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below the block lettering. this type of highly collectible bottle was first introduced around 1855 and remained in production well into the 1860's. although the shape of the body remained largely unchanged - with the exception of the paneled \"mug base\" variety - the thickness of the lettering, along with placement of the city and manufacturer markings along the backside varied from year to year. in addition, the earliest bottles contained a deep iron pontiled base. the smooth hinge and\/or key mold bases contained dots, stars and the letter \"h.\" surface wear, scuff marks and discoloration consistent with age. the privy dug bottle is free from major cracks or breaks. several available.","brand":"vendor-unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default 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embossed block lettering is somewhat caseworn. the base has a very slightly indented dome (i.e., smooth base) with a single and centrally located protruding dot. the key hinge mold line is visible along the base and sides of the body. surface wear and crudities consistent with age. great overall condition. w.h.h. cobalt blue \"attic\" bottles are seldom found.","brand":"vendor-unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50671122678058,"sku":"UR-21797-15","price":395.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0959\/7075\/4858\/files\/20150209-img_0015_2.jpg?v=1760181926"},{"product_id":"late-1860-s-or-early-1870-s-antique-american-intact-chicago-privy-dug-light-cobalt-blue-mug-base-soda-or-mineral-water-bottle-embossed-w-h-h-chicago-ill","title":"late 1860's or early 1870's antique american intact chicago privy dug light cobalt blue mug base soda or mineral water bottle embossed \"w.h.h.\"\/ \"chicago 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lightly embossed block lettering is somewhat caseworn. the base has a very slightly indented dome (i.e., smooth base) with a single and centrally located protruding dot and the letter \"h\" for hutchinson. the key hinge mold line is visible along the base and sides of the body. surface wear and crudities consistent with age. great overall condition. the privy dug w.h.h. cobalt blue bottle remains in great shape, considering age. the bottle has not been cleaned. a vibrant iridescent layer from exposure to the soil for well over a hundred years found throughout most of the bottle's exterior.","brand":"vendor-unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default 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cobalt blue glass \"blob top' soda or mineral water bottle fabricated by the wiliam mccully glass works of pittsburgh, pa. the chicago privy dug bottle is cleanly embossed \"w.h.h.\" \"chicago ill\", with the the lettering ending right above the mug base. the body is a \"gravitating\" shape, with long and steep shoulders. the applied oversized blob top collar remains in great condition. the hexagonal \"mug base\" is smooth with an embossed ‘x’ marking in the center. the key and hinge mold lines are evident along the bottom and sides of the base and body. surface wear and crudities consistent with age. great overall condition. several mug style w.h.h. bottles available.  william henry hutchinson was born in 1812 in lebanon, connecticut. during the 1830s he lived in williamsburg, new york where he established and operated a rooming house known as the williamsburg inn. in 1840 he headed west to chicago, illinois and spent the next several years working at odd jobs. w.h. hutchinson opened a small chicago bottling plant in a dwelling on west randolph, between clinton and jefferson streets, in 1848. “hutchinson \u0026amp; company’s” first bottled products included spruce and lemon beers, cider, soda, and mineral water. oak barrels full of fresh water for carbonating were hauled by wagon from lake michigan. the beers and cider were put up in 10 and 12 sided stoneware bottles with brown glazing. they have hutchinson \u0026amp; co. and hutchinson \u0026amp; co. no. 1 debossed into their sides, and are marked “hutchinson’s \/ lemon beer” and “hutchinson’s \/ spruce beer” on their shoulders. sodas and mineral waters were bottled in cobalt blue, long-neck, blob top, iron-pontiled bottles embossed “hutchinson \u0026amp; co”. these bottles are believed to have been blown by william mccully \u0026amp; company of pittsburgh, pennsylvania. in 1851 operations were moved to the corner of randolph and peoria streets (8 \u0026amp; 10 north peoria street).  the hutchinson \u0026amp; company name was changed to “w. h. hutchinson \u0026amp; company” in 1855 and their new cobalt blue soda bottles were embossed w.h.h. \/ chicago.  these newer bottles were similar to the earlier examples, but have smooth bases. some of them have “wm. mcc \u0026amp; co.” maker’s marks on the back heel, confirming their manufacture by mccully.  in 1858, william h. hutchinson and t.o. dunn formed a partnership known as “hutchinson \u0026amp; dunn.”  they bottled soda water, ale, and porter.  no bottles are known listing this business name or their 242-245 west randolph street address.  in 1863 dunn sold his interests to william h. hutchinson’s sons, william a. hutchinson and george c. hutchinson.  the sons became company officers, and the company name was changed to “w. h. hutchinson \u0026amp; sons.”  the “w.h.h.” trade mark, however, continued to be used for several years thereafter.  w. h. hutchinson \u0026amp; sons’ bottles in the late 1860s\/early 1870s included amber and aqua porter beers, amber wine-style quarts, round bottom ginger ales, and amber and green saratoga-style mineral waters. fortuitously, the w. h. hutchinson and sons’ bottling plant was located west of the business district devastated by the great chicago fire of 1871.  one of the fire’s major casualties was chicago’s post office.  the hutchinsons responded by donating thousands of wooden soda delivery cases that were used for sorting mail at a makeshift post office.  although w. h. hutchinson and son survived the fire, the firm struggled as an economic depression hit the country and most of the company’s holdings had to be sold to stave off bankruptcy. in early 1879, william h. hutchinson died and his son william a. hutchinson retired. ownership of the firm then passed to george c. hutchinson and his younger brother, charles grove hutchinson. william h. hutchinson didn’t live the see the enormous success his firm achieved following charles g. hutchinson’s invention and registration of “hutchinson’s patent spring stopper” april 8, 1879.  hutchinson’s stopper gained widespread popularity with bottlers and consumers as corks and most other types of external and internal bottle closures were rendered obsolete and hutchinson’s inexpensive internal stoppers became the north american soda bottling industry’s standard closure.  the “hutchinson era” lasted from 1879 until just before world war i.  hutchinson’s patent spring stopper is second only to painter’s crown closure in terms of total industry impact. in 1882, hutchinson’s bottling operations were sold to the hayes brothers, chicago soda bottlers since 1871.  this major change in operations allowed w. h. hutchinson \u0026amp; son to focus on manufacturing and distributing hutchinson’s patent spring stoppers, syrups and extracts, and other major components of the bottling process.  the plant was moved to196-198 south desplaines street, chicago, in 1882. by the turn of the century the development of owens’ automatic bottle machine, passage of the pure food and drugs act of 1906, and the economic reality that crown seal closures (bottle caps) were sanitary, easily applied, and significantly less expensive than hutchinson’s patent spring stoppers were factors that led bottlers to gradually phase out hutchinson bottling equipment and convert to crown seal machinery. in 1912 w. h. hutchinson and son halted production of hutchinson stoppers in favor of manufacturing crown caps.","brand":"vendor-unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50671187132714,"sku":"UR-22293-15","price":250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0959\/7075\/4858\/files\/mug_x_3_2.jpg?v=1760448657"},{"product_id":"early-1860-s-antique-american-single-chicago-privy-dug-cobalt-blue-glass-blob-top-mug-style-william-h-hutchinson-soda-or-mineral-water-bottle","title":"early 1860's antique american single chicago privy dug cobalt blue glass \"blob top\" mug style william h. hutchinson soda or mineral water bottle","description":"early 1860's single antique american privy dug cobalt blue glass \"blob top' soda or mineral water bottle fabricated for william henry hutchinson, in chicago, il. the chicago privy dug bottle is cleanly embossed \"w.h.h.\" \"chicago ill\", with the the lettering ending right above the mug base. the body is a \"gravitating\" shape, with long and steep shoulders. the crude applied blob top is in good condition, and features a bubble, slop, and only a small spot of discoloration. the hexagonal \"mug base\" is smooth with no markings except the key and hinge mold lines, which are evident along the bottom and sides of the base and body. surface wear and crudities consistent with age. great overall condition. several mug style w.h.h. bottles available. william henry hutchinson moved to chicago in 1840. he opened a small chicago bottling plant in a dwelling on west randolph, between clinton and jefferson streets, in 1848. “hutchinson \u0026amp; company’s” first bottled products included spruce and lemon beers, cider, soda, and mineral water. oak barrels full of fresh water for carbonating were hauled by wagon from lake michigan. sodas and mineral waters were bottled in cobalt blue, long-neck, blob top, iron-pontiled bottles embossed “hutchinson \u0026amp; co”. these bottles are believed to have been blown by william mccully \u0026amp; company of pittsburgh, pennsylvania. in 1851 operations were moved to the corner of randolph and peoria streets (8 \u0026amp; 10 north peoria street). the hutchinson \u0026amp; company name was changed to “w. h. hutchinson \u0026amp; company” in 1855 and their new cobalt blue soda bottles were embossed w.h.h. \/ chicago. these newer bottles were similar to the earlier examples, but have smooth bases. some of them have “wm. mcc \u0026amp; co.” maker’s marks on the back heel, confirming their manufacture by mccully. in 1858, william h. hutchinson and t.o. dunn formed a partnership known as “hutchinson \u0026amp; dunn.” they bottled soda water, ale, and porter. no bottles are known listing this business name or their 242-245 west randolph street address. in 1863 dunn sold his interests to william h. hutchinson’s sons, william a. hutchinson and george c. hutchinson. the company name was then changed to “w. h. hutchinson \u0026amp; sons.” the “w.h.h.” trade mark, however, continued to be used for several years thereafter. w. h. hutchinson \u0026amp; sons’ bottles in the late 1860s\/early 1870s included amber and aqua porter beers, amber wine-style quarts, round bottom ginger ales, and amber and green saratoga-style mineral waters. fortuitously, the w. h. hutchinson and sons’ bottling plant was located west of the business district devastated by the great chicago fire of 1871. one of the fire’s major casualties was chicago’s post office. the hutchinsons responded by donating thousands of wooden soda delivery cases that were used for sorting mail at a makeshift post office. although w. h. hutchinson and son survived the fire, the firm struggled as an economic depression hit the country and most of the company’s holdings had to be sold to stave off bankruptcy. in early 1879, william h. hutchinson died and his son william a. hutchinson retired. ownership of the firm then passed to george c. hutchinson and his younger brother, charles grove hutchinson. william h. hutchinson didn’t live the see the enormous success his firm achieved following charles g. hutchinson’s invention and registration of “hutchinson’s patent spring stopper” april 8, 1879. hutchinson’s stopper gained widespread popularity with bottlers and consumers as corks and most other types of external and internal bottle closures were rendered obsolete and hutchinson’s inexpensive internal stoppers became the north american soda bottling industry’s standard closure. the “hutchinson era” lasted from 1879 until just before world war i. hutchinson’s patent spring stopper is second only to painter’s crown closure in terms of total industry impact. in 1882, hutchinson’s bottling operations were sold to the hayes brothers, chicago soda bottlers since 1871. this major change in operations allowed w. h. hutchinson \u0026amp; son to focus on manufacturing and distributing hutchinson’s patent spring stoppers, syrups and extracts, and other major components of the bottling process. the plant was moved to196-198 south desplaines street, chicago, in 1882. by the turn of the century the development of owens’ automatic bottle machine, passage of the pure food and drugs act of 1906, and the economic reality that crown seal closures (bottle caps) were sanitary, easily applied, and significantly less expensive than hutchinson’s patent spring stoppers were factors that led bottlers to gradually phase out hutchinson bottling equipment and convert to crown seal machinery. in 1912 w. h. hutchinson and son halted production of hutchinson stoppers in favor of manufacturing crown caps.","brand":"vendor-unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50671191949610,"sku":"UR-22344-15","price":350.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0959\/7075\/4858\/files\/20150528-img_0015_2.jpg?v=1760184390"},{"product_id":"original-late-1870-s-privy-dug-aqua-glass-blob-top-soda-or-mineral-water-pony-style-bottle-fabricated-for-william-henry-hutchinson-sons","title":"original late 1870's privy dug aqua glass \"blob top\" soda or mineral water pony style bottle fabricated for william henry hutchinson \u0026 sons","description":"single c. 1870's original privy dug aqua glass \"blob top' soda or mineral water bottle fabricated for william henry hutchinson, in chicago, il. the chicago privy dug bottle is embossed \"w.h.h.\" \"chicago ill\", with little casewear and the lettering ending right above the mug base. the body is a \"gravitating\" shape, with long and steep shoulders. the applied blob top is in good condition, with only a small spot of discoloration. there is a large bubble in the upper body. the hexagonal \"mug base\" is smooth with a single dot in the center, as well as key and hinge mold lines evident along the bottom and sides of the base and body. surface wear and crudities consistent with age. great overall condition. several mug style w.h.h. bottles available. william henry hutchinson moved to chicago in 1840. he opened a small chicago bottling plant in a dwelling on west randolph, between clinton and jefferson streets, in 1848. “hutchinson \u0026amp; company’s” first bottled products included spruce and lemon beers, cider, soda, and mineral water. oak barrels full of fresh water for carbonating were hauled by wagon from lake michigan. sodas and mineral waters were bottled in cobalt blue, long-neck, blob top, iron-pontiled bottles embossed “hutchinson \u0026amp; co”. these bottles are believed to have been blown by william mccully \u0026amp; company of pittsburgh, pennsylvania. in 1851 operations were moved to the corner of randolph and peoria streets (8 \u0026amp; 10 north peoria street). the hutchinson \u0026amp; company name was changed to “w. h. hutchinson \u0026amp; company” in 1855 and their new cobalt blue soda bottles were embossed w.h.h. \/ chicago. these newer bottles were similar to the earlier examples, but have smooth bases. some of them have “wm. mcc \u0026amp; co.” maker’s marks on the back heel, confirming their manufacture by mccully. in 1858, william h. hutchinson and t.o. dunn formed a partnership known as “hutchinson \u0026amp; dunn.” they bottled soda water, ale, and porter. no bottles are known listing this business name or their 242-245 west randolph street address. in 1863 dunn sold his interests to william h. hutchinson’s sons, william a. hutchinson and george c. hutchinson. the company name was then changed to “w. h. hutchinson \u0026amp; sons.” the “w.h.h.” trade mark, however, continued to be used for several years thereafter. w. h. hutchinson \u0026amp; sons’ bottles in the late 1860s\/early 1870s included amber and aqua porter beers, amber wine-style quarts, round bottom ginger ales, and amber and green saratoga-style mineral waters. fortuitously, the w. h. hutchinson and sons’ bottling plant was located west of the business district devastated by the great chicago fire of 1871. one of the fire’s major casualties was chicago’s post office. the hutchinsons responded by donating thousands of wooden soda delivery cases that were used for sorting mail at a makeshift post office. although w. h. hutchinson and son survived the fire, the firm struggled as an economic depression hit the country and most of the company’s holdings had to be sold to stave off bankruptcy. in early 1879, william h. hutchinson died and his son william a. hutchinson retired. ownership of the firm then passed to george c. hutchinson and his younger brother, charles grove hutchinson. william h. hutchinson didn’t live the see the enormous success his firm achieved following charles g. hutchinson’s invention and registration of “hutchinson’s patent spring stopper” april 8, 1879. hutchinson’s stopper gained widespread popularity with bottlers and consumers as corks and most other types of external and internal bottle closures were rendered obsolete and hutchinson’s inexpensive internal stoppers became the north american soda bottling industry’s standard closure. the “hutchinson era” lasted from 1879 until just before world war i. hutchinson’s patent spring stopper is second only to painter’s crown closure in terms of total industry impact. in 1882, hutchinson’s bottling operations were sold to the hayes brothers, chicago soda bottlers since 1871. this major change in operations allowed w. h. hutchinson \u0026amp; son to focus on manufacturing and distributing hutchinson’s patent spring stoppers, syrups and extracts, and other major components of the bottling process. the plant was moved to196-198 south desplaines street, chicago, in 1882. by the turn of the century the development of owens’ automatic bottle machine, passage of the pure food and drugs act of 1906, and the economic reality that crown seal closures (bottle caps) were sanitary, easily applied, and significantly less expensive than hutchinson’s patent spring stoppers were factors that led bottlers to gradually phase out hutchinson bottling equipment and convert to crown seal machinery. in 1912 w. h. hutchinson and son halted production of hutchinson stoppers in favor of manufacturing crown caps.","brand":"vendor-unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default 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bottle contains the bottler's initials with the city and state (i.e., chicago, ill) located below the block lettering. this type of highly collectible bottle was first introduced around 1855 and remained in production well into the 1860's. although the shape of the body remained largely unchanged - with the exception of the paneled \"mug base\" variety - the thickness of the lettering, along with placement of the city and manufacturer markings along the backside varied from year to year. in addition, the earliest bottles contained a deep iron pontiled base. the smooth hinge and\/or key mold bases contained dots, stars and the letter \"h.