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Henry Busch Soda Bottle NV - Winnemucca,Humboldt County - c1888 - 2012aug - Nevada Bottles

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Western Americana Start Price:500.00 USD Estimated At:1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD
Henry Busch Soda Bottle NV - Winnemucca,Humboldt County - c1888 - 2012aug - Nevada Bottles
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Hutchinson style bottle with gravity stopper, tooled top. The slug has embossed lettering, white in color. The bottle's heavy glass is light aqua in color. There is a maker's mark on the base, which reads "33." These bottles were designed and patented by William Roorbach in 1885. Henry Busch, born in Prussia, first opened his saloon in 1878, and started the "Winnemucca Bottling works in 1882. He later opened a hotel in 1887. He brought in a partner to help with the soda business in 1888, named C.D. McKay, to whom he later sold the bottling works. Mint condition. Note that the location is misspelled as "Minnemucca." -60219