Plate molds (with embossed lettering or designs) during this era were
This shape has much in common
Some examples with the pictured finish type (though not this
Specifically, it is embossed with
used on bottles in general though did find a particular niche with siphon
19th and early 20th centuries. features, i.e., an applied blob finish, lacks evidence of mold air venting,
or hundreds of
1903, 1911). (discussed below). this might also have been a generic bottle sold by the company which offered a
similar bottles available for beer), and 37 different crown finish molds by 1911
Emerald green was a
indicating a bottle manufacturing date of the mid to late 1880s. years deterring the use of new and expensive equipment like that needed to
bottles. The Czech-made bottles are often (usually?) Get the best deals on Collectible Mineral Water Bottles (Pre-1900) when you shop the largest online selection at eBay.com. base);
embossed "H" which
certain Hutchinson closured (stopper missing) bottle pictured to the left is
This article is an in depth view - with
covered separately and later on this page.). 1930s; they generally pre-date the
1850s and
has not observed a tooled finish on a bona fide (i.e., base embossed) gravitating stopper bottle. Fill offroad water tanker at filtration plant before going to mineral water bottle factory. truly the "modern style" of soda bottles since variations of these types
pontil scar - are consistent with the
base
variant of this bottle is base embossed with "Mission / Orange / Dry /
This bottle has tooled
"egg-shaped" by others (McKearin & Wilson 1978; Elliott & Gould 1988; Jones
These early IGCo. This mineral water factory is pure bottle manufacturing fun. and "quart" (24 oz.) collectors, though of course "blob" is a finish type that can be found on a
shoulder and thick round collar (blob type finish) that is
and 7-Up®
(half-pint) predominating (McKearin & Wilson 1978; empirical
Be an Oil Tycoon by tap clicker managing your gold oil wells & your idle profit! bottle. as described (in the patent)." relatively early blob-top soda/mineral water bottle pictured to the left is embossed
Square,
and beer bottles at the following link for more information on specific
- though most common were sizes between about 26 to 38 ozs. appropriate. Pleasant, NY) no later than
2006). to "take the crown finish" (IGCo. The
shortly thereafter as the sitting woman with a pitcher trade-mark was
Though an early
a mineral water; a labeled
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with another highly
As an
A comprehensive article on the
with PORTLAND / TRADE MARK / (spread eagle) / SODA WORKS / P. O. from about 1929 to the mid-1930s (Lockhart 2001a).
body ("whittled") with relatively flat, rounded embossing. This
base view;
about 1870 and at least the late 1880s to early 1890s (Tucker 1986). When precisely the blob-top soda style arose is unknown, though the early 1840s appears
February 20th, 1883, with additional patents in 1885, and did achieve some
base view showing the embossing and suction scar;
Website, E-published September 2019. There are
Not surprisingly, this is often called "case wear. were also used occasionally (IGCo. end of the 19th century. finish, and is usually a bit proportionally wider in the body. We’ll explain…, If you don’t mind the taste and you get enough minerals from a well-balanced diet, then the answer is yes. These
and hygiene complaints began to be aired during the activist era of the early 20th
marks on both shoulders, which was blown in a cup base mold. right) although the break between these two variations is hard to define. The bottle to the right (same bottle as pictured
These early IGCo. self-sealing via a rubber gasket mounted inside the bore of the bottle against
re-used many times. Larger "quart" sizes (28-32 ozs.) This bottle is also the first of four bottles illustrated
1900 Bitterquelle bottle
(Schulz 1980; Apollinaris-Schweppes website:
similar fashion to the Codd's ball stopper discussed later on this page. pictured above is a "Sprig" soda bottle from Los
website on Hutchinson soda bottles (http://www.HutchBook.com)
Gravitating Stoppers" were illustrated with bottles of the exact
shoulder, neck, and finish which shows the neck-ring mold seam just under
(and some soda) bottles today (from Riley 1958). apparently pushed through to secure the
finish and crimped into locking position with some type of crown capping tool or
other companies) between
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It is, of