A Gallery of Western Soda's

 

 

L & V embossed on the face of this bottle stands for Lippincott & Vaughan of Stockton California. Early directories list Lippincott and Vaughan as manufacturers of syrups, mineral water, soda water, essences and bitters. This scarce soda was used by the Lippincott and Vaughn company for their popular mineral waters. According to an early advertisement, they also manufactured syrups, bitters and essenses. This early Stockton based company produced a couple of different embossed bottles at the same address. Circa: 1852 - 1857 

     

 

                                                                       BOLEY & Co SAC CITY CAL

 Addison and Lafayette are believed to have established the first soda water factory in Sacramento in late 1849 or early 1850.  The Boley brothers continued in the bottling of soda water until 1862.  During 1862 the Boley's dissapear from Sacramento business directories and what became of the Boley brothers remains a mystery. Circa: 1850 - 1862

 

OWEN CASEY EAGLE SODA WORKS  SAC CITY Circa: 1867 - 1871 

The Owen Casey bottles have a smooth base and come in colors from blue to green and also in aqua coloration. The green and blue colored examples are considered fairly common but the aqua colored Casey's are considered scarce. I couldn't find any advertisements for Owen Casey products for the period of time they were in business                                              

 

 

 W.H. BURT SAN FRANCISCO

William H. Burt purchased the San Francisco soda water business of Cammet and Buffum sometime in the later part of 1851. Burt bottled and sold his soda water until the end of 1852 when it is believed he left San Francisco. After 1852 William H. Burt is not mentioned in San Francisco or Bay Area directories. Circa: 1852

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A.W. CUDWORTH & CO SAN FRANCISCO

Able W. Cudworth was the proprietor of the Excelsior Soda Works located at the corner of Hinckley, Pinckney and Vallejo Street in San Francisco California. Cudworth operated this soda factory from 1858 to sometime in 1861 when the business was listed as being operated by Brader & Co. Cudworth shows up in San Francisco records until about 1875 and no mention of him can be found after that time. The Cudworth soda’s come in three variants; the aqua examples (pictured at left) are considered common, a variant embossed A.W. Cudworth & Co San Francisco Cal is considered scarce in green and the Cudworth soda without San Francisco embossed on the bottle is considered rare. Circa: 1858 - 1861