Tag Archives: St. Louis

Ihmsen’s Old Tonic Bitters – Who is Henry Ihmsen?

Posted on 15 December 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Ihmsen’s Old Tonic Bitters – Who is Henry Ihmsen? 15 December 2013 (R•111214) Sometimes, I suppose, I tend to drive myself crazy. I start off down one road looking for an obscure bitters, then I take a left turn down … Continue reading →

Posted in Bitters, Glass Companies & Works, Glass Makers, History, Questions | Tagged bitters, Charles, Henry, Hostetter, Ihmsen, Pittsburgh, St. Louis, Tonic, William | Leave a comment

Julius Falke’s Manual for Barbers and Hair-Dressers

Posted on 10 December 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

J. Falke’s Manual for Barbers, Hair-Dressers, Dyers and Druggists Manufacturer’s of St. Jacob’s Bitters 10 December 2013 (R•060719) Thanks to Joe Gourd for the Against Prohibition trade card post yesterday. On the reverse of one of the trade cards was some information on J. … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Bitters, Druggist & Drugstore, Ephemera, Hair Tonics, History, Medicines & Cures, Perfume | Tagged Barber's, bitters, Dressers, Druggist & Drugstore, Dyers, Falke, Gourd, Gustavus, Hair, Hall, Heidel, Julius, Medicine, Missouri, perfumery, Recipe, St. Jacob's, St. Louis | Leave a comment

Agents and Distributors of Brady’s Family Bitters

Posted on 7 December 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Agents and Distributors of Brady’s Family Bitters 07 December 2013 Bitters trade card collector Joe Gourd (Chicago, Illinois), forwarded the image of the top trade card for Brady’s Family Bitters suggesting possibly that J. A. Sangston & Company in Cincinnati, … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Bitters, History, Liquor Merchant, Medicines & Cures, Trade Cards | Tagged agent, bitters, Brady's, Cincinatti, distributor, family, Gourd, Houston, Kemler, Kentucky, Louisville, ohio, Sangston, St. Louis, texas, Wiggins | Comments Off

A Morning Call Bitters Comparison

Posted on 1 September 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

A Morning Call Bitters Comparison Is it from Cincinnati or St. Louis? 02 September 2013 Many bottle collectors are familiar with the round Lediard’s Morning Call Bitters sold by Charles Lediard in New York and St. Louis. Today we are … Continue reading →

Posted in Bitters, Digging and Finding, History, Liquor Merchant, Questions | Tagged bitters, call, Charles Lediard, Charles S. Mills, Cincinnati, Franklin Hastings, Gary Beatty, James Viguerie, Kline & Co., Lediard, Memphis, Mills, Mills & Kline, Mills Brothers, Morning, St. Louis | Leave a comment

The Home Bitters – St. Louis

Posted on 19 August 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

The Home Bitters – St. Louis 19 August 2013 (R•112413) (R•051015) (R•042419) Today, I have reason to quickly educate myself with The Home Bitters of St. Louis. I need to review the variants, the history and find out the rest … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Bitters, History, Liquor Merchant, Medicines & Cures, Postage, Tax Stamps, Tonics | Tagged Henson, home, Home Bitters, James A. Jackson, James McQ. Douglas, Joe Gourd, Missouri, Paris S. Pfouts, Saint Louis, St. Louis | 4 Comments

The extraordinary Pony Bitters from St. Louis

Posted on 18 July 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

“the bottle came out of an estate. The gal that had it dealt in vintage cloths and didn’t know the value. She almost listed it on ebay with a Buy it Now option of $50” PONY BITTERS – ST. LOUIS … Continue reading →

Posted in Bitters, Collectors & Collections, Digging and Finding, eBay | Tagged Bill Ham, Ellen Haas Faulkenberry, Las Cruces, Missouri, New Mexico, Pony Bitters, St. Louis | 2 Comments

The wonderful Horse Shoe Bitters from Collinsville, Illinois

Posted on 10 July 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

HORSE SHOE BITTERS HORSE SHOE MEDICINE CO COLLINSVILLE, ILLINOIS The following pages have been written with the hope of directing attention to one of the most insidious dangers that threatens the moral and physical welfare of the community. Intemperance – … Continue reading →

Posted in Bitters, Figural Bottles, History, Liquor Merchant, Medicines & Cures, Whiskey | Tagged alabama, bitters, Bryan Grapentine, Collinsville, Collinsville Medicine Co., Hardscrabble Mine, Horse Shoe Bitters, illinois, Intemperance, Jack's Horseshoe, Lucille Stehman, MacKenzie, Meyer, Montgomery, Roy Weinacht, St. Louis, Temperance, Wheaton Glass Company | 2 Comments

The XR Celebrated Eagle Bitters – St. Louis

Posted on 2 July 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

CELEBRATED EAGLE BITTERS LANGE & BERNECKER ST LOUIS (Julius Lange, Christian Knull and John L. Bernecker) 02 July 2013 A really nice square; the Celebrated Eagle Bitters, closed on American Bottle Auctions | Auction 58 (see video) this past Sunday evening. … Continue reading →

Posted in Auction News, Bitters, History, Liquor Merchant, Spirits, Whiskey | Tagged American Bottle Auctions, Celebrated Eagle Bitters, Celebrated Eagle Bourbon, Christian Knull, Excelsior Distilling Co., John L. Bernecker, Julius Lange, Lange & Bernecker, Missouri, St. Louis | Leave a comment

Colored Pontiled St. Louis Sodas – Feltman Collection

Posted on 28 June 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Colored Pontiled St. Louis Sodas Tom Feltman Collection 28 June 2013 My wife said I will probably die in a privy and I told her SO BE IT. Hello Ferdinand, I live near St. Louis, Mo. and have been digging … Continue reading →

Posted in Collectors & Collections, Color Runs, Digging and Finding, Display, Mineral Water, Soda Water | Tagged Brandon & Pease, C. Abel & Co., J. Cairns & Co., Landsberg's Century Bitters, M & W, Missouri, pontil, R & J Adams, Soda, St. Louis, Tom Feltman | 3 Comments

What’s the Attraction for You at National Federation Shows?

Posted on 28 April 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

What’s the Attraction for You at National Federation Shows? By Bill Baab Why are you here? That’s an easy question, but the answer may not be. You might be here because of a chance to buy quality bottles for your … Continue reading →