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Philly collectors - this is one of 4-5 known oval slug squats,

and one of the handful found in one privy several years back

3670

$450

A gem mint snap case squat soda or stout,

very scarce - circa 1855-1860

GW410

$235

One of the less common green sodas, circa 1865

Y791

$25

A decent 1865-1870 soda with the earlier Serif font

GW505

$24

An apple green example of this heavy pontiled

squat - Dyottville Glassworks variant

SM28

$175

A deep green very heavy squat, circa 1850-1860

GA2

$145

This is a very fat Conway, the uncommon

arched slug plate variant -circa 1850

1955

$300

A vibrant cobalt blue example of this classic

Philly soda, circa 1850-1860

GW584

$285

This is the uncommon green variant of the

Conway Bottler squat from Philly

A fat example, circa 1850

GW328

$225

This is the scarce earlier Conway variant with Union Glass Works

on the reverse, crude rectangular slug plate, circa 1850

GW324

$290

This is a tough Philly name to find, and usually if seen it's the blob soda

A circa 1850-1855 iron pontiled lager

HV29

$220

A deep green squat with applied double taper top

SA12

$34

An uncommon pontiled Philly squat with double

rectangular slug plates, circa 1850

SM32

$250

A near mint deep teal green example with a deep kickup pontil

GW369

$160

It took me 30 years to find a whole example

of this tough variant - and terrific condition

SM38

$275

This is a chunky example with a nice pontil, circa 1850-55

SM20

$125

An uncommon pontiled lager squat from my collection, circa 1850-1855

2381

$270

Priced way down because of a crack, this is a recent find and seldom seen

T40

$285

A very scarce soda - only ever seen a couple for sale.

This was in my collection for >25 years until I finally dug one

2082

$160

This is the 2-line embossing variant, circa 1855-1860

SM5

$60

This is the much scarcer 914 Filbert Street,

rather than the 44 Filbert Street variant

SM8

$80

A hefty and crisply embossed circa 1850 pontiled

squat within a rectangular slug

Y418

$165

This is the chunky and scarcer "4 lines"

of embossing variant Duross

SM35

$290

A hefty and crisply embossed circa 1850

pontiled squat within a rectangular slug.

1966

$115

A super crude and bubble packed squat with a deep

kick-up and improved pontil, circa 1850-1855

T189

$95

An uncommon earlier pontiled squat, circa 1845-1850.

Hard to find one without damage like this one

GW347

$230

A scarce name and much harder to find the soda

than the squa. Fresh dug, no damage.

Y652

$165

This is an attic found example of a pretty tough

Philly squat, circa 1850-1855

SM34

$290

A crude squat with rectangular slug plate, circa 1850-1855

SM24

$175

An uncommon slug plate squat, priced down

because of minor cork pry issues

BT56

$95

An uncommon squat that might have an

eroded pontil but selling as smooth-based

SM7

$58

An uncommon pontiled soda, circa 1850-1855

GW352

$135

Uncommon, especially in this condition. Circa 1855

GW349

$175

One of the many pontiled Hall variants, this one is blank on the reverse

2100

$55

This is an earlier fat boy squat with a nice pontil, circa 1850

SM17

$140

P. HALL

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This is a supurb example of the "H" variant Hall

with nice glass whittle, circa 1850-1855

GW341

$125

This is the "H" variant Hall with a terrific deep pontil, circa 1850-1855

GW311

$160

A cobalt blue Heiss soda - comes in many shades of blue,

with and without the shoulder star.

This is the "star" variant, circa 1850

SH496

$295

A very tough circa 1850 soda with large wrap-around embossing

Unlike the more common Roussel wrap sodas,

I've only ever seen a couple of these by Heiss.

Priced down due to a base bruise

SA29

$135

This is a scarce Philly pontiled squat, circa 1850-1855

SM22

$165

A tough-to-fine block-wrap lettered

Philly pontiled soda, circa 1855

NJ13

$160

A circa 1850-1860 soda with an improved pontil.

