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This is a real special, rare large bottle, measuring 13.5 inches high.It has a nice scar on the bottom of the bottle from the manufacture or what may be called a pontil mark.Many large bubbles within the bottle walls. I have never seen such large bubbles within the walls of a vintage bottle before.Excellent condition. What looks like a surface scratch virtually going around the entire top of finish is actually a manufacturing remnant imparted by the lipping tool used in those days.Bottom says \'B. R. ....o.\', part of the manufacturer code is marred by the pontil mark.
The Virginia Etna Bottling Co., including its springhouse were in Vinton at the turn of the century. Virginia Etna Springs Company, manufacturers of mineral water and ginger ale, began as Virginia Aetna Lithia Springs in the late 1800\'s. It was valued and distributed throughout the East and Europe as well.
More Information About The Bottle: This bottle was mouth blown (in a 2 part mold) as the seams are quite thick andof course there is no suction tear, valve ejection mark, or parison mold seams as this is not a machine made bottle. It has a tooled blob-top finish with the side/neck seams ending three quarters of an inch from the finish bottom. Tool marks are noticeable right up to where the side seams end. This is a tooled finish and not applied as there is no seam in throat and it is very smooth internally with noticeable tool marks down the neck. This was extensively tooled as when observing the symmetry of the neck versus the rest of the body it is quite off center.
