Daily Archives: 18 August 2012

Barrel Series – Crow’s Celebrated Tonic Bitters

Posted on 18 August 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

CROW’S CELEBRATED TONIC BITTERS Saving the best for last is the Crow’s Celebrated Stomach Bitters. Only one known example residing in the great figural collection of Bob Ferraro in Boulder City, Nevada. I was fortunate enough to see this beauty … Continue reading →

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Merchant’s Gargling Oil – “Good for Man and Beast”

Posted on 18 August 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

A couple of paths converged last evening and pointed to developing this post for Merchants Gargling Oil. The first was when I was looking at Marianne Dow’s great images of monkeys (see above) in bottle advertising on Just Monkeying Around and … Continue reading →

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