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Lash’s Bitters | PART THREE – Humorous and Clever Advertising

Posted on 29 July 2014 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Lash’s Bitters | San Francisco – Chicago – New York PART THREE | Humorous and Clever Advertising 29 July 2014 Read Part ONE: Lash’s Bitters | San Francisco – Chicago – New York Read Part TWO: Lash’s Bitters – PART TWO | History After Part ONE and … Continue reading →

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Lash’s Bitters – PART TWO | History

Posted on 26 July 2014 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Lash’s Bitters | San Francisco – Chicago – New York PART TWO | History 26 July 2014 (R•072914) (R•020621) Yesterday I posted Part ONE of this series dealing with the various Lash’s bitters bottles and today we will focus on Lash’s history and … Continue reading →

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Lash’s Bitters | San Francisco – Chicago – New York

Posted on 25 July 2014 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Lash’s Bitters | San Francisco – Chicago – New York PART ONE | The Bottles 25 July 2014 (R•020621) I thought it would be nice to finally tackle the great, Lash’s Bitters brand that was incorporated in 1894 in San Francisco and expanded … Continue reading →

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James’s W. Price’s Aromatic Stomach Bitters – New Orleans

Posted on 24 July 2014 by Ferdinand Meyer V

James’s W. Price’s Aromatic Stomach Bitters – New Orleans 24 July 2014 (R•021615) (R•053015) Here is another extremely rare, New Orleans bottle from Courtney Frioux in New Orleans. I ran into Courtney this past weekend at the Houston Antique Bottle Show. We started talking about … Continue reading →

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Workin’ the 2014 Houston Antique Bottle Show

Posted on 21 July 2014 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Workin’ the 2014 Houston Antique Bottle Show 21 July 2014 This years Houston Antique Bottles, Advertising & Collectibles Show and Sale served as a warm-up for me as the FOHBC Lexington National is in less than two weeks. This past Saturday, I … Continue reading →

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Electric Bitters and Electrified Ginger Ale: Were they really “zapped” or was it just more quackery?

Posted on 16 July 2014 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Electric Bitters and Electrified Ginger Ale: Were they really “zapped” or was it just more quackery? by Ken Previtali 16 July 2014 Reading the most recent Electric Bitters post on PRG got me thinking about this “zapping” thing. With the … Continue reading →

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Jackson’s Aromatic Life Bitters

Posted on 10 July 2014 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Jackson’s Aromatic Life Bitters 10 July 2014 (R•090918) Earlier today, I put up a post on the (Thuringer) Aromatic Stomach Bitters. It got me thinking of the great, Jackson’s Aromatic Life Bitters. Somewhat similar, I though I would sequence them up and … Continue reading →

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Jenkins’ Stomach Bitters crosses my airwaves

Posted on 8 July 2014 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Jenkins’ Stomach Bitters crosses my airwaves 08 July 2014 I like this retro Schlitz Beer advertisement of an amateur radio operator. My father used to be a Ham radio operator. I remember his odd equipment with all these illuminated dials … Continue reading →

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Looking at Severa’s Stomach Bitters from Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Posted on 7 July 2014 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Looking at Severa’s Stomach Bitters from Cedar Rapids, Iowa 07 July 2014 Iowa has been in my bitters news lately with a question from Marlena VanHelsing on a labeled Dr. Von Hopf’s Curacao Tonic Bitters put out by Chamberlain & Company in Des Moines, … Continue reading →

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Dr. John Bull and Louisville at that time

Posted on 4 July 2014 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Dr. John Bull and Louisville at that time 04 July 2014 (R•080914) (R•102014) (R•022219) (R•032119) “Louisville has a population of 140,000 or 150,000 and its population supports thousands of drinking saloons. Go in whatever direction, you will hardly be able … Continue reading →

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