Dr. Soules Hop Bitters

[BRIAN S.]

ORIGINAL: stinger haut

Brian,
Just about all my bitters are long gone.
I bought that one at the Pittsburgh Show in a dug condition. The seller was from I think was from N.J.? It was really dirty, so I was taking a chance by buying it.
It luckily came out really nice.
Sold it to a guy in Monterey, CA.
I saw another one at a N. Cal show years ago.
Both were made out of the U.S.
You used to see them come up for sale a lot in the past, not so much anymore.
Stinger

I'd liked to have seen it ! I have never seen an Aqua .....that would be a great coloration to add to a color run.
I have heard of an Aqua Drake's also ..... but have never seen one , or even shards of one. I don't know if an Aqua Drake's really exists or not ...... I guess alot of the really rare colorations get stuck away in private collections and you never see them.

 

[annie44]

I did buy it on ebay. The seller and I have exchanged a few emails, so I am optimistic that it is going to be a nice bottle. I was surprised that I got it at the price I did. Glad to hear that the reverse "S" is hard to come by.

 

[Nawakwa]

Does it get any better than this when you see the variety of colors all lined up?

 

[stinger haut]

Well, maybe if you were the owner.
Stinger

 

[bearswede]

I am of the opinion that the black glass very crude ones frothy with seed bubbles are from Australia/New Zealand...

Also, I've owned 3 backward "S" varieties and I see them a lot on ebay...


Ron

 

[stinger haut]

Ron,
Your right about the blackglass Soules coming from Australia or New Zealand. I thought it was England, but talking to my wife she said the ones we had came from Australia.
I remember them as being very crude, sometimes there were so many bubbles that you wondered how they stayed intact.
I too, have seen quite a few backward S Soules. Are they becoming harder to find?
Stinger

 

[BRIAN S.]

I didn't realize the backwards " S " was so common . I must be over looking them .
I'm going to have to pay more attention I guess !
Cindy you still got a good deal on yours ..... I have seen the blacks without the reversed " S " sell for more than what you paid for yours.
You guys are right ! Ring & Ham's S 146 Soule's with reverse " S " listed as common. It sure fooled me .... I just don't see them much .

 

[bttlmark]

I contacted a couple of site owners in England & Australia last year. They said as far as they knew,none where made there.

 

[bearswede]

Here's one that sold earlier this year on ebay... Unfortunately, the photo is gone, but it looked just like mine, which also came from New Zealand...

http://cgi.ebay.com/Black-glass-dr-Soules-hop-bitters_W0QQitemZ190092174178QQcategoryZ890QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem



Ron

 

[annie44]

I saw a very small size Dr. Soules at the Shupps Grove show this weekend - has anyone seen one before? Unfortunately, the seller had put it in his tumbler, and it had a crack in it as a result. It was about the size of a small Wishart's Pine Tree Tar Cordial.