A collector who wishes to remain anonymous, sent me this gorgeous picture of three Western Bitters. From Left to right… Cassin’s Grape Brandy Bitters, Lacour’s Sarsapariphere Bitters and a Byrne and Castree Salutaris Bitters S.F. Let’s add some more pictures of Western Green Bitters! I’ll post a few of mine when I get a chance. It’s fun to so many shades of green.
A Cassin’s Grape Brandy Bitters, Lacour’s and a Byrne and Castree Salutaris Bitters S.F.
Von Humboldts & Rosenbaums Bitters
Two Darker Green Eastern Bitters (Bryant's Stomach Bitters) Marketed on the West Coast (Strang & Murray most likely a Whiskey)
Base Embossed Dr Walkers Vinegar Bitters & Trade Card
California Wine Bitters & Dr. Henely's IXL Bitters
Dr Henley's Wild Grape Root IXL Bitters (Oval Variant)
Dr Place's Cundurango Bitters - Crude & Mint!
Two Gorgeous Shades of Green Lacour's Sarsapariphere Bitters
Extremely Crude J. Walker's Vinegar Bitters found in an 1870's Pit
Two Simply Stunning Cundurango's
Dr. Wonser's Indian Root Bitters in Green
Powerful embossing on a Dr. Wonser's Indian Root Bitters
It’s nice to see that trio of western glass finally shine the way it was meant to. WOW!!!
Those are two of the earliest western square’s known, splendid examples! Now we’re talking!
Ditto on Warren’s comments. Would love to have that little green “leg” on my shelf. Cassin’s looks like my “old” one so can guess whose bottles these are!
Notice how the Strang & Murray glass color is similar to the recent Bryant’s Cone fragments dug in Sacramento.
Ferdinand,
Most of the western contingent see the (cone) Bryant’s bottles in either olive green or forest green. Your Strang Murray & Co bottle looks more like the forest green Bryant’s. It certainly would be interesting to know which eastern glassworks made these bottles.
Hey, those rare Western cylinders look like they work great to hold up that glass shelf!
That new display system really brings out the best in those bottles, absolutely breathtaking!!!
Just spectactular examples of a variant 1 Lacour’s bottle on the right and a variant 2 example on the left. The color contrast is awesome!
I would post a couple of green Cundurs but can’t seem to figure out the process.
Mike…if you want, you can send me the images at fmeyer@fmgdesign.com or call me at 713.305.4432 and I will walk you thru the process. I opened up posting rights for you a few days back when you first asked.
Ferdinand