Old Carolina Bitters – Charleston

Posted on 1 May 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Old Carolina Bitters | Charleston

The most delightful and healthful Tonic ever introduced to the Southern Trade

I wrote a post earlier today on the extremely rare SUMTER BITTERS from Charleston, South Carolina (Read: Sumter Bitters – The Great Southern Tonic) and it seemed logical to pair it with a follow-up post on the extremely rare, OLD CAROLINA BITTERS, also from Charleston, South Carolina. Interesting that so many broken examples of each bottle were dug in one pit.

Tom Leveille holding bottle

“dug in Charleston. The lone survivor, from a Crazy pile of crushed Old Carolinas and Sumters that literally measured up to my knee. It has issues. Missing rear corner and an interior ice pick bruise from opening. There were also 3 Old Carolinas with lip issues.”

 Phil Edmunds

Goodrich, Wineman & Co. Advertisement (notice mention of Carolina Bitters at bottom of ad) - image RicksBottleRoom.com

O 20  OLD / CAROLINA BITTERS // f // GOODRICH WINEMAN & CO // sp // Charleston, South Carolina, 10 x 2 3/4 (7 3/4) 3/8, Square, Amber and Puce, LTCR, Applied Mouth, 3 sp, Extremely rare

Old Carolina Bitters (OCB) Advertisement - image RicksBottleRoom.com

Read Further: 2 XR Augusta and Charleston Square Bitters Spotted

Read Further: South Carolina Top 25 Bottles by Bill Baab

Golden Eagle Bitters (left) and Old Carolina Bitters (right) - Newman Collection

Golden Eagle Bitters (left) and Old Carolina Bitters (right) - Newman Collection

Old Carolina Bitters (left) and Golden Eagle Bitters (right) - Newman Collection

From the informative bottle web site RicksBottleRoom.com: This weeks bottle of the week is from fellow collector and member, Robert Biro’s collection. The bottle was found in a Savannah dump”.

“Rick, Here is one dug in a late 1860′s to a early 1870′s dump in Savannah”

Robert Biro

from RicksBottleRoom.com, Example of dug Old Carolina Bitters - Robert Biro

South Carolina Top 25 Bottles by Bill Baab - Summer FOHBC Bottles and Extras

About Ferdinand Meyer V

Ferdinand Meyer V, President, Federation of Historical Bottle Collectors, is a native of Baltimore, Maryland and has a BFA in Fine Art and Graphic Design from the Kansas City Art Institute and School of Design. Ferdinand is the founding Principal of FMG Design, a nationally recognized design consultation firm. Ferdinand is a passionate collector of American historical glass specializing in bitters bottles, color runs and related classic figural bottles. Ferdinand is married to Elizabeth Jane Meyer and lives in Houston, Texas with their daughter and three wonderful grandchildren. The Meyers are also very involved in Quarter Horses, antiques and early United States postage stamps.
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