single all original (1860's-70's) privy dug aqua blue hand blown pony style soda bottle with applied blob top manufactured for the lang brothers, in chicago, illinois. embossing low on the front of the body reads the bottlers' name and city. the neck features whittling, and is finished with a crude applied blob top with slight surface wear. the reverse side of the bottle is embossed above the heel with the glass company's mark "a & d. h.c.", abbreviation for alexander & david h. chambers, in pittsburgh (1843-1889). the flat base has large block lettering embossed with the bottler's initials "l.b.r.". the glass features crudities typical of its age and date of manufacture, including bubbles and surface scratches. it is not tumbled, so appears hazy and with spots of discoloration. f.c. lang was born in germany in 1839 and lived on pearson street in chicago in 1880. his occupation is listed as mineral water manufacturer. a. & d. h. c. stands for alexander & david h. chambers, pittsburgh, pennsylvania (1843-c.1889). this was one of the most prolific glass companies in pittsburgh during the mid-to-late 1800s. huge quantities of bottles, flasks, and fruit jars were made, as well as window glass. many local, regional, and nationally distributed sodas, mineral waters, beers, bitters, tonics, and other types of products were packaged in bottles made by a&dhc. most commonly, bottles with this mark seem to date from the 1870's and 1880's, but the mark was probably in use at least from around the start of the civil war, perhaps a bit earlier. - See more at: http://www.urbanremainschicago.com/intact-mid-nineteenth-century-1866-1881-aqua-soda-bottle-with-applied-blob-top.html#sthash.6EZWVnXe.dpuf