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Help support fellow bottle collectors Clint and Kathy Powell who lost their home and belongings in the tragic Camp Fire in Paradise, CA....
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Grandpa's Medicine
Every now and then I "stray to the dark side", as friend Rick puts it. Today I'm taking a break from the normal fare of bourbon and rye and am instead delving into the history of an interesting...
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John F. Snow's Victory
John Francis Snow was born in Burlington, Middlesex, MA, about 1820, he married Charlotte Lucretia Reed there on 19 Sep 1839. His whereabouts are unknown to me until the middle 1840’s when he opened...
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CALIFORNIA VOLCANIC MINERAL WATER COMPANY
Quite a while back I acquired a bottle that I knew absolutely nothing about and had never seen before. What intrigued me about the bottle was the name CAL. VOLCANIC MINERAL WATER CO. embossed on the...
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Rowler's (Roller's) Infallible Rheumatism Medicine and Klink's Counterfeit
It seems like every successful bitters or medicine product that I research has some sort of skeleton in its closet. Take for instance the Rowler’s Rheumatism Medicine. Prepared by Dr. J.R. Boyce of...
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Dr. J. Hostetter's Stomach Bitters
Dr. J. Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters was first marketed in an embossed bottle, on the Pacific Coast, as early as 1858 by the firm of Park & White of San Francisco. David Hostetter, with his father’s...
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"Great New Discovery"
The "London Jockey Club House Gin" ledger book has been discovered. Many questions will be answered. Who created it and where, who was buying it and selling it. Even the names of the sailing ships they...
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W.S. Wright- Revisited - A True Piece of History.
Recently I was able to reacquire a bottle which I dug many years ago...lost in the pick, purchased it later, traded it, and now am grateful to have back on the shelf. It is a dark aqua W.S.Wright blob...
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Aurora Oregon Show - this weekend
I'd strongly suggest calling before traveling to the show due to inclement weather (IE; a LOT of snow)!
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A RECENT WESTERN DIG
Hey Rick;“Two western diggers( JS &DM) teamed up recently in a western State and found three pits ranging from the early 1860s to the late 1880s. There were over 100 intact bottles found with these...
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Mills' Bitters A.M. Gilman
Update on the Mills' BittersThe first listing for the Mills' Bitters in California is in, The Shasta Courier, July 22, 1854. It shows H. Gilbert of Shasta, Cal. selling it. Here is an ad from the...
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In Loving Memory
Thank you all for your wonderful comments, accolades and caring responses through this difficult time. Rick’s passing was so unexpected and it’s heartwarming to our family to receive your support....
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Many of us are still thinking of you Rick, and we want to keep your excellent blog alive. Coming Soon!
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AN UNUSUAL LITTLE MEDICINE BOTTLE
I recently picked up this unassuming little 5 ½ inch aqua unembossed but labeled medicine bottle because it appeared the proprietor was located in California. The town location was very difficult to...
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NAPA SODA
NAPASODAMany years ago I called upon bottle digger and collector, Mel Hughes, who has long since gone to his reward, to photograph his Baker & Cutting pickle bottle. Mel was an avid digger, and if...
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We just acquired this aqua colored base embossed OGW , Oakland Glass Works, Oakland, California demijohn. The first I have seen in aqua. We now have three, light pink, amber and aqua. I consider these...
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Tulare - An oldie, but a "goodie"!
I remember the Tulare California Show fondly. Early one afternoon, Bob Barnett, Bob Scott, and I were standing in an aisle not far from the entrance to the show, talking shop, when we all spied a deep...
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