This is the "arched" mineral water variant

Y635

$75

Less common than the star-Andrews-Johnston,

this Philly soda dates to about 1855

X1898

$45

A circa 1855-1860 soda with a smooth base (or worn pontil)

T19

$29

A fat slug plate squat with heavy iron pontil,

priced down because of a lip chip

Y636

$85

This is one of several variant Kirschenmann

squats from Philadelphia

SM31

$225

A very scarce pontiled lager - nice example that was

never in the ground but has minor lip issues

GW383

$550

This is the super tough Philly name to acquire -

not many exist. Nice condition overall

SM40

$340

Pared from my collection, this is the tough "no address" squat McCurdy

2254

$250

Pared from my collection, this is the

very tough "no star" squat McCurdy

1922

$250

A nice example of this circa 1870-1875 pony blob soda

Y624

$10

A circa 1855 Philly iron pontiled squat

SM27

$164

A crude pontiled soda, circa 1855

X1868

$140

A super tough Philly squat in a funky fat teepee lager

shape, and having a beautiful irridescent patina, circa 1850

2979

$325

Circa 1855, uncommon squat

2895

$80

A chunky sized squat with

robust iron pontil and character

GW343

$250

A scarce business name in a squat blob soda, circa 1870

SH331

$16

A displayable example of a rare pontiled squat - reglued top

Y501

$40

A chunky late lager, pontiled, circa 1850-1855

Y775

$135

A nice late lager style squat from circa 1855

SH574

$110

Not many Philly sodas are pontiled in an aqua color.

Much scarcer than the green blob soda, this is an

aqua R & M with taper top

Y427

$40

A nice earlier taper top blue soda. Also nicely whittled,

and having great glass character. Circa 1845-1850

GW820

$475

A very scarce squat with a crude drippy top, circa 1850-1855

BT20

$285

This is a super chunky, earlier example of this iron pontiled

Schoch squat, circa 1850, in superb condtion

GW312

$210

A super crude blue-green example, very chunky, circa 1850-1855

SM19

$160

Circa 1850, an increasingly hard to find deep cobalt

soda in splendid condition

GW407

$425

A splendid condition example of this uncommon

brown stout, circa 1855-1960

SM11

$84

A fresh dug earlier smooth-based squat, circa 1860

Y487

$52

This is a scarce pontiled squat that is in really nice

condition, circa 1850-1855

SM33

$265

This is a true "attic" condition example -

smooth-based but splendid, circa 1860-1865

GW655

$87

This iron pontiled hefty south Philly squat comes in

different addresses. They are turning up more seldomly

now in any address variant

GW373

$125

A scarce name for the Philly collection, small pony size

2706

$175

This is the shorter square-shouldered

Ware squat variant. Also exists in a lager and blob soda.

Uncommon, circa 1855

2361

$125

This is the short squat variant, circa 1850-1855

SM36

$135

This is a truly rare Philly squat blob that is perfect structurally

but marked down for ground wear

3348

$460

A scarce slug plate squat, circa 1850-1855,

in decent condition

SH437

$220

Recent Sales      

A scarce late 1840's squat with crisp embossing

SH440

Sold

An attic found soda in gem condition, circa 1860

T238

Sold

An early smooth-based Erven variant, rarely seen

SH504

SSold

 

An early 1840's short-top example that is loaded

with hundreds of little bubbles

SA28

Sold

A tough to find amber colored soda/beer from about 1865-1870

SA55

Sold

A scarce circa 1850-1855 Philly soda with an iron pontil

GW585

Sold

An early lager with a giraffe-like neck - freshly dug with a reglued top

T88

Sold

This is a beautiful and crude example of the fat body

CONWAY blue lager, circa 1850 in deep cobalt blue

GW651

Sold

A seldom seen earlier soda fresh dug in 2023,

marked down for minor issues

T84

Sold

A chunky kelly green squat, rare in kelly green - circa 1860

T2

Sold

An early 1850's Philadelphia classic in splendid condition

GW649

Sold

A rough example of a truly rare color variant, circa 1860

Y815

Sold

This is one of the rare small early sodas with short taper, circa 1845

Priced down because of two base flakes but really nice overall

SH432

Sold

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