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Legendary Barto’s Great Gun Bitters added to Fuss Collection

Hi Ferdinand, It was great to catch up with you in Baltimore. I look forward to my next visit to Peachridge in April! Attached are a few phone pics of my new green Barto’s Great Gun Bitters from the Ring … Continue reading

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Tobias Barto and his Great Gun Bitters – Reading, PA

One could buy a Barto’s Bitters, a concoction of whiskey and herbal flavorings, from 1872 to 1892 at the family-run store at 437 Penn Street. A cannon that I have not written about on Peachridge Glass with the exception of … Continue reading

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