Tag Archives: Sarsaparilla

Lead-off Hitters in the Glass Works “Festival of Color’ Auction #102

Posted on 18 June 2014 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Lead-off Hitters in the Glass Works “Festival of Color’ Auction #102 18 June 2014 Jim Hagenbuch, Glass Works Auctions chief, wisely led off with three spectacular pontiled medicine bottles in his Glass Works “Festival of Color’ Auction #102 that closed this past Monday evening. Lot … Continue reading →

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Kentucky’s Top 25 Rarest Bottles

Posted on 20 May 2014 by Ferdinand Meyer V

In honor of and in preparation for the upcoming FOHBC 2014 National Antique Bottle Show in Lexington, Kentucky, I thought it would be nice to look at the Top 25 Kentucky’s Rarest Bottles. I will try to add pictures if I have … Continue reading →

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Indian Vegetable and Sarsaparilla Bitters by George C. Goodwin

Posted on 16 May 2014 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Indian Vegetable and Sarsaparilla Bitters by George C. Goodwin 16 May 2014 Hmmmm. Where have we heard the name George Clinton Goodwin before? Could it be the same fellow related to the immensely popular Old Sachems Bitters and Wigwam Tonic figural … Continue reading →

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Dr. Wood’s Sarsaparilla & Wild Cherry Bitters

Posted on 7 April 2014 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Dr. Wood’s Sarsaparilla & Wild Cherry Bitters 07 April 2014 (R•11.12.15) Here is a nice and early, aqua, Dr. Woods Sarsaparilla & Wild Cherry Bitters from New York City. For the most part, the brand was sold throughout New York State … Continue reading →

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Unknown New England Glass factory’s contract with Clapp & Townsend July 15, 1848

Posted on 16 November 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Unknown New England Glass factory’s contract with Clapp & Townsend July 15, 1848 16 November 2013 (R•112413) I agree to make for Clapp & Townsend and deliver at the Boston Rail Road Depot at Greenbush (NY) between the first of … Continue reading →

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Dr. Wynkoop’s Sarsaparilla – New York

Posted on 7 October 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

DR. WYNKOOP’S SARSAPARILLA New York Dr. Wynkoop’s Katharismic Honduras Sarsaparilla Wynkoop’s Tonic Mixture Warranted to Cure Fever and Ague Wynkoop’s Iceland Pectoral Lyon’s Kathairon 07 October 2013 (R•031619) With the recent posts on the New York ‘big bottle’ sasparallia’s (Masury’s … Continue reading →

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Sands’ Sarsaparilla – New York

Posted on 6 October 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

SANDS’ SARSAPARILLA ABRAHAM B. SANDS & CO. CHEMISTS & APOTHECARIES GRANITE BUILDINGS 273 BROADWAY, CORNER OF CHAMBER STREET, NEW YORK 06 October 2013 (R•032514) (R•042219) While working on the Masury’s Compound Extract of Sarsaparilla and Wau-A-Hoo post, I came across another … Continue reading →

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Masury’s Compound Extract of Sarsaparilla and Wau-A-Hoo

Posted on 5 October 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Masury’s Compound Extract of Sarsaparilla and Wau-A-Hoo ROCHESTER, NEW YORK 05 October 2013 (Rev•101113) (Rev•101213) (Rev•101613) A number of us bitters collectors have sarsaparilla bottles in our collection and of course there are others that specialize in collecting sarsaparilla. Up … Continue reading →

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A great find at an estate auction in Southern Michigan

Posted on 14 May 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

A great find at an estate auction in Southern Michigan W Y N K O O P 14 May 2013 Hi Ferdinand: A childhood bottle digging friend and fellow bottle collector stopped by my shop today to show me his … Continue reading →

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Dr. Townsend’s Sarsaparilla – A Collection of Variants

Posted on 7 February 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Dr. Townsend’s Sarsaparilla – A Collection of Variants The Most Extraordinary Medicine In The World! by Brian Wolff Sometime before the holidays, say back in October of 2012, Rick Ciralli (Bristol, Connecticut) started and fueled an incredible series of Dr. … Continue reading →

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