H.C. Catron Steam Bottling Works

[jblaylock]

I hit one of my local shops that has a lot of bottles. Though I usually only buy Pepsi related items, I also love Kentucky related bottles of all kinds. I saw this and bought it for $4. It's not perfect, but I had a hunch it could be rare due to the sytle/year/and size of the town (small)

H.C. Catron
Steam Bottling Works
Junction City, KY
H.C. on the bottom

Anybody ever seen one of these?

 

[jblaylock]

@sodapopbob,

You seem to be really good a researching patent information, so I'd like to pick your brain. I'd like to find out who in the Danville KY area was making bottles in the early 1900s. Is there a way I can search for this in general? This bottle listed above is from a very very small town outside Danville. Danville had a 'double-drum' Pepsi bottle that is fairly rare. I would bet that the same glass making could have made both of these. Any help or links would be great! Thanks

 

[andy volkerts]

google Kentucky glass works and several come up in the Louisville area around 1850 up.....

 

[jblaylock]

I'm not sure how glass making worked in the early 1900s, but Louisville is a long way from Danville....especially in that era. It doesn't seem cost effective to have your glass made that far away back then. Maybe Lexington, I'll research that.

 

[MINNESOTA DIGGER]

nice bottle

 

[jblaylock]

ORIGINAL: MINNESOTA DIGGER

nice bottle

Thanks! I really like it also. It has a nice very light purple tint to it.

I also saw this last week. It has a chipped up lip, but I thought it was cool. The seller says it's Kentucky Cola & Co, but I've never heard of such a thing. Maybe I'll go back and pick it up this week.

 

[iggyworf]

Very nice bottle. I like it also. I also collect bottles like this one but from my home state of Michigan. I also collect Pepsi's. Too bad that chip is on the front side. Nice!