud for over a hundred and thirty years or more.” … Continue reading →