Gravatating Stopper Soda

[LC]

Started to take pictures of about fifty or so Hutch and Blob top Sodas this afternoon that have been boxed forever, but after getting them out decided against it, because they were quite dirty and I did not have time to clean them at present. I did get this out and keep it out. Its nothing exceptional, but this is one of my favorite Sodas. I really like the way it is embossed on the bottom. This is the only gravitating stopper bottle I have seen with the embossing on the bottom such as it is. Is the embossing on the bottom like this pretty much common, or is this something you do not often see ? Like I stated, its the only one I have seen. Its embossed - GRAVITATING STOPPER ; MADE By JOHN MATTHEWS PAT. OCT. 11, 1868. I think that is the correct date, it is kind of hard to see it all. Has my Fellow Collectors seen many of these ??

 

[Tony14]

All of the wisconsin ones are embossed like that. Nice bottle

Heres a little read for ya. http://www.mrbottles.com/huntGlassPiles.asp

 

[LC]

Thanks Tony, just got finished reading the article, found it quite interesting. Wonder if he has a lot of those stoppers left. I would not mind having one to add to this bottle.

 

[Tony14]

Join the forum and find out! They be a great bunch of guys, just ask Cap!

 

[LC]

Might just do that ! I added his website to my Favorites for further reference.

 

[Tony14]

Hey hope to see ya over there!

 

[capsoda]

Yep, Tony is right LC. They are a great bunch of guys except for that Steve dude. I believe he is a marble or two short of a load. [sm=lol.gif] Naaa, really a great bunch. They will help you if they can.

The gravitating stopper bottles are always good finds and better with the stopper.

Buy the way LC, I may have one of those stoppers.[]

 

[Tony14]

Steve dude. I believe he is a marble or two short of a load.

[][]you think that now wait until you meet him[]just kiddin. great great guy

 

[DeepSeaDan]

Started to take pictures of about fifty or so Hutch and Blob top Sodas this afternoon that have been boxed forever, but after getting them out decided against it, because they were quite dirty and I did not have time to clean them at present. I did get this out and keep it out. Its nothing exceptional, but this is one of my favorite Sodas. I really like the way it is embossed on the bottom. This is the only gravitating stopper bottle I have seen with the embossing on the bottom such as it is. Is the embossing on the bottom like this pretty much common, or is this something you do not often see ? Like I stated, its the only one I have seen. Its embossed - GRAVITATING STOPPER ; MADE By JOHN MATTHEWS PAT. OCT. 11, 1868. I think that is the correct date, it is kind of hard to see it all. Has my Fellow Collectors seen many of these ??

I have but one Gravitating Stopper style bottle; I found it in a lake where 99% of the bottom consists of weedy, gooey muck. Someone, many moons ago, had the decency to plop this bottle into 3' of water, near the beginning of a very old dock; it landed on a lonely patch of sand - a single, small oasis of relative terra firma, in a sea of gooey quicksand. It lay there, through the many long years, waiting for me to rescue it. One of my favourite finds of all-time.

( Yes, it's a 16-year-old thread, but what the heck )

 

[hemihampton]

Nice find, Since these soda Bottles pre date the Hutch & date to the 1870's I rarely get to dig them, Think I only dug one & maybe only have 3 or 4 in my Michigan Collection. They seem tough to find. LEON.