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hard to find original fragment of an antique c. 1870-1872 oversized medium blue aqua quart cider bottle fabricated for chicago bottling giant john a. lomax
  • hard to find original fragment of an antique c. 1870-1872 oversized medium blue aqua quart cider bottle fabricated for chicago bottling giant john a. lomax
  • hard to find original fragment of an antique c. 1870-1872 oversized medium blue aqua quart cider bottle fabricated for chicago bottling giant john a. lomax
hard to find original fragment of an antique c. 1870-1872 oversized medium blue aqua quart cider bottle fabricated for chicago bottling giant john a. lomax

hard to find original fragment of an antique c. 1870-1872 oversized medium blue aqua quart cider bottle fabricated for chicago bottling giant john a. lomax

SKU: UR-23282-15
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rare and seldom found fragment of a quart size blue aqua glass jar manufactured for john a. lomax in chicago, il. the full body is vibrantly colored and heavily irridized. the front is embossed "j.a. lomax / 14 & 16 / charles place / chicago.", while the back is embossed centrally, "this bottle / must be returned". the maker's mark is embossed on the reverse just above the heel. the damaged bottle is broken at the neck, but would have been finished with an applied blobtop. the base is smooth and exhibits somewhat wavy glass, with no embossing and a slight indent in the center. crudities are typical of the age and date of manufacture, including bubbles, whittling, and surface wear. irridization, haze and breakage are typical of having been dug. john a. lomax entered the bottling operations in 1854, distributing soda water located at 38 w. lake street in chicago. in 1859, the plant was destroyed by fire and operations were moved to a two-story frame building located at 16 charles place. as business grew, john and his son george erected a large masonry building in 1871, which was consumed by the great chicago fire the same year. shortly after, lomax rebuilt an even larger four-story facility that was advertised as being the "largest bottling house in the world.” during their peak production years, lomax serviced more than five thousand of the approximately seven thousand saloons across the city of chicago. their bottling works furnished soda-waters, ginger ale, mineral and spring water, ales and other drinks. the company ceased operations in 1885.

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