how hard will a 50 state hutch project be

[NyDigger1]

I remember an old bottle magazine that had an article about a 50 state hutch collection. All of them were state capitals I believe.

The hardest part will be getting the territory bottles (pre state formed hutchinsons) If you chose to pursue that, it will cost a fortune! The last UIT (Utah Indian Territory) hutch I saw was three years ago for over $400!

Cheers, Mike

 

[stlouisbottles]

I attempted a fifty state capital hutch collection one time and never succeeded with it because there were no hutches from a few of the state capitals.

 

[slag pile digger]

Added a rhode Island...(Thasmo -not hutch) to my collection...probally as close to a hutch as I am going to get.....enjoy,,Capital TOO!!! I am attempting as many capitals as possible..

 

[epackage]

Those Thomas Patents are nice and only about 30 bottlers ever used them, I have the only one known from Paterson ans the guru would like to have it I'm sure... Good luck on the rest Mike, you should make a list of those you still need... Unless you want to do all the hunting on your own[]

 

[slag pile digger]

This one says Thasmo, I guess different from Thomas..

 

[epackage]

No they all say that but they are Thomas Patents...

Thomas or Thasmo Closure, circ: 1895-1905, Occurs on 28 bottles,
Invented by: Frederic R. H. Thomas,
American Patent: April 23, 1895, Number: 537,946,
American Patent: December 10, 1895, Number: 551,102,
This closure was another improvement to the glass ball stopper that sealed against a rubber disk in the lip of the bottle. The improvement was that the marble jammed in the shoulder of the bottle when the contents were poured out.