Juliet,

Re Bottle Search 1 (Lediard's Morning Call), I can fill in a little
information.  Joseph K. Baldwin ("A Guide to Patent and Proprietary Medicine
Bottles," Thomas Nelson, Inc., Nashville and New York, 1973, p. 305) refers
to this bottle and cites an advertisement in the "New York Daily Times" of
July 11, 1859 stating that the product was a "tonic and invigorating cordial
bitter.  John Odell in "Pontil Medicine Encyclopedia," Published by the
author, 2000, p. 145 states that this product was made by Charles Lediard, a
liquor dealer, New York City.  It may be noted that he also lists a
Lediard's Celebrated Stomach Bitters that came in a rectangular-shaped
emerald green bottle.  It is not absolutely clear that this bitters was made
by the same Lediard.  However, Ed Bartholomew in "1001 Bitters Bottles",
Published by the author, 1970, page 73, describes a six-sided bottle of
Lediard's Celebrated Stomach Bitters found in Fort Union, New Mexico that
was embossed "C. Lediard/St. Louis".  If you can get hold of the new Bitters
book by Ring and Ham, there could be more information.  It's considered the
most authoritative source on bitters bottles.

Allen Vegotsky
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From: Juliet Barton <[log in to unmask]>
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Date: Sunday, June 17, 2001 4:01 AM
Subject: Bottle Search (1 of 5)


Hello,
I am doing research for an excavation in Sacramento County, California, and
am looking for more information on the following bottle.  I have checked
Fike, Toulouse, and local CRM sources.

A green/olive glass bottle.  It has a circular base (3 ¾" diam), and
cylindrical body embossed vertically "LEDIARDS// MORNING CALL".  Bottle
height  is 9 ¾".

Many thanks to all respondants in advance,
Juliet Barton