tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6842291092692051858.post6228548485223030996..comments2024-03-10T16:18:44.220-07:00Comments on Western Bottle News: What Really is Western?Rick Simihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08482738207230371864noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6842291092692051858.post-28849518240974272452009-09-24T03:11:12.210-07:002009-09-24T03:11:12.210-07:00Well,living here on the right coast ,I look at any...Well,living here on the right coast ,I look at any west coast distributed bottle a western bottle. Because they aren't digging up any Bryant's here in NY....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6842291092692051858.post-11097267687914122302009-09-23T23:20:34.271-07:002009-09-23T23:20:34.271-07:00Western Huh??Any bottle embossed with a western co...Western Huh??Any bottle embossed with a western concern (Rockie Mountains to Hawaii) Make it the middle of the Rockies west, to be fair. The best of them would be made and centered about the three coastal western states and Hawaii, just my two cents worth.....Andy You guys sure come up with the best B S on the bottle webAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6842291092692051858.post-49534306910086349482009-09-23T18:32:41.145-07:002009-09-23T18:32:41.145-07:00OK Boys,
Of course its M.R. and I didn't write...OK Boys,<br />Of course its M.R. and I didn't write this post to tell you what I thought was western. I wrote it to ask you what y'all thought was western. Now if you want my opinion on what is western.....<br />rsRick Simihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08482738207230371864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6842291092692051858.post-75731295413678429742009-09-23T09:52:21.345-07:002009-09-23T09:52:21.345-07:00I thought I would throw in my 2 cents worth. I bel...I thought I would throw in my 2 cents worth. I believe a bottle is "Western" if it is embossed in the glass with a Western company or town. It may be that a bottle was manufactured in the East, and distributed exclusively in the West (Catawba, Bryant's), but these are just cool Western distributed, or Western found bottles. Still great, but not Western in my opinion. The Frisch is Eastern made, but embossed San Francisco. This is a Western bottle. Unembossed quart ammonia, made in S.F. so to me it is a Western bottle. My Toyota Tundra, made in USA, but is a Japanese vehicle...geez, I guess there is no absolute rule. I like Western blown glass embossed or not. I also like Eastern pontiled stuff embossed with S.F. I also love my Tundra.ARGHHH! Thanks Rick!Westernglassaddicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13162676128646657580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6842291092692051858.post-90428734096840211422009-09-22T19:05:22.562-07:002009-09-22T19:05:22.562-07:00Rick, you present an interesting perspective, albe...Rick, you present an interesting perspective, albeit one that I don't particularly espouse. If a bottle was blown in the East for a product that was exclusively marketed in the Far West, then the bottle must be considered Western. In the very early days of commerce in cities like Downieville, Marysville, Sacramento, San Francisco, Stockton, and numerous other camps and towns, there were no facilities that produced glass containers, a situation that forced the product's manufacturers to order their bottles from the likes of Union Glass Works, of Philadelphia, PA. <br /><br />Oh yes, the ever popular "M&R", of Sacramento City. Actually, the correct name is M.R. There don't be no & in the embossing. Martin Rancich, the soda manufacturer, par excellence. Them 'ol blue sodas bring a purty penny, don't they? Don't get all skittery now, I'm jest funnin' with y'all.<br /><br />We do have our sensibilities when it comes to what bottles "wind our clocks", but we basically all like a Western product, especially those whose vessels are blown in the West.Mike Dolcinihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08100009168892063834noreply@blogger.com