Max Kuhl Bottle Alton Ills

[Kiowana98]

I’m looking for information and value of this jar. It has a iridescent look to it, not sure it’s original or something that has been added to it. Any info would help.
Thank you

 

[UncleBruce]

It's not a jar. It's called a HUTCHINSON. HUTCH for short. The etching (iridescent) is caused when glass in the group is in contact with organic matter that is wet. The decomposition of the leaves and such creates carbolic acid which causes the etching. I have no idea on a value.

 

[hemihampton]

The Hutchbook.com Website calls it Scarce. Link below. LEON.

Hutchinson Project-Search Results

P.S. Could date from around 1880's to 1910 roughly. Just a Guestimate. Welcome to the Site.

 

[bottle-bud]

I’m looking for information and value of this jar. It has a iridescent look to it, not sure it’s original or something that has been added to it. Any info would help.
Thank you

Thanks for posting the bottle, I just did a short history on Buff & Kuhl, when Max Kuhl was in St. Louis in the new to collection forum.
I had never seen the Alton, Illinois version of a Max Kuhl bottle.
Awesome!

Here is his obit from 1893

 

[DavidW]

It's a "Hutchinson" style soda or mineral water bottle. The "I G CO" on the heel shows it was made by Illinois Glass Company of Alton, Illinois. It certainly looks like circa 1880s or maybe early 1890s.

 

[Kiowana98]

Thanks for posting the bottle, I just did a short history on Buff & Kuhl, when Max Kuhl was in St. Louis in the new to collection forum.
I had never seen the Alton, Illinois version of a Max Kuhl bottle.
Awesome!

Here is his obit from 1893

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Thank you for the information. I had searched for the bottle, but couldn't find one either that just had his name. This also answered my next question as to what would be located inside (soda).

 

[Kiowana98]

It's not a jar. It's called a HUTCHINSON. HUTCH for short. The etching (iridescent) is caused when glass in the group is in contact with organic matter that is wet. The decomposition of the leaves and such creates carbolic acid which causes the etching. I have no idea on a value.

Thank you, I did not know this and had meant to type bottle instead of jar.

 

[Kiowana98]

It's a "Hutchinson" style soda or mineral water bottle. The "I G CO" on the heel shows it was made by Illinois Glass Company of Alton, Illinois. It certainly looks like circa 1880s or maybe early 1890s.

Thank you. I did not know what the I G CO meant.

 

[Kiowana98]

The Hutchbook.com Website calls it Scarce. Link below. LEON.

Hutchinson Project-Search Results

P.S. Could date from around 1880's to 1910 roughly. Just a Guestimate. Welcome to the Site.

Thank you, I just stumbled on to the site searching for information on this bottle. It is very interesting. I work for a liquidation company, and we get alot of unusual things in once in awhile.