{"product_id":"hard-to-find-original-and-intact-c-1841-1845-antique-green-open-pontiled-john-reynolds-company-soda-bottle-with-applied-tapered-edge-top-or-lip","title":"hard to find original and intact c. 1841-1845 antique green open-pontiled john reynolds \u0026 company soda bottle with applied tapered edge top or lip","description":"original and intact early 1840's light green open pontiled soda bottle manufactured for john reynolds \u0026amp; company in philadelphia, pa. the squat body tapers into a narrow neck and is finished with an applied tapered collar that exhibits slop and asymmetry. there are several small chips on the lip. the front body is embossed simply \"jr \u0026amp; co.\" just below the shoulder. the base has a central open pontil scar. crudities are typical of its age and date of manufacture, including allover whittling and bubbles. the vibrant glass is free of haze and discoloration. john reynolds \u0026amp; company primarily manufactured beer bottles but later branched into the mineral water business. john reynolds was an irish immigrant who came to philadelphia in 1823. the origin of the firm was in reynolds \u0026amp; warren, who were grocers at 10th \u0026amp; locus streets as early as 1825. the partners were john reynolds ad josiah warren. during 1829, reynolds \u0026amp; warren moved to 5 pear street and started a bottling business. this partnership continued until at least 1833 and by 1835 the firm had become william \u0026amp; john reynolds. during 1841, william withdrew from the firm and it became john reynolds \u0026amp; company. in his initial year, 1841, john reynolds added 14 pear street as a second location for the bottling business. the company imported london brown stout, scotch and burton ales and sold bottles, corks, and other bottler's supplies. as early as 1843, samuel kirkpatrick was associated with the firm and was likely a partner. during 1846, the 5 pear street location was no longer listed and operations appear to have centralized at 14 pear street. sometime during 1855 samuel kirkpatrick left reynolds \u0026amp; company and went on to form his own bottling establishment. the same year john reynolds \u0026amp; company was dissolved and john reynolds continued the operation on his own account. the reynolds \u0026amp; company bottles are transitional, appearing about 1844 are embossed \"j.r. \u0026amp; co.\".","brand":"vendor-unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50671293923626,"sku":"UR-22901-15","price":650.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0959\/7075\/4858\/files\/20141222-004_2.jpg?v=1760276107","url":"https:\/\/urbanremainschicago.com\/products\/hard-to-find-original-and-intact-c-1841-1845-antique-green-open-pontiled-john-reynolds-company-soda-bottle-with-applied-tapered-edge-top-or-lip","provider":"Urban Remains Chicago","version":"1.0","type":"link"}