Soda, Candy, Gum, etc. Advertising Artifacts

ARTIFACT: Rare circa 1900 Portsmouth, New Hampshire "Blob Top" bottle of bottler J. Sacco, Market Street. The center of the bottle reads: "J. SACCO 110 MARKET ST. PORTSMOUTH, N. H." above it reads: "REGISTERED" and the base of the bottle reads: "THIS...

ARTIFACT: This is a cool circa 1920s Capitol District Seltzer Company bottle from Albany, New York. The bottle has a large Capitol dome design on the front and a siphon marked with the company name. The bottle is heavy, and was made to hold 26 ounces of...

ARTIFACT: This is an advertising pencil for White House Coffee of Boston from the early twentieth century. The pencil slides out of the side of the gold-plated brass case. VINTAGE: Circa early 1900s - 1910s. SIZE: Approximately 3/8" in width and 3" in...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1910 Dr. Swett's Root Beer bottle. Dr. Swett' owned pharmacies in both Boston, Massachusetts and New York, New York, and sold his root beer there as a fountain drink and in other formats to other vendors. The bottle is in...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1896 celluloid advertising pin for the American Pepsin Gum Company. The pin pre-dates the Spanish-American War, and features the USS Concord, part of the nation's up-and-coming "White Squadron". Commissioned February 14, 1891,...

ARTIFACT: This is a great old circa 1900 seltzer bottle from A. (Andrew) O. Caswell, Bottler, of Portsmouth, New Hampshire. The bottle is glass with a frosted Caswell insignia covering one side, and is topped by a metal pump-style siphon with clear straw...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1947 Coca-Cola bottle from Portland, Maine in a wonderful shade of pale green glass. The front of the bottle reads COCA-COLA TRADE-MARK REGISTERED MIN. CONTENTS 6 FL. OZS. and the back shows its patent number and the production date...

ARTIFACT: This is a beautiful early straw holder made of heavy, beveled glass. The lid is removable and is attached to a round tray via a long thin rod which hovers just over the bottom of the holder. VINTAGE: Circa early 1920s. SIZE: Approximately...

ARTIFACT: This is a great circa 1930s advertising sign for Clicquot Club brand ginger ale. The sign is in brightly painted, flexible tin and features the company's mascot, "Klee-Ko" the Eskimo, at its center. Founded in 1885 in Millis, Massachusetts,...

ARTIFACT: This is an 1890s A. O. Caswell soda bottle from Portsmouth, New Hampshire. The bottle has a great red and white ceramic stopper cap and reads THIS BOTTLE NOT TO BE SOLD on the reverse. VINTAGE: Circa 1890s. SIZE: Approximately 9-7/8" in...

ARTIFACT: This is a great circa 1950s two year safe driver award lapel pin for soft drink giant Coca-Cola. The pin is in red and white enameled brass. VINTAGE: Circa 1950s. SIZE: Approximately 3/8" in height and 7/8" in width. CONSTRUCTION /...

ARTIFACT: Beautiful 1880's Adams Express Co. messenger uniform button by Waterbury Button Co. The button reads: "ADAMS X COMPANY" in embossed lettering, a scarce pattern and the reverse reads: "WATERBURY BUTTON CO." Owned by Alvin...