St Louis Colored Pontil Soda's

[bottlekid76]

They are normally found like this. I really like this one as it's highly whittled & crude. []

~Tim

 

[bottlekid76]

From Brandon Smiths St. Louis soda guide:

Charles Abel first showed up in the St. Louis records around 1852 operating a coffee house at 174 N. 4th St. By 1853-54 he's listed as running a "beer house" at the same address. From 1857 to 1859 he's listed as a "soda water manufacturer" at 203 Franklin Ave. He's not listed in the 1860 directory and shows up again in 1863 as operating a saloon at 170 N. 4th St. close by his former coffee house location. He runs it until 1867 then after that he disappears from record in St. Louis.

Here are a few different examples of his bottles. There is a small letter variation and a large letter. He also made some sided sodas in a few different variations with the Franklin St. address being the toughest to find. Generally these are seen in aqua but there is a sided example known in cobalt blue. Also a strong teal blue like the one pictured.

There is an extremely rare pure green and a dark olive green known in the large letter variation.

~Tim

 

[sandchip]

Man, those kick butt.

 

[stlouisbottles]

I thought I would put out another since I haven't did so in a while. I am partial to these R & J Adams bottles since my last name. If anyone has anything with the name R & J Adams please contact me.

 

[bottlekid76]

Killer for sure Theo! You have an incredible collection of the Adams. I love them too. I only have the one teal, and it took me over three years to find it! I'm pretty sure you have the color of the one I have. Mine has a lip chip/flake but hope to upgrade it one day. []

~Tim

 

[cacarpetbagger]

Those are some mighty fine sodas.

 

[JOETHECROW]

Beautiful bunch of bottles, guys...

 

[Relicsnstuff]

Sandchip here is the cobalt panel neck Holmes, there are only (2) know, that includes this one, they do have a double name Holmes and Waterman thats comes in cobalt, hard to get but come up every now and then.

 

[sandchip]

Beautimous!

 

[tigue710]

great thread guys, those are some killer soda's!