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Arizona Soda Bottle Quartet AZ - c1900 - 2012aug - General Americana

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Western Americana Start Price:250.00 USD Estimated At:500.00 - 1,000.00 USD
Arizona Soda Bottle Quartet AZ - c1900 - 2012aug - General Americana
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Lot of 4: 1) Home Soda Works "Territorial" bottle. Douglas, 2-piece mold, oval slug plate, mug base, applied top with wear. Interior stain, little or no case wear. Aqua. 7" tall. Proprietor Chas Peverley ran this soda works business in conjunction with a saloon from 1903-1907. In 1907 he moved to California and started the Cascade Bottling Works company and later the Oxnard Soda Works company. Douglas stands on the US/Mexico border, across from the city of Aqua Prieta, Sonora, Mexico. 2) Delaware Punch Bottle, 1924, Tempe. Rare clear variety from the Standard Bottling works. 7.5" tall. Cast-in trademark seal on reverse side. Chip on base, otherwise excellent condition. 3) Standard Bottling Works, Tempe. Light aqua, ABM, circular slug plate. "SBW" on bottom, essentially gem mint. 4) Salt River Bottling Works, Phoenix. Founded in 1910 by Arthur Francis and Mr. Baker. The company only lasted until 1911. 4-piece mold, crown top. Medium aqua, very light case wear to the shoulder area, generally not noticeable. Very light interior stain in places also generally not noticeable. Small 0.25" chip in the back lip. The Salt River was the main water source around which Phoenix was settled. -59519