\" surface wear, scuff marks and discoloration consistent with age. the privy dug bottle is free from major cracks or breaks. it features bubbles in the body, whittling in the neck and finish, and a small flat chip at the front heel. several available. henry hutchinson moved to chicago in 1840. he opened a small chicago bottling plant in a dwelling on west randolph, between clinton and jefferson streets, in 1848. “hutchinson \u0026amp; company’s” first bottled products included spruce and lemon beers, cider, soda, and mineral water. oak barrels full of fresh water for carbonating were hauled by wagon from lake michigan. sodas and mineral waters were bottled in cobalt blue, long-neck, blob top, iron-pontiled bottles embossed “hutchinson \u0026amp; co”. these bottles are believed to have been blown by william mccully \u0026amp; company of pittsburgh, pennsylvania. in 1851 operations were moved to the corner of randolph and peoria streets (8 \u0026amp; 10 north peoria street). the hutchinson \u0026amp; company name was changed to “w. h. hutchinson \u0026amp; company” in 1855 and their new cobalt blue soda bottles were embossed w.h.h. \/ chicago. these newer bottles were similar to the earlier examples, but have smooth bases. some of them have “wm. mcc \u0026amp; co.” maker’s marks on the back heel, confirming their manufacture by mccully. in 1858, william h. hutchinson and t.o. dunn formed a partnership known as “hutchinson \u0026amp; dunn.” they bottled soda water, ale, and porter. no bottles are known listing this business name or their 242-245 west randolph street address. in 1863 dunn sold his interests to william h. hutchinson’s sons, william a. hutchinson and george c. hutchinson. the company name was then changed to “w. h. hutchinson \u0026amp; sons.” the “w.h.h.” trade mark, however, continued to be used for several years thereafter. w. h. hutchinson \u0026amp; sons’ bottles in the late 1860s\/early 1870s included amber and aqua porter beers, amber wine-style quarts, round bottom ginger ales, and amber and green saratoga-style mineral waters. fortuitously, the w. h. hutchinson and sons’ bottling plant was located west of the business district devastated by the great chicago fire of 1871. one of the fire’s major casualties was chicago’s post office. the hutchinsons responded by donating thousands of wooden soda delivery cases that were used for sorting mail at a makeshift post office. although w. h. hutchinson and son survived the fire, the firm struggled as an economic depression hit the country and most of the company’s holdings had to be sold to stave off bankruptcy. in early 1879, william h. hutchinson died and his son william a. hutchinson retired. ownership of the firm then passed to george c. hutchinson and his younger brother, charles grove hutchinson. william h. hutchinson didn’t live the see the enormous success his firm achieved following charles g. hutchinson’s invention and registration of “hutchinson’s patent spring stopper” april 8, 1879. hutchinson’s stopper gained widespread popularity with bottlers and consumers as corks and most other types of external and internal bottle closures were rendered obsolete and hutchinson’s inexpensive internal stoppers became the north american soda bottling industry’s standard closure. the “hutchinson era” lasted from 1879 until just before world war i. hutchinson’s patent spring stopper is second only to painter’s crown closure in terms of total industry impact. in 1882, hutchinson’s bottling operations were sold to the hayes brothers, chicago soda bottlers since 1871. this major change in operations allowed w. h. hutchinson \u0026amp; son to focus on manufacturing and distributing hutchinson’s patent spring stoppers, syrups and extracts, and other major components of the bottling process. the plant was moved to196-198 south desplaines street, chicago, in 1882. by the turn of the century the development of owens’ automatic bottle machine, passage of the pure food and drugs act of 1906, and the economic reality that crown seal closures (bottle caps) were sanitary, easily applied, and significantly less expensive than hutchinson’s patent spring stoppers were factors that led bottlers to gradually phase out hutchinson bottling equipment and convert to crown seal machinery. in 1912 w. h. hutchinson and son halted 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w.h.h \u0026amp; co. bottles were embossed \"chicago\" rather than \"pittsburgh\". it is unknown whether w.h. hutchinson established a branch operation in pittsburgh for a short time, or if the embossing on the bottles was an error. early bottles were also blown by william mccully \u0026amp; co., out of pittsburgh, pa. the base on this bottle is slightly recessed but flat. typical crudities include allover seeding, some surface scratches, and whittling around the finish. william henry hutchinson moved to chicago in 1840. he opened a small chicago bottling plant in a dwelling on west randolph, between clinton and jefferson streets, in 1848. “hutchinson \u0026amp; company’s” first bottled products included spruce and lemon beers, cider, soda, and mineral water. oak barrels full of fresh water for carbonating were hauled by wagon from lake michigan. sodas and mineral waters were bottled in cobalt blue, long-neck, blob top, iron-pontiled bottles embossed “hutchinson \u0026amp; co”. these bottles are believed to have been blown by william mccully \u0026amp; company of pittsburgh, pennsylvania. in 1851 operations were moved to the corner of randolph and peoria streets (8 \u0026amp; 10 north peoria street). the hutchinson \u0026amp; company name was changed to “w. h. hutchinson \u0026amp; company” in 1855 and their new cobalt blue soda bottles were embossed w.h.h. \/ chicago. these newer bottles were similar to the earlier examples, but have smooth bases. some of them have “wm. mcc \u0026amp; co.” maker’s marks on the back heel, confirming their manufacture by mccully. in 1858, william h. hutchinson and t.o. dunn formed a partnership known as “hutchinson \u0026amp; dunn.” they bottled soda water, ale, and porter. no bottles are known listing this business name or their 242-245 west randolph street address. in 1863 dunn sold his interests to william h. hutchinson’s sons, william a. hutchinson and george c. hutchinson. the company name was then changed to “w. h. hutchinson \u0026amp; sons.” the “w.h.h.” trade mark, however, continued to be used for several years thereafter. w. h. hutchinson \u0026amp; sons’ bottles in the late 1860s\/early 1870s included amber and aqua porter beers, amber wine-style quarts, round bottom ginger ales, and amber and green saratoga-style mineral waters. fortuitously, the w. h. hutchinson and sons’ bottling plant was located west of the business district devastated by the great chicago fire of 1871. one of the fire’s major casualties was chicago’s post office. the hutchinsons responded by donating thousands of wooden soda delivery cases that were used for sorting mail at a makeshift post office. although w. h. hutchinson and son survived the fire, the firm struggled as an economic depression hit the country and most of the company’s holdings had to be sold to stave off bankruptcy. in early 1879, william h. hutchinson died and his son william a. hutchinson retired. ownership of the firm then passed to george c. hutchinson and his younger brother, charles grove hutchinson. william h. hutchinson didn’t live the see the enormous success his firm achieved following charles g. hutchinson’s invention and registration of “hutchinson’s patent spring stopper” april 8, 1879. hutchinson’s stopper gained widespread popularity with bottlers and consumers as corks and most other types of external and internal bottle closures were rendered obsolete and hutchinson’s inexpensive internal stoppers became the north american soda bottling industry’s standard closure. the “hutchinson era” lasted from 1879 until just before world war i. hutchinson’s patent spring stopper is second only to painter’s crown closure in terms of total industry impact. in 1882, hutchinson’s bottling operations were sold to the hayes brothers, chicago soda bottlers since 1871. this major change in operations allowed w. h. hutchinson \u0026amp; son to focus on manufacturing and distributing hutchinson’s patent spring stoppers, syrups and extracts, and 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painted on the shoulders and\/or neck with the bottler's intials \"whh\" stamped directly below. features crudities typical of its age and date of manufacture, including some surface wear on the lip, and asymmetry in shape.  william henry hutchinson moved to chicago in 1840. he opened a small chicago bottling plant in a dwelling on west randolph, between clinton and jefferson streets, in 1848. “hutchinson \u0026amp; company’s” first bottled products included spruce and lemon beers, cider, soda, and mineral water. oak barrels full of fresh water for carbonating were hauled by wagon from lake michigan. sodas and mineral waters were bottled in cobalt blue, long-neck, blob top, iron-pontiled bottles embossed “hutchinson \u0026amp; co”. these bottles are believed to have been blown by william mccully \u0026amp; company of pittsburgh, pennsylvania. in 1851 operations were moved to the corner of randolph and peoria streets (8 \u0026amp; 10 north peoria street). the hutchinson \u0026amp; 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bottom ginger ales, and amber and green saratoga-style mineral waters. fortuitously, the w. h. hutchinson and sons’ bottling plant was located west of the business district devastated by the great chicago fire of 1871. one of the fire’s major casualties was chicago’s post office. the hutchinsons responded by donating thousands of wooden soda delivery cases that were used for sorting mail at a makeshift post office. although w. h. hutchinson and son survived the fire, the firm struggled as an economic depression hit the country and most of the company’s holdings had to be sold to stave off bankruptcy. in early 1879, william h. hutchinson died and his son william a. hutchinson retired. ownership of the firm then passed to george c. hutchinson and his younger brother, charles grove hutchinson. william h. hutchinson didn’t live the see the enormous success his firm achieved following charles g. hutchinson’s invention and registration of “hutchinson’s patent spring stopper” april 8, 1879. 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on the back heel, confirming their manufacture by mccully. in 1858, william h. hutchinson and t.o. dunn formed a partnership known as “hutchinson \u0026amp; dunn.” they bottled soda water, ale, and porter. no bottles are known listing this business name or their 242-245 west randolph street address. in 1863 dunn sold his interests to william h. hutchinson’s sons, william a. hutchinson and george c. hutchinson. the company name was then changed to “w. h. hutchinson \u0026amp; sons.” the “w.h.h.” trade mark, however, continued to be used for several years thereafter. w. h. hutchinson \u0026amp; sons’ bottles in the late 1860s\/early 1870s included amber and aqua porter beers, amber wine-style quarts, round bottom ginger ales, and amber and green saratoga-style mineral waters. fortuitously, the w. h. hutchinson and sons’ bottling plant was located west of the business district devastated by the great chicago fire of 1871. one of the fire’s major casualties was chicago’s post office. the hutchinsons responded by donating thousands of wooden soda delivery cases that were used for sorting mail at a makeshift post office. although w. h. hutchinson and son survived the fire, the firm struggled as an economic depression hit the country and most of the company’s holdings had to be sold to stave off bankruptcy. in early 1879, william h. hutchinson died and his son william a. hutchinson retired. ownership of the firm then passed to george c. hutchinson and his younger brother, charles grove hutchinson. william h. hutchinson didn’t live the see the enormous success his firm achieved following charles g. hutchinson’s invention and registration of “hutchinson’s patent spring stopper” april 8, 1879. hutchinson’s stopper gained widespread popularity with bottlers and consumers as corks and most other types of external and internal bottle closures were rendered obsolete and hutchinson’s inexpensive internal stoppers became the north american soda bottling industry’s standard 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a squat neck and an applied oval blob top. at the rounded base is a centrally embossed \"h\". crudities like bubbles and seeding are typical of the age and date of manufacture. the hutchinson family bottling works, with its various partnerships and different bottling focuses over the years, was one of two generation-spanning corporate giants among nineteenth century bottling works (the other being the john a. lomax company). from pre-civil war times to the early 1880s these two companies competed aggressively for the share of chicago soda, small beer, and ale bottling market. after the early 1880s the hutchinson company changed course, ceased beverage bottling, and focused on its manufacturing of bottler's equipment and supplies to the industry. at the time of this bottle's manufacture, in 1876, george c. hutchinson rejoined the bottling business and from 1876-1878 bottles were embossed \"w.h. hutchinson \u0026amp; son\". in the 1877 chicago city directory william h. hutchinson himself was listed as a member of the bottling business for the last time, as he passed away later that year.","brand":"vendor-unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50671228911914,"sku":"UR-22532-15","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0959\/7075\/4858\/files\/20150108-20150108-img_0029_snapseed_1_2.jpg?v=1760274053"},{"product_id":"mid-nineteenth-century-privy-dug-cobalt-blue-w-h-h-glass-blob-top-soda-or-mineral-water-bottle-fabricated-by-the-william-mccully-glass-works-of-pittsburgh-pa","title":"mid-nineteenth century privy dug cobalt blue w.h.h. glass \"blob top\" soda or mineral water bottle fabricated by the william mccully glass works of pittsburgh, pa.","description":"single original antique american mid-1860's-1870 's chicago privy dug light cobalt blue gravitating w.h.h. glass \"blob top' soda or mineral water bottle fabricated by the wiliam mccully glass works of pittsburgh, pa. the william h. hutchinson bottle is embossed with some casewear \"w.h.h. \/ chicago \/ ill\", with the the lettering ending right above the mug base. the body is a \"gravitating\" shape, with long and