Electric Bitters and Electrified Ginger Ale: Were they really “zapped” or was...
Electric Bitters and Electrified Ginger Ale: Were they really “zapped” or was it just more quackery? by Ken Previtali 16 July 2014 Reading the most recent Electric Bitters post on PRG got me thinking...
View ArticleLash’s Pineapple-Ade Delicious & Refreshing
Lash’s Pineapple-Ade Delicious & Refreshing 20 July 2014 I suppose it would be nice to report that I picked up a super nice bitters at the Houston Antique Bottle Show yesterday but I did not. I...
View ArticleLash’s Bitters – PART TWO | History
Lash’s Bitters | San Francisco – Chicago – New York PART TWO | History 26 July 2014 (R•072914) (R•020621) A labeled Lash’s Bitters – Frank Wicker Collection Yesterday I posted Part ONE of this series...
View ArticleFOHBC 2014 Lexington National | Saturday Morning Seminars
FOHBC 2014 Lexington National | Saturday Morning Seminars 09 August 2014 This group of pictures come from the Seminars that occurred on Saturday morning from 9:00 am until noon. There were three sets...
View ArticleFOHBC 2014 Lexington National | Educational Displays
FOHBC 2014 Lexington National | Educational Displays 14 August 2014 We ended up with thirteen education displays at the Lexington National that were as different from the recent Reno and Manchester...
View ArticleEverything’s better with bitterquelle. . .
Everything’s better with bitterquelle… by Ken Previtali 04 March 2015 (R•071415) Reading the recent post on Hunyadi Janos reminded me of how the details of what we might consider commonplace can be...
View ArticleOriginal Dr. Pepper “Dr. Pepper’s Pepsin Bitters” Formula
Original Dr. Pepper “Dr. Pepper’s Pepsin Bitters” Formula 28 October 2015 Here is an original piece that is quite fascinating. Incoming email from Lou Holis (Lake Alfred, Florida) that prompted some...
View Article“Up and Going” Excelsior Ginger Ale
“Up and Going” Excelsior Ginger Ale 20 February 2016 (R•022116) I received the following “Need Help” message from Troy Beck (Xenia, Ohio) over on PRG Facebook. I get a lot of these types of...
View ArticleThe back story to Saving the Fizz
How an interest that started almost 50 years ago manifested into a book on patent bottle closures The back story to Saving the Fizz 09 July 2017 Portrait of David Jones who collects antique glass and...
View ArticleA nice labeled Hindu Tonic Stomach Bitters
A nice labeled Hindu Tonic Stomach Bitters 22 February 2018 In the current Glass Works Auctions, Auction 119 there is an excellent example of a labeled Hindu Tonic Stomach Bitters prepared by liquor...
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