Yearly Archives: 2015

Dr. Symond’s Zulu Bitters

Posted on 19 April 2015 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Dr. Symond’s Zulu Bitters 19 April 2015 The Dr. Symond’s Zulu Bitters is a bitters that I have tried researching and writing about before but have stopped short for one reason or another. Today I will try again as yesterday I … Continue reading →

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Zu Zu Bitters – Zu Zu Medicine Company, Baltimore, Maryland

Posted on 18 April 2015 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Zu Zu Bitters – Zu Zu Medicine Company, Baltimore, Maryland 18 April 2015 (R•041915) (R•062219) Bob Ford, with the Baltimore Antique Bottle Club, posted these fine pictures below of a labeled  Zu Zu Bitters on the Facebook bitters bottles page. This is a tough bottle to obtain and certainly … Continue reading →

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Maryland Tonic Bitters – Henry Litz

Posted on 18 April 2015 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Maryland Tonic Bitters – Henry Litz 18 April 2015 Bob Ford from the Baltimore Antique Bottle Club, posted this picture above of a Maryland Tonic Bitters on the Facebook bitters bottles page. I like bitters, I like aqua bottles, I like … Continue reading →

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D. T. Boozer and his Smyrna Bitters

Posted on 17 April 2015 by Ferdinand Meyer V

D. T. Boozer and his Smyrna Bitters Smyrna Bitters Company – Dayton, Ohio 17 April 2015 (R•041815) (R•092018) Bitters trade card and ephemera collector Joe Gourd, sent in the above image from his immense collection saying, “Saw your updated wagon post … Continue reading →

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Seligman’s Herb Bitters – Camden, New Jersey

Posted on 12 April 2015 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Seligman’s Herb Bitters – Camden, New Jersey 12 April 2015 Here is an unlisted bitters bottle from the Garden State that has been circulating on some of the web forums requesting a place in history. Tom Kennedy Jansen posted the … Continue reading →

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Ward’s Eureka Tonic Bitters – Covington, Kentucky

Posted on 9 April 2015 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Ward’s Eureka Tonic Bitters – Covington, Kentucky 09 April 2015 (R•053017) The other day, while looking around St. Louis for Auguste Amadee Mellier listings for his Mellier’s Imperial Tonic Bitters, I came across some advertising for a Ward’s Eureka Tonic Bitters … Continue reading →

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My bottle from the Empress of Ireland

Posted on 8 April 2015 by Ferdinand Meyer V

My bottle from the Empress of Ireland 08 April 2015 Recently I received a couple of e-mails from Francine Saint-Laurent in Montréal (Québec) with questions about a bottle she had in her possession. The e-mails also referenced the Empress of Ireland which … Continue reading →

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A. A. Mellier – St Louis Missouri

Posted on 7 April 2015 by Ferdinand Meyer V

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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Dr. DeGurley’s Herb Bitters in the news again

Posted on 6 April 2015 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Dr. DeGurley’s Herb Bitters in the news again… 06 April 2015 I reported a few months back of a new example of the extremely rare, Dr. DeGurley’s Herb Bitters. This bottle is a killer and has a motif of a five-story house … Continue reading →

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Some other pictures from our 2015 West Coast Bottle Trip

Posted on 4 April 2015 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Some other pictures from our 2015 West Coast Bottle Trip San Luis Obispo, Morro Bay, Big Sur, Carmel & Monterey 04 April 2015 This is a follow-up post to the “Salutes to the 2015 San Luis Obispo Antique Bottle Show – Morro … Continue reading →

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