steep shoulders. the applied blob top is somewhat asymmetrical and remains in great condition. it retains remnants of hutchinson's patented spring stopper. the hexagonal base is flat, with the key and hinge mold lines evident along the bottom and sides of the base and body. surface wear and crudities consistent with age. great overall condition.","brand":"vendor-unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default 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of iron oxide remaining. the privy dug antebellum period soda bottle contains a long and tapered neck with the hard to find single ring applied lip or collar. the embossed lettering identifies the bottler's name, the contents and the city where it was sold. the scarce bottle came in very few variations and\/or color. most are cobalt or cornflower blue with tapered or blobtops. the bottle exhibits surface wear, scuff marks and discoloration consistent with age. the privy dug bottle is free from major cracks or breaks. it features bubbles in the body, whittling in the neck and finish. three variations available. henry hutchinson moved to chicago in 1840. he opened a small chicago bottling plant in a dwelling on west randolph, between clinton and jefferson streets, in 1848. “hutchinson \u0026amp; company’s” first bottled products included spruce and lemon beers, cider, soda, and mineral water. oak barrels full of fresh water for carbonating were hauled by wagon from lake michigan. sodas and mineral waters were bottled in cobalt blue, long-neck, blob top, iron-pontiled bottles embossed “hutchinson \u0026amp; co”. these bottles are believed to have been blown by william mccully \u0026amp; company of pittsburgh, pennsylvania. in 1851 operations were moved to the corner of randolph and peoria streets (8 \u0026amp; 10 north peoria street). the hutchinson \u0026amp; company name was changed to “w. h. hutchinson \u0026amp; company” in 1855 and their new cobalt blue soda bottles were embossed w.h.h. \/ chicago. these newer bottles were similar to the earlier examples, but have smooth bases. some of them have “wm. mcc \u0026amp; co.” maker’s marks on the back heel, confirming their manufacture by mccully. in 1858, william h. hutchinson and t.o. dunn formed a partnership known as “hutchinson \u0026amp; dunn.” they bottled soda water, ale, and porter. no bottles are known listing this business name or their 242-245 west randolph street address. in 1863 dunn sold his interests to william h. hutchinson’s sons, william a. hutchinson and george c. hutchinson. the company name was then changed to “w. h. hutchinson \u0026amp; sons.” the “w.h.h.” trade mark, however, continued to be used for several years thereafter. w. h. hutchinson \u0026amp; sons’ bottles in the late 1860s\/early 1870s included amber and aqua porter beers, amber wine-style quarts, round bottom ginger ales, and amber and green saratoga-style mineral waters. fortuitously, the w. h. hutchinson and sons’ bottling plant was located west of the business district devastated by the great chicago fire of 1871. one of the fire’s major casualties was chicago’s post office. the hutchinsons responded by donating thousands of wooden soda delivery cases that were used for sorting mail at a makeshift post office. although w. h. hutchinson and son survived the fire, the firm struggled as an economic depression hit the country and most of the company’s holdings had to be sold to stave off bankruptcy. in early 1879, william h. hutchinson died and his son william a. hutchinson retired. ownership of the firm then passed to george c. hutchinson and his younger brother, charles grove hutchinson. william h. hutchinson didn’t live the see the enormous success his firm achieved following charles g. hutchinson’s invention and registration of “hutchinson’s patent spring stopper” april 8, 1879. hutchinson’s stopper gained widespread popularity with bottlers and consumers as corks and most other types of external and internal bottle closures were rendered obsolete and hutchinson’s inexpensive internal stoppers became the north american soda bottling industry’s standard closure. the “hutchinson era” lasted from 1879 until just before world war i. hutchinson’s patent spring stopper is second only to painter’s crown closure in terms of total industry impact. in 1882, hutchinson’s bottling operations were sold to the hayes brothers, chicago soda bottlers since 1871. this major change in operations allowed w. h. hutchinson \u0026amp; son to focus on manufacturing and distributing hutchinson’s patent spring stoppers, syrups and extracts, and other major components of the bottling process. the plant was moved to196-198 south desplaines street, chicago, in 1882. by the turn of the century the development of owens’ automatic bottle machine, passage of the pure food and drugs act of 1906, and the economic reality that crown seal closures (bottle caps) were sanitary, easily applied, and significantly less expensive than hutchinson’s patent spring stoppers were factors that led bottlers to gradually phase out hutchinson bottling equipment and convert to crown seal machinery. in 1912 w. h. hutchinson and son halted production of hutchinson stoppers in favor of manufacturing crown caps.","brand":"vendor-unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default 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allover seeding and bubbles, asymmetry and whittling. henry hutchinson moved to chicago in 1840 and in 1848 opened a small chicago bottling plant in a dwelling on west randolph, between clinton and jefferson streets. “hutchinson \u0026amp; company’s” first bottled products included spruce and lemon beers, cider, soda, and mineral water. oak barrels full of fresh water for carbonating were hauled by wagon from lake michigan. sodas and mineral waters were bottled in cobalt blue, long-neck, blob top, iron-pontiled bottles embossed “hutchinson \u0026amp; co”. these bottles are believed to have been blown by william mccully \u0026amp; company of pittsburgh, pennsylvania. in 1851 operations were moved to the corner of randolph and peoria streets (8 \u0026amp; 10 north peoria street). in the chicago city directories for 1852 through 1854, the focus of the hutchinson bottling business changed. the company likely operated only seasonally, and it is not listed in 1853. but in both 1852 and 1854, william is the junior partner in a \"mineral water manufacturing\" business that was headed in 1852 by andrew j. hutchinson and in 1854 by horace hopkins. at the time of the 1854 partnership, hopkins was proprietor of the bull's head hotel in chicago, and as an innkeeper he may  have had an interest in developing the local mineral water trade. the hutchinson \u0026amp; company name was changed to “w. h. hutchinson \u0026amp; company” in 1855 and their new cobalt blue soda bottles were embossed w.h.h. \/ chicago. these newer bottles were similar to the earlier examples, but have smooth bases. some of them have “wm. mcc \u0026amp; co.” maker’s marks on the back heel, confirming their manufacture by mccully. the hutchinson family bottling works was in business with different partnerships and focuses until the 1880's, when they ceased beverage bottling and began manufacturing bottlers' equipment and supplies to the industry.","brand":"vendor-unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default 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of manufacture, including allover bubbles and whittling. the hutchinson family bottling works, with its various partnerships and different bottling focuses over the years, was one of two generation-spanning corporate giants among nineteenth century chicago bottling works. during the time period this bottle was manufactured in, as the civil war was ending, the hutchinson company was entering its most successful bottling period, and company partnership entered a new era as well with the departure of thomas dunn and the entry of two of william's sons into the business. in 1866 william a. hutchinson was in charge of an ill-fated one-year attempt to expand the w.h.h. bottling business into pittsburgh, pa. by 1867 both sons were back with the chicago operation, and there is no further mention of the pittsburgh expansion attempt. ale and porter bottling was only mentioned between 1865-1867, and thereafter the focus is on soda water manufacture, first at 241 randolph and then at 241\/243 randolph. beginning in 1879, chicago city directories list a new partner in the company: william's son george was joined by his brother, charles g. hutchinson, and the company name became hutchinson \u0026amp; sons. although another son, william a. hutchinson had previously been a company partner, this was the first and only appearance of charles as a hutchinson company manager. in the early 1880's, charles is listed as an 'artist' and 'photographer' still residing in the family home at the bottling works. during that time, however, he patented a new bottle closure that radically changed the company's focus. after 1880, for their final two years in the bottling business, hutchinson \u0026amp; sons started using the new \"hutchinson style\" bottles that came into vogue as the result of charles' invention of a reusable internal rubber stopper, first patented in 1879.","brand":"vendor-unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default 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type of highly collectible bottle was first introduced around 1855 and remained in production well into the 1860's. although the shape of the body remained largely unchanged - with the exception of the paneled \"mug base\" variety - the thickness of the lettering, along with placement of the city and manufacturer markings along the backside varied from year to year. in addition, the earliest bottles contained a deep iron pontiled base. the smooth hinge and\/or key mold bases contained dots, stars and the letter \"h.\" surface wear, scuff marks and discoloration consistent with age. the privy dug bottle is free from major cracks or breaks. crudities are typical of age and date of manufacture, including bubbles in the body, stretch marks and  whittling or surface wear just below the blobtop finish. the bottle also exhibits some irridization near the heel, evidence of  having been dug. henry hutchinson moved to chicago in 1840. he opened a small chicago bottling plant in a dwelling on west randolph, between clinton and jefferson streets, in 1848. “hutchinson \u0026amp; company’s” first bottled products included spruce and lemon beers, cider, soda, and mineral water. oak barrels full of fresh water for carbonating were hauled by wagon from lake michigan. sodas and mineral waters were bottled in cobalt blue, long-neck, blob top, iron-pontiled bottles embossed “hutchinson \u0026amp; co”. these bottles are believed to have been blown by william mccully \u0026amp; company of pittsburgh, pennsylvania. in 1851 operations were moved to the corner of randolph and peoria streets (8 \u0026amp; 10 north peoria street). the hutchinson \u0026amp; company name was changed to “w. h. hutchinson \u0026amp; company” in 1855 and their new cobalt blue soda bottles were embossed w.h.h. \/ chicago. these newer bottles were similar to the earlier examples, but have smooth bases. some of them have “wm. mcc \u0026amp; co.” maker’s marks on the back heel, confirming their manufacture by mccully. in 1858, william h. hutchinson and t.o. dunn formed a partnership known as “hutchinson \u0026amp; dunn.” they bottled soda water, ale, and porter. no bottles are known listing this business name or their 242-245 west randolph street address. in 1863 dunn sold his interests to william h. hutchinson’s sons, william a. hutchinson and george c. hutchinson. the company name was then changed to “w. h. hutchinson \u0026amp; sons.” the “w.h.h.” trade mark, however, continued to be used for several years thereafter. w. h. hutchinson \u0026amp; sons’ bottles in the late 1860s\/early 1870s included amber and aqua porter beers, amber wine-style quarts, round bottom ginger ales, and amber and green saratoga-style mineral waters. fortuitously, the w. h. hutchinson and sons’ bottling plant was located west of the business district devastated by the great chicago fire of 1871. one of the fire’s major casualties was chicago’s post office. the hutchinsons responded by donating thousands of wooden soda delivery cases that were used for sorting mail at a makeshift post office. although w. h. hutchinson and son survived the fire, the firm struggled as an economic depression hit the country and most of the company’s holdings had to be sold to stave off bankruptcy. in early 1879, william h. hutchinson died and his son william a. hutchinson retired. ownership of the firm then passed to george c. hutchinson and his younger brother, charles grove hutchinson. william h. hutchinson didn’t live the see the enormous success his firm achieved following charles g. hutchinson’s invention and registration of “hutchinson’s patent spring stopper” april 8, 1879. hutchinson’s stopper gained widespread popularity with bottlers and consumers as corks and most other types of external and internal bottle closures were rendered obsolete and hutchinson’s inexpensive internal stoppers became the north american soda bottling industry’s standard closure. the “hutchinson era” lasted from 1879 until just before world war i. hutchinson’s patent spring stopper is second only to painter’s crown closure in terms of total industry impact. in 1882, hutchinson’s bottling operations were sold to the hayes brothers, chicago soda bottlers since 1871. this major change in operations allowed w. h. hutchinson \u0026amp; son to focus on manufacturing and distributing hutchinson’s patent spring stoppers, syrups and extracts, and other major components of the bottling process. the plant was moved to196-198 south desplaines street, chicago, in 1882. by the turn of the century the development of owens’ automatic bottle machine, passage of the pure food and drugs act of 1906, and the economic reality that crown seal closures (bottle caps) were sanitary, easily applied, and significantly less expensive than hutchinson’s patent spring stoppers were factors that led bottlers to gradually phase out hutchinson bottling equipment and convert to crown seal machinery. in 1912 w. h. hutchinson and son halted production of hutchinson stoppers in favor of manufacturing crown caps.","brand":"vendor-unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50671276785962,"sku":"UR-22780-15","price":395.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0959\/7075\/4858\/files\/20141024-008_2.jpg?v=1760363206"},{"product_id":"original-chicago-privy-dug-c-1876-1878-w-h-h-deep-blue-aqua-applied-blob-top-glass-mineral-water-bottle-with-semi-round-base","title":"original chicago privy dug c. 1876-1878 \"w.h.h.\" deep blue aqua applied blob top glass mineral water bottle with semi-round base","description":"rare and unusually shaped mid-nineteenth century deep blue aqua blob top bottle with semi-round bottom manufactured for notable chicago bottler william h. hutchinson. the tall shouldered cylinder is vertically embossed \"w.h.hutchinson \u0026amp; \/ son \/ chicago, ills\" with casewear rendering the word \"son\" illegible. the bottle is finished with a squat neck and oval blob top with some wear at the edge. it retains part of the original stopper. crudities include allover seeding and surface wear. typical of a dug bottle, the glass has some discoloration, irridization, and haze. the hutchinson family bottling works, with its various partnerships and different bottling focuses over the years, was one of two generation-spanning corporate giants among nineteenth century bottling works (the other being the john a. lomax company). from pre-civil war times to the early 1880s these two companies competed aggressively for the share of chicago soda, small beer, and ale bottling market. after the early 1880s the hutchinson company changed course, ceased beverage bottling, and focused on its manufacturing of bottler's equipment and supplies to the industry. at the time of this bottle's manufacture, in 1876, george c. hutchinson rejoined the bottling business and from 1876-1878 bottles were embossed \"w.h. hutchinson \u0026amp; son\". in the 1877 chicago city directory william h. hutchinson himself was listed as a member of the bottling business for the last time, as he passed away later that year.","brand":"vendor-unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50671280029994,"sku":"UR-22811-15","price":295.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0959\/7075\/4858\/files\/20141214-20141214-042_1_2.jpg?v=1760451317"},{"product_id":"original-and-amazingly-intact-c-1870-s-post-chicago-fire-teal-colored-glass-william-h-hutchinson-w-h-h-paneled-or-mug-base-soda-or-mineral-water-bottle-with-applied-blob-top","title":"original and amazingly intact c. 1870's post-chicago fire teal-colored glass william h. hutchinson (w.h.h.) paneled or \"mug\" base soda or mineral water bottle with applied blob top","description":"exceptional and completely intact c. 1870's low-shouldered teal-colored blue glass \"w.h.h.