Help me choose

[CoilyGirl]

Bought two Hutch sodas,one to sell and one to keep,both are Alabama Bottling Co. Birmingham Alabama with the same eagle on the back.The one on the left has several big clear bubbles on the glass and the embossing is only slightly better on the right one on the front letters.Are the bubbles a detriment or desirable? The bottle on the right may be a little but darker color.

 

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[bottlehunterofcoscob]

Both are very attractive hutches. I'd probably keep the one in the best condition. Bubbles normally don't hurt unless they are on the surface and broken/burst. Nice gets.

 

[Peyton Manning]

first of all let me say, you are up early today!!

B. I like bubbles ( not only in my bath water)

how old are they? and what are they worth?

 

[Peyton Manning]

would they have had corks?

 

[bottlehunterofcoscob]

would they have had corks?

They would have a Hutchinson stopper.

 

[Peyton Manning]

cool

 

[CoilyGirl]

I like champagne bubbles.The one with the bubbles looks the coolest and they are not right on the surface.The embossing looks better all around on that one.Jeff I think these bottles are fairly common for Hutch bottles,I just am starting to collect them and didn't want to start with anything really high end.The rest are soaking for their debut photo in the near future.Thanks for the encouragement and advice bottlehunterofcosco.

 

[CASPER-2]

here is one I found water hunting - still has its metal stopper
kept getting a reading and trying to scoop and it would roll away on the bottom
re check and it moved again - finally I put my face (with mask on) in the water and saw it

 

[CoilyGirl]

Casper that is a beauty!What does it say on the bottom,registered?

 

[bottlehunterofcoscob]

I like Hutches a lot, unfortunately yours is pretty surf tumbled Casper.

 

[bottlehunterofcoscob]

Also I live about an hour and a half from Middletown.

 

[Peyton Manning]

coil those ones you found or bought? value?

 

[CoilyGirl]

How far out was that Casper?

 

[CoilyGirl]

coil those ones you found or bought? value?

I bought them at the Nashville Civil War show this past weekend.Going on a bottle hunt would be my dream.The bottles I bought were all under $20.

 

[bottlehunterofcoscob]

http://www.hutchbook.com/Bottle Dir...nd_Hutches=Find+Hutchinsons&Source=Attributes

 

[Bass]

Keep the one in the best condition. If they are identical and have no chips or cracks, keep the one with the stronger embossing.

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[surf]

Hey Coily,

Am I seeing 2 different eagles? I'd like to see Eagle closeups, please.

Notice this one: Old Hutch Bottles Alabama Bottling Hutchinson Bottle Birmingham Bottle 1890s | eBay, and this one, too: Alabama Bottling Company Eagle Picture Hutchinson Hutch Bottle | eBay

Ron Fowler lists many iterations >>> http://www.hutchbook.com/Bottle%20Directory/Documents/USA-AL-Hutches.pdf

"ALABAMA _

Alabama Bottling Co Birmingham has installed $2,000 worth of new machinery, raising its capacity for output of Stone Fizz to 1.500 cases per day. Nick Colivas is president of the company and Happy Winch sales manager." Brewers Journal - Google Books

"New Bottling Firm

The Alabama Bottling Co of Talladega has purchased the Nu Grape Co and has re incorported with a capital of $65,000 as the Birmingham NuGrape Bottling Co. AW Gray of Talledega is president of the company, SO Wesley of Talladega vice president, WT Walsh of Talledega secretary, treasurer, and JR Payne of Birmingham general manager. The Alabama Bottling Co operates in Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and western Tennessee." The Re-ly-on Bottler: A ... Magazine of Ideas and Ideals for the Bottling ... - Google Books

Pair of Alabama Bottling

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[CoilyGirl]

Actually in looking at the bird,it is three birds ,not an eagle,duh,hope you can tell from my pictures Surf. The bottle you posted from ebay (second link)described it as an eagle too but you can clearly see its three birds.

 

[Bass]

CoilyGirl, i think you are mistaking your eagle for three birds. Your eagle had his wings spread. Keep doing a comparison with the picture Surf posted and you'll soon see your eagle

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[CoilyGirl]

CoilyGirl, i think you are mistaking your eagle for three birds. Your eagle had his wings spread. Keep doing a comparison with the picture Surf posted and you'll soon see your eagle

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OMG you are right,it is an eagle! it has a ribbon in its mouth but no seal like the one Surfs shows,just an eagle with his wings up.I was thinking it looked like three little sandpipers side by side.