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Reno Seltzer Bottle Quartet NV - Reno,Washoe County - c1909 - 2012aug - Nevada Bottles

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Western Americana Start Price:375.00 USD Estimated At:750.00 - 1,200.00 USD
Reno Seltzer Bottle Quartet NV - Reno,Washoe County - c1909 - 2012aug - Nevada Bottles
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Lot of 4. 1) "Wieland Bottling Works Reno Nev." seltzer bottle with matching top and siphon tube. No maker's mark. Non-footed type, etched label that also reads "H.C. Heidtmann, Phone 109" inside the circular label. H. Heidtmann managed the Weiland Bottling Works for Otto Benschuetz, the owner. 2) "Pioneer Soda Works Smith & Brian Co. Reno Nev." etched label seltzer bottle with matching top and siphon tube. Footed type, no maker's mark. Smith & Brian were proprietors of Pioneer Soda Works from 1900 to 1906, and advertised themselves as the "Soda Men." 3) "Frank Bros. Co Reno, Nevada." seltzer bottle with matching top and intact siphon tube. The base has concentric rings with deep grooves in the outside ring. Sam and Ben Frank were leading wholesalers of beer, wine and liquor, and also ran a saloon in the early 1900s. Sam was even the Mayor of Reno at one time. 4) "Silver State Reno" clear seltzer bottle with matching top, no siphon tube. The top for this bottle does not attach to the bottle top. This seltzer bottle bears the green silk screened "Silver State" logo, along with "Net Contents Over 32 oz." in the same green silk screening. - Jacobitz Collection -60140