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Mack’s Orange Tonic Bitters – a sweet bitters from Orlando

Posted on 11 February 2014 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Mack’s Orange Tonic Bitters • A sweet bitters from Orlando 11 February 2014 (R•021314 with 1875 & 1887 advertisements) (R•021414 with Isaac Irvine Hite) Where else can you find a gorgeous form for a bitters bottles, a magnificent ‘fruit crate style’ label … Continue reading →

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Fine Aromatic Orange Stomach Bitters – Berry, Demoville & Co. – Nashville

Posted on 9 February 2014 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Fine Aromatic Orange Stomach Bitters – Berry, Demoville & Co. – Nashville 09 February 2014 (R•021014) (R•051614) As I wrote the other day, I was going to start a series on the word “Orange” in bitters brands. This was inspired … Continue reading →

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Roped Squares – Baker’s Orange Grove Bitters

Posted on 15 November 2011 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Roped Squares – Baker’s Orange Grove Bitters 15 November 2011 (R•020714 Copper Puce Example) (R•030714 – Labeled example added) (R•031215 Black Example) Though not quite as ornate as the similar National Tonic Bitters or Russian Imperial Tonic Bitters, the Baker’s Orange Grove Bitters … Continue reading →

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Looking at Bitters in the Rheinstrom, Bettman, Johnson & Co. Presentation Book

Posted on 9 May 2019 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Looking at Bitters in the Rheinstrom, Bettman, Johnson & Co. Presentation Book Cincinnati, Ohio 08 May 2019 As some of you may know, I been working with Bill Ham in getting the Bitters Bottles Supplement 2 book ready for publication. … Continue reading →

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Watkins’ Celebrated & Invigorating Bitters, John R. Watkin’s, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Posted on 9 April 2019 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Watkins’ Celebrated & Invigorating Bitters John R. Watkin’s – Lancaster, Pennsylvania 09 April 2019 I’ve had tucked away and stored in a digital folder, the upper-most advertisement for John R. Watkins, Agent, Wholesale and Retail Dealer in Foreign and Domestic Wines … Continue reading →

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If you can’t do business, drink Rex Bitters

Posted on 23 November 2018 by Ferdinand Meyer V

If you can’t do business, drink Rex Bitters Chicago 23 November 2018 (R•032319) Here is what I call a telephone bitters. A bitters product so late that you could call your favorite saloon, liquor or drug store and order a … Continue reading →

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Dr. Henry Baxter’s Mandrake Bitters – Vermont

Posted on 27 March 2018 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Dr. Henry Baxter’s Mandrake Bitters – Vermont 27 March 2018 I’ve had a Dr. Baxter’s Mandrake Bitters tucked away in my collection for many years. The bottle is from Burlington, Vermont and is kind of cool because it has 12 … Continue reading →

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A nice labeled Hindu Tonic Stomach Bitters

Posted on 22 February 2018 by Ferdinand Meyer V

A nice labeled Hindu Tonic Stomach Bitters 22 February 2018 In the current Glass Works Auctions, Auction 119 there is an excellent example of a labeled Hindu Tonic Stomach Bitters prepared by liquor dealers Williams & Newman of Chicago, Illinois. … Continue reading →

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The Great English Tonic Rothery’s Appetizer and Stomach Bitters

Posted on 21 August 2016 by Ferdinand Meyer V

The Great English Tonic Rothery’s Appetizer and Stomach Bitters 21 August 2016 A couple of weeks ago I received a phone message from Adam Koch up in Ohio who said that a shard of an unlisted color for a bitters was … Continue reading →

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Strickland’s Life Bitters

Posted on 16 March 2016 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Reference to a Strickland’s Life Bitters 16 March 2016 The Strickland’s Life Bitters is an unlisted bitters that I came across recently while searching for other material. We are talking about Dr. Alfred Strickland who founded Strickland & Company around 1862 in … Continue reading →

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