Tag Archives: Savannah

Could this bottle be for Tobias’s Wine Bitters?

Posted on 11 February 2019 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Could this bottle be for the Celebrated Tobias’s Wine Bitters? 11 February 2019 Robert Biro posted over on the Peachridge Glass Facebook page, a series of images for a dug Tobias & Son ladies leg cylinder with a killer iron … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Bitters, Cordial, Digging and Finding, History, Liqueurs, liquor, Liquor Merchant, Spirits, Syrup, Whiskey, Wine & Champagne | Tagged Aldine, bitters, Celebrated, Charleston, Chestnut, Cordial, Edward P. Vogele, James Carstairs Jr., Joseph F. Tobias, ladies leg, Lavender, liquor, Mahlon Hutchinson, merchant, Pennsylvania, Peppermint, Philadelphia, pontil, Robert Biro, S. Tobias, Savannah, Solomon Tobias, son, South Carolina, storefront, Tansey, wholesale, Wild Cherry, Wine | Leave a comment

R.C. Ridgway & Co. Lady’s Leg – Philadelphia

Posted on 24 December 2018 by Ferdinand Meyer V

R.C. Ridgway & Co. Lady’s Leg – Philadelphia 24 December 2018 I received the email below and pictures of an exciting new find from Robert Biro that I thought I would share. I was curious who R.C. Ridgway was? It … Continue reading →

Posted in Bitters, Digging and Finding, History, Spirits, Wine & Champagne | Tagged Antique, Black, Bottle, broker, Continental, dug, email, found, George, Glass, Hotel, iron, lady's leg, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, pontil, R C Ridgway, real estate, Richard C. Ridgway, Robert Biro, Savannah, Whitney | Leave a comment

Koopmann’s Bitters dug in Savannah

Posted on 21 August 2016 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Koopmann’s Bitters dug in Savannah 21 August 2016 Pretty exciting bitters here submitted by Robert Biro. Looks like a beauty to me! I’ll check it out in the Ring & Ham books. Notice the backwards “S” on “Koopmann’s”. Ah-so… I’ve written … Continue reading →

Posted in Bitters, Digging and Finding, Medicines & Cures, News | Tagged bitters, Civil War, dig, dump, Georgia, Koopmann's, Robert Biro, Savannah | Leave a comment

Chattanooga National Bitters Spotting

Posted on 19 August 2015 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Chattanooga National Bitters Spotting 19 August 2015 (R•082015) As busy as I was at the FOHBC 2015 Chattanooga National Antique Bottle Show, I certainly had the opportunity to see some nice bitters on the floor, under the tables, in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Auction News, Bitters, Bottle Shows, Club News, Display, Ephemera, Figural Bottles, FOHBC News, Medicines & Cures, News, Tonics | Tagged Apple, Arabia, Argyle, auction, Augusta, Barrel, Beatty, bitters, cabin, Chattanooga, Crowe, Dexter, display, Domingo, Eagle, Ebbert, Figural, fish, Forbes, Francis, Gilbert's, golden, Highland, Holis, Hostetter, IXL, jaundice, Kimball's, Leriemondie, Lippman's, Loveridge, Meyer, Mississippi, Missouri, national, Old, OOSB, Queen, Rivaud's, rock, rolling, Russ, Rye, Sachem, Savannah, show, Shultis, Solomons, Southern, spotting, thunder, Toneco, Tonic, Victoria, Wahoo, Wiggins, Wiggs, Wigwam, Winfree | 1 Comment

Deutenhoff’s Swiss Bitters – Savannah

Posted on 30 October 2014 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Deutenhoff’s Swiss Bitters – Savannah 30 October 2014 (R•11.12.15) (R•020319) Here is a tough bitters that I have never seen before. The Deutenhoff’s Swiss Bitters from Savannah, Georgia recently sold in the American Glass Gallery Auction #13 that closed this past Tuesday night. It is … Continue reading →

Posted in Bitters, Druggist & Drugstore, History, Medicines & Cures | Tagged Augustus, bitters, Deutenhoff, Druggist & Drugstore, George, Georgia, Heidt, Purse, Richards, Robert Biro, Savannah, Swiss, Thomas | Leave a comment

I was a very close friend of Tommy Mitchiner

Posted on 30 August 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

I was a very close friend of Tommy Mitchiner 30 August 2013 | By Mike Newman I was a very close friend of Tommy Mitchiner, as our relationship went back 32 years. I was just a newlywed with no money … Continue reading →

Posted in Collectors & Collections, Digging and Finding, News, Soda Water | Tagged Digging, Mike Newman, Savannah, Tommy Mitchiner | 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

Jacob’s Cholera Dysentery and Diarrhea Cordial ensemble

Posted on 10 April 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

JACOB’S CORDIAL Savannah, Georgia “recommended to females, children, travelers, ships captains and voyagers, laborers, planters as well as the general public.” If you remember a few days back, I did a post on some eye-catching typography and typesetting for Jacobs … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Collectors & Collections, Cordial, Ephemera, History, Medicines & Cures, Questions | Tagged Dr. Wm. W. Bliss & Co., Georgia, Jack Stecher, Jacob's Cordial, New Jersey, New York, Newark, Philadelphia, Rochester, Savannah, University of Pennsylvania | 1 Comment

Arabian Bitters – One Thousand and One Nights

Posted on 8 April 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Did you know that there is an Arabian Bitters from Savannah? I wonder what the product name was inspired from? Arabian Nights? Or maybe from a horse or some mystical place? Maybe from a dance or Aladdin’s Lamp? Let’s see … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Bitters, Digging and Finding, Druggist & Drugstore, History, Medicines & Cures, Questions | Tagged Alvarez, amber, Arabian Bitters, Arabian Nights, bitters, clerk, Druggist & Drugstore, Fernandez, Fort Pulaski, Georgia, Houston, Jacob Weichselbaum, Joseph S. Lawrence, Lawrence & Weichselbaum, Lippman, pharmacist, pharmacy, physician, Robert Hinely, salesman, Savannah, square, texas, unlisted | 1 Comment

Bottles on the Steamship SS Republic

Posted on 24 November 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

BOTTLES ON THE S T E A M S H I P S S R E P U B L I C 24 November 2012 I wanted to circle back after honing up on the Steamboat Arabia (Read: Looking … Continue reading →