ANTIQUE SELTZER BOTTLE Etched Clear Glass HEPTOL CO. ST LOUIS MISSOURI VINTAGE
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ANTIQUE SELTZER BOTTLE ~ ST LOUIS, MISSOURIHEPTOL COMPANY ~ PURITY WATERThis bottle is clear glass, acid etched. The cap and tube are intact.It needs to be cleaned, but I think you need a special tool to remove the top from the bottle,so I have not tried to clean it. Will leave that to the experts.My pictures are bad, please come back after Christmas and I will take better ones outside.This seltzer bottle may be somewhat rare. I don't find any others of this brand on ebay lately.It is pretty heavy; weighs in at a little over 3 pounds even before it's packaged.Thanks for your interest and if you are bidding, HEPTOL CO. is engraved into the metal cap and is etched into the glass.Here's a description of a Seltzer Bottle for anyone interested. This is quoted from Wikipedia. The soda siphon (also spelled syphon), also known as the seltzer bottle or siphon seltzer bottle is a device for dispensing carbonated or soda water . As early as 1790, the concept of an "aerosol" was introduced in France, with self-pressurized carbonated beverages. [1 ] The modern syphon was created in 1829, when two Frenchmen patented a hollow corkscrew which could be inserted into a soda bottle and, by use of a valve, allowed a portion of the contents to be dispensed while maintaining the pressure on the inside of the bottle and preventing the remaining soda going
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