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Caspar Damhorst started his bottling operation in 1881 at 1310 Jackson St. in St. Louis, Mo. In 1884 the address changes to 1310 S. 3rd St. (maybe a street name change as the number is the same). From 1887 to 1920 he is listed at 1028-1030 S. 12th St. From 1929-1933 its 1028 Frey and finally from 1936-1938 its 2907-2909 Washington.
Damhorst bottled The Laurel Brand sodas, a drink called Red Feather, one called Ple-Z-ee and an Iron Nerve concoction of some sort.

I haven't got positive dates on these bottles, but the hutch I estimate dates to the 1890's, the group of 4 bottles date to the late 1910's to the early 1920's, The three art deco bottles mid 1920's to the mid 1930's, and the two quarts maybe in the late 1920's

I especially like the art deco bottles as the two Laurel Brand bottles are square on the bottom and round at the top. Not sure if the picture shows that well?
 

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I agree. It doesn't look like a Hutchison style bottle to me either. It also could be a little earlier than the 1890's.
 

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If is not a hutch, what style would it be? I am still a bit in the learning stages for these early bottles.
The company started in 1881, so the bottle could be earlier.
 

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It should have had a stopper like this, which is some sort of Putnam Cork Retainer stopper, typical of the 1870s and 1880s.
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Could be 1890s, but I'd think mid-late 1880s.
A normal type of blob bottle. Squat pony.
 

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All nice bottles! Hey, the bottles you post are always very beautiful and clean looking, do you own a tumbler?
 

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I do not own a tumbler. I mostly clean the inside my bottles with a tube brush, using bkf and water. The outside with bkf and water. Some of the bottles I purchased have been tumbled inside and out. I have a bunch more that could use a tumble cleaning!
 

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