bottlerocket
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I went down to an area today that is a drainage ditch that drains into the river. I usually visit it after rains and discover a bottle or 2. I seemed to be at a level of 1920 era bottles from ones I have been finding recently. Anyway, I went down to find that they trenched it out by a dozer and had a pile of large plastic drain pipes they will be soon laying. I noticed sitting in the pile of trenched dirt, 2 bottles they I haven't dug down here before.
The first one is an embossed syrup bottle with the following:
California Fig Syrup Co.
Califig
Sterling Products (Inc)
Successor
It is in pretty good shape except for a chip on the lip. "O" in a square so made by the owens company between 1919-1929
Probably a common but it is one that was bottled furthest from my home AND embossed so it is a keeper.
The next one is a Coca Cola. I have found at this ditch area numerous hobble skirts from late teens to late 20s but this one is not a hobble skirt. It is embossed but I can't find a year or a bottling plant. As seen in the pictures one side has the word coke over what appears to be a hobbleskirt, the other side has coca cola over a hobbleskirt bottle. No deposit no return on the bottom rim. Contents 10 fl oz on top.
On the bottom "not to be refilled" 16 (an anchor) 2 67.
The anchor I assume is anchor hocking
The lip is not your typical crown top.
Ant ideas? I am just not finding this style on the net.
Thanks
The first one is an embossed syrup bottle with the following:
California Fig Syrup Co.
Califig
Sterling Products (Inc)
Successor
It is in pretty good shape except for a chip on the lip. "O" in a square so made by the owens company between 1919-1929
Probably a common but it is one that was bottled furthest from my home AND embossed so it is a keeper.
The next one is a Coca Cola. I have found at this ditch area numerous hobble skirts from late teens to late 20s but this one is not a hobble skirt. It is embossed but I can't find a year or a bottling plant. As seen in the pictures one side has the word coke over what appears to be a hobbleskirt, the other side has coca cola over a hobbleskirt bottle. No deposit no return on the bottom rim. Contents 10 fl oz on top.
On the bottom "not to be refilled" 16 (an anchor) 2 67.
The anchor I assume is anchor hocking
The lip is not your typical crown top.
Ant ideas? I am just not finding this style on the net.
Thanks