Category Archives: Trade Cards

Dr. Sherman’s Prickley Ash Bitters from Kansas City?

Posted on 28 March 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

It appears that Dr. Sherman went into a drug store to get a drink of whiskey, and being familiar with the place went behind the prescription case and helped himself, but by mistake took from the wrong bottle something of … Continue reading →

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Blacking Bottles & a little more

Posted on 15 February 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

B L A C K I N G This past week, a number of primarily eastern US collectors have been posting some really great pictures of Blacking bottles. I thought I would take a moment to nest a few images … Continue reading →

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Anchors away and all over on the Dr. Dunlap’s Anchor Bitters

Posted on 10 February 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

DR. DUNLAP’S ANCHOR BITTERS I saw this really nice example of a trade card (see below) on ebay for Dr. Dunlap’s Anchor Bitters that reminded me of my bottle (see above) with the many cool and pronounced anchor embossings that … Continue reading →

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Dr. Flint’s Rhode Island Bitters Products

Posted on 9 February 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Try this and thou shalt be benefitted!! Norman Heckler had a stellar example of a labeled Dr. Flint’s Stomach Bitters in his Auction 102 that closed earlier in the week. Actually it had a label over a label (see above). … Continue reading →

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Mrs. Winslow’s Soothing Syrup – oooh so soothing

Posted on 5 January 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

“Oh, jab me with your needle a hundred times, and a hundred times I will bless you, Saint Morphine” Jules Verne 
(1828 – 1905) Mrs. Winslow’s Soothing Syrup was one of the most successful, famous or infamous medicines from our … Continue reading →

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White Seal Pure Rye – Hulman & Beggs – Terre Haute, Indiana

Posted on 23 November 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

W H I T E    S E A L    P U R E    R Y E I was looking on eBay yesterday and saw this great trade card presented by Dave’s Great Cards. Dave really comes across … Continue reading →

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A larger Dr. Hoofland’s German Bitters spotted in the Hayfield

Posted on 9 October 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

“the happy result of intelligent research, coupled with the extensive practice of Dr. Christoph Wilhelm Hueflin of Gena, Germany.” Jan Ratushny had this larger Dr. Hoofland’s German Bitters at the Heckler Hayfield event this past weekend in Woodstock Valley, Connecticut. … Continue reading →

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Vintage Indian Queen, Princess & Maiden Advertising

Posted on 28 September 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Well I took a left turn today as I finished up the Indian Queen Series. I have to say, I was a bit disappointed that I could not find any advertising for the Browns, Mohawk, Pharazyn, Longs or Kansas City … Continue reading →

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Merchant’s Gargling Oil – “Good for Man and Beast”

Posted on 18 August 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

A couple of paths converged last evening and pointed to developing this post for Merchants Gargling Oil. The first was when I was looking at Marianne Dow’s great images of monkeys (see above) in bottle advertising on Just Monkeying Around and … Continue reading →

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Fighting Skeleton and Beating off Death – Hunt’s Remedy

Posted on 11 June 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

One of the really great advertising graphics that you will find relating to medicines, cures and the bottles that we collect is the Hunt’s Remedy. The symbolic skeleton, scythe, hour glass and patient using a bottle of Hunt’s Remedy to … Continue reading →

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