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original and completely intact 1880's privy dug deep blue aqua hutchinson style soda bottle fabricated for f.c. lang in chicago, il
  • original and completely intact 1880's privy dug deep blue aqua hutchinson style soda bottle fabricated for f.c. lang in chicago, il
original and completely intact 1880's privy dug deep blue aqua hutchinson style soda bottle fabricated for f.c. lang in chicago, il

original and completely intact 1880's privy dug deep blue aqua hutchinson style soda bottle fabricated for f.c. lang in chicago, il

SKU: UR-23240-15
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single hard to find and intact c.1885-1887 privy dug deep blue aqua hutchinson-shaped soda bottle manufactured for chicago bottler f.c. lang. the front body is embossed vertically with the bottler's name and place of manufacture. the tall, slim body is finished with a squat neck and wide applied blob top. crudities are typical of age and date of manufacture, including bubbles and surface wear. the bottle has not been cleaned (i.e. tumbled) and so appears to have some haze, irridization or spots of discoloration. frederick lang was born in germany in 1839. he formed his own bottling company in chicago in 1878, upon the departure of his brother august from their partnership. during that first season frederick lang is listed alone as a soda water bottler at the 60 w. pearson address, but the bottling works is still referred to as "lang bros.". beginning in 1879 it is listed in the city directories as the "frederick z. lang" soda works, and from 1880 onwards the middle initial is corrected from 'z' to 's'. the f.c. lang bottling works appears only to have been listed in city directories from 1879-1884. the 1880 census indicates lang's bottling operation produced an annual value of $25,000 in bottled product. lang took on a series of business partners for his last three years distributing soda and mineral water, including j. henry zitt and william boppart. from 1885-1887 the company name was embossed on bottles as "f.c. lang & co."

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