Tag Archives: Sarsaparilla

A great find at an estate auction in Southern Michigan

Posted on 14 May 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

W Y N K O O P Hi Ferdinand: A childhood bottle digging friend and fellow bottle collector stopped by my shop today to show me his latest finds from this weekend. He went to an estate auction in southern Michigan … Continue reading →

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Dr. Townsend’s Sarsaparilla – A Collection of Variants

Posted on 7 February 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Dr. Townsend’s Sarsaparilla – A Collection of Variants The Most Extraordinary Medicine In The World! by Brian Wolff Sometime before the holidays, say back in October of 2012, Rick Ciralli (Bristol, Connecticut) started and fueled an incredible series of Dr. … Continue reading →

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Michael George: Manchester Chairman & New England Tour de Force

Posted on 31 August 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Tour de Force is defined as “a feat demonstrating brilliance or mastery in a field”. Now if this does not describe the role and backbone of the Chairman of our FOHBC 2013 National Antique Bottle Show in Manchester, New Hampshire, … Continue reading →

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Aqua Dr. Jacobs Bitters New Haven, CT – Pontil & Full Label

Posted on 22 August 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

I like this listing on eBay for the smaller, DR. JACOB’S BITTERS (J 11) for a number of reasons. It seems to be a fresh, found bottle, it has a really nice label and the embossing is pushing into the … Continue reading →

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Warner’s Log Cabin Remedies

Posted on 21 June 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

A very nice example of a Warner’s Log Cabin Scalpine came up on eBay the other day. The pictures were rather nice and are posted below. The description on eBay was as follows: Here’s the one all Warner’s & Hair … Continue reading →

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N. Jenkins N.O Rheumatism & Gout Annihilator

Posted on 11 May 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

N.O means New Orleans Tim Henson forwarded me an email and pictures of an interesting bottle that I have not seen before. I love the ‘Rheumatism & Gout Annihilator’ part. New Orleans bottles are always fun to look at. There … Continue reading →

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Edward Wilder and his Building Bottles

Posted on 12 February 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

This weekend I was cataloging a bottle from Edward Wilder, who was a Wholesale Druggist in Louisville, Kentucky. I purchased the bottle from John Pastor at the Yankee Bottle Show in Keene, New Hampshire this past October 2011. Typically I … Continue reading →

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Didn’t realize that I possess a probable Stoddard Dr. Townsend’s

Posted on 12 January 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

With the recent posts on the earlier Dr. Townsend’s, I went back through my digital files to find a bottle that has been resting on a remote window shelf with other Dr. Townsend’s and related “non-bitters” bottles. This fellow was … Continue reading →

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Embossed DR TOWNSEND’S SARSAPARILLA ALBANY N.Y. Sand Pontil 17 Rivets Dark Amber

Posted on 11 January 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Don’t you love that ‘Pixie Star” shooting from the “S” in Townsend’s! As I have had two (2) posts regarding Dr Townsend’s lately, Jeff Burkhardt (Froggy) turned me on to this killer Dr. Townsends Sarsaparilla that just sold on eBay yesterday. Only 1 … Continue reading →

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Dr. Townsends Sarsaparilla Albany, N.Y. iron pontiled (blue/green)

Posted on 8 January 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Watching this stunning example of a Dr. Townsends Sarsaparilla on eBay. Besides being beautiful glass, it has the killer pontil that is similar to the pontil I wrote about last night. That bottle was thought to be a Dr. Townsend’s also. … Continue reading →

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