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Adler’s Celebrated Anti-Cholera Bitters – St. Joe

Posted on 6 December 2018 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Adler’s Celebrated Anti-Cholera Bitters Simon Adler | St. Joe & St. Louis 06 December 2018 I recently received and email and 1866 newspaper clipping (below) from Mark Wiseman about an unlisted Adler’s Celebrated Anti-Cholera Bitters put out by S. Adler … Continue reading →

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If you can’t do business, drink Rex Bitters

Posted on 23 November 2018 by Ferdinand Meyer V

If you can’t do business, drink Rex Bitters Chicago 23 November 2018 (R•032319) Here is what I call a telephone bitters. A bitters product so late that you could call your favorite saloon, liquor or drug store and order a … Continue reading →

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A. Lambert Bitters – Philadelphia

Posted on 14 October 2018 by Ferdinand Meyer V

A. Lambert Bitters – Philadelphia 14 October 2018 (R•110318) Nick Downs posted some great pictures of an “A. Lambert’s Bitters Philada” cylinder from Philadelphia over on the Antique Bitters Bottles Facebook page. His pictures are below. I cropped away the … Continue reading →

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Dr. Michael Cox’s Bitters – Pittsburgh

Posted on 23 September 2018 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Dr. Michael Cox’s Bitters – Pittsburgh H. Obernauer & Company 23 September 2018 I’d forgotten about my Dr. Michael Cox’s Bitters with the three embossed cocks until somebody posted a picture of an example on PRG Facebook the other day. … Continue reading →

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Goldheim Bitters featured in Bottles and Extras

Posted on 8 August 2018 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Goldheim Bitters featured in Bottles and Extras 08 August 2018 The July | August 2018 issue of Bottles and Extras has a super article on the extremely rare, Goldheim Celebrated Swiss Stomach Bitters from Baltimore. The article was written by … Continue reading →

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A nice labeled Hindu Tonic Stomach Bitters

Posted on 22 February 2018 by Ferdinand Meyer V

A nice labeled Hindu Tonic Stomach Bitters 22 February 2018 In the current Glass Works Auctions, Auction 119 there is an excellent example of a labeled Hindu Tonic Stomach Bitters prepared by liquor dealers Williams & Newman of Chicago, Illinois. … Continue reading →

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Barrel Series – Out of the Ashes, the Wolford Z – Whiskey

Posted on 23 September 2016 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Barrel Series – Out of the Ashes, the Wolford Z – Whiskey 23 September 2016 (R•092416 – Z Solved) I guess my biggest question here would be why Jacob A. Wolford would put a “Z” on his figural barrel whiskey bottle? Does it … Continue reading →

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The Hull Brothers barrel from Detroit, Michigan

Posted on 22 September 2016 by Ferdinand Meyer V

The Hull Brothers barrel from Detroit, Michigan 22 September 2016 (R•102416) Here is a new barrel post for the extremely rare Hull Bros. from Detroit, Michigan. In fact, this is the only example I have ever seen. The amber bottle was offered … Continue reading →

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Celebrated Crown Bitters – F. Chevalier Sole Agent

Posted on 17 January 2016 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Celebrated Crown Stomach Bitters – F. Chevalier Sole Agent 17 January 2016 Here is a nice connection with whiskey and bitters bottles submitted by FOHBC Treasurer, Gary Beatty. I worked on the pictures a little bit to work with the post. … Continue reading →

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Jacob Pinkerton’s Wahoo & Calisaya Bitters

Posted on 21 November 2015 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Jacob Pinkerton’s Wahoo & Calisaya Bitters 21 November 2015 (R•020116) Have you ever used the celebrated Wahoo and Calisaya Bitters better known by the cabalistic letters “I.M. O. K. — 1864– Y!  Y!” This phrase is repeated in various period … Continue reading →

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