All lots for Soda
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D.L. Fonseca & Co Jamaica Champagne Beer S.F.
1870s. A rare Western soda that doesn't show up very often. These come in both aqua and blue, with both being very rare. This example has a few small issues. There is a small probe impact on the shoulder, a shallow divot peck below the A in Champagne, and a tiny flash in the neck about 1" below the top. Regardless, the bottle displays well.
Lot # 21
$150.00
Taylor & Co Soda Waters San Francisco Eureka
1850s, iron pontil. A scarce Gold Rush soda that everyone loves. This example has some light whittle and the typical gold rush soda case wear, but no issues.
Lot # 22
$150.00
Italian Soda Water Manufactory San Francisco
1850s, iron pontil, variant with Union Glass Works slugged out on reverse. A nice green Italian with a strong strike. There is a shallow open bubble on the neck and a few surface fisheyes on the reverse, see photos.
Lot # 23
$150.00
Williams & Severance San Francisco
1850s, iron pontil. A strong example of this popular Gold Rush San Francisco soda. There is some case wear, but overall a solid example with no major issues.
Lot # 24
$150.00
M.R. Sacramento
1850s, iron pontil. An early Sacramento soda in a beautiful deep cobalt blue with some light whittle. There is some light case wear and a few fisheyes typical of pontiled sodas, but overall a stronger example than many we have seen. A small open bubble in the neck below the lip, see photos.
Lot # 25
$150.00
B&G San Francisco Superior Mineral Water
1850s, iron pontil. Another early soda, and one of the few Western mug base sodas. Some light interior stain and the usual exterior wear, but a solid example. Small area of wear on the side of the lip, see photos.
Lot # 26
$150.00
Congress & Empire Springs E Saratoga N.Y.
1860s-1870s, applied top, 9 1/4", 2 on base. A rare colored Saratoga with nice clean glass and some whittle in a tobacco amber with slight puce tones.
Lot # 27
$100.00
M.M Battelle Brooklyn N.Y.
1850s, iron pontil. Dug in the 1970s in California's gold country. A very crude soda that was possibly melted during a fire in one of the early California gold rush fires. Lots of iron left on the pontil.
Lot # 28
$40.00
Woodland Soda Works
Circa 1890s. A nice example of the Woodland hutch with a couple of nice amber streaks that show up in backlight.
Lot # 172
$20.00
Zeis & Sons Redding, Cal.
Circa 1890s. A solid example of the Zeis hutch from Redding. Nice crudity in the shoulders with a slight lime green tone.
Lot # 173
$20.00
Bither Bro' Santa Cruz Cal.
Circa 1890s. A scarce hutch from Santa Cruz, CA. Some minor wear along the base and some letters in the embossing.
Lot # 174
$20.00
Richmond Soda Works Point Richmond R.S.W.
Circa 1900. A neat hutch from the tiny Bay Area town of Point Richmond. Nice clean glass with no issues.
Lot # 175
$20.00
American Soda Works S.F. (Flag)
1890s. A great looking San Francisco hutch featuring an American flag with no issues.
Lot # 176
$20.00
Bradley Spring Water Co. San Diego, Cal. (Short Eagle)
Circa 1900, tooled top. Here is what many serious Southern California collectors would consider the top San Diego soda bottle. Some very light wear on part of the embossing, but still in much better shape than most examples. With an embossed Eagle, these always sell fast. Sticker on reverse reads "Bought in 1970 for $10 from Bob Henry."
Lot # 177
$40.00
P. D. Ashton San Diego Cal. X L C R
Circa 1890s, tooled top. Another San Diego hutch with a nice large embossing pattern with a generous amount of seed bubbles. A solid example.
Lot # 178
$40.00
C. Thomas Truckee Cal.
Circa 1900. A rare Truckee, CA hutch soda. This example is a light aqua with a bit of case wear on the base and embossing, but no major issues.
Lot # 179
$100.00
Paul Jeenicke San Jose
1890s, applied top. Here is one of the only amber hutchs from the state of California. These are rarely offered for sale, and when they are, they're not hammer whittled like this! Aside from a small 1/16" flake on the edge of the lip, no issues.
Lot # 180
$100.00
Distilled Soda Water of Alaska
Circa 1900, tooled top. This is an extremely rare hutch from the state of Alaska. There are only a few of these known, with many of them being damaged. This example has some case wear, but no chips or cracks, a solid example.
Lot # 181
$80.00