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Tag Archives: Meyer Collection
“Loaf of Bread” Demijohns
The ‘Loaf of Bread” demijohn bottles are a favorite of ours and especially my wife Elizabeth. If you see one at a show, and the condition is good, buy it fast because I have missed two (2) recently trying to … Continue reading
Posted in Demijohns, Figural Bottles, History
Tagged damme-jeanne, Demijohn, Edward R. Emerson, John Odell, Lady Jane, loaf of bread, Meyer Collection, Richard Dempsey, wicker, wickerwork
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J. W. Coltons Nervine Strengthening Bitters & Trade Card
J. W. Coltons Nervine Strengthening Bitters & Trade Card 15 April 2012 (R•053014) I was looking around eBay yesterday and eventually hit my bookmarked section on Trade Cards. I saw the usual cards, many being Burdock Blood Bitters but one … Continue reading
Posted in Advertising, Bitters, Collectors & Collections, eBay, Ephemera, Humor - Lighter Side, Tonics, Trade Cards
Tagged Bilious, bitters, Colton, Coltons, Dispepsia, Elixir, indigestion, J.W. Colton, Meyer Collection, Nervine, Nervous, Strengthening, Tonic
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Cannon’s Dyspeptic Bitters – W. Morrow – Washington D.C. – Unlisted Find!
Cannon’s Dyspeptic Bitters W. Morrow, Washington D.C. Unlisted Find! 14 April 2012 (R•051215) (R•051619) Last week, five (5) broken examples of a previously unknown bitters were unearthed by three well known east coast diggers. This is extremely exciting when this … Continue reading
Posted in Bitters, Collectors & Collections, Digging and Finding, News
Tagged bitters, cannons, Chris Rowell, DC, Digging, Dyspeptic, finding, Meyer Collection, Morrow, Phil Edmunds, Tom Leveille, Washington, William Cannon
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Pineapple Bitters – The Different Variants
Pineapple Bitters – The Different Variants 04 April 2012 (Amended: 08 April 2012 with two W & Co NY pineapple pictures from Bruce Silva) (Amended: 08 April 2012 with two J. C & Co pineapple pictures) (R•052814-BBS example) (R•031416-Fuss Example … Continue reading
Alpine Herb Bitters – Western Mountain Themed Square
Alpine Herb Bitters Western Mountain Themed Square 01 April 2012 The next in the ‘Mountain’ embossed or themed Bitters is the Alpine Herb Bitters. This series was inspired by a request by Matthew Tigue Levant asking over on the facebooks Antique Bottles for … Continue reading
Yerba Buena Bitters – A San Francisco Strap Flask
Yerba Buena Bitters – A San Francisco Strap Flask 29 March 2012 (R•041417) (R•053019) I was looking at the prices realized in the latest Glass Works Auction 94 that closed on 19 March 2012 and was reminded of Lot #211. … Continue reading
Posted in Bitters, Collectors & Collections, Ephemera, Flasks, History, Trade Cards
Tagged Atwater, bitters, Blood, Buena, Carlotta Patti, Dr. Warren, Dwight L. Moody, Glass Works, Glass Works Auctions, H. Williams & Co., Homer William, liver invigorator, Meyer Collection, Mike McKillop, Pacific Glass Auctions, purifier, S.T. Foster, San Francisco, Strap Flask, W.T. Leavitt, Western Bitters News, Yerba
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Blue Mountain Bitters – Eastern or Western?
Blue Mountain Bitters – Eastern or Western? 29 March 2014 (Updated-030314 Gourd Trade Card) Here is a tough to find, rectangular Bitters bottle that I can find no support information. No advertising, no labeled examples and certainly no clues other … Continue reading
Posted in Bitters, Collectors & Collections, History, Questions
Tagged Andy Adnew, bitters, blue, Blue Mountain, Blue Mountains, Cascade Range, Columbia River Gorge, cox, Dubbel, Dubbles, Gourd, Longcreek, Meyer Collection, Mountain, oregon, Oregon City, Oregon Trail, Pennsylvania, pioneers, shipping, Waynesboro, Western
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Sharp’s Mountain Herb Bitters
Sharp’s Mountain Herb Bitters 28 March 2013 There have been two (2) previous Peachridge Glass ‘Mountain’ post responses based on a question Matthew Tigue Levant asked over on facebooks Antique Bottles for Sale page, posting that he is “looking for any med, bitters, cure bottles … Continue reading
Posted in Bitters, Collectors & Collections, Questions
Tagged bitters, Herb, Mathew Levant, Meyer Collection, Mountain, Sharp's
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ULMER’S MOUNTAIN ASH BITTERS REMEDY
I did a post earlier today in response to Matthew Tigue Levant, over on facebooks Antique Bottles for Sale page, posting that he is “looking for any med, bitters, cure bottles with the word “Mountain” embossed in the glass”. “looking for any med, bitters, … Continue reading
Posted in Bitters, Collectors & Collections
Tagged Ash, bitters, Meyer Collection, Mountain, New German, Remedy, Ulmer's
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S.S. SMITH. JR & CO / CINCINNATI. O. – A Semi-Cabin in Sapphire
S.S. SMITH. JR & CO / CINCINNATI. O. – A Semi-Cabin in Sapphire Sometimes life repeats itself… 26 March 2012 (R•121218 – Info on Samuel Sherwood Smith) (R•040119 – Aprill example) In this post I would like to explore the commonalities … Continue reading
Posted in Auction News, Bitters, Collectors & Collections, Figural Bottles, Gin, Liquor Merchant, Spirits
Tagged bitters, Bombay, booth, Bottle, Cincinnati, Edwin F. Smith, Gin, Glass Works Auctions, John Wilkes Booth, Jr., liquor, Meyer Collection, ohio, S. S. Smith, S.S., Samuel Sherwood Smith, sapphire, semi-cabin, Smith & Co.
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