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L.Q.C. Wishart’s Pine Tree Tar Cordial with the Poison Label!

Posted on 31 January 2014 by Ferdinand Meyer V

L.Q.C. Wishart’s Pine Tree Tar Cordial with the Poison Label! 31 January 2014 I like it when an example of a re-purposed bottle shows up at an auction or on ebay. They are fun to look at and add ‘personality’ … Continue reading →

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Is there elegance and mystique in a milk glass soda bottle from Massachusetts?

Posted on 21 January 2014 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Is there elegance and mystique in a milk glass soda bottle from Massachusetts? by Ken Previtali 21 January 2014 The post(s) on Gary Katzen’s remarkable white milk glass collection (Read: Why White? or How the %$#@! did you choose that Category?) were … Continue reading →

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Bininger’s Knickerbocker Wine Bitters

Posted on 3 November 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Bininger’s Knickerbocker Wine Bitters 03 November 2013 I just love the old files that are being held by the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division in Washington, D.C. I just wish they would make more color files available. In this … Continue reading →

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Sunny Castle Stomach Bitters – Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Posted on 20 March 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

SUNNY CASTLE STOMACH BITTERS 20 March 2013 “Small Wine Glass Full 4 Times a Day” It is not often that you see a bottle with a great looking label or even rarer to see a great looking label on three sides … Continue reading →

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Label Under Glass Flasks at ABA Auction 57

Posted on 8 March 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Richmond P. Hobson Label Under Glass Flask Jeff Wichmann had a nice assortment of Label Under Glass flasks and bottles in his recent American Bottle Auctions | Auction 57 that closed this past Sunday evening. It was very nice to … Continue reading →

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Some of Jacks labeled Upstate New York Bitters

Posted on 11 October 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Hi Ferd. Great seeing you and many others at Heckler’s and Keene last weekend. It’s always been my favorite season and time for bottle outings. I was fortunate to buy an aqua vertical Greeley’s at Heckler’s field this past week. … Continue reading →

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C H Atwoods – Neat Bitters Bottles with Fluted Necks

Posted on 5 April 2011 by Ferdinand Meyer V

C. H. Atwood – Neat Bitters Bottles with Fluted Necks Atwood’s Quinine Tonic Bitters 05 April 2011 (R•081818) (R•090719) The C. H. Atwood bottles do not get much attention because they are not embossed with the word “bitters”. This doesn’t concern me … Continue reading →

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