Wheelah23
Well-Known Member
Got some new stuff today thanks to epackage, slag pile digger, and pikewaynepabottles. They met to exchange some bottles, and each had a couple for me. Jim gave me these amazing Cardinell Ink Out's, Ed (pikewaynepabottles) gave me these STARTLING Ransley deco sodas, and Mike gave me a tooled crown Greason variant I didn't have, unfortunately it's broken. THANKS GUYS!
First are the freak Ransley deco sodas. I thought the Art Deco movement started in the 20's; however, Ransley seems to have been quite the innovator. These sodas almost certainly date to before 1915, when Ransley went out of business. Not only do I have a tooled crown top from Ransley that I can prove dates to 1895, but it also seems Ransley was one of the first to design his soda bottles in a fancy way. Now that I think about it, it almost seems too good to be true. "J.W. Ransley & Son Co." went out of business completely before 1915, and had been downsizing before that. Maybe Ransley (or his son) started from scratch some time during the 20's, which could explain these bottles. I have a hard time believing they could be pre-1915.
On both sides of the bottle in the middle, it says "RANSLEY'S INC.". On the heel, they each say "G23". Could this be a date code for 1923, contradicting what I thought I knew about Ransley? The heel also says "EAST ORANGE N.J.", and "6088", which is probably an irrelevant mold number. The base says "CONTENTS/ 6 FL. OZS./ REGISTERED". They're badly case worn, but I bet these bottles are far rarer than the blob Ransley's I have.
I found a 1925 patent that somewhat resembles the soda, ideas?
First are the freak Ransley deco sodas. I thought the Art Deco movement started in the 20's; however, Ransley seems to have been quite the innovator. These sodas almost certainly date to before 1915, when Ransley went out of business. Not only do I have a tooled crown top from Ransley that I can prove dates to 1895, but it also seems Ransley was one of the first to design his soda bottles in a fancy way. Now that I think about it, it almost seems too good to be true. "J.W. Ransley & Son Co." went out of business completely before 1915, and had been downsizing before that. Maybe Ransley (or his son) started from scratch some time during the 20's, which could explain these bottles. I have a hard time believing they could be pre-1915.
On both sides of the bottle in the middle, it says "RANSLEY'S INC.". On the heel, they each say "G23". Could this be a date code for 1923, contradicting what I thought I knew about Ransley? The heel also says "EAST ORANGE N.J.", and "6088", which is probably an irrelevant mold number. The base says "CONTENTS/ 6 FL. OZS./ REGISTERED". They're badly case worn, but I bet these bottles are far rarer than the blob Ransley's I have.
I found a 1925 patent that somewhat resembles the soda, ideas?
