Here are couple of my Cundurango bottles. The definition of what the word Cundurango follows..Cun`du*ran"go (k?n`d?-r?n"g?), n. (Med.) The bark of a South American vine ( Gonolobus Condurango) of the Milkweed family. It has been supposed, but erroneously, to be a cure for cancer.
The Cundurango Bitters was concocted by a local purveyor of wines and liquors, George W. Chesley, of Sacramento, Cal, in 1871. After a short time Chesley moved to San Francisco to further enhance the sales of this, and other, products. He maintained offices in Sacramento and SF simultaneously, but shortly moved back to Sacramento and his fine brick home on H St. sadly, his house, along with many others, was lost to "improvements", namely office buildings.
The Cundurango bottle is simply embossed on two sides with the name, and a provision for the label on one panel. The word Bitters is not to be seen; the label identified what the product contained.
I had a photo of them all lined up but looks like it has been lost temporarily. Gotta search further, but these two green examples will suffice for now.
The Cundurango Bitters was concocted by a local purveyor of wines and liquors, George W. Chesley, of Sacramento, Cal, in 1871. After a short time Chesley moved to San Francisco to further enhance the sales of this, and other, products. He maintained offices in Sacramento and SF simultaneously, but shortly moved back to Sacramento and his fine brick home on H St. sadly, his house, along with many others, was lost to "improvements", namely office buildings.
The Cundurango bottle is simply embossed on two sides with the name, and a provision for the label on one panel. The word Bitters is not to be seen; the label identified what the product contained.
I had a photo of them all lined up but looks like it has been lost temporarily. Gotta search further, but these two green examples will suffice for now.
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