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The great indian beverage XXX E. Dexter Loveridge Wahoo Bitters

“Drink as a Beverage” XXX E. DEXTER LOVERIDGE WAHOO BITTERS 19 October 2012 (R•031215) “The compound was procured in part from the most eminent Indian physicians known among our northwestern tribes” The Jack Stecher post of the three labeled upstate … Continue reading

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Steele’s Niagara Star Bitters – Lockport Glass Works

STEELE’S NIAGARA STAR BITTERS Steele’s Niagara Star Bitters – Lockport Glass Works 16 October 2012 (R•100918) (R•041219) The Jack Stecher picture of the three great labeled Upstate New York Bitters bottles (see top-most picture) on Peachridge Glass recently prompted me to go … Continue reading

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Dr. Walkinshaw’s Curative Bitters from Batavia, NY

Dr. Maxwell George Walkinshaw Batavia, Genesee County, N.Y. Dr. Maxwell George Walkinshaw was a graduate of the Buffalo Medical College and Medical Department of the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor. He practiced medicine throughout his career and moved to … Continue reading

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A larger Dr. Hoofland’s German Bitters spotted in the Hayfield

A larger Dr. Hoofland’s German Bitters spotted in the Hayfield 9 October 2012 (R•090918) (R•021219) “the happy result of intelligent research, coupled with the extensive practice of Dr. Christoph Wilhelm Hueflin of Gena, Germany.” Jan Ratushny had this large Dr. Hoofland’s … Continue reading

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Looking closer at the Brown’s Celebrated Indian Herb Bitters

Looking closer at the Brown’s Celebrated Indian Herb Bitters 23 September 2012 (R•051814) (R•052714) (R•091018) aka ‘INDIAN QUEEN’ I am presently working on a feature article on John Feldmann for the November/December issue of Bottles and Extras. During the development of possible … Continue reading

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XR Cobalt Blue Ribbed Grape Lighting Rod Ball

Look at this incredible cobalt blue example of a National Ribbed Grape Lightning Rod Ball! Incoming this AM from Ron and Ann Krupa. Thanks! Hi: I noticed in your lightning ball grape grouping (there was) no reference to the cobalt … Continue reading

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Keeping in touch with James Campiglia

Campiglia Email #1 Hello Ferd, Thanks much for posting the pics and my story about our Montana Bottle Club meeting. Looks great up on your site and thanks for posting the other stuff about flyers in Virginia City and making … Continue reading

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Grrrrrwllll…….Figural Bear Bottles

We all like bears right? I did a post the other day on some cool embossed bottles (Read: Cool Bottle Embossings) and added a picture of an OLD PIONEER WHISKEY with a ‘walking bear’ (pictured on left). This got me … Continue reading

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Schnerr’s Wild Cherry Tonic Compound Bitters on eBay

Schnerr’s Wild Cherry Tonic Compound Bitters on eBay 24 May 2012 (R•041117) Watching this oddball on eBay. I cleaned the pictures up as the background was a bit competitive with the nice bottle. With about 1 day left in the … Continue reading

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Dr. I. Newton’s Anti-Bilious Bitters – Norwich, Vermont

Dr. I. Newton’s Anti-Bilious Bitters – Norwich, Vermont Israel Newton (1763 – 1856) 12 May 2012 (R•092818) Michael George posted a really nice picture (see above) of a Dr. I. Newton’s Anti-Bilious Bitters package directions with an I. Newton’s Panacea Purifier … Continue reading

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