A Double Dose of Salutaris

I have really focused heavily on western bitters blown between 1864 and 1874. This is a fairly narrow range for exclusively western bitters as bitters from the west are not very numerous in the first place when compared to the thousands of brands from the rest of the U.S. My personal collecting philosophy has always been the earliest brands, whether they be medicines, whiskey's or the western flasks. They just please me.
 Here is another brand from the "early period" of western bitters manufacture, dating from 1864-65. The Byrne and Castree Salutaris Bitters, S.F.  This pair consists of puce and green in shoulder and base embossed versions. To me, these little gems pack quite a punch being very early, crude, and beautifully colored. DM