An early 1890s soda with a great name from Mendocino, California! Tooled top with some very light shovel scuffs on the reverse.

While at first this looks like a common Classen soda, look again, and you will find that the reverse is embossed 'San Francisco' and 'Classen' is nowhere to be seen. The bottle is an entirely different mold (an exponentially rarer) with other subtle variations to the embossing pattern. This variant likely dates to the late 1860s when Classen left the business and usually comes out of the ground with shiny Western glass.

1850s, Iron pontiled and medium green with an embossed Eagle, these are believed to be a Sacramento bottle. Nice whittle with medium casewear. On the inside base of the bottle there is an open bubble that likely opened during manufacturing. Better than most examples of this soda. This is the variant without the slugplate.

These Sacramento sodas begin in the 1860s and run into the 1870s. The longer necked examples like this are believed to be the oldest examples. This one is an odd greenish aqua and generally has no issues.

A classic 1860s San Francisco Soda. While aqua Empire sodas are not rare, it is very difficult finding an uncleaned example with no issues and a great strike like this one. An upgrade for most collectors.

1870s. A scarce soda from the central California valley town of Visalia. A few miniscule ticks around the base edge and a small fisheye on the side of the lip. Light interior stain.

Iron pontil, circa early 1850s. Yet another pontiled soda in above average condition, this example has minimal casewear and no issues. There is light interior stain and some dirt under the top leading to the conclusion that this soda was never professionally polished like the vast majority of pontiled sodas dug on the West Coast. A very strong example.

Iron pontiled, circa early 1850s. Medium green. Average casewear with small fisheyes here and there. There is a small patch of missing glass above the O in Co. See photos.

1850s, Iron pontiled. Better condition than most sodas this age with light casewear and some amber striations. A great example!

Medium blue, circa mid 1860s. A classic Sacramento soda that is often riddled with case wear, over polished, or both. This example is better than most with light wear and no major issues.

With embossed anchors. Circa mid 1860s. These sodas don't show up very often anymore. They are often in very rough shape, but this example is better than most with a few areas of wear and the occasional fisheye. On the top there are two tiny pecks, see photos.

Circa 1870s. A strong example of a blue Jacksons in a darker than average shade with nice crudity. There is a small 1/8" potstone with associated bruise on the reverse shoulder, see photos.

Circa 1870s. A classic San Francisco soda in a unique shape. Some interior stain and exterior wear, and maybe a peck or two, but no major issues. A light cleaning would improve this example significantly.

1879-1880. Here is one of Marin County's rarest bottles. Joseph Kappenman ran the San Rafael Soda Works for roughly 1 year before selling it to Sylvain Provencal & Alphone Bresson in 1880. There are roughly six of these sodas known with about three or four in good condition. This example is better than most with a nice aqua tone and numerous champagne bubbles throughout. It's been over 15 years since a San Rafael soda was offered to the public.

1870s. Another tough North Bay soda that doesn't show up often. After being in business with his brother in San Francisco for a number of years, B.F. Connolly branched out on his own and established this soda works in Petaluma in 1873. This example has some nice light whittle and almost no wear. There is a minuscule 1/8" ping on the reverse neck, see photos.

Late 1860s. This variant Wood's is scarce, in any color. Overall a solid example with a small patch of interior stain on the inside below the neck. There is a tiny flake off the inside of the lip, and two small bruises, roughly 1/8" each, see photos.

7.5", applied top, pint, smooth base circa 1860s. Beautiful teal green example with light crudity. There is a shallow 1/4" patch of missing glass, see photos.

1875-1881. A top example Ceribelli Soda from the small coastal California town of San Luis Obispo. This example has a great strike, several bubbles, and a rich aqua color. There is an open bubble on the side of the bottle and a small ping above the L in Luis, but overall a great looking bottle that displays well. See photos.

Late 1870s. A classic Western soda in a pleasing medium amber with a strong strike. There is a tiny 1/16" fisheye on the edge of the lip, and a few light scuffs (likely from being dug) on the body of the bottle. Otherwise, a very solid example, better than most we've seen.

Circa 1860s. A product of the famous Pacific Glass Works in San Francisco. These can be about as old as any western blown glass and date from 1863 to about 1867. This example is a strong aqua with some nice light crudity. There is a very shallow surface check on the base and maybe a fleabite or two on the body of the bottle. Some interior stain. Better than many of the known examples. See photos.