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Nicholas Longworth – Catawba Wine Bitters

Nicholas Longworth – Catawba Wine Bitters Cincinnati, Ohio 02 March 2019 Nicholas Longworth was an influential figure in the early history of American wine, producing sparkling Catawba wine from grapes grown in his Ohio River Valley vineyard on hills north … Continue reading

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Catawba Bitters labeled lady’s leg from New Haven

Catawba Bitters labeled lady’s leg from New Haven 26 August 2014 David Jackson (Read: David Jackson and his Applied Seal Bottles) posted these three pretty nice pictures of a Catawba Bitters green lady’s leg figural bottle with a label from Merrick & Moore … Continue reading

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Cincinnati Bitters Spotting – A cross reference of directories

Cincinnati Bitters Spotting A cross reference of directories 02 September 2013 | Ferdinand Meyer V Here on this Labor Day, I have laboriously gone through the William’s Cincinnati Directories, and a few others prior to Williams, to cross-check the bitters … Continue reading

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The old but sexy, Brown & Drake Catawba Bitters lady’s leg

BROWN & DRAKE CATAWBA BITTERS The old but sexy, Brown & Drake Catawba Bitters lady’s leg 25 January 2013 (R•030319) The first in the series of Lady’s Leg figural bottles is a ‘doozie’ as it is the predecessor brand to … Continue reading

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XR Bottle Find in St. Louis – Catawba Bitters

XR Bottle Find in St. Louis – Catawba Bitters Extremely rare Catawba Bitters found under floorboards in 1874 St. Louis building 12 December 2012 (R•120613) Received an interesting email about a square bitters bottle I was unfamiliar with. A quick … Continue reading

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Western Bitters Survey 2012

Western Bitters Survey 2012 THE TOP 20 WESTERN BITTERS 08 May 2012 The western Bitters collectors, which is a strong, passionate group, have reactivated their desire to determine the TOP 20 WESTERN BITTERS. This task was done some years ago … Continue reading

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