EARLIEST "CROWN TOP" SODA BOTTLES 1892 - 1900

[T D]

Not jumping to conclusions, just further illustrating how RIDICULOUS conclusions can be drawn. YES this is a soda but I no more believe this is an 1894 bottle than I believe the moon is made of cheese. There is an Oscar Fluker HUTCH dated 1894, and an extremely rare HUTCH dated 1901. Why this 1894 crown? YOU CANNOT DATE BOTTLES JUST BY THE DATE EMBOSSED IN THE NAME. Just sayin...

And by the way, why do you draw conclusions that I would not know if it was a soda bottle made 23 miles from me?

 

[SODAPOPBOB]

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I forgot to mention the following from the chosi.org website (which is information obtained from a Finley family descendant).

"1883 ... Advertisements for the Finley company at this time also list soda and mineral water among its products."

So is it possible the 1894 bottle I posted a picture of is a soda bottle after all? I'm not sure, either.

Bob

 

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ORIGINAL: T D
YOU CANNOT DATE BOTTLES JUST BY THE DATE EMBOSSED IN THE NAME. Just sayin...

You can't???

 

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Are you sure???

 

[T D]

Hehe, touché. The Southern guys had to reuse their junk over and over I guess[]

 

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[SODAPOPBOB]

ORIGINAL: T D

And by the way, why do you draw conclusions that I would not know if it was a soda bottle made 23 miles from me?

T D ~

When I said "someone will remind us they are not soda bottles but beer bottles," I was not referring to your bottle but to the Finley bottles on the Chosi website.

Plus there's the following which is also from the website which is the same company name and address embossed on the 1894 bottle I posted a picture of.

"F.H. Finley & Son, 1206 D Street NW (1892-1902)"

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With all do respect for those concerned, I believe some companies did emboss their bottles with the date they were produced!

Bob

 

[SODAPOPBOB]

Hey Jim ~

Touche indeed!

Here's your reward for a most helpful contribution ... [sm=thumbup.gif]

Bob

 

[T D]

E, as a local collector myself, those bottles would be a dream come true, and yes, I believe that you can date bottles this way many times, but not always. You can't tell me a tiny bottler from Union Point, GA would have bottled both a hutch and a crown top in 1894. I'm just making the point you can't judge a book by its cover. I've said it in other posts, I always worry about the NEXT guy Googling "crown top" or whatever, and they get....? The research is exhaustive and I really do enjoy it and appreciate it, but like Dennis said, we need to make sure theories don't morph into fact.

 

[T D]

Oops, sorry, I thought you were talking about mine...


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