Bottle 51002AA - Hutchinson & Company (1852-1854)  Put variants of this bottle on a shelf.

Embossed: HUTCHINSON & CO / CELEBRATED / MINERAL / WATER / CHICAGO // c //
Dimensions: 7 1/4 x 2 5/8 (3 3/4)
Manufacturer: Not Known
  Material: Glass Design: None Mold Type: Two Leaf Mold
  Form: Cylindrical Edge Design: None Plate Mold: No
  Shape: Soda Base Design: None Plate Code: None
  Sides:   Shoulder Design: None Sealed: No
      Sunken Panels: None    
Pictures: None
Notes: Embossed "WATER" and not "WATERS." The "&" is tilted and the "O" in "Co" is larger. The "O" in "CO" is raised and has a dot under it. The letters "T" "A" "R" and "O" are stacked on top of one another in lines 2 thru 5.

Variants

1. Blue, Improved Pontil, Rounded Taper, Hand Blown, Cork Stopper, Chicago, IL, United States
Comments: BII Figure 367
Contributor/Source: Antique Bottle World
 
2. Sapphire Blue, Improved Pontil, Tapered Collar With Ring, Hand Blown, Cork Stopper, Chicago, IL, United States
Comments: BII Figure 368
Contributor/Source: Antique Bottle World
 
3. Blue, Improved Pontil, Tapered Collar, Hand Blown, Cork Stopper, Chicago, IL, United States
Comments: BII Figure 367
Contributor/Source: Harmer Rooke Auctions
 
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