Vintage Richmond Soda Works Blob Top Bottle

 RICHMOND SODA WORKS / S.F.

·         Blob top with bail ring

·         Likely cork-and-wire closure

·         San Francisco bottler

Historical context

Richmond Soda Works was one of many small neighborhood soda manufacturers supplying:

·         Seltzer

·         Mineral water

·         Lemon soda
Primarily to saloons and hotels in late-19th-century San Francisco

Date range

·         1875–1890 (earlier than Hutchinsons)

Some small chips on the lip.