soda? water?

[gretta]

Found a clear 9 1/2 in bottle with tons of writing: "REGISTERED/ANNA IMSICK/1250-S-21ST/13 OZ/PHILADA.Bottom has a large 3. Side seams,slug plated, and crown top. What's with the name/numbers on this? THANKS

 

[epackage]

ORIGINAL: gretta

Found a clear 9 1/2 in bottle with tons of writing: "REGISTERED/ANNA IMSICK/1250-S-21ST/13 OZ/PHILADA.Bottom has a large 3. Side seams,slug plated, and crown top. What's with the name/numbers on this? THANKS

1250-S-21ST is the address, ANNA IMSICK is the name of the bottler/brewer...

 

[gretta]

Thanks. Soda or water? Worth anything?

 

[epackage]

Soda, beer or water is possible and the bottle is common, worth about $1-5...

 

[gretta]

thanks!

 

[ScottBSA]

The 13 ounces is a good sign that the bottle is after the 1906 Pure Food and Drug Act for a date.
Scott

 

[surfaceone]

And the Gould Amendment of 1913.

"1913
Gould Amendment requires that food package contents be "plainly and conspicuously marked on the outside of the package in terms of weight, measure, or numerical count."

Samuel Wadsworth Gould was a one term Democrat Congressman from Maine.

Drastically reduce the size of the FDA.