Tag Archives: American Bottle Auctions

The XR Celebrated Eagle Bitters – St. Louis

CELEBRATED EAGLE BITTERS LANGE & BERNECKER ST LOUIS (Julius Lange, Christian Knull and John L. Bernecker) 02 July 2013 A really nice square; the Celebrated Eagle Bitters, closed on American Bottle Auctions | Auction 58 (see video) this past Sunday evening. … Continue reading

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Label Under Glass Flasks at ABA Auction 57

Richmond P. Hobson Label Under Glass Flask Jeff Wichmann had a nice assortment of Label Under Glass flasks and bottles in his recent American Bottle Auctions | Auction 57 that closed this past Sunday evening. It was very nice to … Continue reading

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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

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Those West Coast Megaphone Bottles

W E S T   C O A S T   M E G A P H O N E S THE SPEAKING TRUMPET [Wikipedia] A megaphone or speaking-trumpet is a portable, usually hand-held, cone-shaped acoustic horn used to amplify … Continue reading

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Curtis Cordial Calisaya Stomach Bitters – The Real McCoy

CURTIS CORDIAL CALISAYA STOMACH BITTERS 19 February 2013 Quite a bit of excitement of late with the scam involving a ‘doctored’ emerald green Curtis Cordial Calisaya Stomach Bitters. You see, there is no record of that yellow green color but … Continue reading

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Rare Pink Opaque Lutz Marble sells for $25,800

Rare Pink Opaque Lutz Marble Morphy Auctions, this past 20 October 2012 (visit auction), sold some incredibly rare vintage marbles including this pink opaque Lutz Marble with green lines that is pictured in this post. The hammer price was $25,800 … Continue reading

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Shafer & Vater Whiskey Nips over at American Bottle Auctions

S H A F E R    &    V A T E R    WHISKEY NIPS When I was at Jeff Wichmann’s over at American Bottle Auctions yesterday I was kind of surprised that Jeff had all these ceramic … Continue reading

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The “Blue-Green” Drakes Mystery

T H E   “B L U E – G R E E N”  D R A K E S Updated 01 July 2013 A good marketing or advertising piece should catch your eye whether it is mailed,  displayed or … Continue reading

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Colorado Area Saloons – Color & Grit

“Giving up drinking is the easiest thing in the world. I know because I’ve done it thousands of times.”  Mark Twain I want to continue the series of follow-up posts to the recent Minnesota, Wyoming and Utah galleries on saloons and … Continue reading

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A Tale of Two Cabins

KELLY’S OLD CABIN BITTERS I vividly remember one evening back in 2003 where I kept sneaking out on my porch steps of my loft (hiding from my wife, Elizabeth) in downtown Houston. I was actually in a virtual online and … Continue reading

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