\" mineral or soda water chicago privy-dug bottle fabricated for william h. hutchinson in chicago il.. the squat body and sloping shoulders are finished with an intact applied blob top collar. the bottle contains a paneled heel with smooth base and mold lines. the embossed block letter bottle was first introduced around 1855 and remained in production well into the 1870's. although the shape of the body remained largely unchanged - with the exception of the paneled \"mug base\" variety - the thickness of the lettering, along with placement of the city and manufacturer markings along the backside varied from year to year. in addition, the earliest bottles contained a deep iron pontiled base. the smooth hinge and\/or key mold bases contained dots, stars and the letter \"h.\" surface wear, scuff marks and discoloration consistent with age. the privy dug bottle is free from major cracks or breaks. crudities are typical of age and date of manufacture, including bubbles in the body, stretch marks and whittling or surface wear just below the blobtop finish. the bottle also exhibits some irridization near the heel, evidence of having been dug. henry hutchinson moved to chicago in 1840. he opened a small chicago bottling plant in a dwelling on west randolph, between clinton and jefferson streets, in 1848. “hutchinson \u0026amp; company’s” first bottled products included spruce and lemon beers, cider, soda, and mineral water. oak barrels full of fresh water for carbonating were hauled by wagon from lake michigan. sodas and mineral waters were bottled in cobalt blue, long-neck, blob top, iron-pontiled bottles embossed “hutchinson \u0026amp; co”. these bottles are believed to have been blown by william mccully \u0026amp; company of pittsburgh, pennsylvania. in 1851 operations were moved to the corner of randolph and peoria streets (8 \u0026amp; 10 north peoria street). the hutchinson \u0026amp; company name was changed to “w. h. hutchinson \u0026amp; company” in 1855 and their new cobalt blue soda bottles were embossed w.h.h. \/ chicago. these newer bottles were similar to the earlier examples, but have smooth bases. some of them have “wm. mcc \u0026amp; co.” maker’s marks on the back heel, confirming their manufacture by mccully. in 1858, william h. hutchinson and t.o. dunn formed a partnership known as “hutchinson \u0026amp; dunn.” they bottled soda water, ale, and porter. no bottles are known listing this business name or their 242-245 west randolph street address. in 1863 dunn sold his interests to william h. hutchinson’s sons, william a. hutchinson and george c. hutchinson. the company name was then changed to “w. h. hutchinson \u0026amp; sons.” the “w.h.h.” trade mark, however, continued to be used for several years thereafter. w. h. hutchinson \u0026amp; sons’ bottles in the late 1860s\/early 1870s included amber and aqua porter beers, amber wine-style quarts, round bottom ginger ales, and amber and green saratoga-style mineral waters. fortuitously, the w. h. hutchinson and sons’ bottling plant was located west of the business district devastated by the great chicago fire of 1871. one of the fire’s major casualties was chicago’s post office. the hutchinsons responded by donating thousands of wooden soda delivery cases that were used for sorting mail at a makeshift post office. although w. h. hutchinson and son survived the fire, the firm struggled as an economic depression hit the country and most of the company’s holdings had to be sold to stave off bankruptcy. in early 1879, william h. hutchinson died and his son william a. hutchinson retired. ownership of the firm then passed to george c. hutchinson and his younger brother, charles grove hutchinson. william h. hutchinson didn’t live the see the enormous success his firm achieved following charles g. hutchinson’s invention and registration of “hutchinson’s patent spring stopper” april 8, 1879. hutchinson’s stopper gained widespread popularity with bottlers and consumers as corks and most other types of external and internal bottle closures were rendered obsolete and hutchinson’s inexpensive internal stoppers became the north american soda bottling industry’s standard closure. the “hutchinson era” lasted from 1879 until just before world war i. hutchinson’s patent spring stopper is second only to painter’s crown closure in terms of total industry impact. in 1882, hutchinson’s bottling operations were sold to the hayes brothers, chicago soda bottlers since 1871. this major change in operations allowed w. h. hutchinson \u0026amp; son to focus on manufacturing and distributing hutchinson’s patent spring stoppers, syrups and extracts, and other major components of the bottling process. the plant was moved to196-198 south desplaines street, chicago, in 1882. by the turn of the century the development of owens’ automatic bottle machine, passage of the pure food and drugs act of 1906, and the economic reality that crown seal closures (bottle caps) were sanitary, easily applied, and significantly less expensive than hutchinson’s patent spring stoppers were factors that led bottlers to gradually phase out hutchinson bottling equipment and convert to crown seal machinery. in 1912 w. h. hutchinson and son halted production of hutchinson stoppers in favor of manufacturing crown caps.","brand":"vendor-unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50671289041194,"sku":"UR-22876-15","price":395.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0959\/7075\/4858\/files\/20150902-img_0003_2.jpg?v=1760363686"},{"product_id":"hard-to-find-and-highly-sought-mid-nineteenth-century-celebrated-mineral-water-fabricated-for-chicago-bottling-giant-william-h-hutchinson-company","title":"hard to find and highly sought mid-nineteenth century \"celebrated mineral water\" fabricated for chicago bottling giant william h. hutchinson \u0026 company.","description":"original and intact c. early 1850's cornflower blue \"celebrated mineral water\" soda bottle fabricated for william h. hutchinson \u0026amp; company, chicago, ills. the hand-blown bottle was likely fabricated by a pittsburgh or possibly a new york glasshouse or works. the completely intact bottle contains a pontiled base with little to no traces of iron oxide remaining. the privy dug antebellum period soda bottle contains a long and tapered neck with the hard to find twitchell lip, or applied tapered lip with single ring. the front body exhibits slightly caseworn embossed lettering \"hutchinson co. \/ celebrated \/ mineral \/ water \/chicago\". the bottle exhibits surface wear, scuff marks and discoloration consistent with age. crudities are typical of its age and date of manufacture, including bubbles in the body, and heavy whittling in the neck and finish. henry hutchinson moved to chicago in 1840 and opened a small bottling plant in a dwelling on west randolph, between clinton and jefferson streets, in 1848. “hutchinson \u0026amp; company’s” first bottled products included spruce and lemon beers, cider, soda, and mineral water. oak barrels full of fresh water for carbonating were hauled by wagon from lake michigan. sodas and mineral waters were bottled in cobalt blue, long-neck, blob top, iron-pontiled bottles embossed “hutchinson \u0026amp; co”. these bottles are believed to have been blown by william mccully \u0026amp; company of pittsburgh, pennsylvania. in 1851 operations were moved to the corner of randolph and peoria streets (8 \u0026amp; 10 north peoria street). the hutchinson \u0026amp; company name was changed to “w. h. hutchinson \u0026amp; company” in 1855 and their new cobalt blue soda bottles were embossed w.h.h. \/ chicago. these newer bottles were similar to the earlier examples, but have smooth bases. some of them have “wm. mcc \u0026amp; co.” maker’s marks on the back heel, confirming their manufacture by mccully. in 1858, william h. hutchinson and t.o. dunn formed a partnership known as “hutchinson \u0026amp; dunn.” they bottled soda water, ale, and porter. no bottles are known listing this business name or their 242-245 west randolph street address. in 1863 dunn sold his interests to william h. hutchinson’s sons, william a. hutchinson and george c. hutchinson. the company name was then changed to “w. h. hutchinson \u0026amp; sons.” the “w.h.h.” trade mark, however, continued to be used for several years thereafter. w. h. hutchinson \u0026amp; sons’ bottles in the late 1860s and early 1870s included amber and aqua porter beers, amber wine-style quarts, round bottom ginger ales, and amber and green saratoga-style mineral waters. fortuitously, the w. h. hutchinson and sons’ bottling plant was located west of the business district devastated by the great chicago fire of 1871. one of the fire’s major casualties was chicago’s post office. the hutchinsons responded by donating thousands of wooden soda delivery cases that were used for sorting mail at a makeshift post office. although w. h. hutchinson and son survived the fire, the firm struggled as an economic depression hit the country and most of the company’s holdings had to be sold to stave off bankruptcy. in early 1879, william h. hutchinson died and his son william a. hutchinson retired. ownership of the firm then passed to george c. hutchinson and his younger brother, charles grove hutchinson. william h. hutchinson didn’t live the see the enormous success his firm achieved following charles g. hutchinson’s invention and registration of “hutchinson’s patent spring stopper” april 8, 1879. hutchinson’s stopper gained widespread popularity with bottlers and consumers as corks and most other types of external and internal bottle closures were rendered obsolete and hutchinson’s inexpensive internal stoppers became the north american soda bottling industry’s standard closure. the “hutchinson era” lasted from 1879 until just before world war i. hutchinson’s patent spring stopper is second only to painter’s crown closure in terms of total industry impact. in 1882, hutchinson’s bottling operations were sold to the hayes brothers, chicago soda bottlers since 1871. this major change in operations allowed w. h. hutchinson \u0026amp; son to focus on manufacturing and distributing hutchinson’s patent spring stoppers, syrups and extracts, and other major components of the bottling process. the plant was moved to196-198 south desplaines street, chicago, in 1882. by the turn of the century the development of owens’ automatic bottle machine, passage of the pure food and drugs act of 1906, and the economic reality that crown seal closures (bottle caps) were sanitary, easily applied, and significantly less expensive than hutchinson’s patent spring stoppers were factors that led bottlers to gradually phase out hutchinson bottling equipment and convert to crown seal machinery. in 1912 w. h. hutchinson and son halted production of hutchinson stoppers in favor of manufacturing crown caps.","brand":"vendor-unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default 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seeding, casewear, and heavy whittling around the finish. william henry hutchinson moved to chicago in 1840. he opened a small chicago bottling plant in a dwelling on west randolph, between clinton and jefferson streets, in 1848. “hutchinson \u0026amp; company’s” first bottled products included spruce and lemon beers, cider, soda, and mineral water. oak barrels full of fresh water for carbonating were hauled by wagon from lake michigan. sodas and mineral waters were bottled in cobalt blue, long-neck, blob top, iron-pontiled bottles embossed “hutchinson \u0026amp; co”. these bottles are believed to have been blown by william mccully \u0026amp; company of pittsburgh, pennsylvania. in 1851 operations were moved to the corner of randolph and peoria streets (8 \u0026amp; 10 north peoria street). the hutchinson \u0026amp; company name was changed to “w. h. hutchinson \u0026amp; company” in 1855 and their new cobalt blue soda bottles were embossed w.h.h. \/ chicago. these newer bottles were similar to the earlier examples, but have smooth bases. some of them have “wm. mcc \u0026amp; co.” maker’s marks on the back heel, confirming their manufacture by mccully. in 1858, william h. hutchinson and t.o. dunn formed a partnership known as “hutchinson \u0026amp; dunn.” they bottled soda water, ale, and porter. no bottles are known listing this business name or their 242-245 west randolph street address. in 1863 dunn sold his interests to william h. hutchinson’s sons, william a. hutchinson and george c. hutchinson. the company name was then changed to “w. h. hutchinson \u0026amp; sons.” the “w.h.h.” trade mark, however, continued to be used for several years thereafter. w. h. hutchinson \u0026amp; sons’ bottles in the late 1860s\/early 1870s included amber and aqua porter beers, amber wine-style quarts, round bottom ginger ales, and amber and green saratoga-style mineral waters. fortuitously, the w. h. hutchinson and sons’ bottling plant was located west of the business district devastated by the great chicago fire of 1871. one of the fire’s major casualties was chicago’s post office. the hutchinsons responded by donating thousands of wooden soda delivery cases that were used for sorting mail at a makeshift post office. although w. h. hutchinson and son survived the fire, the firm struggled as an economic depression hit the country and most of the company’s holdings had to be sold to stave off bankruptcy. in early 1879, william h. hutchinson died and his son william a. hutchinson retired. ownership of the firm then passed to george c. hutchinson and his younger brother, charles grove hutchinson. william h. hutchinson didn’t live the see the enormous success his firm achieved following charles g. hutchinson’s invention and registration of “hutchinson’s patent spring stopper” april 8, 1879. hutchinson’s stopper gained widespread popularity with bottlers and consumers as corks and most other types of external and internal bottle closures were rendered obsolete and hutchinson’s inexpensive internal stoppers became the north american soda bottling industry’s standard closure. the “hutchinson era” lasted from 1879 until just before world war i. hutchinson’s patent spring stopper is second only to painter’s crown closure in terms of total industry impact. in 1882, hutchinson’s bottling operations were sold to the hayes brothers, chicago soda bottlers since 1871. this major change in operations allowed w. h. hutchinson \u0026amp; son to focus on manufacturing and distributing hutchinson’s patent spring stoppers, syrups and extracts, and other major components of the bottling process. the plant was moved to196-198 south desplaines street, chicago, in 1882. by the turn of the century the development of owens’ automatic bottle machine, passage of the pure food and drugs act of 1906, and the economic reality that crown seal closures (bottle caps) were sanitary, easily applied, and significantly less expensive than hutchinson’s patent spring stoppers 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trade mark, however, continued to be used for several years thereafter. w. h. hutchinson \u0026amp; sons’ bottles in the late 1860s\/early 1870s included amber and aqua porter beers, amber wine-style quarts, round bottom ginger ales, and amber and green saratoga-style mineral waters. fortuitously, the w. h. hutchinson and sons’ bottling plant was located west of the business district devastated by the great chicago fire of 1871. one of the fire’s major casualties was chicago’s post office. the hutchinsons responded by donating thousands of wooden soda delivery cases that were used for sorting mail at a makeshift post office. although w. h. hutchinson and son survived the fire, the firm struggled as an economic depression hit the country and most of the company’s holdings had to be sold to stave off bankruptcy. in early 1879, william h. hutchinson died and his son william a. hutchinson retired. ownership of the firm then passed to george c. hutchinson and his younger brother, charles 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consumers as corks and most other types of external and internal bottle closures were rendered obsolete and hutchinson’s inexpensive internal stoppers became the north american soda bottling industry’s standard closure. the “hutchinson era” lasted from 1879 until just before world war i. hutchinson’s patent spring stopper is second only to painter’s crown closure in terms of total industry impact. in 1882, hutchinson’s bottling operations were sold to the hayes brothers, chicago soda bottlers since 1871. this major change in operations allowed w. h. hutchinson \u0026amp; son to focus on manufacturing and distributing hutchinson’s patent spring stoppers, syrups and extracts, and other major components of the bottling process. the plant was moved to196-198 south desplaines street, chicago, in 1882. by the turn of the century the development of owens’ automatic bottle machine, passage of the pure food and drugs act of 1906, and the economic reality that crown seal closures (bottle caps) 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sold to stave off bankruptcy. in early 1879, william h. hutchinson died and his son william a. hutchinson retired. ownership of the firm then passed to george c. hutchinson and his younger brother, charles grove hutchinson. william h. hutchinson didn’t live the see the enormous success his firm achieved following charles g. hutchinson’s invention and registration of “hutchinson’s patent spring stopper” april 8, 1879. hutchinson’s stopper gained widespread popularity with bottlers and consumers as corks and most other types of external and internal bottle closures were rendered obsolete and hutchinson’s inexpensive internal stoppers became the north american soda bottling industry’s standard closure. the “hutchinson era” lasted from 1879 until just before world war i. hutchinson’s patent spring stopper is second only to painter’s crown closure in terms of total industry impact. in 1882, hutchinson’s bottling operations were sold to the hayes brothers, chicago soda bottlers since 1871. 