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Soda and Mineral Water Bottles and Bottlers of Colorado, 1860-1915 by Ted Oppelt

This new bottle book is the result of 30 years of collecting and researching the old soda bottles and bottlers of Colorado.  Sources included collectors, bottle books, business directories, newspapers, United States censuses, and histories of Colorado towns and their soda bottlers.  This full-color, 80 page book features:

  • Listing of 314 Colorado soda and mineral water bottles including blob tops, Hutchinsons, and early crown tops with their scarcity;

  • Color photos of 85 representative Colorado sodas with a detailed description of each bottle;

  • Brief histories of soda bottling in 47 early Colorado towns;

  • Bottlers' ads from 26 bottlers in Colorado business directories and newspapers;

  • Colorado bottle manufacturers;

  • Census numbers of turn of the century bottlers in the Western states and territories;

  • Map of the 44 Colorado towns that used Hutchinson sodas; and a

  • Bibliography and index.

The color photos provide the best visual images available of the varieties of colors in the old sodas.  Collectors, antique dealers, historical archaeologists, and Colorado historians will find this a valuable and interesting book.

Published 2004, soft cover, spiral bound, 8.5" x 11" and 80 pages.

The single copy price is $26.99 plus $3.00 shipping and handling.  Discounts available for schools, libraries, museums, and multiple copies.  Order from:

Oppelt Publications
2218 25th Street
Greeley CO 80631

Questions?  Call Ted Oppelt at 970-352-8280 or send EMail to: nrmoppelt@aol.com