Ta Tsing Bitters – The Great Chinese Remedy
02 May 2012 (R•053114-patent drawing) (R•061117)
The other night I was asked by Richmond, Virginia collector, Tom Leveille to post a picture of my “Virginia” Bitters in a group. I immediately asked “Does this include West Virginia?” thinking of my figural Chinaman bitters. Tom was not familiar with Ta Tsing Bitters so I developed a post.
Picture of working Chinaman in San Francisco – circa 1860
Without a doubt, this is one of my top three figural bitters. Introducing “The Chinaman” as it is also affectinately known. This was number #1 on my want list until I was able to obtain the definitive, top example in a private transaction in March 2006.
T 4 TA TSING BITTERS, Circa 1868 –
L… Ta Tsing Bitters The Great Chinese Remedy
// b // R. S. GARDNER & CO. / PROPRIETORS / CLARKSBURG, W. VA. //
11 x 3 1/2 x 2 ½
Figure of a Chinese man with long pigtail,
Amber, Applied mouth
Design patent No. 2960 issued to Meigs Jackson of Clarksburg, West Virginia on March 24, 1868
Ta Tsing Bitters “The Chinaman”
Ta Tsing Bitters “The Chinaman”
1868 Meigg Jackson’s Design for Bottle & Trade Mark 2960, Ta Tsing Bitters – Bitters Bottles Supplement
Ta Tsing Bitters (aka The Chinaman) from Clarksburg, West Virginia. From thirty-six (36) rotational photos by Alan DeMaison doing 3-D imaging for the FOHBC Virtual Museum project. – Meyer Collection
