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Dr. I. Newton’s Anti-Bilious Bitters – Norwich, Vermont

Posted on 12 May 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Iserael Newton (1763 – 1856) Michael George posted a really great picture (see below) of a Dr. I. Newton’s Anti-Bilious Bitters which prompted a search for this product and more information. Iserael Newton was born in Colchester, Connecticut on 28 … Continue reading →

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Dr. J. Boveedods Imperial Wine Bitters

Posted on 25 April 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

From Civil War authority Jim Schmidt (Spring, Texas) (see Civil war Medicine (and Writing): was “mining” some 1861 Galveston papers this evening and came across some bitters ads… Wow, what was this New York Bitters doing in a Galveston, Texas … Continue reading →

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J. W. Coltons Nervine Strengthening Bitters & Trade Card

Posted on 15 April 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

I was looking around eBay yesterday and eventually hit my bookmarked section on Trade Cards. I saw the usual cards, many being Burdock Blood Bitters but one card jumped out for a couple of reasons. The first was the strange … Continue reading →

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London Jockey Club House Gin

Posted on 14 April 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Obviously Gold Rush miners loved their Gin! Without a doubt, my favorite non-Bitters square is the great London Jockey Club House Gin with embossed horse and rider. I have owned a number of great examples but sometimes I end up … Continue reading →

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Prickly Ash Bitters – Meyer Brothers Drug Company

Posted on 13 April 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Dana Charlton-Zarro asked the following question over on facebook. How many have a bottle with their name embossed? This got me thinking about the Meyer Brothers Prickly Ash Bitters. One of my other brothers is Charles Meyer (Chuck) who is … Continue reading →

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Just Love These Pot Lids at ABCR Auctions | Auction 8

Posted on 6 April 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

[In from Travis Dunn from Down Under] Bidding will go live on ABCR Auction 8 on April 18th at 8 pm, with the auction closing on April 28th at 8 pm. Yes, a 10 day auction this time. There really … Continue reading →

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Shoot-out Update – FOHBC Reno Expo 2012

Posted on 28 March 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

28 July 2012 A major, Antique Bottle and Glass, judged shoot-out, will occur at the FOHBC Reno Expo 2012. The event will be sponsored by a major Auction House (Norman C. Heckler). This will be a landmark chance and great … Continue reading →

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Mexican Mustang Liniment – For Man & Beast

Posted on 2 February 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

MEXICAN MUSTANG LINIMENT “the Liniment appears to have been mostly crude petroleum oil” Here’s another all-healing Victorian wonder medicine, this time from the early 1850s, called Mexican Mustang Liniment. The main ingredient was rather startling: the Liniment appears to have … Continue reading →

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Dr. Petzold’s Genuine German Bitters – Patent Medicine

Posted on 1 February 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

My friend and Civil War author, Jim Schmidt (see Civil War Medicine) sent me a link today for an eBay listing for a Baltimore Letterhead dated 1887 for a Dr. Petzold’s Genuine German Bitters – Patent Medicine. The listing on eBay … Continue reading →

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RENO EXPO 2012 Antique Bottle and Collectible Show – Ad Spread

Posted on 11 January 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

RENO EXPO 2012 New advertising spread as seen in the latest January-February issue of Bottles and Extras for the great FOHBC Reno Expo this coming July. This is the big one! Get your contracts and information at the FOHBC web … Continue reading →

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