Soda?

[holygeez]

I had a great day yesterday and will post pictures in 'new finds' as soon as I can. What I wanted to ask everyone about was a soda(?) bottle I dug. It is very light green, almost clear and simply says "GUND" Cleveland, Ohio.

AND...I also found a dark brown richly embossed bottle marked "Webb's English Stone Ginger Beer" It has spiderweb markings on it and near the bottom says, "designed registered 1931".

I always search extensively online before asking questions and these two are bugging me the most.

Thanks!
Tracy

 

[sha11s]

Hi Holygeez,
While I can't help you with your GUND soda question (although that sounds familiar) I can tell you a bit about your Webb's bottle. Have you heard of the Canadian soda Stubby? I think Webb's Stone Ginger was the first attempt at selling in the Canadain market, but it seems to disappear once the Stubby line was in full-force. If you can find an example of the early Webb's Stubby bottle, you will notice that they kept the same brick/stone motif on the bottle. I think Stubby died in the 1960's I will see if I can post some pics for you shortly. If you care to share, what part of Ontario were you digging in?

Scott

 

[sha11s]

Here are a couple of bottles

 

[holygeez]

Thanks for the information Scott. Yup...the bottle on the left is what I found.
I went out again today and lucked out with a Burdock Blood Bitters...vgc. I'm in Northern Ontario...up near Timmins (if that helps).

 

[sha11s]

Looks like you are into a good spot. I bet there is some great stuff in Northern Ontario...looking forward to your future posts. Should you want to part with your Webb's bottle, PM me.
Scott

 

[carling]

Hello Tracy,

Your Gund bottle sounds like a crown top beer bottle from the Gund Brewery in Cleveland. It would have had a paper label.

Rick in Cleveland.