MID 19TH C. PENNSYLVANIA SEITZ & BRO DEEP COBALT 8-SIDED BLOBTOP SODA BOTTLE

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rare c.1853-1865 deep cobalt blue glass iron pontiled multi-paneled blobtop soda bottle manufactured for seitz & bro. in easton, pa. the slim body has low shoulders that taper into a slim neck and applied blobtop with some slop. the body features a clean strike in the form of multiple panels deeply embossed vertically "seitz & bro / easton pa / premium / mineral /waters" with raised and underlined end-letters on the abbreviated "bro" and "pa". the base is iron pontiled with some graphite residue. the bottle features typical crudities, including whittling at the finish, bubbles in the body, and minor surface wear. frederick seitz. sr. was born in france in 1801 and emigrated to philadelphia in 1819. he spent a year learning english before moving to easton to establish a brewery with his uncle sebastian and cousin john g. goundie in 1821. the firm of seitz & goundie soon bought land and built a brewery near the delaware river. seitz purchased his partner's share of the brewery two years later. he was initially involved in several endeavors, including farming, distilling and operating a milk route, but he soon focused on industries that augmented his brewery. first he built a brick malt house on the north side of ferry street. initially bottling was done at the brewery and bottles were marked "f. seitz." one of seitz's claims was that read more

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