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Tag Archives: war
Jackson’s Excelsior Bitters – Richmond, Virginia
Jackson’s Excelsior Bitters – Richmond, Virginia 19 October 2015 (R•102015) The Jackson’s Excelsior Bitters is an unlisted bitters that crossed my radar screen the other day. At first I thought it might be related to Jackson’s Aromatic Life Bitters, Stonewall Jackson Stomach Bitters … Continue reading
Posted in Advertising, Bitters, Civil War, History, Medicines & Cures, Remedy, Tonics
Tagged bitters, Brigadier, Civil, Excelsior, general, J. M. Norris, Jackson, Michie, R.H. Jackson, Richmond, Virginia, war
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Dr. Emanuel’s Sarsaparilla – Vicksburg
Dr. Emanuel’s Sarsaparilla – Vicksburg, Mississippi 05 June 2015 (R•060615) “and none got too excited about it, but they wanted to buy it.” Incoming e-mail about an interesting sarsaparilla bottle from an old Mississippi collection. See low res pictures at … Continue reading
Ponce De Leon Bitters
Ponce De Leon Bitters George Jefferson Howard and the Coca-Cola Connection 25 May 2015 Here another great bitters square that John Pastor has in his current American Glass Gallery Auction 14 which is now online. The picture at the top of … Continue reading
Posted in Advertising, Bitters, Civil War, Druggist & Drugstore, History, Milk & Creamers
Tagged Asa, atlanta, Augusta, bitters, Candler, Civil, Coca-Cola, De Leon, Druggist & Drugstore, fountain, George, Georgia, Howard, jefferson, Ponce, war, youth
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1876 United States Internal Revenue Stamps
Looking closer at 1876 United States Internal Revenue Special Tax Stamps 19 March 2015 While working on the Dr. James H. McLean & Ferd Meyer, the Tax Agent post, I had the opportunity to look more closely at the 1876 United … Continue reading
Kaufman’s Celebrated Blue Jacket Bitters – Indianapolis
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
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Confederate Stomach Bitters – Angelo Velati – Columbus Georgia
Confederate Stomach Bitters Angelo Velati – Columbus Georgia 05 December 2014 There is an interesting bitters label that is presently making an appearance at Heritage Auctions. Thanks to Lou Holis for the tip. The label reads, “Confederate Stomach Bitters” with … Continue reading
“In Hoc Vinces” – Romaine’s Crimean Bitters
“In Hoc Vinces” – Romaine’s Crimean Bitters 12 November 2014 (R•111614) I have posted before, back in August 2011, on Romaine’s Crimean Bitters when I started the Peachridge Glass web site. At that time I posted my color run (above) and … Continue reading
Posted in Advertising, Bitters, Color Runs, Currency, Druggist & Drugstore, History, Medicines & Cures, Questions
Tagged advertising, Bandit, bank, bitters, Britian, Catholics, Chilton, Christian, Crimean, Empire, france, Gourd, Guerrilla, Hygiea, In Hoc Vinces, Konstantin, lasbel, Libertu, Mihail, New York, Orthodox, Ottoman, Romaine, Romaine's, Russia, Sardinia, Sevastopol, symbols, Walker, war, Wodehouse
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The best Lady’s Leg in the Galaxy – Universe Bitters
The best Lady’s Leg in the Galaxy – Universe Bitters 31 May 2014 It was nice seeing the lady’s leg figural, Universe Bitters, from Louisville, Kentucky, at the top of the Top 25 Kentucky’s Rarest Bitter Bottles list. The bottle … Continue reading
Posted in Bitters, Civil War, Collectors & Collections, Figural Bottles, History, Liquor Merchant, Whiskey, Wine & Champagne
Tagged August Horstmann, bitters, Carlyn Ring, Civil, F.J. Schaefer, galaxy, John Feldmann, Kentucky, lady's, leg, Louisville, Universe, war
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The only Martin’s Bermuda Bitters
The only Martin’s Bermuda Bitters 27 May 2014 (R•052015) (R•052215) Oh, if I could only just see this bottle, let alone have it sit proudly in my collection. To my knowledge, the Martin’s Bermuda Bitters, is a one-of-a-kind, only example, residing … Continue reading
The Wiggs Brothers and their Fabulous Figural Cabin Bottle
The Wiggs Brothers and their fabulous figural cabin bottle 10 May 2014 As you might imagine, I have quite a few bitters in my collection, many being quite rare. It has gotten to the point that when I see a picture … Continue reading
Posted in Advertising, Bitters, Civil War, Druggist & Drugstore, Figural Bottles, Hair Tonics, History, Medicines & Cures, Questions
Tagged Brothers, cabin, Civil, drug, Druggist & Drugstore, Figural, James Alpheus Wiggs, John Joseph Wiggs, Jonathan S. Wiggs, Main, Memphis, Piety Hester Fowler, Tennessee, Tom Phillips, W. H. Pickett, war, Wiggs, William B. Wiggs, William. J. Fowler
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