Up for sale is a rare, highly collectible piece of Mercer County history: an original antique Hutchinson-style ("Hutch") blob top soda bottle from the Princeton Bottling and Ice Plant in Princeton, West Virginia.Dating exactly from the company's early operations around the 1900s (specifically between 1906 and 1912), this thick, heavy aqua-tinted glass bottle is an exceptional find for West Virginia local history buffs, coal-town memorabilia collectors, or antique glassware enthusiasts.

Features and Details:

Front Embossing: Bold circular slug plate text reading: "PRINCETON BOTTLING / PRINCETON, W.VA. / AND ICE PLANT"

Heel Embossing: Features the classic legal warning text cleanly stamped near the base: "REGISTERED" on the front heel, and "THIS BOTTLE IS NEVER SOLD" around the reverse heel.

Closure Mechanism: A massive rarity! The original metal spring-wire Hutchinson stopper remains physically trapped and completely intact inside the neck of the bottle.

Condition: the bottle is in good vintage condition, featuring a heavy, authentic aged patina with noticeable internal dirt, dark spotting, light surface scuffing, and a mild milky internal haze from spending decades buried or stored. Every single embossed letter along the base and body remains crisp, bold, completely raised, and 100 percent legible. The internal wire loop shows authentic oxidation and a dark rust patina from its 120-year history but remains physically solid and firmly suspended inside the neck.