Tag Archives: tobacco

Patent Medicine Proprietary Revenue Stamps

Posted on 2 January 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Proprietary Stamps The first revenue stamps in United States were produced to collect taxes on liquor in 18th-century America and were known as Supervisors’ Seals. These revenue stamps were embossed and known as the First Federal Issue. Later, new tax laws were … Continue reading →

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Saint George the Dragon Slayer – Not only on Hostetter’s

Posted on 25 October 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

The recent post of a picture of a Hostetter’s Celebrated Stomach Bitters and a New Factory Smoking Tobacco can (see below) by Steve Ketcham has prompted some dialogue across the Internet that wanted to be corralled into a post. Specifically … Continue reading →

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Cigar & Tobacco Jar Display at the Reno Expo

Posted on 14 October 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

D I S P L A Y    S E R I E S Cigar & Tobacco Jars - Dennis Rogers (see Alan DeMaison Video of Dennis and his display) Here is the next in the series of expanded coverage of the wonderful displays … Continue reading →

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Three Bottles with New Orleans seals

Posted on 8 October 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Bottles with New Orleans seals  PEYCHAUD’S, DELPIT’S & SARRAZIN. Age range 1840′s through 1870′s.  “I’ve always felt the DELPIT’S was the oldest, the SARRAZIN the most recent.” Charles Aprill Dr. Charles Aprill from the Big Easy, submits these wonderful pictures … Continue reading →

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Swift’s Syphilitic Specific – “Hey, I’ve got Syphilis”

Posted on 12 August 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

S S S “Hey, I’ve got Syphilis. Do you have any medicine for me?” “Sure, try some Swift’s Syphilitic Specific” “Thanks, just what I need” I like it when Dr. Charles Aprill (New Orleans) stirs things up with a post … Continue reading →

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Snuff Bottles

Posted on 25 April 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

I was looking at all of the Peachridge Glass (PRG) post categories (see the right area of every page) thinking I had written about American snuff jars and bottles before and was surprised that I had missed this intriguing area. … Continue reading →

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