Two more Kansas City Sodas

[ScottBSA]

I found two more KC sodas in the last week. The Eppersons Carbonating Bottling Co I found about 70 miles south of KC while on a mid-day break from my job with the Boy Scouts. I have an earlier hutch from this company. This one is a machine made job with no markings. Without consulting my notes I think they were out of business by 1925. The other one I have never seen before and know of the company only through city directories. William V Sandhaus owned this company from like 1904 to 1911. William was an adventurer. When he was 17 he joined the army and fought in the Philippines for three years. He later became a lawyer in Kansas City. He was married twice and had a legal battle over his will because his adopted children wanted part of the take when he died. It is a hand tooled crown top with a conspicuous O N on the front of the bottle. I would guess that it was made at the Obear-Nestor plant in Kansas City, the successor company to the Interstate Glass Company I have been researching. Scott

 

[UncleBruce]

Like!!

 

[Johnnysoda]

Very cool! I am also from the KC area so these are very interesting to me! Always like seeing new bottles that were made local. I need to find these bottles now to add to my KC collection Thanks for sharing!!

 

[wmccubb]

What town were you in? My family is from Harrisonville, I usually have some luck bottle hunting at the antique mall there. I always stop in there when we are in town for the holidays.

 

[Johnnysoda]

I am in Lees Summit and i usually find some nice bottles at our malls too they just are smaller and not as big