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thereafter. w. h. hutchinson \u0026amp; sons’ bottles in the late 1860s\/early 1870s included amber and aqua porter beers, amber wine-style quarts, round bottom ginger ales, and amber and green saratoga-style mineral waters. fortuitously, the w. h. hutchinson and sons’ bottling plant was located west of the business district devastated by the great chicago fire of 1871. one of the fire’s major casualties was chicago’s post office. the hutchinsons responded by donating thousands of wooden soda delivery cases that were used for sorting mail at a makeshift post office. although w. h. hutchinson and son survived the fire, the firm struggled as an economic depression hit the country and most of the company’s holdings had to be sold to stave off bankruptcy. in early 1879, william h. hutchinson died and his son william a. hutchinson retired. ownership of the firm then passed to george c. hutchinson and his younger brother, charles grove hutchinson. william h. hutchinson didn’t live the see 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the lower front body with \"w.h.h. \/ chicago \/ill\", with some caseworn lettering above the panels of the mug base. the smooth bases and side seams reflect key hinge mold manufacturing. typical crudities include allover seeding, heavy whittling and minor surface wear vary from one bottle to the next. nearly all of the bottles are a light cobalt, aqua or teal colored glass. william henry hutchinson moved to chicago in 1840. he opened a small chicago bottling plant in a dwelling on west randolph, between clinton and jefferson streets, in 1848. “hutchinson \u0026amp; company’s” first bottled products included spruce and lemon beers, cider, soda, and mineral water. oak barrels full of fresh water for carbonating were hauled by wagon from lake michigan. sodas and mineral waters were bottled in cobalt blue, long-neck, blob top, iron-pontiled bottles embossed “hutchinson \u0026amp; co”. these bottles are believed to have been blown by william mccully \u0026amp; company of pittsburgh, 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thereafter. w. h. hutchinson \u0026amp; sons’ bottles in the late 1860s\/early 1870s included amber and aqua porter beers, amber wine-style quarts, round bottom ginger ales, and amber and green saratoga-style mineral waters. fortuitously, the w. h. hutchinson and sons’ bottling plant was located west of the business district devastated by the great chicago fire of 1871. one of the fire’s major casualties was chicago’s post office. the hutchinsons responded by donating thousands of wooden soda delivery cases that were used for sorting mail at a makeshift post office. although w. h. hutchinson and son survived the fire, the firm struggled as an economic depression hit the country and most of the company’s holdings had to be sold to stave off bankruptcy. in early 1879, william h. hutchinson died and his son william a. hutchinson retired. ownership of the firm then passed to george c. hutchinson and his younger brother, charles grove hutchinson. william h. hutchinson didn’t live the see 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slop, and only a small spot of discoloration from being dug. the hexagonal \"mug base\" is smooth with no markings except the key and hinge mold lines, which are evident along the bottom and sides of the base and body. surface wear and crudities consistent with age. great overall condition. several mug style w.h.h. bottles available. william henry hutchinson moved to chicago in 1840. he opened a small chicago bottling plant in a dwelling on west randolph, between clinton and jefferson streets, in 1848. “hutchinson \u0026amp; company’s” first bottled products included spruce and lemon beers, cider, soda, and mineral water. oak barrels full of fresh water for carbonating were hauled by wagon from lake michigan. sodas and mineral waters were bottled in cobalt blue, long-neck, blob top, iron-pontiled bottles embossed “hutchinson \u0026amp; co”. these bottles are believed to have been blown by william mccully \u0026amp; company of pittsburgh, pennsylvania. in 1851 operations were moved to 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bottles in the late 1860s\/early 1870s included amber and aqua porter beers, amber wine-style quarts, round bottom ginger ales, and amber and green saratoga-style mineral waters. fortuitously, the w. h. hutchinson and sons’ bottling plant was located west of the business district devastated by the great chicago fire of 1871. one of the fire’s major casualties was chicago’s post office. the hutchinsons responded by donating thousands of wooden soda delivery cases that were used for sorting mail at a makeshift post office. although w. h. hutchinson and son survived the fire, the firm struggled as an economic depression hit the country and most of the company’s holdings had to be sold to stave off bankruptcy. in early 1879, william h. hutchinson died and his son william a. hutchinson retired. ownership of the firm then passed to george c. hutchinson and his younger brother, charles grove hutchinson. william h. hutchinson didn’t live the see the enormous success his firm achieved following charles g. hutchinson’s invention and registration of “hutchinson’s patent spring stopper” april 8, 1879. hutchinson’s stopper gained widespread popularity with bottlers and consumers as corks and most other types of external and internal bottle closures were rendered obsolete and hutchinson’s inexpensive internal stoppers became the north american soda bottling industry’s standard closure. the “hutchinson era” lasted from 1879 until just before world war i. hutchinson’s patent spring stopper is second only to painter’s crown closure in terms of total industry impact. in 1882, hutchinson’s bottling operations were sold to the hayes brothers, chicago soda bottlers since 1871. this major change in operations allowed w. h. hutchinson \u0026amp; son to focus on manufacturing and distributing hutchinson’s patent spring stoppers, syrups and extracts, and other major components of the bottling process. the plant was moved to196-198 south desplaines street, chicago, in 1882. by the turn of the 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mineral waters were bottled in cobalt blue, long-neck, blob top, iron-pontiled bottles embossed “hutchinson \u0026amp; co”. these bottles are believed to have been blown by william mccully \u0026amp; company of pittsburgh, pennsylvania. in 1851 operations were moved to the corner of randolph and peoria streets (8 \u0026amp; 10 north peoria street). the hutchinson \u0026amp; company name was changed to “w. h. hutchinson \u0026amp; company” in 1855 and new cobalt blue soda bottles were embossed w.h.h. \/ chicago. these newer bottles were similar to the earlier examples, but have smooth bases. some of them have “wm. mcc \u0026amp; co.” maker’s marks on the back heel, confirming their manufacture by mccully. in 1858, william h. hutchinson and t.o. dunn formed a partnership known as “hutchinson \u0026amp; dunn.” they bottled soda water, ale, and porter. no bottles are known listing this business name or their 242-245 west randolph street address. in 1863 dunn sold his interests to william h. hutchinson’s sons, william a. hutchinson and george c. hutchinson. the company name was then changed to “w. h. hutchinson \u0026amp; sons.” the “w.h.h.” trade mark, however, continued to be used for several years thereafter. w. h. hutchinson \u0026amp; sons’ bottles in the late 1860s\/early 1870s included amber and aqua porter beers, amber wine-style quarts, round bottom ginger ales, and amber and green saratoga-style mineral waters. fortuitously, the w. h. hutchinson and sons’ bottling plant was located west of the business district devastated by the great chicago fire of 1871. one of the fire’s major casualties was chicago’s post office. the hutchinsons responded by donating thousands of wooden soda delivery cases that were used for sorting mail at a makeshift post office. although w. h. hutchinson and son survived the fire, the firm struggled as an economic depression hit the country and most of the company’s holdings had to be sold to stave off bankruptcy. in early 1879, william h. hutchinson died and his son william a. hutchinson retired. ownership of the firm then passed to george c. hutchinson and his younger brother, charles grove hutchinson. william h. hutchinson didn’t live the see the enormous success his firm achieved following charles g. hutchinson’s invention and registration of “hutchinson’s patent spring stopper” april 8, 1879. hutchinson’s stopper gained widespread popularity with bottlers and consumers as corks and most other types of external and internal bottle closures were rendered obsolete and hutchinson’s inexpensive internal stoppers became the north american soda bottling industry’s standard closure. the “hutchinson era” lasted from 1879 until just before world war i. hutchinson’s patent spring stopper is second only to painter’s crown closure in terms of total industry impact. in 1882, hutchinson’s bottling operations were sold to the hayes brothers, chicago soda bottlers since 1871. this major change in operations allowed w. h. hutchinson \u0026amp; son to focus on manufacturing and distributing hutchinson’s patent spring stoppers, syrups and extracts, and other major components of the bottling process. the plant was moved to196-198 south desplaines street, chicago, in 1882. by the turn of the century the development of owens’ automatic bottle machine, passage of the pure food and drugs act of 1906, and the economic reality that crown seal closures (bottle caps) were sanitary, easily applied, and significantly less expensive than hutchinson’s patent spring stoppers were factors that led bottlers to gradually phase out hutchinson bottling equipment and convert to crown seal machinery. in 1912 w. h. hutchinson and son halted production of hutchinson stoppers in favor of manufacturing crown caps.","brand":"vendor-unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default 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hexagonal \"mug base\" is smooth with no markings except the key and hinge mold lines, which are evident along the bottom and sides of the base and body. surface wear and crudities consistent with age, including allover seeding and casewear. several mug style w.h.h. bottles available. william henry hutchinson moved to chicago in 1840. he opened a small chicago bottling plant in a dwelling on west randolph, between clinton and jefferson streets, in 1848. “hutchinson \u0026amp; company’s” first bottled products included spruce and lemon beers, cider, soda, and mineral water. oak barrels full of fresh water for carbonating were hauled by wagon from lake michigan. sodas and mineral waters were bottled in cobalt blue, long-neck, blob top, iron-pontiled bottles embossed “hutchinson \u0026amp; co”. these bottles are believed to have been blown by william mccully \u0026amp; company of pittsburgh, pennsylvania. in 1851 operations were moved to the corner of randolph and peoria streets (8 \u0026amp; 10 north peoria street). the hutchinson \u0026amp; company name was changed to “w. h. hutchinson \u0026amp; company” in 1855 and their new cobalt blue soda bottles were embossed w.h.h. \/ chicago. these newer bottles were similar to the earlier examples, but have smooth bases. some of them have “wm. mcc \u0026amp; co.” maker’s marks on the back heel, confirming their manufacture by mccully. in 1858, william h. hutchinson and t.o. dunn formed a partnership known as “hutchinson \u0026amp; dunn.” they bottled soda water, ale, and porter. no bottles are known listing this business name or their 242-245 west randolph street address. in 1863 dunn sold his interests to william h. hutchinson’s sons, william a. hutchinson and george c. hutchinson. the company name was then changed to “w. h. hutchinson \u0026amp; sons.” the “w.h.h.” trade mark, however, continued to be used for several years thereafter. w. h. hutchinson \u0026amp; sons’ bottles in the late 1860s\/early 1870s included amber and aqua porter beers, amber wine-style quarts, round bottom ginger ales, and amber and green saratoga-style mineral waters. fortuitously, the w. h. hutchinson and sons’ bottling plant was located west of the business district devastated by the great chicago fire of 1871. one of the fire’s major casualties was chicago’s post office. the hutchinsons responded by donating thousands of wooden soda delivery cases that were used for sorting mail at a makeshift post office. although w. h. hutchinson and son survived the fire, the firm struggled as an economic depression hit the country and most of the company’s holdings had to be sold to stave off bankruptcy. in early 1879, william h. hutchinson died and his son william a. hutchinson retired. ownership of the firm then passed to george c. hutchinson and his younger brother, charles grove hutchinson. william h. hutchinson didn’t live the see the enormous success his firm achieved following charles g. hutchinson’s invention and registration of “hutchinson’s patent spring stopper” april 8, 1879. hutchinson’s stopper gained widespread popularity with bottlers and consumers as corks and most other types of external and internal bottle closures were rendered obsolete and hutchinson’s inexpensive internal stoppers became the north american soda bottling industry’s standard closure. the “hutchinson era” lasted from 1879 until just before world war i. hutchinson’s patent spring stopper is second only to painter’s crown closure in terms of total industry impact. in 1882, hutchinson’s bottling operations were sold to the hayes brothers, chicago soda bottlers since 1871. this major change in operations allowed w. h. hutchinson \u0026amp; son to focus on manufacturing and distributing hutchinson’s patent spring stoppers, syrups and extracts, and other major components of the bottling process. the plant was moved to196-198 south desplaines street, chicago, in 1882. by the turn of the century the development of owens’ automatic bottle machine, passage of the pure food and drugs act of 1906, and the economic reality that crown seal closures (bottle caps) were sanitary, easily applied, and significantly less expensive than hutchinson’s patent spring stoppers were factors that led bottlers to gradually phase out hutchinson bottling equipment and convert to crown seal machinery. in 1912 w. h. hutchinson and son halted production of hutchinson stoppers in favor of manufacturing crown caps.","brand":"vendor-unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50671376826666,"sku":"UR-23051-15","price":150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0959\/7075\/4858\/files\/20141121-001_2.jpg?v=1760276991"},{"product_id":"collectible-rare-late-1850-s-original-and-intact-cobalt-blue-blobtop-soda-bottle-manufactured-for-chicago-bottler-william-henry-hutchinson-in-pittsburgh-pa","title":"collectible rare late 1850's original and intact cobalt blue blobtop 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“wm. mcc \u0026amp; co.” maker’s marks on the back heel, confirming their manufacture by mccully. in 1858, william h. hutchinson and t.o. dunn formed a partnership known as “hutchinson \u0026amp; dunn.” they bottled soda water, ale, and porter. no bottles are known listing this business name or their 242-245 west randolph street address. in 1863 dunn sold his interests to william h. hutchinson’s sons, william a. hutchinson and george c. hutchinson. the company name was then changed to “w. h. hutchinson \u0026amp; sons.” the “w.h.h.” trade mark, however, continued to be used for several years thereafter. w. h. hutchinson \u0026amp; sons’ bottles in the late 1860s\/early 1870s included amber and aqua porter beers, amber wine-style quarts, round bottom ginger ales, and amber and green saratoga-style mineral waters. fortuitously, the w. h. hutchinson and sons’ bottling plant was located west of the business district devastated by the great chicago fire of 1871. one of the fire’s major casualties was chicago’s post office. the hutchinsons responded by donating thousands of wooden soda delivery cases that were used for sorting mail at a makeshift post office. although w. h. hutchinson and son survived the fire, the firm struggled as an economic depression hit the country and most of the company’s holdings had to be sold to stave off bankruptcy. in early 1879, william h. hutchinson died and his son william a. hutchinson retired. ownership of the firm then passed to george c. hutchinson and his younger brother, charles grove hutchinson. william h. hutchinson didn’t live the see the enormous success his firm achieved following charles g. hutchinson’s invention and registration of “hutchinson’s patent spring stopper” april 8, 1879. hutchinson’s stopper gained widespread popularity with bottlers and consumers as corks and most other types of external and internal bottle closures were rendered obsolete and hutchinson’s inexpensive internal stoppers became the north american soda bottling industry’s standard closure. the “hutchinson era” lasted from 1879 until just before world war i. hutchinson’s patent spring stopper is second only to painter’s crown closure in terms of total industry impact. in 1882, hutchinson’s bottling operations were sold to the hayes brothers, chicago soda bottlers since 1871. this major change in operations allowed w. h. hutchinson \u0026amp; son to focus on manufacturing and distributing hutchinson’s patent spring stoppers, syrups and extracts, and other major components of the bottling process. the plant was moved to196-198 south desplaines street, chicago, in 1882. by the turn of the century the development of owens’ automatic bottle machine, passage of the pure food and drugs act of 1906, and the economic reality that crown seal closures (bottle caps) were sanitary, easily applied, and significantly less expensive than hutchinson’s patent spring stoppers were factors that led bottlers to gradually phase out hutchinson bottling equipment and convert to crown seal machinery. in 1912 w. h. hutchinson and son halted production of hutchinson stoppers in favor of manufacturing crown caps.","brand":"vendor-unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50671381381418,"sku":"UR-23074-15","price":495.