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Smith’s Gentian, Dandelion and Yellow Dock Bitters

Posted on 8 February 2015 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Smith’s Gentian, Dandelion and Yellow Dock Bitters Ebin R. Smith, Apothecary 08 February 2015 (R•090119) The Smith’s Gentian, Dandelion and Yellow Dock Bitters appears to be unlisted in Bitters Bottles. You have to look carefully as there are about 15 brands … Continue reading →

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Lyman’s Dandelion Bitters – Bangor, Maine

Posted on 6 February 2015 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Lyman’s Dandelion Bitters – Bangor, Maine Caldwell Sweet & Bro. Druggists and Apothecaries 06 February 2015 (R•020715) Yet another dandelion bitters, this time put out by Caldwell Sweet & Brother in Bangor, Penobscot, Maine. We are now talking about Lyman’s … Continue reading →

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Dandelion Bitters – The Great Herb Blood Remedy

Posted on 3 February 2015 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Dandelion Bitters – The Great Herb Blood Remedy John H. Sheehan & Company, Utica, N.Y. 03 February 2015 The other day I noticed a Dandelion Bitters advertising trade card on eBay that I was not familiar with. The bitters was … Continue reading →

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Willard’s Golden Seal Bitters – Taunton, Massachusetts

Posted on 2 February 2015 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Willard’s Golden Seal Bitters – Taunton, Massachusetts 01 February 2015 (R•110715) I thought it might be a good idea to circle back and find out who A. L. Willard was from Taunton, Massachusetts. He was known best for his Willard’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Apothecary, Bitters, Druggist & Drugstore, History, Medicines & Cures, Trade Cards | Tagged Abel, advertising, Apothecary, bitters, Bordon, cards, drug, Druggist & Drugstore, golden, Gourd, Lyman, Massachusetts, seal, Taunton, trade, Weir, Willard | Leave a comment

Kaufman’s Celebrated Blue Jacket Bitters – Indianapolis

Posted on 28 December 2014 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Kaufman’s Celebrated Blue Jacket Bitters – Indianapolis 28 December 2014 While working on the post for the Dr. B. H. Kauffman Stomach Bitters from Lancaster, Pennsylvania, I checked the Joe Gourd collection inventory list to see if Joe was holding any … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Bitters, Civil War, Ephemera, History, Liquor Merchant, Questions, Spirits | Tagged advertising, bitters, blue, card, Celebrated, Charles, Civil, Germany, Gourd, indiana, Indianapolis, Jacket, Kaufman, liquors, Louisiana, Moses, trade, war, Wine | Leave a comment

Looking at a Burdock’s Blood Bitters Rebus

Posted on 27 October 2014 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Looking at a Burdock’s Blood Bitters Rebus 27 October 2014 by Joe Gourd Ferd, Sorry, nothing for the Chicago Hunki Dori. I do have something for your Bath, Maine, Hunk (hairy eye) Dori post. Using the eye in place of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Bitters, Ephemera, Holiday, Humor - Lighter Side, Medicines & Cures, Questions, Trade Cards | Tagged advertising, bitters, Blood, Burdock, card, Eye, Gourd, hairy, Joe, pictogram, pictures, puzzle, Rebus, trade, words | Leave a comment

Coleman’s Tonic Bitters – Portsmouth, New Hampshire

Posted on 23 October 2014 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Coleman’s Tonic Bitters – Portsmouth, New Hampshire 23 October 2014 (R•102614) Bitters trade card authority Joe Gourd sent me the following e-mail in reference to the A.W. Coleman’s Anti-Dyspeptic and Tonic Bitters post. “Enjoyed your post on Coleman’s Bitters. While … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Apothecary, Bitters, Druggist & Drugstore, History, Medicines & Cures, Tonics, Trade Cards | Tagged advertising, Apothecary, bitters, card, Coleman, Congress, Druggist & Drugstore, Gourd, New Hampshire, Portsmouth, Rockingham, Tonic, trade, Vaughan | 1 Comment

The Lash’s Gentleman in a Hat

Posted on 28 August 2014 by Ferdinand Meyer V

The Lash’s Gentleman in a Hat 28 August 2014 | Mystery Solved 082814 14:55 Here is an interesting e-mail I received yesterday about Lash’s Bitters. This seems like a question for bitters trade card authority Joe Gourd. Is there a … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Bitters, Ephemera, History, Mailbox Letters, Questions, Tobacco, Trade Cards | Tagged advertising, american, Baseball, bat, bitters, card, cards, Casey, ephemera, error, Gourd, Hat, Honus, Ink, Lash's, Lithographic, misprint, sheet, tobacco, trade, Wagner | Leave a comment

An unlisted Russell’s Alterative and Tonic Bitters

Posted on 18 April 2014 by Ferdinand Meyer V

An unlisted Russell’s Alterative and Tonic Bitters 18 April 2014 (R•041914) (R•040819) You may have remembered the 1836 Russell’s Stomach Bitters post from Vermont the other day. Bitters trade card authority Joe Gourd, saw the post and went looking in his … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Apothecary, Bitters, Collectors & Collections, Druggist & Drugstore, Ephemera, Hair Tonics, History, Medicines & Cures, Perfume, Questions, Tonics, Trade Cards | Tagged alterative, Apothecary, bitters, Bradford Allen, Brandon DeWolfe, card, Castanaine, Druggist & Drugstore, E. S. Russell, Elias, George Waddy, Hair, Joe Gourd, Nashua, New Hampshire, Russell, Russell's, Smith, Tonic, trade, Whittemore | Leave a comment

Dr. Copp’s White Mountain Bitters Advertising Trade Cards

Posted on 1 March 2014 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Dr. Copp’s White Mountain Bitters Advertising Trade Cards From the Joe Gourd Collection 01 March 2014 (R•053019) As usual, when I ask bitters advertising, ephemera and trade card authority Joe Gourd a question, involving a rare bitters piece, I get … Continue reading →