Houston Bottling Works bottle that had a Stewart's Seal

[HoosierTexan]

Hi I found this bottle in the muck on the bank of Buffalo bayou in Houston. I can't find anything on Houston Bottling Works but I did find information on Stewart's patent for his stopper (1895 -1896). I would really be interested in the history if anyone knows anything.

 

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[GaRebel1861]

Nice find. I’d be going back to look for more.

 

[treasurekidd]

Nice bottle! I'll second that advice to go look for more! Here's a mention of the Houston Bottling Works that says it was established in 1877:

https://www.chron.com/life/article/Antique-O-Rama-Fragile-bottles-of-long-ago-2064822.php

 

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John Arto Jr. was born in November 1854 and died July 8, 1910 in San Angelo Texas, he lived at 756 Avenue J in Galveston according to the 1880 census and was a soda and mineral water bottler. By 1900 he is widowed and living in Port Arthur Texas working as a cook, here are his two documented hutchinson bottles. 1894 is the last year he is listed as a soda bottler in the Houston directories...

 

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Applied top pony from the sodasandbeeers.com website, there is also a round bottom bottle from him for Belfast Ginger Ale, no pic available. Your bottle may be an "only known" variant at this time...

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[HoosierTexan]

Thank you so much Jim! Would you happen to know where the bottling company was located? I have looked and looked plus I went through the Sanborn maps of Houston from the beginning and I didn't see Houston Bottling Works.

 

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Thank you so much Jim! Would you happen to know where the bottling company was located? I have looked and looked plus I went through the Sanborn maps of Houston from the beginning and I didn't see Houston Bottling Works.

It may have been 99 Main St. & the corner of Texas Ave., still researching...

 

[katrina8176]

hello I'm new here i have a huge bottle collection im ready to sale.im not sure where to even start maybe you can point me in the right direction. thanks

 

[farmerdave]

Do you still have the John Arto Bottling Works Houston artifact you found? He is an ancestor of mine and I have about 30 pages of notes on his life.

 

[pepperj]

Do you still have the John Arto Bottling Works Houston artifact you found? He is an ancestor of mine and I have about 30 pages of notes on his life.

The one that posted hasn't been on the forum for 5yrs and only posted 3 messages.

 

[cajundetector]

Hi I found this bottle in the muck on the bank of Buffalo bayou in Houston. I can't find anything on Houston Bottling Works but I did find information on Stewart's patent for his stopper (1895 -1896). I would really be interested in the history if anyone knows anything.

Nice find👍!!!

 

[glass half fool]

All I can tell you is you made a great find and I I like it a lot