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Category Archives: Whiskey
A labeled Flora Temple bottle
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
Is it just a Duffy’s Pure Malt Whiskey bottle?
Is it Just a Duffy’s Pure Malt Whiskey Bottle? I realize that Duffy’s Pure Malt Whiskey is probably one of the most common bottles out there. I once received a requested ‘care box’ of bottles from my father sometime in … Continue reading
Posted in Facebook, History, Liquor Merchant, Medicines & Cures, Peachridge Glass, Questions, Whiskey
Tagged Baltimore, Chris Nichols, Duffy's, Jack E. Fincham, Malt, Randy Taylor, Rochester, Steven Harris, Whiskey
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What was here, Early Houston Advertisements – Part IIA
THE WEEKLY TELEGRAPH TUESDAY, APRIL 20, 1860 I was able to locate another issue of The Weekly Telegraph in Houston. The day was Tuesday, 20 April 1860. This is nine years prior to the previous issue of The Houston Telegraph … Continue reading
Posted in Ales & Ciders, Apothecary, Bitters, Cordial, Demijohns, Druggist & Drugstore, Gin, Mineral Water, Sarsaparilla, Schnapps, Spirits, Tonics, Uncategorized, Whiskey, Wine & Champagne
Tagged . M. Bininger & Co., A. A. Peychaud, Ale Brewery, American Aromatic Bitter Cordial, Arabian Bitters, C. Ennis & Co, C.M. Jackson & Co, Clark & White, Demijohn, Dr. A. Siegismund, Dr. Hoofland's Celebrated German Bitters, Fernandez Alvarez & Co., H. J. Trube, Henry Sampson Co., J. Riordan, Mills Bitters, Philadelphia, Saratoga, Schnapps, Smith's Celebrated Sarsaparilla, W. H. Eliot & Co, W. Henry Eliot, Weekly Telegraph, Wolfe's Genuine Schiedam Schnapps
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Incredible and Rare Western Flask – “Fleckenstein & Mayer, (monogram), Portland, O.”
“Incredible and Rare Western Flask” Stopping my eyes suddenly on eBay was a listing reading “Incredible and Rare Western Flask”. Well that’s a teaser enough. Then I see pictures (all four posted here) that blow me away. Of course I … Continue reading
Casper Whiskey Four-Cities Variant
“Made by Honest North Carolina People” Jim Hagenbuch and crew had two nice examples of cobalt blue Casper Whiskey bottles in their Glass Works Auction #97 that closed this past Monday night. What I liked was that one example was … Continue reading
Posted in Auction News, Liquor Merchant, Spirits, Whiskey
Tagged Casper, Casper's Whiskey, chicago, Jim Hagenbuch, New York, North Carolina, St. Louis, Winston-Salem
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Looking back at Deadwood, South Dakota
Usually, I do not get much time to watch television, but when Elizabeth and I do, we usually sit together on Sunday evenings and tune in on the latest HBO series. Award winning drama and documentaries are the norm, all … Continue reading
Posted in History, Photography, Spirits, Whiskey
Tagged Al Swearengen, Battle of Little Big Horn, Bella Union Saloon, Black Hills, Bodega Saloon, Calamity Jane, Charlie Utter, Colonel George Armstrong Custer, Dakota Territory, David Milch, Deadwood, Deadwood Central Railroad, E. B. Farnum, Gem Variety Theater, General George Crook, George Crook, George Hearst, Gold Rush, HBO, Homestake Mine, J.K.P. Miller, Jack McCall, Jeff Wichmann, Madam Dora DuFran, Madam Mollie Johnson, Martha Jane Canary, prostitude, Seth Bullock, Sioux Indians, Sol Star, South Dakota, spirits, Tom Miller, Treaty of Laramie, Whiskey, Wild Bill Hickok, Wyatt Earp
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Whiskey Cylinders Looking Strong in ABA Auction 57
“Bottle Fiends Ranch in Deadwood, Black Hills.” Jeff Wichmann over at American Bottle Auctions recently wrote about Deadwood’s Bottle Bonanza which is a fantastic circa 1876, Deadwood stereo view titled in period manuscript “Bottle Fiends Ranch in Deadwood Black Hills.” With … Continue reading
Posted in Auction News, History, Liquor Merchant, News, Spirits, Whiskey
Tagged American Bottle Auctions, Black Hills, Bourbon, Deadwood, G.W. Chesley, J.C. Nixon, Jeff Wichmann, Jockey Club, Kelloggs, Kentucky, R.T. Carroll, Renz, San Francisco, Seattle, Teakettle, Whiskey
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Mailbox Letters – February 2013
Haven’t emptied out the mailbox until this morning. Here are a few incoming pieces. Let me know if you have any info or are interested. 5-Log Drake’s Find Hello Ferdinand, On Thursday, myself and a few buddies were relic hunting … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, Bitters, Figural Bottles, Mailbox Letters, Milk & Creamers, Pitchers, Questions, Vases, Whiskey
Tagged Drakes, Letters, mail, mailbox, Plennert, questions, Warner's
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Two XR Tombstone Flasks containing Bitters (uh Whiskey)
“If it looks like a duck, swims like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it probably is a duck.” It was nice to see two very similar ‘coffin shape’ aqua bitters flasks in Heckler Auction 102. Both are … Continue reading