Tag Archives: Mountain

Abel, Humiston & Co.’s Mountain Root Bitters!

Abel, Humiston & Co.’s Mountain Root Bitters! 15 August 2014 (R•042110) I received an e-mail (see below) while I was at the Lexington National Antique Bottle Show from a fellow in Illinois regarding the Mountain Root Bitters put out by Abel … Continue reading

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Forbes Visit, off the Pacific Coast of Big Sur

Forbes Visit, off the Pacific Coast of Big Sur Light, Reflection & Shadow 11 April 2014 My last hurrah and setting sun from my magnificent and recent west coast bottle trip was saved for last when I visited my good … Continue reading

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Looks like J. W. Poland made a Bitters!

Looks like J. W. Poland made a Bitters! Poland’s White Mountain Bitters 03 March 2014 Wow, what a neat surprise. Bottle trade card authority, Joe Gourd sent me this invoice for Littlefield & Hayes of Manchester, New Hampshire showing a … Continue reading

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Moosic Mountain Tansy Bitters

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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Dr. Copp’s White Mountain Bitters Advertising Trade Cards

Dr. Copp’s White Mountain Bitters Advertising Trade Cards From the Joe Gourd Collection 01 March 2014 (R•053019) As usual, when I ask bitters advertising, ephemera and trade card authority Joe Gourd a question, involving a rare bitters piece, I get … Continue reading

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Dr. Langley’s Rocky Mountain Bitters

Dr. Langley’s Rocky Mountain Bitters 27 February 2014 (R•082314) (R•051818) (R•070419) Here is a odd handbill (below) from my collection representing Dr. Langley’s Rocky Mountain Bitters. The piece pictures the trade mark for the brand. My question is, is the Dr. Langley’s … Continue reading

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Looking at some Dr. Langley’s Root & Herb Bitters from Boston

Looking at some Dr. Langley’s Root & Herb Bitters from Boston “Buy me and I will do you good.” 26 February 2014 (R•041219) The top picture pretty much sums up why I am a bitters collector. Look at this great … Continue reading

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The only (as of now) Harz Mountain Herb Bitters

The only (as of now) Harz Mountain Herb Bitters 02 February 2014 Making an appearance at the Glass Works “Cabin Fever” Potpourri Auction is the ‘one and only’ (at least as far as bitters collectors are aware) Harz Mountain Herb Bitters. … Continue reading

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From clear to purple or brown, that’s how irradiation runs

From clear to purple or brown, that’s how irradiation runs by Ken Previtali 01 December 2013 Regarding the post on “Artificially Purpled Glass” with the link to David Whitten’s fantastic website: David also mentions the effects radiation has on bottles … Continue reading

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2013 Downieville Sabbatical – “just us two dogs”

2013 Downieville Sabbatical “just us two dogs” 16 September 2013 | Part 1 As some of you might know, I decided to take a long weekend, actually a week off sabbatical, to visit the historic town of Downieville, California with … Continue reading

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