Wanted Florida Blob and Hutchinson Sodas

[Wheelah23]

A couple more...

"Attached is a Putnam or lightning stopper embossed William Hudson from Pensacola Fla. William Hudson started his bottling business with the patented Codd stopper bottles. Probably the only Florida soda water bottler to use that closure. He also used a gravitating stopper and Hutchinson stopper closures. According to Philip Pfeifer’s book (excellent book) Pensacola’s Soda Water Legacy, William Hudson (alias) was a storekeeper turned bottler of soda water that lasted from the late 1870’s to around 1900. The Putnam/lightning closure bottle is one of the rarer Pensacola bottles. I’ll forward a picture of the Wm Hudson Codd & Gravitating closures at a later time.

The El Champion Soda and Mineral Water I Quiros & Co. Key West, Fla. is a gravitating stopper from probably the 1880’s and probably the rarest of the gravitating stoppers from Key West. The other gravitating stopper bottles from Key West are DT Sweeny and Southern Bottling Works."

 

[Wheelah23]

Matthews

 

[Wheelah23]

Regarding the Codd bottle:

"Over the first few years that William Hudson bottled in Pensacola, he used at least 4 variants of Codd closures. Probably the first bottle used was an English made Codd which did not have Hudson’s name embossed on it only a Star with a 1 in the middle of the star. To date 3 variants have turned up with Hudson’s name on the bottles. The variation is mostly due to different bases, one is smooth based and two have a kick up with one variant being embossed with patent dates. I will send you a picture of the Hudson Codd I have in my collection. It is probably the only one I will ever have as they turn up so rarely. Mine has the Kick up base with the patent dates."

And here's a nice Pepsi hutch:

"In 1909 or thereabouts, Jacob Lipps (former employee of William Hudson) sold the Escambia County Pepsi Cola Bottling Works to the Harrison Brothers. Lipps had used an attractive pre-machined crown top in bottling Pepsi in 1907. The Harrison Brothers evidently ordered some Hutchinson stopper bottles for some reason. Maybe folks were more used to that style of bottle? Anyway, here is a picture of a Pepsi Hutchinson. They are not as rare as some of the earlier Pensacola bottles but there are more collectors looking for this particular type of bottle. I recently cleaned this bottle (soap & water) and it looks better than in the picture."

 

[sandchip]

Awesome bunch of Florida bottles.

 

[willieboy]

Ladies and gentlemen,
One of the forum members gracioulsy sent the following information to me regarding George Emery and the Magnolia Soda Water Works. The information supports the Magnolia soda being circa late 1860's early to mid 1870's. This is consistent with the types/styles (pontiled) of bottles found in the same privy/well. I believe this soda predates the wide use of gravitating stoppers in Florida by a few years. The Emery bottle is similar to the E. Carre Mobile, Ala blob top that is documented to have been used in the late 1860's, post civil war. Many thanks to Tod.

From Tod:
"Here is what I found on Emery:

1866 IRS tax Records Emery & Baya Jacksonville Ret dlr (1866 Annual)
1866 IRS tax Records Emery & Baya Jacksonville Retl dlr (1866 April)
1866 IRS tax Records Emery & Baya Jacksonville Retl dlr (1866 July)
1866 IRS tax Records Emery & Baya Jacksonville Retl dlr (1866 September)

1870 Jacksonville Census Emory George. H. 33 M W Retail Grocer $12,00 $150 England 1870 Jacksonville Census ------- Constancia 28 F W Florida 1870 Jacksonville Census ------- George. W. 3 M W Florida 1870 Jacksonville Census Brown Georgiania 19 F B Domestic Servant Florida

1880 St. Augustine Census Bay Street
1880 St. Augustine Census Emery George H. M W 40 Auctioneer England 1880 St. Augustine Census --- Constancia W F 36 Wife Boarding House Keeper Florida 1880 St. Augustine Census --- George W W M 14 Son At School

I think he died soon after as his wife and son are only listed in later directories."

In a later e-mail Tod added that Constancia was born in Florida. Since they had relocated to St. Augustine by 1880 and she remained there after George died, I suspect she was probably born in St Augustine.

If anyone has a soda water bottle from Florida that could pre-date the George Emery, I would appreciate hearing from you and possibly getting a picture of it. Thanks, Robin

 

[Sodasandbeers]

The Emery bottle appears to be the earliest Florida soda or beer bottle.

Anyone have or heard of a pontiled Florida bottle?