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0959\/7075\/4858\/files\/20141214-050_2.jpg?v=1760188283"},{"product_id":"original-c-1855-59-largely-intact-privy-dug-low-shouldered-iron-pontiled-cobalt-blue-glass-w-h-h-mineral-or-soda-water-bottle-fabricated-for-william-henry-hutchinson-in-chicago-il","title":"original c. 1855-59 largely intact privy dug low-shouldered iron-pontiled cobalt blue glass \"w.h.h.\" mineral or soda water bottle fabricated for william henry hutchinson in chicago, il.","description":"largely intact low-shouldered cobalt blue glass \"w.h.h.\" mineral or soda water bottle fabricated by william mcullly \u0026amp; company glass works of pittsburgh, pa. the applied blob top collar bottle was distributed by w. h. hutchinson \u0026amp; company, chicago, il. the sloping shouldered glass contains an iron-pontiled base and mold lines. the body of the bottle contains the bottler's initials with the city and state (i.e., chicago, ill) located below the block lettering. the blobtop finish exhibits whittling and is largely intact except for a small flat chip at the lip. this type of highly collectible bottle was first introduced around 1855 and remained in production well into the 1860's. although the shape of the body remained largely unchanged - with the exception of the paneled \"mug base\" variety - the thickness of the lettering, along with placement of the city and manufacturer markings along the backside varied from year to year. in addition, the earliest bottles contained a deep iron pontiled base. the smooth hinge and\/or key mold bases contained dots, stars and the letter \"h.\" surface wear, scuff marks and discoloration consistent with age. the privy dug bottle is free from major cracks or breaks. it features bubbles in the body, whittling in the neck and finish, and irridization. several available. henry hutchinson moved to chicago in 1840. he opened a small chicago bottling plant in a dwelling on west randolph, between clinton and jefferson streets, in 1848. “hutchinson \u0026amp; company’s” first bottled products included spruce and lemon beers, cider, soda, and mineral water. oak barrels full of fresh water for carbonating were hauled by wagon from lake michigan. sodas and mineral waters were bottled in cobalt blue, long-neck, blob top, iron-pontiled bottles embossed “hutchinson \u0026amp; co”. these bottles are believed to have been blown by william mccully \u0026amp; company of pittsburgh, pennsylvania. in 1851 operations were moved to the corner of randolph and peoria streets (8 \u0026amp; 10 north peoria street). the hutchinson \u0026amp; company name was changed to “w. h. hutchinson \u0026amp; company” in 1855 and their new cobalt blue soda bottles were embossed w.h.h. \/ chicago. these newer bottles were similar to the earlier examples, but have smooth bases. some of them have “wm. mcc \u0026amp; co.” maker’s marks on the back heel, confirming their manufacture by mccully. in 1858, william h. hutchinson and t.o. dunn formed a partnership known as “hutchinson \u0026amp; dunn.” they bottled soda water, ale, and porter. no bottles are known listing this business name or their 242-245 west randolph street address. in 1863 dunn sold his interests to william h. hutchinson’s sons, william a. hutchinson and george c. hutchinson. the company name was then changed to “w. h. hutchinson \u0026amp; sons.” the “w.h.h.” trade mark, however, continued to be used for several years thereafter. w. h. hutchinson \u0026amp; sons’ bottles in the late 1860s\/early 1870s included amber and aqua porter beers, amber wine-style quarts, round bottom ginger ales, and amber and green saratoga-style mineral waters. fortuitously, the w. h. hutchinson and sons’ bottling plant was located west of the business district devastated by the great chicago fire of 1871. one of the fire’s major casualties was chicago’s post office. the hutchinsons responded by donating thousands of wooden soda delivery cases that were used for sorting mail at a makeshift post office. although w. h. hutchinson and son survived the fire, the firm struggled as an economic depression hit the country and most of the company’s holdings had to be sold to stave off bankruptcy. in early 1879, william h. hutchinson died and his son william a. hutchinson retired. ownership of the firm then passed to george c. hutchinson and his younger brother, charles grove hutchinson. william h. hutchinson didn’t live the see the enormous success his firm achieved following charles g. hutchinson’s invention and registration of “hutchinson’s patent spring stopper” april 8, 1879. hutchinson’s stopper gained widespread popularity with bottlers and consumers as corks and most other types of external and internal bottle closures were rendered obsolete and hutchinson’s inexpensive internal stoppers became the north american soda bottling industry’s standard closure. the “hutchinson era” lasted from 1879 until just before world war i. hutchinson’s patent spring stopper is second only to painter’s crown closure in terms of total industry impact. in 1882, hutchinson’s bottling operations were sold to the hayes brothers, chicago soda bottlers since 1871. this major change in operations allowed w. h. hutchinson \u0026amp; son to focus on manufacturing and distributing hutchinson’s patent spring stoppers, syrups and extracts, and other major components of the bottling process. the plant was moved to196-198 south desplaines street, chicago, in 1882. by the turn of the century the development of owens’ automatic bottle machine, passage of the pure food and drugs act of 1906, and the economic reality 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highly sought after late 1850's intact cobalt blue blobtop soda bottle manufactured for chicago bottler william henry hutchinson in pittsburgh, pa. the low-shouldered squat bottle is embossed on the lower front body \"w.h.h. \/ chicago\". this type of highly collectible bottle was first introduced around 1855 and remained in production well into the 1860's. although the shape of the body remained largely unchanged - with the exception of the paneled \"mug base\" variety - the thickness of the lettering, along with placement of the city and manufacturer markings along the backside varied from year to year. in addition, the earliest bottles contained a deep iron pontiled base. the base on this bottle has a deep, slightly pointed kickup from manufacture with iron pontil. typical crudities include allover seeding and whittling, especially around the finish. discoloration and irridization are typical of having been dug. william henry hutchinson moved to chicago in 1840. he opened a small chicago bottling plant in a dwelling on west randolph, between clinton and jefferson streets, in 1848. “hutchinson \u0026amp; company’s” first bottled products included spruce and lemon beers, cider, soda, and mineral water. oak barrels full of fresh water for carbonating were hauled by wagon from lake michigan. sodas and mineral waters were bottled in cobalt blue, long-neck, blob top, iron-pontiled bottles embossed “hutchinson \u0026amp; co”. these bottles are believed to have been blown by william mccully \u0026amp; company of pittsburgh, pennsylvania. in 1851 operations were moved to the corner of randolph and peoria streets (8 \u0026amp; 10 north peoria street). the hutchinson \u0026amp; company name was changed to “w. h. hutchinson \u0026amp; company” in 1855 and their new cobalt blue soda bottles were embossed w.h.h. \/ chicago. these newer bottles were similar to the earlier examples, but have smooth bases. some of them have “wm. mcc \u0026amp; co.” maker’s marks on the back heel, confirming their manufacture by mccully. in 1858, william h. hutchinson and t.o. dunn formed a partnership known as “hutchinson \u0026amp; dunn.” they bottled soda water, ale, and porter. no bottles are known listing this business name or their 242-245 west randolph street address. in 1863 dunn sold his interests to william h. hutchinson’s sons, william a. hutchinson and george c. hutchinson. the company name was then changed to “w. h. hutchinson \u0026amp; sons.” the “w.h.h.” trade mark, however, continued to be used for several years thereafter. w. h. hutchinson \u0026amp; sons’ bottles in the late 1860s\/early 1870s included amber and aqua porter beers, amber wine-style quarts, round bottom ginger ales, and amber and green saratoga-style mineral waters. fortuitously, the w. h. hutchinson and sons’ bottling plant was located west of the business district devastated by the great chicago fire of 1871. one of the fire’s major casualties was chicago’s post office. the hutchinsons responded by donating thousands of wooden soda delivery cases that were used for sorting mail at a makeshift post office. although w. h. hutchinson and son survived the fire, the firm struggled as an economic depression hit the country and most of the company’s holdings had to be sold to stave off bankruptcy. in early 1879, william h. hutchinson died and his son william a. hutchinson retired. ownership of the firm then passed to george c. hutchinson and his younger brother, charles grove hutchinson. william h. hutchinson didn’t live the see the enormous success his firm achieved following charles g. hutchinson’s invention and registration of “hutchinson’s patent spring stopper” april 8, 1879. hutchinson’s stopper gained widespread popularity with bottlers and consumers as corks and most other types of external and internal bottle closures were rendered obsolete and hutchinson’s inexpensive internal stoppers became the north american soda bottling industry’s standard closure. the “hutchinson era” lasted from 1879 until just before world war i. hutchinson’s patent spring stopper is second only to painter’s crown closure in terms of total industry impact. in 1882, hutchinson’s bottling operations were sold to the hayes brothers, chicago soda bottlers since 1871. this major change in operations allowed w. h. hutchinson \u0026amp; son to focus on manufacturing and distributing hutchinson’s patent spring stoppers, syrups and extracts, and other major components of the bottling process. the plant was moved to196-198 south desplaines street, chicago, in 1882. by the turn of the century the development of owens’ automatic bottle machine, passage of the pure food and drugs act of 1906, and the economic reality that crown seal closures (bottle caps) were sanitary, easily applied, and significantly less expensive than hutchinson’s patent spring stoppers were factors that led bottlers to gradually phase out hutchinson bottling equipment and convert to crown seal machinery. in 1912 w. h. hutchinson and son halted production of hutchinson stoppers in favor of manufacturing crown caps.","brand":"vendor-unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50671381578026,"sku":"UR-23076-15","price":450.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0959\/7075\/4858\/files\/20141214-043_2.jpg?v=1760277067"},{"product_id":"original-and-intact-1860-s-blue-blobtop-gravitating-soda-bottle-with-mug-base-manufactured-for-chicago-bottler-william-henry-hutchinson","title":"original and intact 1860's blue blobtop gravitating soda bottle with mug base manufactured for chicago bottler william henry hutchinson","description":"hard to find and highly sought after c. early 1860's intact vibrant blue aqua blobtop soda bottle manufactured for chicago bottler william henry hutchinson. the \"gravitating\" shaped bottle has a 10-panel mug base and is finished with a squat neck and an intact applied blob top. embossed on the front body is \"w.h.h. \/ chicago \/ ill\", with last line of lettering ending right above the panels of the mug base. the smooth base and side seams evidence manufacture with key hinge mold. typical crudities include bubbles, whittling and some haze or discoloration. william henry hutchinson moved to chicago in 1840. he opened a small chicago bottling plant in a dwelling on west randolph, between clinton and jefferson streets, in 1848. “hutchinson \u0026amp; company’s” first bottled products included spruce and lemon beers, cider, soda, and mineral water. oak barrels full of fresh water for carbonating were hauled by wagon from lake michigan. sodas and mineral waters were bottled in cobalt blue, long-neck, blob top, iron-pontiled bottles embossed “hutchinson \u0026amp; co”. these bottles are believed to have been blown by william mccully \u0026amp; company of pittsburgh, pennsylvania. in 1851 operations were moved to the corner of randolph and peoria streets (8 \u0026amp; 10 north peoria 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amber wine-style quarts, round bottom ginger ales, and amber and green saratoga-style mineral waters. fortuitously, the w. h. hutchinson and sons’ bottling plant was located west of the business district devastated by the great chicago fire of 1871. one of the fire’s major casualties was chicago’s post office. the hutchinsons responded by donating thousands of wooden soda delivery cases that were used for sorting mail at a makeshift post office. although w. h. hutchinson and son survived the fire, the firm struggled as an economic depression hit the country and most of the company’s holdings had to be sold to stave off bankruptcy. in early 1879, william h. hutchinson died and his son william a. hutchinson retired. ownership of the firm then passed to george c. hutchinson and his younger brother, charles grove hutchinson. william h. hutchinson didn’t live the see the enormous success his firm achieved following charles g. hutchinson’s invention and registration of “hutchinson’s patent spring stopper” april 8, 1879. hutchinson’s stopper gained widespread popularity with bottlers and consumers as corks and most other types of external and internal bottle closures were rendered obsolete and hutchinson’s inexpensive internal stoppers became the north american soda bottling industry’s standard closure. the “hutchinson era” lasted from 1879 until just before world war i. hutchinson’s patent spring stopper is second only to painter’s crown closure in terms of total industry impact. in 1882, hutchinson’s bottling operations were sold to the hayes brothers, chicago soda bottlers since 1871. this major change in operations allowed w. h. hutchinson \u0026amp; son to focus on manufacturing and distributing hutchinson’s patent spring stoppers, syrups and extracts, and other major components of the bottling process. the plant was moved to196-198 south desplaines street, chicago, in 1882. by the turn of the century the development of owens’ automatic bottle machine, passage of the pure food and drugs act of 1906, and the economic reality that crown seal closures (bottle caps) were sanitary, easily applied, and significantly less expensive than hutchinson’s patent spring stoppers were factors that led bottlers to gradually phase out hutchinson bottling equipment and convert to crown seal machinery. in 1912 w. h. hutchinson and son halted production of hutchinson stoppers in favor of manufacturing crown caps.","brand":"vendor-unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50671388590378,"sku":"UR-23145-15","price":125.