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Bitters (made from roots, herbs, and other natural elements) were supposedly the cure-all for stomach ailments, but were also essentially alcohol disguised as medicines, especially popular wherever and whenever alochol was frowned upon. Known for their colors, ornate logo designs, and unusual barrel or figure-like shapes, there are a wide variety of distinctive bitters bottles dating to the early 1800's.


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Historic Glass Bottle Identification

Historic Glass Bottle Identification

Bill Lindsey's fantastic bottle identification and information site. Loaded with detailed descriptions and diagrams… [read review or visit site]

Cape May County Bottle Collectors

Cape May County Bottle Collectors

Ed and Mark Runyon's wonderful guide to the antique bottles of Cape May County, New Jersey is a great site for anyo… [read review or visit site]

Antique Bottle Collector's Haven

Antique Bottle Collector's Haven

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Diggersdiary.co.uk

Diggersdiary.co.uk

This great site, from British diggers Darren Gray and Jeremy Kemp, is rich in information about hunting for antique… [read review or visit site]

Bottle Cap Index

Bottle Cap Index

Assembled by Gunther Rademacher with the help of several other contributors, this collection of over half a million… [read review or visit site]

Plopsite.de

Plopsite.de

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Old Spice Collectibles

Old Spice Collectibles

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1860 Drakes Plantation X Bitters 6 Log$375.00 Ends in 20 hours 5 bids 15 watchers
Old Sachem Bitters And Wigwam Tonic Amber Bottle 9-3/8"$308.30 Ends Tuesday 4 bids 24 watchers
1860 Drakes Plantation X Bitters 6 Log$280.00 Ends in 20 hours 16 bids 16 watchers
Old Homestead Wild Cherry Bitters$268.00 Ends Sunday 9 bids 30 watchers
Hostetters Rare Color Yellow Olive Bitters W. Mccully$255.00 Ends Monday 3 bids 35 watchers
Old Bitters Bottle Dr.c.w.robacks Straw Short Bottle 9"$199.50 Ends in 20 hours 13 bids 39 watchers
S T Drakes 1860 Plantation X Bitters$133.49 Ends Thursday 5 bids 19 watchers
Drakes Plantation X Bitters 6 Log$126.00 Ends in 15 hours 8 bids 6 watchers
St. Drakes Plantation Bitters $110.00 Ends Monday 1 bid 4 watchers
1870-80's."st Drakes Plantation Bitters".~mint~awesome$103.49 Ends Monday 9 bids 18 watchers
Open Pontil Phoenix Bitters Bottle $100.00 Ends in 23 hours 2 bids 18 watchers
1860 Drakes Plantation X Bitters 6 Log$95.66 Ends in 5 mins 6 bids 10 watchers
Rare Ultra Yellow Dr. Harters Bitters Sample Bottle!$85.27 Ends Tuesday 7 bids 27 watchers
Aqua Bottle English Female Bitters Louisville Ky Rare Buy it Now$81.00 Ends Monday 5 bids 15 watchers
1860 Drakes Plantation X Bitters 6 Log$78.09 Ends in 44 mins 5 bids 9 watchers
Draks Plantation Bitters 6 Log$68.29 Ends in 14 hours 5 bids 9 watchers
Crooked Long Neck Drakes Bitters Bottle Amber Mint$66.01 Ends Monday 6 bids 25 watchers
Rare 1870's Sarracenia Life Bitters Tucker Mobile Ala$60.00 Ends Sunday 8 bids 34 watchers
2 Dr Hostetter's Stomach Bitters Bottle W Mc C Pitts$50.00 Ends in 15 hours 1 bid 5 watchers
Antique Dr. Harter's Wild Cherry Bitters Bottle Labeled$44.98 Ends in 3 mins 6 bids 16 watchers
1890s New Orleans Louisiana Bitters Bottle Peychaud's$31.04 Ends in 16 hours 2 bids 11 watchers
Antique German Bitters Shot Glass Baltimore, Md$27.00 Ends in 22 hours 6 bids 18 watchers
Arizona Territory Cure Bitters Bottle Trade Card A.t.$24.99 Ends Tuesday 1 bid 2 watchers
Yellow Rex Kidney & Liver Bitters Blood Purifier Bottle$22.15 Ends in 14 hours 7 bids 11 watchers
Dr. Langley's Root And Herb Bitters$19.99 Ends Thursday 1 bid 6 watchers
1880's Clarke Mandrake Bitters Patent Medicine Bottle$17.01 Ends Monday 3 bids 7 watchers
1880s Electric Bitters Amber Bottle Chicago Medicine Nm$16.99 Ends Monday 6 bids 13 watchers
Early Dr. J Hostetters Bitters Bottle - W. Mc C & Co. $14.99 Ends in 21 hours 1 bid 5 watchers
Doyles 1872 Hop Bitters Patent Medicine Bottle Cabin$13.29 Ends Monday 2 bids 13 watchers
Antique Lash's Bitters Cribbage Wood Board Game$10.50 Ends in 23 hours 3 bids 18 watchers
Old Bitters Bottle Medicine Bottle~ Rare~ Poor Mans $9.99 Ends Thursday 1 bid 4 watchers
Edw Wilder&co Louisville, Ky Bitters Bottle$9.99 Ends Thursday 1 bid 11 watchers
Lithuanian Stomach Bitters Trade Card$9.99 Ends Tuesday 1 bid 3 watchers
Suffolk Bitters Figurel Pig Early Repro Rare Color$9.99 Ends Wednesday 1 bid 3 watchers
Very Nice Browns Iron Bitters Attic Mint$9.99 Ends Wednesday 1 bid 6 watchers
Beautiful Atwoods Jaundice Bitters Bottle$6.99 Ends Friday 1 bid 3 watchers
12 Different Blue Wheaton Miniature Bitters Bottles$6.53 Ends Monday 3 bids 3 watchers
Hartwig Kantorowicz Milkglass Bitters Or Case Gin Type$5.24 Ends Wednesday 2 bids 10 watchers
1889 Hostetter's Stomach Bitters Advertisement$5.00 Ends in 21 hours 1 bid 2 watchers
Cobalt Blue Bitters Bottle$0.99 Ends in 22 hours 1 bid 1 watcher

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