Golden West Soda Works Bottle

Object/Artifact

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New Museum Los Gatos

Name/Title

Golden West Soda Works Bottle

Entry/Object ID

NU 2022.151

Description

A large, glass bottle with a metal lid and spout attached. There is a glass straw inside the bottle, and the company name is decorating the front of the bottle.

Collection

History Collection

Cataloged By

registrar@numulosgatos.org

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Golden West Soda Works

Date made

circa 1905

Time Period

20th Century

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Makers Mark

Location

Front of bottle

Transcription

GOLDEN WEST SODA WORKS / S & E / SAN JOSE, CAL.

Language

English

Material/Technique

Painted, Printed

Type

Makers Mark

Location

Side of the metal spout

Transcription

G.W.S.W.S.&.E

Language

English

Material/Technique

Etched

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Bottle

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Vessel

Nomenclature Class

Containers

Nomenclature Category

Category 07: Distribution & Transportation Objects

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Old Temporary Number

Other Number

NN 2018.77

Dimensions

Height

11-5/8 in

Circumference

13 in

Material

Glass, Metal

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair