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AZ - Tombstone,Union Soda Works Blob Soda Bottle

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Western Americana Start Price:500.00 USD Estimated At:1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD
AZ - Tombstone,Union Soda Works Blob Soda Bottle
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Light Green Union Soda Works soda bottle. Mint, never cleaned. Whittled, many bubbles in top. The bottle has a few light scratches and interior/exterior stain that would easily disappear with cleaning or buffing. The bottle dates to 1881-1882, one year only. It was managed by Valentine Mand, who sold liquor from 1882-1884. This is an important western bottle, as the only blob soda from Arizona, and it comes from Tombstone at the exact time of the OK Corral debacle with the Earps and Clantons. There is no prior auction record to our knowledge. (see Miller's Guide to Arizona Bottles & stoneware)