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Bay City Soda Water
1870s, applied top. A beautiful example of the ever popular Bay City that is loaded with whittle in a nice medium blue. Small 1/8" chip with a bruise on back edge of lip, see photos.
Lot # 1
$40.00
Bay City Soda Water
1870s, applied top. This is the scarer variant of the Bay City that has the circular C and the slightly squatier shape. This example is a nice darker blue with crude bubbly glass. Some light spotty wear and patina, but no issues.
Lot # 2
$40.00
Empire Soda Works San Francisco
1860s, applied top. A great looking Empire Soda in a strong green color. Unfortunately the top had damage and was buffed in a few spots in the 1970s. Not mint, but it's a great color with no other issues.
Lot # 3
$40.00
Eastern Cider
1870s. Here is a very strong example of a classic Western soda in a nice light honey color with a good dose of whittle. Better than most Easterns we've seen, it will stand out in any Eastern Cider run.
Lot # 4
$40.00
Eastern Cider
1870s. Another Eastern Cider, this time in a medium dark amber with some light whittle.
Lot # 5
$40.00
Owen Casey Eagle Soda Works
1860s-70s. A strong example of an Owen Casey in a medium blue with quite a bit of whittle and some nice bubbles. This bottle looks like it was dug, rinsed, and put on the shelf.
Lot # 6
$40.00
Cottle Post & Co. Portland Ogn.
Circa 1880, tooled top. A great looking darker teal Cottle Post from Portland. No issues, with a touch of dirt left on the interior.
Lot # 7
$40.00
New Almaden Mineral Water W & W
1860s-70s. An early soda from the New Almaden springs near San Jose, CA. A top example that has never been cleaned with some nice light crudity.
Lot # 8
$40.00
L & B
1857-1870. A classic soda from Stockton, CA. Overall in good condition with limited wear and maybe two or three small surface pings. See photos.
Lot # 9
$40.00
Pacific Congress Water
1890s, tooled top. A newer (and rarer) variant of the more commonly seen 1870s Pacific Congress Water sodas. This variant has the running dear on the reverse with a visible slug mark on the front where "Sage's" was removed. Nice clean bubbly Western glass.
Lot # 10
$40.00
Deamer Grass Valley W.E.D.
1870s. A strong example of the Deamer soda with some nice light whittle and no issues.
Lot # 11
$40.00
J.N. Gerdes Mineral Water
1870s. Another paneled soda from San Francisco. This one is in great shape with only one tiny nick on a panel edge.
Lot # 12
$40.00
Napa Soda Phil Caduc
1860s. A popular Sacramento soda that comes in several different colors. The older 1860s examples like this have longer necks while the 1870s examples often have noticeably short and stubby necks. A solid aqua example with no issues.
Lot # 13
$40.00
Tahoe Soda Springs
Circa 1900, tooled top. A tough soda that rarely shows up. There are few Western bottles with the name Tahoe on them and this is one of them. It is believed this soda was bottle in Carnelian Bay region of Lake Tahoe. If you look close enough you'll see some wear on a few letters, but overall a great example with nice clean glass and no issues.
Lot # 14
$100.00
San Francisco Glass Works
1870s. A classic soda in a nice deeper fire aqua color. Some light wear and a small 1/8" peck on the edge of the base, but no major issues.
Lot # 15
$40.00
San Francisco Glass Works
1870s. A solid example of a San Francisco Glass Works with a good strike and numerous champagne bubbles throughout.
Lot # 16
$40.00
San Francisco Glass Works
1870s. Another San Francisco Glass Works example, this time full of bubbles of varying sizes with nice clean Western glass. An upgrade for almost any collector.
Lot # 17
$40.00
E.L. Billings Geyser Soda
1860s-70s. A beautiful Billing's in a rich color with a slight blue tint. The glass is very crude, with heavy whittle and bubbles throughout.
Lot # 18
$40.00
E.L. Billings Geyser Soda
1860s-70s. Another outstanding example of an aqua soda. This Billings is loaded with whittle, glass swirls (a few amber), and a crude top. A top example.
Lot # 19
$40.00
Pioneer Soda Works
1870s. Another iconic San Francisco soda in a light aqua color. While not a rare soda, this particular example has thousands of champagne bubbles and looks fantastic in backlighting. Good condition with just a little bit of faint case wear.
Lot # 20
$40.00