Name/Title
Soda water bottle manufactured for Gibbons and Vosburgh, c. 1880sEntry/Object ID
2019.15.1Description
Acc. No. 19.15.1
Subject Category: Businesses of Alameda
Date or Period: c. 1880's
Object: Bottle, soda water
Description: A clear glass blown in a mold glass bottle. Its base has unpolished punty (aka "puntil") work. The bottle has a self-label, frosted, stating: "Gibbons & Vosburgh Alameda, Cal." The bottle has an indentation of a protruding self-rim. The base extends to the top of the bottle that has a protruding spout for a cork stopper.
Size: H-9.75 inches.
History of Object: This soda water bottle was manufactured for "Robinson Gibbons & J. P. Vosburgh", producers of ginger ale, soda water, and flavoring extracts. (This info. is from "McKenny's Alameda and Oakland Directory, 1887-88").
Acquired from: Acquisition fund.
Date: 03/09/19
