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The Swan Brewery
Here's a western beer that has always interested me. I did some research and found a few ads for the Swan Brewery but didn't find as much information that I wanted to present in this post. Anyone have...
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A loving dose of heartbreak
This being my first post I thought maybe I would post a little something to gain your sympathy, and take you for a ride you might not soon forget. Like any digger I have a list, a collection in my...
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From Bruce Silva at WWG
Cleanliness. It's not all bad~A while ago there was some pretty heated debate about cleaning bottles. The discussions took place on Western Bitters News, Peachridge, the WWG (here) as well as on...
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"Three Squares a Day"
A few years ago I posted a photo of three green squares. Quite a few people have commented on them since that time. They consisted of a green Cundurango, E.G. Lyon's, and a green Renz. here is another...
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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...
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What dreams are made of.
Found this while perusing the 1880 Langeley S. F. Business Directory. A couple of interesting brands listed that I'm not acquainted with. Same goes for names and partnerships. The unknowns were...
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Another Pair of Puce and Green. Rosenbaum's Bitters
Here is a pair of early western squares in shades of puce and green. The "large" size Rosenbaum's Bitters, N.B. Jacobs & Co. San Francisco. This size is listed as R-93 in Ring/Ham and is considered...
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Reno
27 & 28 June 2014(Friday & Saturday) Reno, Nevada Reno Antique Bottle & Collectibles Club 51st Annual Show & SaleGrand Sierra Resort and Casino2500 East Second Street, Reno, NV89595
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Back to Your Roots!
Hey Rick. I am out of town and off the grid but I would like to post on the blog an experience I had this week. I will send you some pics for the post. "Back to my Roots"While I have seriously...
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American Bottle Auction 60 is now Open!
Jeff Wichmann has a nice assortment of antique bottles and collectables from the late Mike Dolcini collection in his American Bottle Auction # 60 which opened earlier this morning. Click for Catalog...
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Whiskies, Whiskies, Whiskies Everywhere
Looking online at what's available for sale in the western whiskey category has certainly opened this old collectors eyes Ebay's offering of 13 western whiskies...
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A Rarely Seen Trio
Here's a rarely seen trio ( or maybe pair ) of bitters dug here in the west Left to right : Chinese or Japanese quart size cylinder dug by Don Dwyer in Oroville California in 1970, a Dr. Millers...
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More High Country Digging
When the weather gets warm and the ground gets hard, in the flatlands, the high country is the place to be if your looking to dig some bottles.Even though taxpayer funded non profit entities like the...
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John Joseph Spieker
Sometime last evening I ran across an interesting connection to a Sacramento bottle while reading Ferdinand Meyer's post, over at Peachridge Glass, on the history of Lash's Bitters J.J. Spieker...
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Santa Cruz Medicine
Anyone have any info on this Santa Cruz bottle The date of the bottle, number known, rarity, western blown - Got anything?
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Getting Ready for Downieville
Where: Downieville California When: September 13th, 2014 Show and Sale opens at 7am Saturday September 13 for dealersEarly lookers 8am to 10am $10 entry fee!0am to 3pm Free Admission Breakfast and...
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Western or Eastern Cutter
I picked these pictures off of another blog site and was intrigued by the overall stain on a supposed western manufactured bottle. Seems I remember a lot of the comments on western vs. eastern was the...
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