SOL LEVINSON : KING SOLOMON’S BITTERS
Sol Levinson first appears in the Polk’s Seattle City Directory in 1904. His occupation listed as a travel agent. In 1911 he is listed as a manufacturer of King Solomon’s Bitters The business address is the same as his home address 7922 Wallingford Ave. Seattle, Washington. In 1924 he was listed as a " medicine manufacturer" again the business address and his home address are the same, this time at 7903 W. Green Lake Way. So it appears that King Solomon’s Bitters was a small company and operated out of his home.
Although the King Solomon Bitters is known to be a Seattle bottle I know of two examples of this bottle that were dug in the Tonopah and Bridgeport area. It is interesting that such a scarce bottle would be found in somewhere other than the Seattle area.
It is also interesting that a small business run out of the owner's home could afford to have a embossed bottle produced to hold his product. Some of the other scarce local bitters that have been found in other places than were they were manufactured, or bottled, include:
Jewel Bitters A. Fortlouis a San Diego bottle. One example found in Sierra City.
E.L. Bailey's Kidney and Liver Bitter's a Sacramento bottle found in Goodyears Bar.
Although the King Solomon Bitters is known to be a Seattle bottle I know of two examples of this bottle that were dug in the Tonopah and Bridgeport area. It is interesting that such a scarce bottle would be found in somewhere other than the Seattle area.
It is also interesting that a small business run out of the owner's home could afford to have a embossed bottle produced to hold his product. Some of the other scarce local bitters that have been found in other places than were they were manufactured, or bottled, include:
Jewel Bitters A. Fortlouis a San Diego bottle. One example found in Sierra City.
E.L. Bailey's Kidney and Liver Bitter's a Sacramento bottle found in Goodyears Bar.
