Next Auction Early August 2026
Winter 2026 Auction
January 23, 2026 7:00 AM PT - February 01, 2026 7:00 PM PT
Bidding Will Begin Friday January 23rd. Don't forget to add your shipping address when registering (if you registered in a previous auction, you do not need to re-register). Additional photos can be seen once you click into the lot details page for each item. The 10 minute timer starts at 6:50 PM. If no bids between 6:50 and 7 PM, the lot closes at 7 PM. If any bids after 6:50 PM, the new lot close time will be extended 10 minutes from the most recent bid time.
Empire Soda Works San Francisco
1860s. Here is a stellar example of the popular Empire Soda from San Francisco full of heavy whittle and champagne bubbles. There is some light case wear and a tiny prick on the edge of the lip, but overall this is an extremely crude top example.Lot # 1
Winning Bid
$350.00
Empire Soda Works San Francisco
1860s. Here is the second variant of the Empire soda with the D&M slugged out. This is the initial mold of this variant that dates to the mid 1860s. The second mold has a slightly different letter placement and lacks the peen marks in the center of the embossing. This example is a beautiful deep color, almost sapphire blue with a good dose of whittle.Lot # 2
Winning Bid
$300.00
San Francisco Glass Works
Circa 1860s-70s. A decent aqua S.F. Glassworks soda with some seed bubbles and light whittle. A quick cleaning and this soda would sparkle.Lot # 3
Winning Bid
$120.00
Napa Soda T.A.W
1860s. A great example of a scarce Napa soda in a solid green color. This example has some light case wear on the embossing, but overall is in great shape with much cruder glass than your typical T.A.W.Lot # 4
Winning Bid
$600.00
Excelsior Soda & Mineral Water Factory
Early 1870s. This is a rare Los Angeles soda in a tough lime green aqua. Condition is outstanding with virtually no case wear. A top example.Lot # 5
Winning Bid
$600.00
Cottle Post Portland Ogn.
1880s, tooled top. A popular soda from Portland Oregon featuring a Phoenix rising from the ashes. This example is a rich teal color and is in fantastic condition.Lot # 6
Winning Bid
$425.00
Bremenkampf & Regli Eureka Nev.
1870s-80s. A scarce Nevada soda from Eureka. This example has a nice rich color and a strong strike. There is a tiny scuff on the shoulder above the embossing and one ping on the edge of the base, see photos.Lot # 7
Winning Bid
$180.00
H. Mau & Co. Eureka Nevada
1870s. A scarce Nevada soda in top shape with no wear or stain.Lot # 8
Winning Bid
$220.00
Pacific Congress Water California (Running Dear) Saratoga
1870s. Here is a Western soda just about everyone wants. With a running deer and 'California' embossed on the face, how could you go wrong. Nearly all examples of these sodas have several lip chips or repairs. All we can find on this one is a tiny flake off the bottom lip ring. Non-repaired, and un-cleaned, this is a rare conditioned running deer.Lot # 9
Winning Bid
$2,800.00
F.M. Modesto
1870s. Here is a rare central valley soda from Modesto, CA. Frederick Meinecke operated the Modesto Soda Works from 1874 to 1883. There is some light wear on the body and some etching from the bail around the neck, but overall a nice looking example that displays great!Lot # 10
Winning Bid
$450.00
Champagne Mead
1870s. A San Francisco soda that held a special beverage known as Champagne Mead that exploded in popularity during the early to mid 1870s. Due to its paneled construction, most examples have dings on the base edges, but this example is in great shape with essentially no dings on any panels or edges with nice clean Western glass.Lot # 11
Winning Bid
$300.00
Mills' Seltzer Springs
1870s. Another popular soda from the San Jose area. This is a top example full of whittle and nice crude stretch marks in the neck. If you look close enough, you will see a few very minor pecks on the side of the top.Lot # 12
Winning Bid
$90.00
Crystal Soda Water Co
1870s. Here is a nice medium blue Crystal soda with a great crude top. Some nice light crudity and no issues, another one that appears to have just been rinsed and put on the shelf.Lot # 13
Winning Bid
$500.00
Crystal Soda Water Co
Early 1870s. This is the earliest variant of the collar top Crystal Sodas featuring a tiny hole drilled into the top to secure the cork. These don't come around very often (many don't even know they exist.) Overall a solid example with some light crudity.Lot # 14
Winning Bid
$240.00
Crystal Soda Water Co
1880s. This is the scarcer blob top variant of the Crystal Sodas. This example has nice seedy glass with almost no wear and just a few tiny nicks along the base pedestal. See photos.Lot # 15
Winning Bid
$140.00
C.A. Reiners & Co. 723 Turk St S.F.
1870s. A classic San Francisco soda. This example has light wear and nice clean Western glass. Tiny open bubble on base, see photos.Lot # 16
Winning Bid
$100.00
Pacific Congress Water
Late 1860s. A nice early Western blown soda. This example is a nice deep color with no issues.Lot # 17
Winning Bid
$140.00
Pioneer Soda Works San Francisco (monogram)
1880s. This is the rarest of the many Pioneer soda variants. This is a beautiful example with seedy glass, light whittle, and no issues.Lot # 18
Winning Bid
$1,200.00
Pioneer Soda Works San Francisco
1870s. This is the oldest and first variant of the several different Pioneer Soda molds dating to the early 1870s. Most of these sodas are heavily stained, full of case wear, and lacking any character. This is a top example with no stain or case wear along with some nice light whittle.Lot # 19
Winning Bid
$150.00
Owen Casey Eagle Soda Works Sac City
Late 1860s. Here is a fantastic looking Owen Casey in a rich fire aqua color leaning towards light green. Not only is the glass clean, there are even some amber streaks in the reverse. Nice early Western blown glass!Lot # 20
Winning Bid
$300.00