No one in the NOLA Bottle Club had seen one at that time. The record page was done back in the early 1990s and the “lip chip” was hard for me to find today. Attached are several images for the subject b itters bottle, including my Collection Record page (see below) I note that I left out the “LA” after “NEW ORLEANS” on the record. Complete example exists.įerdinand – Thanks for your response. Neck broken off at shoulder on example that was dug in New Orleans. Square Aqua, top missing, 3 sp, Extremely rare You seem to possess the only known completely intact example. Yes, please send pics! P 70.2 PERUVIAN BARK / BITTERS // NEW ORLEANS LA // f // DR M. Sounds like this might be the P 70.2 example which will be newly listed in the upcoming Bitters Bottles Supplement 2. I would be pleased if you could shed any light on my DR PERL with reversed “N”- – can provide a photo if necessary. I am a long-time (old) digger and collector who lived in Algiers Point across the river from New Orleans city and have a number of bottles with embossed “Algiers” (instead of New Orleans). The few references I have found do not show a backwards “N”. Mine is clear (light aqua) and the interesting thing about my bottle is that the “N” in PERUVIAN is backwards/reversed. Mine is similar to the one in the referenced article, center image with indented panels. Perl bitters which I acquired in New Orleans about 20 years ago. Perl from New Orleans?” while trying to find info on my Dr. I came across your article, “Could this be the same Dr. Make sure you track back to the original post that is noted below. Pretty darn exciting! Let’s look at the material.
Some nice incoming information and material on a bottle that seems to be the only unbroken example out there. X-Rare Backwards ‘N’ Peruvian Bark Bitters 14 January 2017