Harry Pristis
Bronze Member
Chicago Hutch' Soda Bottle
Recently, someone was interested in Illinois bottles. I have this aqua Hutchinson soda bottle that has been on my shelf for ages . . . but, I'm not a soda collector (unless it's pontil-scarred). I did grow up in Chicago, so I kept it.
I don't think there are too many of these around, but I could be wrong. I see on-line that in 1898 Matejka & Gruener had two employees at their bottling plant in Chicago.
This example is crude, with stretch-marks from the neck down over the shoulder. The bottle is in good shape with some light cloudiness, but little case-wear. There is wear on one seam, but nothing that wouldn't disappear with a light tumbling. The embossing is great, with truly minor high-point wear on a couple of letters. The dark blob inside the bottle is the gasket end of the Hutchinson stopper.
Anyone else have one of these?
Recently, someone was interested in Illinois bottles. I have this aqua Hutchinson soda bottle that has been on my shelf for ages . . . but, I'm not a soda collector (unless it's pontil-scarred). I did grow up in Chicago, so I kept it.
I don't think there are too many of these around, but I could be wrong. I see on-line that in 1898 Matejka & Gruener had two employees at their bottling plant in Chicago.
This example is crude, with stretch-marks from the neck down over the shoulder. The bottle is in good shape with some light cloudiness, but little case-wear. There is wear on one seam, but nothing that wouldn't disappear with a light tumbling. The embossing is great, with truly minor high-point wear on a couple of letters. The dark blob inside the bottle is the gasket end of the Hutchinson stopper.
Anyone else have one of these?
