vibrant dark cobalt blue blob top hutchinson style antique american made bottle manufactured by j.a. lomax in chicago. near the top, configured in a diamond shape, are an open-lined pin logo and somewhat faded embossed lettering that reads "trademark registered". from the center of the bottle to the heel are embossed "j.a. lomax" "14 16 & 18 charles place" and right above the heel, "chicago".features crudity typical of its age, and some scratching along the body surface. not tumbled, so glass appears milky. 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.