Tag Archives: Boston

The Davidson Feeding Bottle – 19 Milk Street Boston

Posted on 18 November 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

The Davidson Feeding Bottle 19 Milk Street Boston 18 November 2013 A couple of my last bitters posts have taken me to Boston. It was there that I noticed this cool, 1866 Davidson Feeding Bottle advertisement (see above) by Davidson Rubber … Continue reading →

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Levi Tower Jr. and his Calmon’s Tonic Billious Bitters

Posted on 17 November 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Levi Tower Jr. and his Calmon’s Tonic Billious Bitters 17 November 2013 (R•112314) For a severe attack of Billiousness, one Triplex Pill taken every other night for two or three nights followed by a glass of Bitters before breakfast the … Continue reading →

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John Perry’s Dr. Warrens Bilious Bitters – Boston

Posted on 16 November 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

John Perry’s Dr. Warrens Bilious Bitters – Boston 16 November 2013 (R•061914) Finding an advertisement for a Dr. Warrens Bilious Bitters in the Halifax Morning Sun, on March 12, 1866 (pictured below) prompted this post. I knew I had an example somewhere … Continue reading →

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Looking at Gardiner’s Rheumatic and Neuralgic Compound

Posted on 14 November 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Looking at Gardiner’s Rheumatic and Neuralgic Compound 14 November 2013 (R•111513) I am always on the lookout for well designed advertising promoting a product in the time period of my bottles. As a designer, I especially like the illustrations, lithography … Continue reading →

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Looking at the Heckler Auction 106 Colognes

Posted on 7 November 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Looking at the Heckler Auction 106 Colognes 7 November 2013 Norman Heckler has a wonderful assortment of gorgeous colognes in their current Premier Absentee Auction 106. The colognes are figural monuments, paneled and fancy examples from the Ralph Finch Collection. … Continue reading →

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Rush’s Bitters – Benjamin Rush and Abraham Hilliard Flanders

Posted on 17 June 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

RUSH’S BITTERS | A. H. FLANDERS  NEW YORK In looking at the Dr. D. Jayne’s Almanac’s, I came across a few wonderful Rush’s almanacs that made me think and wonder a bit about my Rush’s Bitters put out by A. … Continue reading →

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What are all these Wormwood Bitters?

Posted on 28 May 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

WORMWOOD – Artemisia absinthium 28 May 2013 I was tracking down some Turner Brothers information when I was directed to a full page Turner Brothers advertisement in the 1856 San Francisco City Directory and the half-page, blue, McMillan & Kester advertisement in a later 1871 … Continue reading →

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Dr. S.O. Richardson’s Jaundice Bitters – South Reading

Posted on 21 March 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

So…Who is S. O. Richardson? Dr. S. O. Richardson’s Jaundice Bitters – South Reading, Mass. 21 March 2013 (R•013115) (R•050719) (R•082519) So who is S. O. Richardson? I have been wondering all these years. As it turns out, Solon Osmond Richardson was … Continue reading →

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Le Doyen’s Disinfecting Fluid – The Last Bottle

Posted on 10 March 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

LE DOYEN’S DISINFECTING FLUID “The Last Bottle” I say the “last bottle” because this is the last bottle I photographed as I left the floor of the 2013 Baltimore Bottle Show. Since I was repacking my bottles without my wife … Continue reading →

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Dr. J. W. Poland – Great New England Medicines

Posted on 7 February 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

DR. J.W. POLAND Dr. J. W. Poland – Great New England Medicines 07 February 2013 (R•061714) There was some real excitement to see a stellar example of a deep olive amber DR. J. W. POLAND (pictured above) medicine bottle recently in … Continue reading →

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