Tag Archives: Liniment

Gilbert’s Sarsaparilla Bitters – Enosburgh Falls, Vermont

Posted on 21 August 2015 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Gilbert’s Sarsaparilla Bitters – Enosburgh Falls, Vermont 21 August 2015 If you read my most recent post about Dr. Gilbert’s Rock and Rye Stomach Bitters (Read: Dr. Gilbert’s Rock and Rye Stomach Bitters), you saw that I was going to investigate to … Continue reading →

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Demas S. Barnes – Medicine Man to Politician

Posted on 5 January 2015 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Demas S. Barnes – Medicine Man to Politician 05 January 2015 Periodically I come across the Demas Barnes name and have wondered about the man. Most recently with John F. Henry (Read: Johnson’s Calisaya Bitters – Burlington, Vermont) who came to … Continue reading →

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Dr. Johnson’s Indian Dyspeptic Bitters – Maine

Posted on 9 April 2014 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Dr. Johnson’s Indian Dyspeptic Bitters MAINE 09 April 2014 Robert Cohen posted the following on Bottle Collectors on Facebook, “Tough, Johnson’s Indian Dyspeptic Bitters bottle, open-pontil, circa 1840, picked-up at Dover N.H. bottle show on Sunday 4/6/14. Dealer (from Maine) … Continue reading →

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Moosic Mountain Tansy Bitters

Posted on 2 March 2014 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Moosic Mountain Tansy Bitters A TRIAL OF THESE GOODS WILL CONVINCE YOU OF THEIR MERITS 02 March 2014 (R•072019) Here is an unlisted bitters report based on trade card authority, Joe Gourd submitting the Moosic Mountain Tansy Bitters advertising pieces in this … Continue reading →

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Indian Blood Bitters – Fond du Lac, Wisconsin

Posted on 8 October 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Indian Blood Bitters Fond du Lac, Wisconsin 09 October 2013 Mark Nelson posted the really nice picture above of an Indian Blood Bitters over on the facebook Bottle Collectors page. I like the setting with the other labeled bitters and … Continue reading →

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Merchant’s Gargling Oil – “Good for Man and Beast”

Posted on 18 August 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Merchant’s Gargling Oil – “Good for Man and Beast” 18 August 2012 A couple of paths converged last evening and pointed to developing this post for Merchants Gargling Oil. The first was when I was looking at Marianne Dow’s great … Continue reading →

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