Manufacturer Notes: Champion Stopper Manufacturing Company...Augustus E. Rich, of Fall River, Ma., who acquired patent No. 252,059 on Jan. 10. enjoyed a modicum ofsuccess, with several surviving examples known, Rich would market his stopper through the champion Stopper Mfg. Co. of Greenfield, Ma. Graci, David; Soda and Beer Bottle Closures 1850-1910 (South Hadley, Privately Published, 2003) _______________________________________________________________________________________ Go To North American Soda & Beers Home |