Tag Archives: Captain

Excelsior Stomach Bitters – Drs. Ault and McGavern – St. John, Iowa

Excelsior Stomach Bitters – Drs. Ault and McGavern St. John, Iowa 01 January 2019 I recently received, reviewed and responded to a couple of emails and newspaper clippings from Mark Wiseman, a well-known antique bottle collector from Iowa that included … Continue reading

Posted in Advertising, Bitters, Druggist & Drugstore, History, Liquor Merchant, Medicines & Cures, Questions | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Cap’n Jacks’ Star Anchor Bitters – Portsmouth, Ohio

Cap’n Jacks’ Star Anchor Bitters W. L. B. Jack – Portsmouth, Ohio 05 December 2015 (R•120915) I received an email asking about the value and rarity of an amber Star Anchor Bitters that was found in an estate collection. It … Continue reading

Posted in Advertising, Bitters, History, Medicines & Cures, Remedy | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

The only Martin’s Bermuda Bitters

The only Martin’s Bermuda Bitters 27 May 2014 (R•052015) (R•052215) Oh, if I could only just see this bottle, let alone have it sit proudly in my collection. To my knowledge, the Martin’s Bermuda Bitters, is a one-of-a-kind, only example, residing … Continue reading

Posted in Bitters, Civil War, Figural Bottles, History, Liquor Merchant, Questions, Revolutionary War | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

The unlisted Yaupon Bitters – Norfolk, Virginia

The unlisted Yaupon Bitters – Norfolk, Virginia or Vegetable Elixir of Life 11 March 2014 (R•031615) (R•092019) Bitters trade card authority Joe Gourd (Chicago, Illinois) sent me the pictured advertising trade cards below for Yaupon Bitters put out by John … Continue reading

Posted in Advertising, Bitters, Civil War, Druggist & Drugstore, Ephemera, History, Medicines & Cures, Tea, Trade Cards | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Capt. John B. Morris Occupational Shaving Mug

Ferdinand: I did get an interesting barber related piece this month. We were in Florida on vacation and I got a phone call from a friend of mine who said he heard a nice occupational shaving mug turned up at a … Continue reading

Posted in Barber Bottles, Collectors & Collections, FOHBC News, Hair Tonics, History, Shaving Mugs | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment