Sodawater - Chero Cola - Columbus, GA

[Augusta GA]

Picked up an excellent condition clear embossed "Sodawater" made by Chero Cola of Columbus, GA. It has a patent date of June 3, 1924.

I'm not finding any real information on "Sodawater." Seems to be uncommon. Any idea as to its value?

 

[J.R. Collector]

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[J.R. Collector]

Not sure if this helps

 

[Augusta GA]

Yes, that's the same bottle. Mine is also in excellent condition. Not sure that the $19 eBay price is realistic. Thanks for the reply.

I've been to just a few bottle shows several years ago and don't have a feel for values.

 

[CanadianBottles]

Those bottles were used for non-Chero Cola products (in this case, maybe specifically carbonated water?) bottled by the local franchise bottler. "Sodawater" doesn't refer to any specific product, it's just referring to carbonated water in general. Franchise bottlers of all sorts of different brands would often have this type of bottle up until the 50s or so, with little standardization between franchises. Collectors are often confused by them, particularly the Coca Cola ones which are often confused for straight-sides. The way to identify them 99% of the time is that they'll be marked "_____________ Bottling Company" but won't have the brand logo anywhere on the bottle.