Tag Archives: Civil War

Handsome Young Man in Uniform (Civil War?) with Fish Bottle

An important advertising card sold on eBay last evening for a surprisingly healthy $787.77 which shows the strong demand for pieces relating to the great bottles we collect. In this case it was a ‘Handsome Young Man in Uniform (Civil … Continue reading

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Sumter Bitters – The Great Southern Tonic

Bottle picture by Tom Leveille Sumter Bitters – The Great Southern Tonic Where the American Civil War Began 01 May 2012 Decades of growing strife between North and South erupted in civil war on April 12, 1861, when Confederate artillery … Continue reading

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Bennett’s Stomach Bitters – A real puzzler

In from my friend, Civil War authority Jim Schmidt: see: CIVIL WAR MEDICINE (AND WRITING) * Thanks to Rick DeMarsh for token, and newspaper submissions. Stomach Bitters   1.75 Sure Death to Rats   2.00 1866 D.M. Bennett bill-head from … Continue reading

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Bottles from the Augusta Arsenal

Bottles from the Augusta Arsenal 19 April 2012 I am at the Greenville-Spartanburg airport waiting for a flight back to Houston. I never know how I will be connected with bottles each day, so today was a surprise. I had … Continue reading

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General Scotts Artillery Bitters – The Ultimate Cannon Barrel Figural

General Scotts Artillery Bitters – The Ultimate Cannon Barrel Figural 13 March 2012 (R•052814) (R•062517) (R•052719-Genius) The next figural cannon, and in my opinion, the greatest example in rarity is the General Scotts Artillery Bitters. As recorded in Carlyn Ring … Continue reading

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Figural Cannon Bottles – J T GAYEN / ALTONA

Figural Cannon Bottles – J T GAYEN / ALTONA 12 March 2012 I wanted to start a new series on Figural Cannon Bottles. These wonderful and powerful shapes bring back all of the imagery and weaponry of the early American … Continue reading

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Success to the Railroad – The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Museum

From Houston it is usually quite a distance to one of the major antique bottle shows on the East and West coasts. For this reason, I typically plan my weekend around a bottle show with museum tours, sightseeing and business. … Continue reading

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Dr. Petzold’s Genuine German Bitters – Patent Medicine

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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Union Bitters – Haven’t Seen this One Before

SECESSION PHYSIC CURE. To cure Secession and its ills, Take Dr. Scott’s Cast Iron Pills; Well mixed with Powder of Saltpetre, Apply it to each “Fire Eater.” With Union Bitters, mix it clever, And treason is warned off forever. Union Bitters – … Continue reading

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Burdock Blood Bitters – Part III – Labeled Bottle and More

Part III from my friend and noted Civil War author Jim Schmidt…Make sure you visit his blog site and sign up to receive his posts. [from Jim Schmidt]  In this third and final post in a 3-part series on Burdock … Continue reading

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