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Seltzer Bottle Trio CA - Alhambra-Los Angeles,c1902-1915 - 2012aug - Saloon

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Western Americana Start Price:250.00 USD Estimated At:500.00 - 600.00 USD
Seltzer Bottle Trio CA - Alhambra-Los Angeles,c1902-1915 - 2012aug - Saloon
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Lot of 3: 1) Bottle, 11.5", with top, by 4". Top unmarked, siphon tube intact. Front etched ”Shasta Water from Shasta Springs”/ “C.B. Strohm Co. Agents/ Los Angeles, Cal./ Average Contents 34 Fluid Ounces.” Maker’s mark “Made in Czechoslovakia” on bottom. Clear glass, little wear, some interior staining. According to Ancestry.com, Clarence Benjamin Strohm, born about 1882, lived in Los Angeles until he passed away in 1957. 2) Bottle measures 11.5"tall, with top, by 4" wide. Top bears remnants of pink and green paint and a “C.W. Rehnert Stockton” engraving. Siphon tube tip chipped. Oval etching with scalloped border reads “Alhambra Water From Alhambra Springs.” Two large chips in footed bottom . Etched maker’s mark in ornate triangular logo indicates “C. St. S. Made In Austria.” Clear glass, small chips in shoulder, little liquid and staining inside bottle. 3) Bottle measures about 11.5" with top, by 4". Top bears green paint and “Alhambra” engraving. Siphon tube intact. Circular etching with scalloped border: “Alhambra Water From Alhambra Springs.” Two medium chips in footed base, no maker’s mark. Clear glass with several small chips on shoulder. Still contains some liquid. Alhambra Water Company has operated since 1902. These bottles, from the Humboldt Soda Works Discovery, are stored in a 10" x 16" x 12" wooden crate: green paint, slots for 6 bottles. -59431