June 26, 2025: Premier Americana - Day One
Jeffrey S. Evans & Assoc., Inc. info@jeffreysevans.com
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UNIQUE NEW ENGLAND EMBOSSED "SODA" FLASK-FORM BOTTLE, pale green, blown in a two-part mold in flat oval form with ribbed edges extending onto the base, embossed vertically down one side "SODA" and down the other side with a mostly illegible inscription which seems to read, at least partially: "_ _ SAL*A"; short neck with a tooled flaring mouth, rough pontil mark to underside. New England area, possibly New England Glass Co. or the South Boston Flint Glass Works. Circa 1820. 7 3/4" H.
Published: The McKearins - American Glass, pl. 238, fig. 6; text on p. 447.
Catalogue Note: Almost nothing is known about this bottle, besides that it is very early and very, very rare. Soda bottles of this era are almost unheard of; the shape of this one would make it an unlikely candidate to hold carbonated water without exploding, so any examples to have been filled with soda would probably not have survived. Despite that, it is plainly embossed "SODA" on one side, so its intended contents seem unambiguous. The illegible embossing on the back side may hold the key to further deciphering its origin, but until another example surfaces, there is no way to confidently discern what the embossing was intended to read.
Excellent condition with moderate high point wear and one small epoxy-filled flake to mouth.
Purchased from David & Linda Arman.
Ex-collection of Gladys and Paul Richards (sticker was removed).
Ex-McKearin collection.
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