Robby Raccoon
Trash Digger
I got this tooled-crown on e-Bay-- very poorly listed, so it's not surprising that the bottle had not been bought the first time around. (I was looking at the Michigan bottles, and this one popped up.) The bottle is etched (seller did not say that or show it...) on the back with "El Bjorge 58321"-- I have no idea what it means. Here is what I know on it: Nothing other that that it says, "BOTTLED AT SPRINGS / HEALTHFUL SPARKLING / G S / W / PALATABLE / MICHIGAN, N. D." on the front (G on base) and is a private-mold whereas one other that I could find (from the same seller based on a few things) was a plate-mold. There may be 1 other, but I cannot verify that at this point.Also, as it is purpled by the sun's radiation, we know that it should be pre-WW1. Here is what I know on the town: Michigan, N. D. has basically always had under 500 people. Even now, it's under 300. In 1912, they had a Cider-bottler named J. W. Ceeka.If I recall, the town had burned down in 1906 after its 1883 incorporation, and in the 1960s and 1980s they demolished all of their old buildings to try and modernize.Currently, they don't even have a school. I picked it up only because it is from Michigan... but the wrong Michigan. LOL.
^ My pond and hand-- oh, and the bottle! ^ [8D]
^ G ^
^ Private-mold. ^
^ Etching. ^ Anyone know anything on G S W (____ Spring Water?) or what ever happened to their Springs?