Category Archives: Tobacco

Photographs of People Drinking – Part V

People | Drinking Gallery V Presenting the Fifth Gallery of vintage pictures of “People Drinking” This is a continuation of:  Photographs of People Drinking - Part I Photographs and Images of People Drinking - Part II. Photographs and Images of People Drinking – Part III … Continue reading

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Patent Medicine Proprietary Revenue Stamps

Proprietary Stamps The first revenue stamps in United States were produced to collect taxes on liquor in 18th-century America and were known as Supervisors’ Seals. These revenue stamps were embossed and known as the First Federal Issue. Later, new tax laws were … Continue reading

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Woods’ Baltimore City Directory – 1864

I get asked all the time from collectors, especially in my collecting area of Bitters; “so what is happening?”, “heard about any new bottles?, “anything in the upcoming auction interest you?” or “are you going to the so and so … Continue reading

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Cigar & Tobacco Jar Display at the Reno Expo

D I S P L A Y    S E R I E S Cigar & Tobacco Jars - Dennis Rogers (see Alan DeMaison Video of Dennis and his display) Here is the next in the series of expanded coverage of the wonderful displays … Continue reading

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Three Bottles with New Orleans seals

Bottles with New Orleans seals  PEYCHAUD’S, DELPIT’S & SARRAZIN. Age range 1840′s through 1870′s.  “I’ve always felt the DELPIT’S was the oldest, the SARRAZIN the most recent.” Charles Aprill Dr. Charles Aprill from the Big Easy, submits these wonderful pictures … Continue reading

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Photographs and Images of People Drinking – Part III

Ketcham Drinking Gallery With record speed I am opening the third gallery of vintage drinking pictures from up North as new material has come in from Steve Ketcham. This is a continuation of Photographs of People Drinking - Part I and Photographs and … Continue reading

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Photographs and Images of People Drinking – Part II

Drinking Gallery It is time to open the second gallery of vintage drinking pictures as the first galley filled to volume. This is a continuation of Photographs of People Drinking - Part I). If you have any candidates for inclusion, please forward. … Continue reading

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