Tag Archives: New York

Standing Proud – Poor Man’s Family Bitters – Oswego, NY

Posted on 20 October 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Only Think! A Half-pint Bottle of Poor Man’s Family Bitters for 25 Cents: a Mild and Pleasant Tonic, Alterative and Stimulant : Composed of Sarsaparilla, Dandelion, Mandrake, Wild Cherry, Prickly Ash, Red Alder, Valerian, &c. … Manufactured by Poor Man’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Bitters, Collectors & Collections, Druggist & Drugstore, eBay, Tax Stamps | Tagged Bush Pharmacy, D.M. Mead, Donald H. Burnside, eBay, Fort Ontario, Fort Oswego, Jack Stecher, Meyer, New York, Oswego, Poor Man's Family Bitters | 2 Comments

The Sale of The Private Collection of George S. McKearin – 1931 & 1932

Posted on 20 October 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Recognized as the Finest and Most Comprehensive in Existence Stiegel – South Jersey – New York State – New England – Ohio and Mid-Western – Blown Three-Mold INCLUDING MANY UNIQUE EXAMPLES WITH SOURCES FULLY AUTHENTICATED A Small Group of American … Continue reading →

Posted in Auction News, Blown Glass, Collectors & Collections, Early American Glass, Freeblown Glass, Glass Makers, History, Perfume, Publications | Tagged American Art Association, Anderson Galleries, Bill Baab, blown three mold, Diamond Daisy, Early American Glass, George S. McKearin, Helen McKearin, Hoosick Falls, Mid-Western, New England, New York, New York City, New York State, ohio, perfume, South Jersey, Stiegel | Leave a comment

The great indian beverage XXX E. Dexter Loveridge Wahoo Bitters

Posted on 19 October 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

“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 →

Posted in Advertising, Bitters, Collectors & Collections, Ephemera, Figural Bottles, Glass Companies & Works, History | Tagged bitters, Brian Wolff, Buffalo, Clyde, Dr. Loveridge, E. Dexter Loveridge, Indian, Jack Stecher, Jeff Burkhardt, John N. Pattison, Lockport, Meyer, New York, Polka, Susannah Bodine Pierson, Wahoo, XXX | Leave a comment

Steele’s Niagara Star Bitters – Lockport Glass Works

Posted on 16 October 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

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 →

Posted in Bitters, Collectors & Collections, Figural Bottles, Glass Companies & Works, History | Tagged Benjamin Fletcher, bitters, Eagle, George A. Torrance, Hon. Richard B. Hoag, Jack Stecher, Jean W. Dunn, John W. Steele, Lockport, Locks, Meyer, New York, Niagara, Star, Steele's, Wallace W. Steele | Leave a comment

Dr. Walkinshaw’s Curative Bitters from Batavia, NY

Posted on 16 October 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

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 →

Posted in Bitters, Collectors & Collections, Druggist & Drugstore, History, Medicines & Cures | Tagged Adelaide Homelius Walkinshaw, Batavia, bitters, Buffalo Medical College, Curative, Dr. Maxwell George Walkinshaw, Dr. Walkinshaw's, Genesee County, Henry Hewitt, Jack Stecher, James M. Walkinshaw, M.G. Walkinshaw, Meyer, New York, physician, University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, Walkinshaw, Walkinshaw Drugs | Leave a 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

Dr. Morgan’s Great American Herb Tonic – Philadelphia

Posted on 12 October 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Ferdinand: I’ve always been curious as to the provenance of the Great American Herb Tonic bottle I acquired back in 1972 from a Skinner auction. It has the same form as the Golden Bitters bottle, as evidenced by the photos … Continue reading →

Posted in Bitters, Collectors & Collections, Questions, Tonics | Tagged american, American Philosophical Society, Dr. Morgan, Glass Works Auctions, Golden Bitters, great, Herb, Hudson, Jack Stecher, John Morgan, New York, Skinner, Tonic, University of Pennsylvania | 1 Comment

Stagecoach Stops and Bartletts Excelsior Bitters

Posted on 3 October 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

“Bartletts Excelsior Bitters – the only known example was found in the attic of a Stagecoach stop in Texas” Stagecoach Stops and Bartletts Excelsior Bitters 03 October 2012 As some of my closest bottle amigos know, I was fortunate enough … Continue reading →

Posted in Bitters, Bottles and Extras, Collectors & Collections, FOHBC News, History, Postage, Questions | Tagged Arkansas, Bartlett Brothers, Bartletts, bitters, Bottles and Extras, Butterfield, california, Carey's Grecian Bend, Chickahominy Bitters, Excelsior, fohbc, Fort Smith, John Feldmann, mail, Memphis, Missouri, New York, Overland, San Francisco, St. Louis, Stagecoach, Tennessee, texas | Leave a comment

The Roads of Research

Posted on 30 September 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

I really like it when I get an email from Eric Richter. It is interesting to watch his enthusiasm and passion for glass. I think you will see what I mean by reading this incoming email. Eric ‘on the hunt’. … Continue reading →

Posted in Civil War, Collectors & Collections, History, Questions, Spirits, Whiskey | Tagged Baltimore, cadet, Edgar Allen Poe, Eggnog Incident, Grog Mutiny, Jefferson Davis, McClellan, New York, Robert E. Lee, Thayer, U.S. Military Academy, Washington, West Point, William Worth | Leave a comment

Mohawk Whiskey Pure Rye Indian Queen

Posted on 25 September 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

MOHAWK WHISKEY PURE RYE Mohawk Whiskey Pure Rye Indian Queen 25 September 2012 (R•090516) “Keepers of the Eastern Door” We have so far in this series looked at the Brown’s Celebrated Indian Herb Bitters and the rather different, as far as … Continue reading →