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A. A. Mellier – St Louis Missouri

A. A. Mellier – St. Louis, Missouri Mellier’s Imperial Tonic Bitters by Mark C. Wiseman 07 April 2015 (R•040815) Hi Ferdinand, Here is what I have found on the bottle I dug on Sunday, likely an “Imperial Tonic Bitters” according … Continue reading

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The Great Aqua Trio – Russian Imperial Tonic Bitters, National Tonic Bitters & Dunbar & Co. Worm Wood Cordial

The Great Aqua Trio – Russian Imperial Tonic Bitters, National Tonic Bitters & Dunbar & Co. Worm Wood Cordial 06 October 2014 I think you all know how much I like aqua bottles. Though not a color, they certainly can … Continue reading

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The two Julien’s Imperial Aromatic Bitters Variants

The two Julien’s Imperial Aromatic Bitters Variants 01 June 2014 In picking up the figural bitters lady’s leg series again with the fabulous Universe Bitters and Shurtleff’s Bitters posts, I thought it would be neat to follow up with Julien’s Imperial Aromatic Bitters … Continue reading

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Top 25 Kentucky’s Rarest Bitters Bottles

In honor of and in preparation for the upcoming FOHBC 2014 National Antique Bottle Show in Lexington, Kentucky, I thought it would be nice to look at the Top 25 Kentucky’s Rarest Bitters Bottles. I will try to add pictures if I … Continue reading

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Victor Rivaud’s Imperial Bitters | Louisville

Victor Rivaud’s Imperial Bitters Louisville 17 December 2013 While looking around some Louisville archives for the Walker’s Tonic Bitters, I came across the above art in an 1870 directory for Rivaud’s Imperial Bitters. This rang a distant bell. Six or … Continue reading

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Some Beautiful Carnival Glass Pieces

My experiece with Carnival Glass is limited based on just owning a few insulators that caught my eye over the years. I pictured my PYREX CD 233 to the left. The color is quite nice. I did a Peachridge post … Continue reading

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The big star in Hollywood, Mississippi is the Imperial Levee

An absolute favorite bottle of mine is the ‘Imperial / Levee / J. Noyes / Hollywood / Miss.‘  figural wine bottle. This bottle comes embossed with the typography noted above and un-embossed. The bottle was made somewhere between 1845 and … Continue reading

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Dr. J. Boveedods Imperial Wine Bitters

Dr. J. Bovee Dods’ Imperial Wine Bitters 25 April 2012 (R•072014) (R•122314) John Bovee Dods (1795 – 1872) was a spiritualist and former clergyman. He settled in Brooklyn, New York in 1850, and remained there until his death. His Imperial … Continue reading

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Roped Squares – Russian Imperial Tonic Bitters

Roped Squares – Russian Imperial Tonic Bitters 14 November 2011 Yesterday I wrote about the National Tonic Bitters which probably is the most ornate of the roped bitters.  Read: Roped Squares – National Tonic Bitters It prompted a few responses … Continue reading

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