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Tag Archives: Pennsylvania
Figaro, Figaro – Griffith’s Opera Bitters
Figaro, Figaro – Griffith’s Opera Bitters 16 October 2014 Wait to you see the gorgeous example of a Griffith’s Opera Bitters that John Pastor has in his American Glass Gallery Auction #13, now open for bidding. No, that is not … Continue reading
Posted in Advertising, Auction News, Bitters, Druggist & Drugstore, Medicines & Cures
Tagged bitters, city, drug, Druggist & Drugstore, Griffith, oil, opera, Pennsylvania
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Try Uncle Tom’s Bitters! – Trevorton, Pennsylvania
TRY UNCLE TOM’S BITTERS! – Trevorton, Pennsylvania 10 October 2014 Uncle Tom has been popping up in bitters news lately with two examples of the bitters appearing in the current North American Glass auction. I was also able to pick up … Continue reading
Posted in Advertising, Auction News, Bitters, Collectors & Collections, History, Medicines & Cures
Tagged bitters, Carlyn, coal, eBay, England, Feldmann, Ferdinand, Foulds, Gourd, Joe, John, Meyer, mining, Pennsylvania, ring, song, Thomas, Tom, Trevorton, Uncle
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Dr. Swayne’s Bitter Catholicon – A Very Valuable Bitters
Dr. Swayne’s Bitter Catholicon – A Very Valuable Bitters 26 September 2014 Jeff Noordsy, up in Cornwall, Vermont, posted three pictures of an early, pontiled, aqua bitters saying “Yup, it’s cracked but how many of you have seen a “Swayne’s … Continue reading
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Tagged bitters, Catholicon, Chester, Huson, Noordsy, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Swayne, William
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Pawnee Bitters and the Pawnee Indian Medicine Co. – San Francisco
Pawnee Bitters and the Pawnee Indian Medicine Co. – San Francisco 22 August 2014 (R•082414) (R•070719) I was able to add a second Pawnee Indian Medicine Company bottle to my collection at the Lexington National. I already had a very … Continue reading
Posted in Advertising, Bitters, Civil War, Collectors & Collections, History, Medicines & Cures
Tagged Burgess, Charles, Frank, Indian, Medicine, Meyer, Pawnee, Pennsylvania, San Francisco, teaching, Too-Re, William
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Dr. J. W. James India Bitters – East Brady, Pennsylvania
Dr. J. W. James India Bitters – East Brady, Pennsylvania 19 August 2014 Continuing today with the series of bitters brands with “India” in the name, is another extremely rare bitters from my collection from East Brady (or Bradys Bend), Pennsylvania. … Continue reading
Posted in Bitters, Digging and Finding, History, Medicines & Cures
Tagged Allegheny, bend, Brady, Doctor, India, James, Medicine, Meyer, Mihalik, Munsee, Pennsylvania, Seneca, surgeon
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Dr. Crittenden’s Dyspepsia and Cocktail Bitters – Philadelphia
Dr. Crittenden’s Dyspepsia and Cocktail Bitters – Philadelphia 12 June 2014 (R•052918) Just a short post today to see if there is any relationship with E. H. Crittenden in Philadelphia and Charles Nelson Crittendon of New York. The other day we looked at … Continue reading
Posted in Advertising, Bitters, Ephemera, History, Liquor Merchant, Medicines & Cures, Spirits, Whiskey
Tagged bitters, boom, cocktail, Crittenden, dyspersia, Erastus, Henry, liquor, Medicine, oil, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, rush, Titusville, Whiskey
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The California Herb Bitters from Pittsburgh
The California Herb Bitters from Pittsburgh 18 May 2014 (R•052514) (R•090216) (R•111018) Here is an extremely rare, bitters square with a phenomenal form and name. When I say rare, I mean like “only known example”. The California Herb Bitters is from Pittsburgh and has G. W. … Continue reading
Posted in Advertising, Auction News, Bitters, History, Liquor Merchant, Medicines & Cures, Questions
Tagged bitters, california, Cleveland, Dierker & Speck, ferdinand meyer, G. W. Frazier, George H. Dierker, Herb, J. J. Speck & Co., Jacob J. Speck, John Feldmann, liquor, méchant, Medicine, Morrow, ohio, Patent, Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, Root
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Gouley’s Vegetable Bitters – Baltimore
Gouley’s Vegetable Bitters – Baltimore Louis Gouley’s Vegetable Medicinal Store 02 May 2014 (R•121814) (R•041815) Yep, had to be a Frenchman with that name. I was looking thru some older Baltimore City Directories and was reminded of an advertisement for Louis … Continue reading
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Tagged Baltimore, Exchange, ferdinand meyer, fountain, france, Gouley, health, Heckler, Henry, house, louis, maryland, medicinal, Medicine, Oyster, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Saigneville, Sangvilleux, soup, turtle, Vegetable
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