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0959\/7075\/4858\/files\/20141214-036_2.jpg?v=1760452778"},{"product_id":"original-and-intact-1860s-blue-blobtop-gravitating-soda-bottle-with-mug-base-manufactured-for-chicago-bottler-william-henry-hutchinson","title":"original and intact 1860's blue blobtop gravitating soda bottle with mug base manufactured for chicago bottler william henry 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were bottled in cobalt blue, long-neck, blob top, iron-pontiled bottles embossed “hutchinson \u0026amp; co”. these bottles are believed to have been blown by william mccully \u0026amp; company of pittsburgh, pennsylvania. in 1851 operations were moved to the corner of randolph and peoria streets (8 \u0026amp; 10 north peoria street). the hutchinson \u0026amp; company name was changed to “w. h. hutchinson \u0026amp; company” in 1855 and new cobalt blue soda bottles were embossed w.h.h. \/ chicago. these newer bottles were similar to the earlier examples, but have smooth bases. some of them have “wm. mcc \u0026amp; co.” maker’s marks on the back heel, confirming their manufacture by mccully. in 1858, william h. hutchinson and t.o. dunn formed a partnership known as “hutchinson \u0026amp; dunn.” they bottled soda water, ale, and porter. no bottles are known listing this business name or their 242-245 west randolph street address. in 1863 dunn sold his interests to william h. hutchinson’s sons, william a. hutchinson and george c. hutchinson. the company name was then changed to “w. h. hutchinson \u0026amp; sons.” the “w.h.h.” trade mark, however, continued to be used for several years thereafter. w. h. hutchinson \u0026amp; sons’ bottles in the late 1860s\/early 1870s included amber and aqua porter beers, amber wine-style quarts, round bottom ginger ales, and amber and green saratoga-style mineral waters. fortuitously, the w. h. hutchinson and sons’ bottling plant was located west of the business district devastated by the great chicago fire of 1871. one of the fire’s major casualties was chicago’s post office. the hutchinsons responded by donating thousands of wooden soda delivery cases that were used for sorting mail at a makeshift post office. although w. h. hutchinson and son survived the fire, the firm struggled as an economic depression hit the country and most of the company’s holdings had to be sold to stave off bankruptcy. in early 1879, william h. hutchinson died and his son william a. hutchinson retired. ownership of the firm then passed to george c. hutchinson and his younger brother, charles grove hutchinson. william h. hutchinson didn’t live the see the enormous success his firm achieved following charles g. hutchinson’s invention and registration of “hutchinson’s patent spring stopper” april 8, 1879. hutchinson’s stopper gained widespread popularity with bottlers and consumers as corks and most other types of external and internal bottle closures were rendered obsolete and hutchinson’s inexpensive internal stoppers became the north american soda bottling industry’s standard closure. the “hutchinson era” lasted from 1879 until just before world war i. hutchinson’s patent spring stopper is second only to painter’s crown closure in terms of total industry impact. in 1882, hutchinson’s bottling operations were sold to the hayes brothers, chicago soda bottlers since 1871. this major change in operations allowed w. h. hutchinson \u0026amp; son to focus on manufacturing and distributing hutchinson’s patent spring stoppers, syrups and extracts, and other major components of the bottling process. the plant was moved to196-198 south desplaines street, chicago, in 1882. by the turn of the century the development of owens’ automatic bottle machine, passage of the pure food and drugs act of 1906, and the economic reality that crown seal closures (bottle caps) were sanitary, easily applied, and significantly less expensive than hutchinson’s patent spring stoppers were factors that led bottlers to gradually phase out hutchinson bottling equipment and convert to crown seal machinery. in 1912 w. h. hutchinson and son halted production of hutchinson stoppers in favor of manufacturing crown caps.","brand":"vendor-unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default 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smooth with no markings except the key and hinge mold lines, which are evident along the bottom and sides of the base and body. surface wear and crudities consistent with age, including allover seeding and casewear. william henry hutchinson moved to chicago in 1840. he opened a small chicago bottling plant in a dwelling on west randolph, between clinton and jefferson streets, in 1848. “hutchinson \u0026amp; company’s” first bottled products included spruce and lemon beers, cider, soda, and mineral water. oak barrels full of fresh water for carbonating were hauled by wagon from lake michigan. sodas and mineral waters were bottled in cobalt blue, long-neck, blob top, iron-pontiled bottles embossed “hutchinson \u0026amp; co”. these bottles are believed to have been blown by william mccully \u0026amp; company of pittsburgh, pennsylvania. in 1851 operations were moved to the corner of randolph and peoria streets (8 \u0026amp; 10 north peoria street). the hutchinson \u0026amp; company name was changed to “w. h. hutchinson \u0026amp; company” in 1855 and their new cobalt blue soda bottles were embossed w.h.h. \/ chicago. these newer bottles were similar to the earlier examples, but have smooth bases. some of them have “wm. mcc \u0026amp; co.” maker’s marks on the back heel, confirming their manufacture by mccully. in 1858, william h. hutchinson and t.o. dunn formed a partnership known as “hutchinson \u0026amp; dunn.” they bottled soda water, ale, and porter. no bottles are known listing this business name or their 242-245 west randolph street address. in 1863 dunn sold his interests to william h. hutchinson’s sons, william a. hutchinson and george c. hutchinson. the company name was then changed to “w. h. hutchinson \u0026amp; sons.” the “w.h.h.” trade mark, however, continued to be used for several years thereafter. w. h. hutchinson \u0026amp; sons’ bottles in the late 1860s\/early 1870s included amber and aqua porter beers, amber wine-style quarts, round bottom ginger ales, and amber and green saratoga-style mineral waters. fortuitously, the w. h. hutchinson and sons’ bottling plant was located west of the business district devastated by the great chicago fire of 1871. one of the fire’s major casualties was chicago’s post office. the hutchinsons responded by donating thousands of wooden soda delivery cases that were used for sorting mail at a makeshift post office. although w. h. hutchinson and son survived the fire, the firm struggled as an economic depression hit the country and most of the company’s holdings had to be sold to stave off bankruptcy. in early 1879, william h. hutchinson died and his son william a. hutchinson retired. ownership of the firm then passed to george c. hutchinson and his younger brother, charles grove hutchinson. william h. hutchinson didn’t live the see the enormous success his firm achieved following charles g. hutchinson’s invention and registration of “hutchinson’s patent spring stopper” april 8, 1879. hutchinson’s stopper gained widespread popularity with bottlers and consumers as corks and most other types of external and internal bottle closures were rendered obsolete and hutchinson’s inexpensive internal stoppers became the north american soda bottling industry’s standard closure. the “hutchinson era” lasted from 1879 until just before world war i. hutchinson’s patent spring stopper is second only to painter’s crown closure in terms of total industry impact. in 1882, hutchinson’s bottling operations were sold to the hayes brothers, chicago soda bottlers since 1871. this major change in operations allowed w. h. hutchinson \u0026amp; son to focus on manufacturing and distributing hutchinson’s patent spring stoppers, syrups and extracts, and other major components of the bottling process. the plant was moved to196-198 south desplaines street, chicago, in 1882. by the turn of the century the development of owens’ automatic bottle machine, passage of the pure food and drugs act of 1906, and the 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completely intact c. 1855-1858 privy dug dark sapphire blue w.h.h. iron pontiled soda bottle. the richly colored, slope-shouldered soda bottle is finished with an intact blobtop that exhibits significant slopover. embossed low on the front body is \"w.h.h \/ chicago\" (note no period after last initial). seams indicate manufacture with a two leaf mold. at the base is a moderate kickup with heavy red residue from the iron pontil. henry hutchinson moved to chicago in 1840. he opened a small chicago bottling plant in a dwelling on west randolph, between clinton and jefferson streets, in 1848. “hutchinson \u0026amp; company’s” first bottled products included spruce and lemon beers, cider, soda, and mineral water. oak barrels full of fresh water for carbonating were hauled by wagon from lake michigan. sodas and mineral waters were bottled in cobalt blue, long-neck, blob top, iron-pontiled bottles embossed “hutchinson \u0026amp; co”. these bottles are believed to have been blown by william 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continued to be used for several years thereafter. w. h. hutchinson \u0026amp; sons’ bottles in the late 1860s\/early 1870s included amber and aqua porter beers, amber wine-style quarts, round bottom ginger ales, and amber and green saratoga-style mineral waters. fortuitously, the w. h. hutchinson and sons’ bottling plant was located west of the business district devastated by the great chicago fire of 1871. one of the fire’s major casualties was chicago’s post office. the hutchinsons responded by donating thousands of wooden soda delivery cases that were used for sorting mail at a makeshift post office. although w. h. hutchinson and son survived the fire, the firm struggled as an economic depression hit the country and most of the company’s holdings had to be sold to stave off bankruptcy. in early 1879, william h. hutchinson died and his son william a. hutchinson retired. ownership of the firm then passed to george c. hutchinson and his younger brother, charles grove hutchinson. 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formed a partnership known as “hutchinson \u0026amp; dunn.” they bottled soda water, ale, and porter. no bottles are known listing this business name or their 242-245 west randolph street address. in 1863 dunn sold his interests to william h. hutchinson’s sons, william a. hutchinson and george c. hutchinson. the company name was then changed to “w. h. hutchinson \u0026amp; sons.” the “w.h.h.” trade mark, however, continued to be used for several years thereafter. w. h. hutchinson \u0026amp; sons’ bottles in the late 1860s\/early 1870s included amber and aqua porter beers, amber wine-style quarts, round bottom ginger ales, and amber and green saratoga-style mineral waters. fortuitously, the w. h. hutchinson and sons’ bottling plant was located west of the business district devastated by the great chicago fire of 1871. one of the fire’s major casualties was chicago’s post office. the hutchinsons responded by donating thousands of wooden soda delivery cases that were used for sorting mail at a makeshift post office. although w. h. hutchinson and son survived the fire, the firm struggled as an economic depression hit the country and most of the company’s holdings had to be sold to stave off bankruptcy. in early 1879, william h. hutchinson died and his son william a. hutchinson retired. ownership of the firm then passed to george c. hutchinson and his younger brother, charles grove hutchinson. william h. hutchinson didn’t live the see the enormous success his firm achieved following charles g. hutchinson’s invention and registration of “hutchinson’s patent spring stopper” april 8, 1879. hutchinson’s stopper gained widespread popularity with bottlers and consumers as corks and most other types of external and internal bottle closures were rendered obsolete and hutchinson’s inexpensive internal stoppers became the north american soda bottling industry’s standard closure. the “hutchinson era” lasted from 1879 until just before world war i. hutchinson’s patent spring stopper is second only to painter’s crown closure in terms of total industry impact. in 1882, hutchinson’s bottling operations were sold to the hayes brothers, chicago soda bottlers since 1871. this major change in operations allowed w. h. hutchinson \u0026amp; son to focus on manufacturing and distributing hutchinson’s patent spring stoppers, syrups and extracts, and other major components of the bottling process. the plant was moved to196-198 south desplaines street, chicago, in 1882. by the turn of the century the development of owens’ automatic bottle machine, passage of the pure food and drugs act of 1906, and the economic reality that crown seal closures (bottle caps) were sanitary, easily applied, and significantly less expensive than hutchinson’s patent spring stoppers were factors that led bottlers to gradually phase out hutchinson bottling equipment and convert to crown seal machinery. in 1912 w. h. hutchinson and son halted production of hutchinson stoppers in favor of manufacturing 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ill\", with the the lettering ending right above the mug base. the body is a tall \"gravitating\" shape, with long and steep shoulders. the applied blob top is somewhat asymmetrical and remains in great condition. the hexagonal multi-paneled base is flat, with keyed hinge mold lines evident along the bottom and sides of the base and body. an unusual feature of this bottle is it appears crudely dented toward the lower body at the mug base paneling, as a result of handling the glass before it had cooled during manufacture. surface wear and crudities are consistent with age. it has been lightly cleaned but not tumbled so appears with some haze or discoloration. henry hutchinson moved to chicago in 1840. he opened a small chicago bottling plant in a dwelling on west randolph, between clinton and jefferson streets, in 1848. “hutchinson \u0026amp; company’s” first bottled products included spruce and lemon beers, cider, soda, and mineral water. oak barrels full of fresh water for carbonating 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street address. in 1863 dunn sold his interests to william h. hutchinson’s sons, william a. hutchinson and george c. hutchinson. the company name was then changed to “w. h. hutchinson \u0026amp; sons.” the “w.h.h.” trade mark, however, continued to be used for several years thereafter. w. h. hutchinson \u0026amp; sons’ bottles in the late 1860s\/early 1870s included amber and aqua porter beers, amber wine-style quarts, round bottom ginger ales, and amber and green saratoga-style mineral waters. fortuitously, the w. h. hutchinson and sons’ bottling plant was located west of the business district devastated by the great chicago fire of 1871. one of the fire’s major casualties was chicago’s post office. the hutchinsons responded by donating thousands of wooden soda delivery cases that were used for sorting mail at a makeshift post office. although w. h. hutchinson and son survived the fire, the firm struggled as an economic depression hit the country and most of the company’s holdings had to be sold to stave off bankruptcy. in early 1879, william h. hutchinson died and his son william a. hutchinson retired. ownership of the firm then passed to george c. hutchinson and his younger brother, charles grove hutchinson. william h. hutchinson didn’t live the see the enormous success his firm achieved following charles g. hutchinson’s invention and registration of “hutchinson’s patent spring stopper” april 8, 1879. hutchinson’s stopper gained widespread popularity with bottlers and consumers as corks and most other types of external and internal bottle closures were rendered obsolete and hutchinson’s inexpensive internal stoppers became the north american soda bottling industry’s standard closure. the “hutchinson era” lasted from 1879 until just before world war i. hutchinson’s patent spring stopper is second only to painter’s crown closure in terms of total industry impact. in 1882, hutchinson’s bottling operations were sold to the hayes brothers, chicago soda bottlers since 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celebrated \/ mineral water \/ chicago\". the asymmetrical off-round base has a deep kickup with some residue from the iron pontil. crudities are typical of the age and date of manufacture including allover seeding and bubbles, notable asymmetry and whittling. henry hutchinson moved to chicago in 1840 and in 1848 opened a small chicago bottling plant in a dwelling on west randolph, between clinton and jefferson