Vinegar Bitters - Black Print
Heliconia / S
$24.95
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$24.95
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A little history...
Dr. J. Walker’s California Vinegar Bitters was created around 1849 by Joseph Walker, an English-born physician who settled in California during the Gold Rush era. Walker developed the herbal preparation in the San Joaquin Valley using vinegar rather than alcohol as its base. San Francisco druggist Richard H. McDonald recognized its commercial potential and began manufacturing and distributing it through R. H. McDonald & Company. Promoted as the “only temperance bitters known,” the product appealed to customers who objected to the high alcohol content found in many nineteenth-century patent medicines. Digital Public Library of America
By the 1870s and 1880s, California Vinegar Bitters was sold nationally and internationally through McDonald’s offices in San Francisco, New York and London. Colorful advertisements claimed the “purely vegetable” tonic could treat digestive problems, liver complaints and numerous other ailments, although these broad medical claims were not scientifically established. The business declined during the 1890s following financial problems involving the McDonald family, and advertisements for the remedy soon disappeared.
⭐All sales are final. Please check the Size Guide before purchasing⭐
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About the product you will be wearing...
• 100% ring-spun cotton
• Sport Grey is 90% ring-spun cotton, 10% polyester
• All Heather colors are 65% polyester, 35% cotton
• 4.5 oz/yd² (153 g/m²)
• Shoulder-to-shoulder taping
• Quarter-turned to avoid crease down the center
• Blank product sourced from Bangladesh, Nicaragua, Honduras, Dominican Republic, Haiti or Guatemala
Disclaimer: Due to the fabric properties, the White color variant may appear off-white rather than bright white.
Vinegar Bitters - Black Print
$24.95
Sale price
$24.95
Regular price
Dr. J. Walker’s California Vinegar Bitters was created around 1849 by Joseph Walker, an English-born physician who settled in California during the Gold Rush era. Walker developed the herbal preparation in the San Joaquin Valley using vinegar rather than alcohol as its base. San Francisco druggist Richard H. McDonald recognized its commercial potential and began manufacturing and distributing it through R. H. McDonald & Company. Promoted as the “only temperance bitters known,” the product appealed to customers who objected to the high alcohol content found in many nineteenth-century patent medicines. Digital Public Library of America
By the 1870s and 1880s, California Vinegar Bitters was sold nationally and internationally through McDonald’s offices in San Francisco, New York and London. Colorful advertisements claimed the “purely vegetable” tonic could treat digestive problems, liver complaints and numerous other ailments, although these broad medical claims were not scientifically established. The business declined during the 1890s following financial problems involving the McDonald family, and advertisements for the remedy soon disappeared.
⭐All sales are final. Please check the Size Guide before purchasing⭐
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About the product you will be wearing...
• 100% ring-spun cotton
• Sport Grey is 90% ring-spun cotton, 10% polyester
• All Heather colors are 65% polyester, 35% cotton
• 4.5 oz/yd² (153 g/m²)
• Shoulder-to-shoulder taping
• Quarter-turned to avoid crease down the center
• Blank product sourced from Bangladesh, Nicaragua, Honduras, Dominican Republic, Haiti or Guatemala
Disclaimer: Due to the fabric properties, the White color variant may appear off-white rather than bright white.
Size guide
| LENGTH (inches) | WIDTH (inches) | |
| S | 28 | 18 |
| M | 29 | 20 |
| L | 30 | 22 |
| XL | 31 | 24 |
| 2XL | 32 | 26 |
| 3XL | 33 | 28 |
| LENGTH (cm) | WIDTH (cm) | |
| S | 71.1 | 45.7 |
| M | 73.7 | 50.8 |
| L | 76.2 | 55.9 |
| XL | 78.7 | 61 |
| 2XL | 81.3 | 66 |
| 3XL | 83.8 | 71.1 |