Old Carolina Bitters – Charleston

OLD CAROLINA BITTERS |Charleston

01 May 2012 (R•012815) (R•041919)

The most delightful and healthful Tonic ever introduced to the Southern Trade

Apple-Touch-IconAI wrote a post earlier today on the extremely rare SUMTER BITTERS from Charleston, South Carolina (Read: Sumter Bitters – The Great Southern Tonic) and it seemed logical to pair it with a follow-up post on the extremely rare, OLD CAROLINA BITTERS, also from Charleston, South Carolina. Interesting that so many broken examples of each bottle were dug in one pit.

Tom Leveille holding bottle

“dug in Charleston. The lone survivor, from a Crazy pile of crushed Old Carolinas and Sumters that literally measured up to my knee. It has issues. Missing rear corner and an interior ice pick bruise from opening. There were also 3 Old Carolinas with lip issues.”

 Phil Edmunds

The Carlyn Ring and W.C. Ham listing in Bitters Bottles is as follows:

O 20  OLD / CAROLINA BITTERS // f // GOODRICH WINEMAN & CO // sp // Charleston, South Carolina, 10 x 2 3/4 (7 3/4) 3/8, Square, Amber and Puce, LTCR, Applied Mouth, 3 sp, Extremely rare

Read Further: 2 XR Augusta and Charleston Square Bitters Spotted

Read Further: South Carolina Top 25 Bottles by Bill Baab

NEWSPAPER ADVERTISING

Newspaper advertisement: Goodrich Wineman & Co., Old Southern Drug House, Re-established 1866, No. 153 Meeting Street, Formerly John Ashhurst & Co., (George C .Goodrich, Phillip Wineman, John Ashhurst), Charleston, S.C. – Edgefield Advertiser, Wednesday, December 5, 1866

Newspaper advertisement: The Old Carolina Bitters, The Great Southern Tonic, Goodrich, Wineman & Co., Charleston, S.C. – The Orangeburg News, Thursday, November 21, 1867

Newspaper advertisement: The Old Carolina Bitters, Manufactured by Goodrich, Wineman & Co., Charleston, S.C. – The Greenville Enterprise. Wednesday, September 23, 1868

Newspaper advertisement: The Old Carolina Bitters, A Southern Preparation, Goodrich, Wineman & Co., Proprietors and Manufacturers, No. 23 Hayne Street, Charleston, S.C. – The Daily Phoenix, Wednesday, August 11, 1869

Newspaper advertisement: Old Carolina Bitters, A Delightful Tonic, Goodrich, Wineman & Co. – The Sumpter Watchman (Sumterville, S.C.) May 4, 1870

Newspaper advertisement: Old Carolina Bitters, Principal Depot, Goodrich, Wineman & Co. – The Charleston Daily News, Monday, December 19, 1870

Newspaper Testimonials: Old Carolina Bitters, Goodrich, Wineman & Co., Principal Depot, No. 35 Hayne Street – The Charleston Daily News, Thursday, March 23, 1871

Old Carolina Bitters, Goodrich, Wineman & Co., advertisement – The Sumpter Watchman (Sumterville, S.C.) May 4, 1870

Newspaper advertisement: Old Carolina Bitters, Phillip Wineman & Co.,– The Charleston Daily News, Thursday, May 23, 1872

THE BOTTLES

Golden Eagle Bitters (left) and Old Carolina Bitters (right) – Newman Collection

Golden Eagle Bitters (left) and Old Carolina Bitters (right) – Newman Collection

Old Carolina Bitters (left) and Golden Eagle Bitters (right) – Newman Collection

STORIES

From the informative bottle web site RicksBottleRoom.com: This weeks bottle of the week is from fellow collector and member, Robert Biro’s collection. The bottle was found in a Savannah dump”.

“Rick, Here is one dug in a late 1860’s to a early 1870’s dump in Savannah”

Robert Biro

from RicksBottleRoom.com, Example of dug Old Carolina Bitters – Robert Biro

South Carolina Top 25 Bottles by Bill Baab – Summer 2003 FOHBC Bottles and Extras

About Ferdinand Meyer V

Ferdinand Meyer V is a native of Baltimore, Maryland and has a BFA in Fine Art and Graphic Design from the Kansas City Art Institute and School of Design. Ferdinand is the founding Principal of FMG Design, a nationally recognized design consultation firm. Ferdinand is a passionate collector of American historical glass specializing in bitters bottles, color runs and related classic figural bottles. He is married to Elizabeth Jane Meyer and lives in Houston, Texas with their daughter and three wonderful grandchildren. The Meyers are also very involved in Quarter Horses, antiques and early United States postage stamps. Ferdinand is the past 6-year President of the Federation of Historical Bottle Collectors and is one of the founding members of the FOHBC Virtual Museum.
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