late 1870's or early 1880's intact chicago privy dug deep blue aqua glass mineral or soda water bottle fabricated by w.h.h company, chicago, il. the bottle contains an applied blob top with remnants of Hutchinson's patented spring stopper. the body is squat with sloping shoulders and has a smooth base from fabrication by a cup bottom mold. typical crudities are present in the bottle such as small bubbles in the body. manufacturer's initials, "w.h.h." and place of origin, "chicago" are embossed vertically on opposite sides. w. h. hutchinson opened a small chicago bottling plant in a dwelling on west randolph, between clinton and jefferson streets, in 1848. “hutchinson & company’s” first bottled products included spruce and lemon beers, cider, soda, and mineral water. oak barrels full of fresh water for carbonating were hauled by wagon from lake michigan. “hutchinson’s patent spring stopper” was invented in april 1879. hutchinson’s stopper gained widespread popularity with bottlers and consumers as corks and most other types of external and internal bottle closures were rendered obsolete and hutchinson’s inexpensive internal stoppers became the north american soda bottling industry’s standard closure. The “hutchinson era” lasted from 1879 until just before world war I. hutchinson’s patent spring stopper is second only to painter’s crown closure in terms of total industry impact.