Tag Archives: New York

A Riker – Jaynes’ Drug Store Question

Posted on 18 June 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

“You Are Safe When You Buy At Riker-Jayne.” Over on the Peachridge Glass facebook page and in response to the Dr. D. Jayne & Son – The Almanac King post, Lori Burns-Joyce said that she has a small, 2-2 1/2″ bottle that … Continue reading →

Posted in Druggist & Drugstore, History, Medicines & Cures, Questions | Tagged Dr. D. Jayne & Son, Drug Store, George J. Whelan, L.K. Liggett Company, Lori Burns-Joyce, Maine, New York, pharmacy, Philadelphia, Portland, Rexall, Riker - Jaynes, Riker-Hegeman Corporation, Shultis, United Cigar Store Company, United Drug Company, William B. Riker, William B. Riker & Son Company | Leave a comment

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

Lippman’s Great German Bitters – Savannah, Georgia

Posted on 11 June 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Lippman’s Great German Bitters The Standard Bitters of Germany Savannah, Georgia and New York 11 June 2013 (R•013119) A great square bitters closed Monday on ebay (see top picture and further below) and it also sold for a song. Fortunately, I … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Apothecary, Bitters, Druggist & Drugstore, eBay, History, Medicines & Cures, Remedy, Sarsaparilla, Tax Stamps | Tagged Barbette Lippman, Bavaria, bitters, chill, Cure, Fever, Georgia, Germany, Jacob Lippman, Joseph Lippman, Kayton, Lawrence Lippman, Lewis Lippman, Lippman Brothers, Lippman's Block, Lippman’s Great German Bitters, New York, Reichmansderf, Remedy, Savannah, Turpentine | 1 Comment

Labeled Calabash Bitters from Ogdensburg, New York

Posted on 10 June 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

C a l a b a s h B i t t e r s Ogdensburg, New York Labeled Calabash Bitters from Ogdensburg, New York 10 June 2013 (R•053014) Over at Bottle Collectors on facebook (celebrating 700 plus members) … Continue reading →

Posted in Bitters, Collectors & Collections, History, Medicines & Cures, Questions | Tagged Calabash Bitters, Calabash Bitters Company, George Hall, Henry F. James, James Marvin Wells, Milton Wrobleski posts "Has anyone heard of Calabash Bitters?. That prompts three quick questions i, New York, Nicholas Wrobleski, Noel Tomas, Ogdensburg | Leave a comment

A ‘short’ Turner Brothers New York figural barrel

Posted on 27 May 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Ferdinand Here are three barrels that I have. The one on the left is an Old Sachem which is open pontiled. The other two are both Turner Brothers New York barrels. The one Turner Brothers barrel is shorter, approximately the … Continue reading →

Posted in Bitters, Figural Bottles, Questions | Tagged Barrel, Bill Ham, Figural, New York, Old Sachem, Turner Brothers | 4 Comments

Aromatic Schiedam Schnapps – Udolpho Wolfe

Posted on 26 May 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

AROMATIC SCHIEDAM SCHNAPPS UDOLPHO WOLFE 26 May 2013 I have to admit, many times when I write something about a brand or bottle is not because I know something, it is because I want to learn more and I am … Continue reading →

Posted in Bottling Works, Collectors & Collections, Color Runs, Gin, History, Liquor Merchant, Medicines & Cures, Questions, Schnapps, Spirits | Tagged Aromatic, Benjamin Wolfe, David H. Burke, German, Gin, Holland, jenever, Netherlands, New York, Revolutionary War, Schiedam, Schnapps, Tom Doligale, Udolpho Wolfe, Udolpho Wolfe Co. | Leave a comment

Alfred Speer and his Raised Sidewalk & Standard Wine Bitters

Posted on 18 May 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Speer’s Standard Wine Bitters Speer’s vineyard and wine business started on a small scale, with the vineyard expanding until it was “the largest in the State, containing over five miles of driveways, and over five hundred miles of wire.” The … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Art & Architecture, Bitters, History, Liquor Merchant, Wine & Champagne | Tagged Alfred Speer, Broadway, New Jersey, New York, Passaic, sidewalk, Speer's Standard Wine Bitters, vinyard, Wine | 2 Comments

The Constitution Bitters from Buffalo, NY

Posted on 14 May 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

CONSTITUTION BITTERS SEWARD & BENTLEY | BUFFALO, NY The Constitution Bitters from Buffalo, NY Stephen B. Seward & Burr S. Bentley 14 May 2013 (R•031314) (R•051814) (R•053015) (R•030616) (R•051010-FBN) (R•052619-Letterhead) For the sake of this Constitution Bitters, we are dealing with Stephen … Continue reading →

Posted in Bitters, Collectors & Collections, Druggist & Drugstore, History, Medicines & Cures, Tonics | Tagged Alisma, all, Bentley & Cheney, bitters, Buffalo, Burr S. Bentley, Constitution Bitters, Edward Liebetrut, Joe Gourd, John Feldmann, must, New York, Seward, Seward & Bentley, Stephen B. Seward, surrender | Leave a comment

A labeled Flora Temple bottle

Posted on 13 May 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

James Becker pleasantly surprised quite a few of us with pictures of a labeled Flora Temple bottle over on the Bottle Collectors facebook page. Folks this is one of Elizabeth’s favorite bottles having the horse embossing. As James puts it, “One … Continue reading →

Posted in Collectors & Collections, Facebook, Flasks, Historical Flasks, History, Liquor Merchant, Spirits, Whiskey | Tagged Booraem & Co., Bourbon, Currier and Ives, Flora Temple, horse, James Becker, New York, WC Booraem, Whitney Glass Works | Leave a comment

Buffalo Bayou, Buffalo Beer Tour & Buffalo Brewing Company

Posted on 4 May 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

The American Buffalo Buffalo Bayou, Buffalo Beer Tour & Buffalo Brewing Company 04 May 2013 Three things on my desk(top) or laptop today all dealing with the American Bison. First is the next segment in a series I am writing … Continue reading →