Category Archives: Digging and Finding

Recent finds in the Digging, Diving and Antique world.

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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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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Is their a relationship between Grape Bitters by C.R. Smith & Company in Chicago?

Posted on 29 March 2015 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Is there a relationship between Grape Bitters by C .R. Smith & Company in Chicago and Dr. A.H. Smith’s Old Style Bitters from St. Louis? 29 March 2015 Sorry for the long title. I though I recognized this bottle as it reminded me of … Continue reading →

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Professor H.P. Lorman and his Tonic Bitters and Appetizer

Posted on 23 March 2015 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Professor H.P. Lorman and his Tonic Bitters and Appetizer 23 March 2015 Bill Ham sent me a picture of a bottle shard that Bob Strickhart had sent to him for recording as an unlisted bitters. I clipped the image in Photoshop … Continue reading →

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A question about French ‘Canteen Like’ Bottles

Posted on 14 January 2015 by Ferdinand Meyer V

A question about French ‘Canteen Like’ Bottles 14 January 2015 Two years ago, I put together a fun post on a variety of historical canteen images. This is not my area of direct expertise, but I do find them fascinating and … Continue reading →

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With and without the words Monopole Bitters

Posted on 24 December 2014 by Ferdinand Meyer V

With and without the words Monopole Bitters Herman Toser Co. – Milwaukee & William Frank & Sons – Pittsburgh 24 December 2014 [Christmas Eve] Frank Wicker with BottlePickers scored himself an early Christmas present when he picked up a en-embossed Monopole Bitters. … Continue reading →

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Koopmann’s Bitters, for use in Marshy and Swampy Districts

Posted on 15 December 2014 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Koopmann’s Bitters, for use in Marshy and Swampy Districts 15 December 2014 • Updated 21 August 2016 • R-081618 I came across this advertisement below for Koopmann’s Bitters put out by B. Koopmann in Charlotte, North Carolina around 1871. Let’s … Continue reading →

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Bottle News from the Big Sky Country

Posted on 30 November 2014 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Bottle News from the Big Sky Country 30 November 2014 Always like to hear from James Campiglia up in Bozeman, Montana aka Big Sky Country. He and his digging buddies with Outhouse Patrol have it covered or uncovered in this case. … Continue reading →

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Digging News from St. Joe

Posted on 29 November 2014 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Digging News from St. Joe 29 November 2014 Nice to get some digging news from St. Joseph, Missouri. I went to college in Kansas City, Missouri and I remember St. Joe being north. In business I am aware of St. Joe … Continue reading →

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