Monthly Archives: December 2013

Chamber Pot from a Privy Twelve Feet Deep

Chamber Pot from a Privy Twelve Feet Deep 16 December 2013 Hello F, Have enclosed pictures of a chamber pot I dug many years ago at Laclade Landing near the famous St. Louis arch in St. Louis, Missouri. Thought I … Continue reading

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Ihmsen’s Old Tonic Bitters – Who is Henry Ihmsen?

Ihmsen’s Old Tonic Bitters – Who is Henry Ihmsen? 15 December 2013 (R•111214) Sometimes, I suppose, I tend to drive myself crazy. I start off down one road looking for an obscure bitters, then I take a left turn down … Continue reading

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The little C.C.C. – Certain Chancre Cure from Palestine, Texas

The little C.C.C. – CERTAIN CHANCRE CURE from Palestine, Texas 13 December 2013 I really like this bottle now appearing on ebay for a princely sum. The C-C-C Certain Chancre Cure put out by C.R. Thomasson in Palestine, Texas is a … Continue reading

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Why White? or How the %$#@! did you choose that Category?

Why White? or How the %$#@! did you choose that Category? Part 2 – Medicine Types: The Katzen Milk Glass Collection Read Part 1: Gary Katzen Milk Glass Collection by Gary Katzen Bottle Photography by Jesse Sailer 13 December 2013 (R•122813) … Continue reading

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On the Origin of Demijohns

On the Origin of Demijohns Part 2 from Gene Ainsworth 14 December 2013 OK, not a lot of information about origin here, but maybe we can speculate a bit, and even if we don’t reach a definite conclusion about where … Continue reading

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Hibernia Bitters, Herman Braunschweiger & the Bumsted guy

Hibernia Bitters, Herman Braunschweiger & the Bumsted guy 11 December 2013 (R•121317) I couldn’t help but notice a really nice example of a Hibernia Bitters currently on ebay. The bitters was produced by Braunschweiger & Bumstead (should be spelled Bumsted) from San Francisco, Califiornia … Continue reading

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Julius Falke’s Manual for Barbers and Hair-Dressers

J. Falke’s Manual for Barbers, Hair-Dressers, Dyers and Druggists Manufacturer’s of St. Jacob’s Bitters 10 December 2013 (R•060719) Thanks to Joe Gourd for the Against Prohibition trade card post yesterday. On the reverse of one of the trade cards was some information on J. … Continue reading

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Lager’s amber Fluid mild, Gives health and strength to wife and child

Lager’s amber Fluid mild, Gives health and strength to wife and child. AGAINST PROHIBITION 09 December 2013 Hi Ferd, Read the post about: “better to drink beer than bitters or other patent medicines”. It put me in mind of a … Continue reading

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The Ladies’ Home Journal Endorses Beer as Opposed to Patent Medicines

The Ladies’ Home Journal Endorses Beer as Opposed to Patent Medicines 08 December 2013 “A mother who would hold up her hands in holy horror at the thought of her child drinking a glass of beer, which contains from two … Continue reading

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Agents and Distributors of Brady’s Family Bitters

Agents and Distributors of Brady’s Family Bitters 07 December 2013 Bitters trade card collector Joe Gourd (Chicago, Illinois), forwarded the image of the top trade card for Brady’s Family Bitters suggesting possibly that J. A. Sangston & Company in Cincinnati, … Continue reading

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