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Tag Archives: Pennsylvania
Thomas Pepper’s Sons – Pepper’s Laxative Stomach Bitters
Thomas Pepper’s Sons Pepper’s Laxative Stomach Bitters Ashland, Pennsylvania 21 November 2013 Perched on ebay is this nice example of a labeled, Pepper’s Laxative Stomach Bitters. The grand description says “Mint* Pepper’s Laxative Stomach Bitters”. Still a great example and fun … Continue reading
Posted in Bitters, Bottling Works, eBay, History, Liquor Merchant, Medicines & Cures, Spirits, Whiskey
Tagged all, Ashland, John Throop, Laxative, liquor, Pennsylvania, pepper, Pepper's Thomas, Pottsville, Red Cross, Schuylkill
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Hartman’s Old Virginia Bitters – Tonic, Appetizer and Man Restorer
Hartman’s Old Virginia Bitters Tonic, Appetizer and Man Restorer by Joe Gourd & Ferdinand Meyer V Drink it plain or in whiskey three or four times a day, and you will feel like a new man. 19 November 2013 Last … Continue reading
Posted in Advertising, Bitters, Collectors & Collections, Druggist & Drugstore, Ephemera, Flasks, History, Liquor Merchant, Medicines & Cures, Spirits, Tonics, Trade Cards, Whiskey
Tagged appetizer, Bensinger, bitters, Bob, Burgess, drug, Ferdinand Meyer V, Hartman, Joe Gourd, juice, Lemon, liquor, Man, Oldm Virginia, Pennsylvania, Restorer, Richard Nagle, Rye, Schuylkill Haven, Tolu, Tonic, Wellington, Whiskey, White
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Thomas Wriggins Stanger and John Marshall 1832-1839
Thomas Wriggins Stanger and John Marshall 1832-1839 Part 2 by Stephen Atkinson 13 October 2013 Part 1: Frederick Stanger and John Marshall 1831-1832 Part 3: The Isabella Glass Works of Thomas Stanger 1841 to 1856 Thomas Wriggins Stanger was born on … Continue reading
Canteen Bitters – John Hart & Co. – Lancaster PA
CANTEEN BITTERS JOHN HART & CO. – LANCASTER PA FOR ALL DISORDERS OF THE STOMACH 04 October 2013 (R•100915) (R•123120) Scarcely a man was there who had not his canteen full; the most of the boys had already become inebriated, and were … Continue reading
Posted in Bitters, Civil War, Collectors & Collections, eBay, Figural Bottles, History
Tagged Baden, balm, bitters, Canteen, Chris Batdorff, Germany, Hart, Italian, lancaster, Myers, Neufeld, Pennsylvania, Roger Long
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Hilltown Glass Works site in Bucks County, Pennsylvania 1753-1784
Hilltown Glass Works site in Bucks County, Pennsylvania 1753-1784 by Stephen Atkinson 04 October 2013 The land in Hilltown was mostly taken up by 1720, and was chiefly owned by James Logan, Jeremiah Langhorne, Henry Paxson, probably of Solebury, William Thomas, … Continue reading
Posted in Article Publications, Blown Glass, Bowls, Collectors & Collections, Digging and Finding, Early American Glass, Flasks, Glass Companies & Works, Glass Makers, History
Tagged Bucks County, English, Flask, German, Hilltown, Hommel, Johann Georg Musse, Nancy, Pennsylvania, Perkasie, Peter Maurer, Stan Siegel, Stephen Atkinson, William Thomas
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The United Glass Company located at Wistarburgh
The United Glass Company located at Wistarburgh PART 1 by Stephen Atkinson 24 September 2013 In 1739, the United Glass Company, located at Wistarburgh, was America’s first successful glass factory and the first cooperative manufacturing business venture in the Colonies. … Continue reading
Posted in Article Publications, Blown Glass, Early American Glass, Glass Companies & Works, Glass Makers, History
Tagged Alloway, Caspar Halter, Caspar Wistar, Catherine Wistar, German, Glass, house, Johann Martin Halter, Johann Wilhelm Wentzel, New Jersey, Palitinate, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Simeon Griessmeyer, Stephen Atkinson, United Glass Company, Valentine Felty Herrgeroder, Wistarburgh
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Dr. Stanley’s South American Indian Bitters
Dr. Stanley’s South American Indian Bitters 11 August 2013 (R•111215) Currently on ebay there is a nice example of a Dr. Stanley’s South American Indian Bitters (see listing below). Yet another Indian name for a bitters product. The color of … Continue reading
Posted in Bitters, Druggist & Drugstore, eBay, History, Medicines & Cures
Tagged Alfred G. Stanley, bitters, Dr. A. G. Stanley, Dr. Stanley, Dr. W. H. Uhler, eBay, England, Frederick A. Stanley, Gratz Driving Park and Horticultural Society, Gratz Fair Association, Indian, London, Lykens Agricultural Society, Lykons, Mary Spoeri, Pennsylvania, Peter Boully, Roberts & Son, Salisbury, South American
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MacQueen & Co. Mason’s Fruit Jar Trade Card – Philadelphia, Pa.
Out of millions of early ad cards that we have seen offered for sale, this is the one & only ad card we have ever seen which has a Mason’s fruit jar depicted on it. I really like this trade … Continue reading
Rush’s Bitters – Benjamin Rush and Abraham Hilliard Flanders
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
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