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Salinas and Los Banos, California, Seltzer Bottles CA - Salinas, Los Banos,Monterey County - 1884-19

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Western Americana Start Price:200.00 USD Estimated At:400.00 - 800.00 USD
Salinas and Los Banos, California, Seltzer Bottles CA - Salinas, Los Banos,Monterey County - 1884-19
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Lot of 2: 1) 12" x 4", clear glass, front etched SALINAS SODA WORKS P. STEIGELMAN PROP`R. CAL. Footed base worn around the edges on the bottom, a few long surface scratches, chrome SILVER STATE top, intact tube. A hutchinson bottle was made by the same company. According to "A Look at California Hutchinson Type Soda Bottles" by Peck and Audie Markota, "In the early 1880s Philip Steigelman started the Salinas Soda Works on California Street near Gabilan Street, where he manufactured soda water until sometime around 1910." 2) 11.75" x 4", front etched LOS BANOS SODA WORKS IACOPI BROS. SELTZER WATER. Clear glass bottle with a few small dings, some staining, but intact. Footed base etched MADE IN AUSTRIA with a bird symbol. Chrome SFSWCO top. According to ancestry.com, Felice Iacopi and his brother, Angelo Iacopi, bought the Los Banos Soda Works in 1901 and they operated it for a time until Felice sold out to his brother and built an ice plant. -59421