My Antique Bottle Collection


I collect antique beer and soda bottles from Washington DC and Northern Virginia.
I'm a member of a Potomac Bottle Collectors club.

This is an index for all my local bottles, with links to information and pictures of the bottles:

Abner, Edward See Abner-Drury.
Allen See Summers & Allen.
Anheuser See Anheuser-Busch .
Arlington Bottling Co See Arlington Bottling Co.
Arlington Brewing Co See Arlington/Consumers Brewing Co.
Arny, Charles See Arny & Shinn.
Baker, B.B. See Continental Brewing Co.
Baldwin, Andrew See Baldwin & Leitch.
Barq's See Barq's Bottling Co in my deco-soda page.
Also see Barq's Bottling Co in my ACL page.
Bartholomay See Bartholomay Brewing Asn .
Beavers, Thos. R. See Thomas R. Beavers .
Beck See Pogensee & Beck.
Benzler See H. Benzler.
Bergner See Bergner & Engel .
Bild See Bild Brothers.
Blatz, Val
 See Val Blatz .
Also see Blatz under F.H. Finley and Herrmann.
Bosse, William See William Bosse .
Brawner, F.W. See F.W. Brawner .
Bridwell, L.T. See L.T. Bridwell / M.T. Bridwell.
Bridwell, M.T. See L.T. Bridwell / M.T. Bridwell.
Buffalo Rock See Buffalo Rock in my deco-soda page.
Busch See Anheuser-Busch .
Canada Dry See Canada Dry .
Capitol Beverages See Capitol Beverages in my deco-soda page.
Also see Capitol Club Beverages in my ACL page.
Carry, Albert See National Capitol Brewing Co.
Chero Cola See Chero Cola in my deco-soda page.
Cherry Smash See Arlington/Consumers Brewing Co.
Christo See Christo Cola Bottling Co.
Circle A See Circle A in my ACL page.
Clifton Springs Mfg Co See Clifton Springs Mfg Co.
Coca Cola (coke) See Coca-Cola .
Also see Coca-Cola in my deco-soda page.
Coleman See Crowley & Coleman .
Columbia Bottling Works See Columbia Bottling Works .
Conoy Springwater Corp See Conoy Springwater Corp .
Consumers Brewing Co See Arlington/Consumers Brewing Co.
Contenintal Brewing Co See Continental Brewing Co .
Cosgrove See Hugh Cosgrove .
Crass Beverages See Crass Beverages in my ACL page.
Crowley See Crowley & Coleman .
Danhakl, A. See Danhakl .
Danhakl, John See Danhakl .
Dauterich, H.L. See Bergner & Engel .
Dr. Pepper See Dr. Pepper in my deco-soda page.
Drury, P.A. See Abner-Drury.
Duke's See Duke's in my deco-soda page.
Eagle Bottling Co See Eagle Bottling Co.
Eller, John See John Eller.
Engel See Bergner & Engel .
Ewald See Ewald.
Farber, Samuel See Samuel Farber.
Fay, Thomas F. See Thos. F. Fay.
Finley, Francis H. See F.H. Finley & Son.
Finn, L.A. See Standard Bottling Works.
Fleishman, Charles See Continental Brewing Co.
Frostie Bottling Co See Masters' Beverages in my ACL page.
G & G Bottling Co See G & G Bottling Co.
Gerst, Gregor See Gregor Gerst.
Glee See Glee Club.
Grape Ola See Grape Ola in my deco-soda page.
Gray, George H. See George H. Gray.
Guggenheim, Simon See Simon Guggenheim.
Herrmann, A.G. See A.G./J.F. Hermann.
Herrmann, J.F. See A.G./J.F. Hermann.
Heurich, Christian See Christian Heurich .
Home Brand See Home Beverage Wks in my deco-soda page.
Jacobsen, Charles P. See Arlington Bottling Co.
Keyser, P.L. See P.L. Keyser.
King-Cola See King-Cola in my deco-soda page.
Kleps, D.E. See D.E. Kleps.
Koch See F.H. Finley & Son.
Kraus, J See J. Kraus.
Kronheim, Jacob See Jacob Kronheim.
Lang, Gerhard See Gerhard Lang .
Lawler, Jerome B. See J.B. Lawler.
Lee, Samuel See Samuel Lee.
Lefas, Stephen See Columbia Bottling Works .
Leitch, John See Baldwin & Leitch.
Lowe, F. See F. Lowe.
Lyon See Lyon Beverage Works in my deco-soda page.
Maack, W.N.H. See William N.H. Maack.
Mades, Charles See Charles Mades.
Madiva See Madiva in my deco-soda page.
Mafralga See Mafralga in my Mafralga Beverage Corp page.
Masters Beverages See Masters' Beverages in my ACL page.
