group of three original richly colored c. 1880's unearthed chicago john lomax cobalt blue soda or mineral water bottles with patented spring stoppers

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john a. lomax, bottler, chicago, ills.

 

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three original and intact c. 1880's unearthed chicago privy hutchinson cobalt blue glass bottles manufactured for john a. lomax. the front bodies is caseworn, with the lomax raised 4-bottle logo configured in a diamond near the shoulder, surrounded by "trade / mark / regis / tered"; beneath this is embossed "j.a. lomax / 14 16 & 18 / charles place / chicago" with the first and last lines in large block lettering. each bottle features a tall body containing applied blobtops with slops and stretch marks inside the bores. the original patented spring stoppers sit inside the lips. crudities include whittling, seeding, and minor spots of discoloration. the heel contains no markings indicating the glass house. john a. lomax entered the bottling operations in 1854, distributing soda water located at 38 w. lake street in chicago. in 1859, the plant was destroyed by fire and operations were moved to a two-story frame building located at 16 charles place. as business grew, john and his son george erected a large masonry building in 1871, which was consumed by the great chicago fire the same year. shortly after, lomax rebuilt an even larger four-story facility that was advertised as being the "largest bottling house in the world.” during their peak production years, lomax serviced more than five thousand of the approximately seven thousand saloons across the city of chicago. their bottling works furnished soda-waters, ginger ale, mineral and spring water, ales and other drinks. the company ceased operations in 1885. priced for the lot of three.

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