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Dr. Trowbridge’s Dandelion Bitters – Stamford, Connecticut

Dr. Trowbridge’s Dandelion Bitters – Stamford, Connecticut 15 February 2015 Sitting lonely on page 540 of the Carlyn Ring and W.C. Ham Bitters Bottles book is a listing for Trowbridge’s Dandelion Bitters. It might have been forgotten until bitters ephemera … Continue reading

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Peters & Smith – Drugs & Medicines

Peters & Smith – Drugs & Medicines The Dandelion Bitters Co., Allentown, Pennsylvania 12 February 2015 Collecting bitters bottles is just too much fun. I realize to some, or probably many, that there is monotony in looking at all of the … Continue reading

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Smith’s Gentian, Dandelion and Yellow Dock Bitters

Smith’s Gentian, Dandelion and Yellow Dock Bitters Ebin R. Smith, Apothecary 08 February 2015 (R•090119) The Smith’s Gentian, Dandelion and Yellow Dock Bitters appears to be unlisted in Bitters Bottles. You have to look carefully as there are about 15 brands … Continue reading

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Outlandish Fellow Dressed in a Suit with Top Hat and Umbrella

Outlandish Fellow Dressed in a Suit with Top Hat and Umbrella Early Snake Oil Salesman 08 February 2015 “A young woman in Lynn, Mass., was induced to try Dr. True’s Elixir. As a result she was relieved of a tape … Continue reading

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Lyman’s Dandelion Bitters – Bangor, Maine

Lyman’s Dandelion Bitters – Bangor, Maine Caldwell Sweet & Bro. Druggists and Apothecaries 06 February 2015 (R•020715) Yet another dandelion bitters, this time put out by Caldwell Sweet & Brother in Bangor, Penobscot, Maine. We are now talking about Lyman’s … Continue reading

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Dandelion Bitters – The Great Herb Blood Remedy

Dandelion Bitters – The Great Herb Blood Remedy John H. Sheehan & Company, Utica, N.Y. 03 February 2015 The other day I noticed a Dandelion Bitters advertising trade card on eBay that I was not familiar with. The bitters was … Continue reading

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Willard’s Golden Seal Bitters – Taunton, Massachusetts

Willard’s Golden Seal Bitters – Taunton, Massachusetts 01 February 2015 (R•110715) I  thought it might be a good idea to circle back and find out who A. L. Willard was from Taunton, Massachusetts. He was known best for his Willard’s … Continue reading

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Manhattan Medicine Company v. Wood

Label: Formerly manufactured by Moses Atwood Georgetown, Mass, and sold by his agents throughout the United States by Manhattan Medicine Co. Proprietors, New York. Manhattan Medicine Company v. Wood 03 January 2015 Working on the Johnson’s Calisaya Bitters post yesterday led me to understand … Continue reading

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Johnson’s Calisaya Bitters – Burlington, Vermont

Johnson’s Calisaya Bitters –Burlington, Vermont 02 January 2015 (R•010315) I can not believe that I have not posted about Johnson’s Calisaya Bitters from Burlington, Vermont before. This is one of my favorite squares as it comes in so many exciting … Continue reading

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Dr. Kaufmann’s Sulphur Bitters etc. etc. etc.

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Dr. Kaufmann’s Sulphur Bitters etc. etc. etc. Tracing the roots of A. P. Ordway & Company 30 December 2014 Now that we have completed posts for the Dr. B. H. Kauffman Stomach Bitters and Kaufman’s Celebrated Blue Jacket Bitters, it seems reasonable … Continue reading

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