Al and I found this antique Coca-Cola bottle on a scuba dive many years ago, probably Lake Monona. It was manufactured by Frank Statz & Co., approximately 1905-1915.
The words “Coca-cola” are embossed on the glass.
You never know what is buried in the muck at the bottom of your local lake.
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WOW, before the bottle got the “hobble skirt” shape! Quite the find!!
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found the exact type bottle about 50 yrs ago in the attic of Madison General Hospital (west wing, which I think was the original hospital). It had a cork in it. I removed the cork, and you could still smell whiskey. I figure it was discarded by a workman building the hospital.
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Cool! I sure love discovering local history. Stay tuned for more posts on Madison history coming in the months ahead! Thanks for your comment 🙂
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