Category Archives: History

William’s Royal Crown Remedy and Bitters – Isaac Williams Company

Posted on 19 May 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

William’s Royal Crown Remedy and Bitters: price: $1 a bottle, six for $5, manufactured by Isaac Williams Company, 268 Dundas St., London, Ont., for sale by all druggists In pursuit of more information regarding Duncan Edwards Crown Bitters, I came … Continue reading →

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Alfred Speer and his Raised Sidewalk & Standard Wine Bitters

Posted on 18 May 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Speer’s Standard Wine Bitters Speer’s vineyard and wine business started on a small scale, with the vineyard expanding until it was “the largest in the State, containing over five miles of driveways, and over five hundred miles of wire.” The … Continue reading →

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An advertisement for an unlisted Clayton’s Celebrated Rheumatic Bitters

Posted on 17 May 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

, Product Infridgement? While perusing Pittsburgh Directories in the late 1850s and 1860s for Zingari Bitters, I can across an advertisement (on the same page as the Zingari’s ad) for Clayton’s Celebrated Rheumatic Bitters and Liniment (below) put out by William … Continue reading →

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Lady’s Leg Series – Zingari Bitters

Posted on 15 May 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

ZINGARI BITTERS – F. RAHTER Philadelphia, PA The Viceroy of Egypt placed the name of Dr. Cheopsus upon the “Roll of Nobles” and presented to him a medal bearing the following inscription: “Dr. Cheopsus, the Public Benefactor.” This bitters is … Continue reading →

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S. A. Foutz & Bro. – Baltimore…What Happened?

Posted on 14 May 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

LONDON MEDICATED HEALTH RESTORER S. A. FOUTZ BALTIMORE, MD We have watched and admired the great looking London Medicated Health Restorer bottles from Baltimore, Maryland in recent auctions and posts. Just last week I pictured the puce example in the … Continue reading →

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The Constitution Bitters from Buffalo, NY

Posted on 14 May 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

CONSTITUTION BITTERS SEWARD & BENTLEY | BUFFALO, NY  Stephen B. Seward & Burr S. Bentley For the sake of this Constitution Bitters, we are dealing with Stephen B. Seward and Burr S. Bentley of Seward & Bentley, Buffalo, New York. There are also … Continue reading →

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A labeled Flora Temple bottle

Posted on 13 May 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

James Becker pleasantly surprised quite a few of us with pictures of a labeled Flora Temple bottle over on the Bottle Collectors facebook page. Folks this is one of Elizabeth’s favorite bottles having the horse embossing. As James puts it, “One … Continue reading →

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Thomas W. Dyott Portraits…painted, printed and embossed

Posted on 12 May 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Thomas W. Dyott After the Singing along at Dyottville Glass Works post I was really pleased to see a number of follow-up posts by Eric Richter and Paul Joseph Goodwin sharing bottles with the embossed T. W. Dyott portrait. Eric … Continue reading →

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Singing along at Dyottville Glass Works

Posted on 8 May 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

For a number of reasons I have been searching through old Philadelphia directories searching for information. I couldn’t help but to get side tracked on Dyottville Glass Works again and in particular on a series of ‘rosy’ comments that paint … Continue reading →

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National Bitters – Schlichter & Zug – Philadelphia

Posted on 8 May 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

If You Wish Perfect Health, Use The National Bitters NATIONAL BITTERS SCHLICHTER & ZUG Just finished perusing the bottles in American Glass Gallery Auction #10 that opens today. Some real fine glass. One of the corn bitters examples jumped out … Continue reading →

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