Mazinger, Richard T. See Smithson & Mazinger.
McCuen, Jas. See McCuen & Young.
McDonnel, M See M. McDonnel.
McGrann See McKeon & McGrann.
McHugh, Martin J. See Martin McHugh.
McKeon See McKeon & McGrann.
Miller, A See A. Miller.
Monarch Bottling Co See Monarch Bottling Co in my deco-soda page.
M.T.B. See L.T. Bridwell / M.T. Bridwell.
Muller, A See A. Miller.
National Capitol Brewing Co See National Capitol Brewing Co.
Nehi See Nehi / Royal Crown .
See also Nehi in the deco-soda page.
New York Bottling Co See New York Bottling Co.
North Pole Brand See Yankee Bottling Co in my deco-soda page.
Northwestern Bottling Works See Northwestern Bottling Works.
Nu Grape See Nu Grape in my deco-soda page.
See also NuGrape Bottling Co .
Nu-Icy See Nu-Icy in my deco-soda page.
See also NuGrape Bottling Co .
Nutri-cola See Nutri-cola in my deco-soda page.
O'Keefe, John J. See John J. O'Keefe.
O'Meara, Frank See J.D O'Meara / Frank O'Meara.
O'Meara, J.D. See J.D O'Meara / Frank O'Meara.
Orange Crush See Orange Crush in my deco-soda page.
Otto, George See George Otto.
Otto, Henry See Henry Otto.
Pabst Brewing Co See Pabst .
Pal Bottling Co See Pal Bottling Co in my ACL page.
Palmer, Samuel C. See Samuel C. Palmer.
Also see Samuel C. Palmer in my ACL page.
Pepsi See Pepsi .
Peters, C. See C. Peters .
Pogensee See Pogensee & Beck.
Portner, Robert See Robert Portner .
Purity See Purity Bottling Co .
Rammel See Rammel Mfg Co .
Jas. Ray See James Ray .
Renz See Renz in my deco-soda page.
Rickles, John See John Rickles .
Roberts See Roberts Mfg Co .
Roche, Jas. J. See Jas. J. Roche .
Rock Creek See Rock Creek Ginger Ale Co .
Root Pop See Root Pop in my deco-soda page.
Root Rock See Root Rock in my deco-soda page.
See also Root Rock in my ACL page.
Rosenthall, S. See S. Rosenthall .
Rosenzweig, S.H. See S.H. Rosenzweig .
Ross, John W See George Otto.
Royal Crown See Nehi / Royal Crown .
Royal Treat See Roberts Mfg Co .
Ryan, William See William Ryan .
Saso See Sas-o Bottling Co .
Satanet See Rammel Mfg Co .
Schlitz See Schlitz .
Schlueter, John H. See Northwestern Bottling Works.
Schnell, George See George Schnell .
Seven-up (7up) See Seven-Up Washington Inc in my ACL page.
Senay, Harry J. See Harry J. Senay .
Sherwood, Thomas J See Takoma Water Co .
Shinn, Riley A. See Arny & Shinn.
Smithson See Smithson & Mazinger.
Speed Ball Co See Speed Ball Co .
Squirt Beverage Co See Squirt Beverage Co in my ACL page.
Standard Bottling Works See Standard Bottling Works.
Star Boy See Pepsi .
Steerman, Louis See Louis Steerman.
Sullivan, Jeremiah See D.S./F.A./Jeremiah Sullivan.
Sullivan, D.S. See D.S./F.A./Jeremiah Sullivan.
Sullivan, F.A. See D.S./F.A./Jeremiah Sullivan.
Summers See Summers & Allen.
Taka-Cola See Taka-Cola in my deco-soda page.
Takoma Water Co See Takoma Water Co .
Thrill Bottling Co. See Thrill Bottling Co in my ACL page.
Thurm, Gustave A. See Thurm Bottlers.
Thurm, Herman See Thurm Bottlers.
Tiger Brand See A.G./J.F. Hermann.
See also Rock Creek Ginger Ale Co .
Tru Ade See True Ade in my ACL page.
Tru-Blu See Tru-Blu beer.
Try-Me See Try-me Bottling Co.
VER-VAC See VER-VAC in my deco-soda page.
Vess See Vess Beverages in my deco-soda page.
Victory See Victory in my deco-soda page.
Washington Bottling Co See Washington Bottling Co.
Washington Brewery Co See Washington Brewery Co.
Wells, W.L. See W.L. Wells.
Whistle Bottling Co See Samuel Farber.
Whitney, M.M. See M.M. Whitney.
Williams See Williams in my deco-soda page.
Yankee See Yankee Bottling Co in my deco-soda page.
Young See McCuen & Young.
Zanner, Wm. See Wm. Zanner.


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This page last updated on June 8, 2008.