streets. “hutchinson \u0026amp; company’s” first bottled products included spruce and lemon beers, cider, soda, and mineral water. oak barrels full of fresh water for carbonating were hauled by wagon from lake michigan. sodas and mineral waters were bottled in cobalt blue, long-neck, blob top, iron-pontiled bottles embossed “hutchinson \u0026amp; co”. these bottles are believed to have been blown by william mccully \u0026amp; company of pittsburgh, pennsylvania. in 1851 operations were moved to the corner of randolph and peoria streets (8 \u0026amp; 10 north peoria street). in the chicago city directories for 1852 through 1854, the focus of the hutchinson bottling business changed. the company likely operated only seasonally, and it is not listed in 1853. but in both 1852 and 1854, william is the junior partner in a \"mineral water manufacturing\" business that was headed in 1852 by andrew j. hutchinson and in 1854 by horace hopkins. at the time of the 1854 partnership, hopkins was proprietor of the bull's head hotel in chicago, and as an innkeeper he may have had an interest in developing the local mineral water trade. the hutchinson \u0026amp; company name was changed to “w. h. hutchinson \u0026amp; company” in 1855 and their new cobalt blue soda bottles were embossed w.h.h. \/ chicago. these newer bottles were similar to the earlier examples, but have smooth bases. some of them have “wm. mcc \u0026amp; co.” maker’s marks on the back heel, confirming their manufacture by mccully. the hutchinson family bottling works was in business with different 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is finished with a squat neck and an intact applied blob top. embossed on the front body is \"w.h.h. \/ chicago \/ ill\", with last line of lettering ending right above the panels of the mug base. the smooth base and seams evidence manufacture with key hinge mold. there is a large crack with an internal chip that runs from the lip to shoulder on the reverse side of the bottle. typical crudities include bubbles, whittling and some haze or discoloration. on the reverse, a maker's mark \"w.mcc \u0026amp; co\" appears just above the paneling. this bottle was dug on a chicago area demolition site. william henry hutchinson moved to chicago in 1840. he opened a small chicago bottling plant in a dwelling on west randolph, between clinton and jefferson streets, in 1848. “hutchinson \u0026amp; company’s” first bottled products included spruce and lemon beers, cider, soda, and mineral water. oak barrels full of fresh water for carbonating were hauled by wagon from lake michigan. sodas and mineral waters were bottled in cobalt blue, long-neck, blob top, iron-pontiled bottles embossed “hutchinson \u0026amp; co”. these bottles are believed to have been blown by william mccully \u0026amp; company of pittsburgh, pennsylvania. in 1851 operations were moved to the corner of randolph and peoria streets (8 \u0026amp; 10 north peoria street). the hutchinson \u0026amp; company name was changed to “w. h. hutchinson \u0026amp; company” in 1855 and new cobalt blue soda bottles were embossed w.h.h. \/ chicago. these newer bottles were similar to the earlier examples, but have smooth bases. some of them have “wm. mcc \u0026amp; co.” maker’s marks on the back heel, confirming their manufacture by mccully. in 1858, william h. hutchinson and t.o. dunn formed a partnership known as “hutchinson \u0026amp; dunn.” they bottled soda water, ale, and porter. no bottles are known listing this business name or their 242-245 west randolph street address. in 1863 dunn sold his interests to william h. hutchinson’s sons, william a. hutchinson and george c. hutchinson. the company name was then changed to “w. h. hutchinson \u0026amp; sons.” the “w.h.h.” trade mark, however, continued to be used for several years thereafter. w. h. hutchinson \u0026amp; sons’ bottles in the late 1860s\/early 1870s included amber and aqua porter beers, amber wine-style quarts, round bottom ginger ales, and amber and green saratoga-style mineral waters. fortuitously, the w. h. hutchinson and sons’ bottling plant was located west of the business district devastated by the great chicago fire of 1871. one of the fire’s major casualties was chicago’s post office. the hutchinsons responded by donating thousands of wooden soda delivery cases that were used for sorting mail at a makeshift post office. although w. h. hutchinson and son survived the fire, the firm struggled as an economic depression hit the country and most of the company’s holdings had to be sold to stave off bankruptcy. in early 1879, william h. hutchinson died and his son william a. hutchinson retired. ownership of the firm then passed to george c. hutchinson and his younger brother, charles grove hutchinson. william h. hutchinson didn’t live the see the enormous success his firm achieved following charles g. hutchinson’s invention and registration of “hutchinson’s patent spring stopper” april 8, 1879. hutchinson’s stopper gained widespread popularity with bottlers and consumers as corks and most other types of external and internal bottle closures were rendered obsolete and hutchinson’s inexpensive internal stoppers became the north american soda bottling industry’s standard closure. the “hutchinson era” lasted from 1879 until just before world war i. hutchinson’s patent spring stopper is second only to painter’s crown closure in terms of total industry impact. in 1882, hutchinson’s bottling operations were sold to the hayes brothers, chicago soda bottlers since 1871. this major change in operations allowed w. h. hutchinson \u0026amp; son to focus on manufacturing and distributing hutchinson’s patent spring stoppers, syrups and extracts, and other major components of the bottling process. the plant was moved to196-198 south desplaines street, chicago, in 1882. by the turn of the century the development of owens’ automatic bottle machine, passage of the pure food and drugs act of 1906, and the economic reality that crown seal closures (bottle caps) were sanitary, easily applied, and significantly less expensive than hutchinson’s patent spring stoppers were factors that led bottlers to gradually phase out hutchinson bottling equipment and convert to crown seal machinery. in 1912 w. h. hutchinson and son halted production of hutchinson stoppers in favor of manufacturing crown caps. measures 7 1\/4 inches high.","brand":"vendor-unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default 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supplies \/ chicago, ills.\". the seams evidence manufacture in a keyed hinge mold. crudities are typical of its age and date of manufacture, including whittling, asymmetry, and bubbles (including a flat, open bubble on the reverse heel). the finish is slightly chipped at the lip edge, but the jar is otherwise clean and in good condition. it retains the wire and wood handle, attached at the neck. the hutchinson family bottling works, with its various partnerships and different bottling focuses over the years, was one of two generation-spanning corporate giants among nineteenth century bottling works (the other being the john a. lomax company). from pre-civil war times to the early 1880s these two companies competed aggressively for the share of chicago soda, small beer, and ale bottling market. after the early 1880s the hutchinson company changed course, ceased beverage bottling, and focused on its manufacturing of bottler's equipment and supplies to the industry. at the time of this bottle's manufacture, in 1876, george c. hutchinson rejoined the bottling business and from 1876-1878 bottles were embossed \"w.h. hutchinson \u0026amp; son\". in the 1877 chicago city directory william h. hutchinson himself was listed as a member of the bottling business for the last time, as he passed away later that year.","brand":"vendor-unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50671506817322,"sku":"UR-23740-16","price":395.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0959\/7075\/4858\/files\/20160112-img_0016_2.jpg?v=1760368079"},{"product_id":"hard-to-find-and-all-original-late-nineteenth-century-antique-american-deep-electric-blue-glass-soda-bottle-fabricated-in-pittsburgh-for-chicago-bottling-giant-william-h-hutchinson","title":"hard to find and all original late nineteenth century antique american deep electric blue glass soda bottle fabricated in pittsburgh for chicago bottling giant william h. hutchinson.","description":"completely intact c.1870's low-shouldered deep cobalt or electric blue glass \"w.h.h.\" mineral or soda water bottle fabricated for william h. hutchinson in chicago il.. the squat body and sloping shoulders are finished with an intact applied blob top collar. the bottle contains a smooth base and mold lines. on the front body block letters are embossed just above the heel \"w.h.h. \/ chicago \/ ill\". on the reverse is the maker's mark. this type of highly collectible bottle was first introduced around 1855 and remained in production well into the 1860's. although the shape of the body remained largely unchanged - with the exception of the paneled \"mug base\" variety - the thickness of the lettering, along with placement of the city and manufacturer markings along the backside varied from year to year. in addition, the earliest bottles contained a deep iron pontiled base. the smooth hinge and\/or key mold bases contained dots, stars and the letter \"h.\" surface wear, scuff marks and discoloration consistent with age. the privy dug bottle is free from major cracks or breaks. crudities are typical of age and date of manufacture, including bubbles in the body, and heavy whittling or surface wear, especially just below the blobtop finish. the bottle also exhibits some irridization near the heel, evidence of having been dug. henry hutchinson moved to chicago in 1840. he opened a small chicago bottling plant in a dwelling on west randolph, between clinton and jefferson streets, in 1848. “hutchinson \u0026amp; company’s” first bottled products included spruce and lemon beers, cider, soda, and mineral water. oak barrels full of fresh water for carbonating were hauled by wagon from lake michigan. sodas and mineral waters were bottled in cobalt blue, long-neck, blob top, iron-pontiled bottles embossed “hutchinson \u0026amp; co”. these bottles are believed to have been blown by william mccully \u0026amp; company of pittsburgh, pennsylvania. in 1851 operations were moved to the corner of randolph and peoria streets (8 \u0026amp; 10 north peoria street). the hutchinson \u0026amp; company name was changed to “w. h. hutchinson \u0026amp; company” in 1855 and their new cobalt blue soda bottles were embossed w.h.h. \/ chicago. these newer bottles were similar to the earlier examples, but have smooth bases. some of them have “wm. mcc \u0026amp; co.” maker’s marks on the back heel, confirming their manufacture by mccully. in 1858, william h. hutchinson and t.o. dunn formed a partnership known as “hutchinson \u0026amp; dunn.” they bottled soda water, ale, and porter. no bottles are known listing this business name or their 242-245 west randolph street address. in 1863 dunn sold his interests to william h. hutchinson’s sons, william a. hutchinson and george c. hutchinson. the company name was then changed to “w. h. hutchinson \u0026amp; sons.” the “w.h.h.” trade mark, however, continued to be used for several years thereafter. w. h. hutchinson \u0026amp; sons’ bottles in the late 1860s\/early 1870s included amber and aqua porter beers, amber wine-style quarts, round bottom ginger ales, and amber and green saratoga-style mineral waters. fortuitously, the w. h. hutchinson and sons’ bottling plant was located west of the business district devastated by the great chicago fire of 1871. one of the fire’s major casualties was chicago’s post office. the hutchinsons responded by donating thousands of wooden soda delivery cases that were used for sorting mail at a makeshift post office. although w. h. hutchinson and son survived the fire, the firm struggled as an economic depression hit the country and most of the company’s holdings had to be sold to stave off bankruptcy. in early 1879, william h. hutchinson died and his son william a. hutchinson retired. ownership of the firm then passed to george c. hutchinson and his younger brother, charles grove hutchinson. william h. hutchinson didn’t live the see the enormous success his firm achieved following charles g. hutchinson’s invention and registration of “hutchinson’s patent spring stopper” april 8, 1879. hutchinson’s stopper gained widespread popularity with bottlers and consumers as corks and most other types of external and internal bottle closures were rendered obsolete and hutchinson’s inexpensive internal stoppers became the north american soda bottling industry’s standard closure. the “hutchinson era” lasted from 1879 until just before world war i. hutchinson’s patent spring stopper is second only to painter’s crown closure in terms of total industry impact. in 1882, hutchinson’s bottling operations were sold to the hayes brothers, chicago soda bottlers since 1871. this major change in operations allowed w. h. hutchinson \u0026amp; son to focus on manufacturing and distributing hutchinson’s patent spring stoppers, syrups and extracts, and other major components of the bottling process. the plant was moved to196-198 south desplaines street, chicago, in 1882. by the turn of the century the development of owens’ automatic bottle machine, passage of the pure food and drugs act of 1906, and the economic reality that crown seal closures (bottle caps) were sanitary, easily applied, and significantly less expensive than hutchinson’s patent spring stoppers were factors that led bottlers to gradually phase out hutchinson bottling equipment and convert to crown seal machinery. in 1912 w. h. hutchinson and son halted production of hutchinson stoppers in favor of manufacturing crown caps.","brand":"vendor-unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default 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body remained largely unchanged - with the exception of the paneled \"mug base\" variety - the thickness of the lettering, along with placement of the city and manufacturer markings along the backside varied from year to year. in addition, the earliest bottles contained a deep iron pontiled base. the base on this bottle has a deep pointed kickup from manufacture with iron pontil. typical crudities include allover seeding and whittling, especially around the finish. william henry hutchinson moved to chicago in 1840. he opened a small chicago bottling plant in a dwelling on west randolph, between clinton and jefferson streets, in 1848. “hutchinson \u0026amp; company’s” first bottled products included spruce and lemon beers, cider, soda, and mineral water. oak barrels full of fresh water for carbonating were hauled by wagon from lake michigan. sodas and mineral waters were bottled in cobalt blue, long-neck, blob top, iron-pontiled bottles embossed “hutchinson \u0026amp; co”. these bottles are believed to have been blown by william mccully \u0026amp; company of pittsburgh, pennsylvania. in 1851 operations were moved to the corner of randolph and peoria streets (8 \u0026amp; 10 north peoria street). the hutchinson \u0026amp; company name was changed to “w. h. hutchinson \u0026amp; company” in 1855 and their new cobalt blue soda bottles were embossed w.h.h. \/ chicago. these newer bottles were similar to the earlier examples, but have smooth bases. some of them have “wm. mcc \u0026amp; co.” maker’s marks on the back heel, confirming their manufacture by mccully. in 1858, william h. hutchinson and t.o. dunn formed a partnership known as “hutchinson \u0026amp; dunn.” they bottled soda water, ale, and porter. no bottles are known listing this business name or their 242-245 west randolph street address. in 1863 dunn sold his interests to william h. hutchinson’s sons, william a. hutchinson and george c. hutchinson. the company name was then changed to “w. h. hutchinson 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his younger brother, charles grove hutchinson. william h. hutchinson didn’t live the see the enormous success his firm achieved following charles g. hutchinson’s invention and registration of “hutchinson’s patent spring stopper” april 8, 1879. hutchinson’s stopper gained widespread popularity with bottlers and consumers as corks and most other types of external and internal bottle closures were rendered obsolete and hutchinson’s inexpensive internal stoppers became the north american soda bottling industry’s standard closure. the “hutchinson era” lasted from 1879 until just before world war i. hutchinson’s patent spring stopper is second only to painter’s crown closure in terms of total industry impact. in 1882, hutchinson’s bottling operations were sold to the hayes brothers, chicago soda bottlers since 1871. this major change in operations allowed w. h. hutchinson \u0026amp; son to focus on manufacturing and distributing hutchinson’s patent spring stoppers, syrups and extracts, and 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