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Category Archives: Humor – Lighter Side
J. W. Coltons Nervine Strengthening Bitters & Trade Card
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
Posted in Advertising, Bitters Bottles, Collectors & Collections, eBay, Ephemera, Humor - Lighter Side, Tonics, Trade Cards
Tagged Bilious, bitters, Colton, Coltons, Dispepsia, Elixir, indigestion, J.W. Colton, Meyer Collection, Nervine, Nervous, Strengthening, Tonic
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My First Bottle Tattoo – Nic Queen
I am working on a feature article in the next FOHBC Bottles and Extras for the recent Baltimore Bottle Show and was remembering the really cool tattoo that Nic Queen had on his leg. He even had it on the … Continue reading
Posted in Bottle Shows, Club News, Collectors & Collections, Humor - Lighter Side, Milk & Creamers, News, Publications
Tagged Baltimore, Bottle, club, Double "O", Indian Head, maryland, Milk Bottle, Nic Queen, tattoo
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Rare WHEATON Fish breaks $175k Record for Figural Bitters
With utter amazement, Peachridge Glass reports the largest dollar sale of a figural bitters yet. The ‘Sapphire’ Wheaton Fish circa 1970, has just sold for over $175,000 to the reclusive collector Osgood Didrong in Snake Gulch, Wyoming. This eclipses the … Continue reading
Posted in Bitters Bottles, Humor - Lighter Side, News
Tagged blue fish bitters, Fish Bitters, Old Homestead Bitters, Sazarac Bitters
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Meet John Akers – A Collector and his Cartoons
I would like everyone to meet John Akers (pictured above) who is one extraordinary collector with a sense of humor. I really get a chuckle because John seems to know exactly which funny button to push for us passionate and sometimes crazy … Continue reading
Kalamazoo Celery Pepsin Bitters – Get Some for (from) your Wife
This is why I collect Bitters. Today I started my photography of bottles obtained in 2011. I usually do this in the winter when the light and sun is just right. Well, I’m cataloging an unlisted labeled bitters which I … Continue reading
Posted in Bitters Bottles, Humor - Lighter Side
Tagged bitters, celery, Kalamazoo, Michigan, Pepsin
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Use a Penny for Scale
Some time ago, and we still laugh about it now, we had an interesting and unexpected learning experience on eBay when my wife bid on what she thought were some large (12” tall or so) dinosaurs for my grandson Nicholas … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, eBay, Facebook, Humor - Lighter Side, Photography
Tagged Dalby's Carminarive, Dinosaurs, Drake's Plantation Bitters, penny, photography, scale
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Bottles From The Deep SS Republic Shipwreck Square Bitters Bottle on eBay and My Big Idea
I have noticed this eBay listing called “Bottles From The Deep SS Republic Shipwreck Square Bitters Bottle” Raised an eyebrow but then it gave me an idea. See bottom of post. (See eBay listing) and now my idea…. “Bottles from … Continue reading
Texas Window – Some Random Thoughts on a Gray Day
As I sit here in Alexandria, Louisiana after two (2) miserable, gray, rainy days (you may have heard about all of the rain Monday in Houston that followed me here), I post this picture that makes me feel better. There … Continue reading
Bottle Buildings and Automobile Images
This is an end-of-the-year post capturing some images of buildings and cars with architectural and design aspects tying back to bottles. I just love this kind of stuff. Most of it is gone now, only archived in our memories, in … Continue reading






