Tag Archives: Berlin

Looking at Dr. Gottlieb Fisch’s Bitters and The Fish Bitters

Posted on 31 August 2018 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Looking at Dr. Gottlieb Fisch’s Bitters and The Fish Bitters Ware & Schmitz, Philadelphia 31 August 2018 I can not believe that I have not definitively written about the original figural fish bitters bottles before so I thought I would … Continue reading →

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Litthauer Stomach Bitters by Josef Lowenthal

Posted on 29 December 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Litthauer Stomach Bitters by Josef Lowenthal 29 December 2013 (R•102115) I made a comment in yesterdays Germania Magen Stomach Bitters post and said at some point, I hope to untangle, in my mind at least, all of the German and … Continue reading →

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Old Dr. C. W. Hufeland’s German Bitters – For Dyspepsia

Posted on 27 March 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Who is Old Dr. C. W. Hufeland? “He is famous as the most eminent practical physician of his time in Germany.” I’ve been getting kind of squirrelly recently with some of these XR bitters that have been popping up on … Continue reading →

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Wheeler’s Berlin Bitters – Baltimore

Posted on 18 December 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

WHEELER’S BERLIN BITTERS B A L T I M O R E 18 December 2012 (R•051414) (R•030915) Hi Ferd, I was aware of your pictures on Peachridge recently of your three “Wheeler’s” (see above) and was amazed of how close … Continue reading →

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Ghost Towns – “a shadowy semblance of a former self”

Posted on 4 September 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Stormy day at the Bodie Historic State Park Post inspired by Tom Doligale One can only imagine the condensed society and lifestyle in these towns that sprouted up, flourished and essentially died in the blink of an eye. The whiskey, … Continue reading →

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Dr. Petzold’s Genuine German Bitters – Patent Medicine

Posted on 1 February 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Dr. Petzold’s Genuine German Bitters 01 February 2012 (R•011715) (R•050819) My friend and Civil War author, Jim Schmidt (see Civil War Medicine) sent me a link today for an eBay listing for a Baltimore Letterhead dated 1887 for a Dr. Petzold’s … Continue reading →

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