This is why I collect Bitters.
Today I started my photography of bottles obtained in 2011. I usually do this in the winter when the light and sun is just right. Well, I’m cataloging an unlisted labeled bitters which I believe is a Kalamazoo Celery Pepsin Bitters (I had to improvise and make up a Ring | Ham number. There is a clear square (K 6L) that is a square ladies leg. Anyway get a load of this testimonial from a Mr. O.B. Joyful from Klondyke, Alaska for the product…
Testimonial: Sleepy Slope, Klondyke, Alaska, The P. L. Abbey Co., Kalamazoo, Mich,
Gentlemen: I wish to say in regards to your Kalamazoo Celery Pepsin Bitters that they have restored me and my wife to complete happiness. For five years my wife was so nervous that I could not sleep with her. She took three bottles of your Celery Pepsin Bitters and now anyone can sleep with her. She is as quiet as a kitten.
Respectfully, O. B. Joyful
K 6.5L KALAMAZOO CELERY PEPSIN BITTERS
L…Kalamazoo Celery Pepsin Bitters
// b // THE P. L. ABBEY CO / KALAMAZOO / MICH
8 3/4 x 2 5/8 x 2 1/4
Square, Aqua, Tooled Top
Label: Indispensable to settle stomach after alcoholic excesses, Pure extract Kalamazoo Celery is used in the p[reparation.
Testimonial: Sleepy Slope, Klondyke, Alaska, The P. L. Abbey Co., Kalamazoo, Mich,
Gentlemen: I wish to say in regards to your Kalamazoo Celery Pepsin Bitters that they have restored me and my wife to complete happiness. For five years my wife was so nervous that I could not sleep with her. She took three bottles of your Celery Pepsin Bitters and now anyone can sleep with her. She is as quiet as a kitten.
Respectfully, O. B. Joyful
Trademark No. 4719 Dated February, 1886: Perley L. Abbey & W.C. Tuthill
Kalamazoo Celery Pepsin Bitters - Meyer Collection
Kalamazoo Celery Pepsin Bitters - Meyer Collection
Kalamazoo Celery Pepsin Bitters detail - Meyer Collection
