Here is a recent find fresh from mother earth's grasp. Being 10' underground didn't phase this soda at all which turned out to be a crude sparkler after a light muriatc bath. Lying in the same layer were several other sodas, master inks, spices, blacks, and a mysterious neck to a pure green whiskey 5th with a monstrous drippy top.
After seeing that one in person, I'll dare to say it's the nicest Gerdes out there....perhaps even better than the lime-green examples. I've owned about 10 Gerdes and seen or handled 3-4 times that many at shows. I've never seen one even close to being that hammer-whittled In fact I've seen less than 5 sodas period that are as hammered as that one. It also doesn't hurt that it is dead mint without any wear or chips/flakes on the corners. The picture doesn't do justice, but thanks for posting. Gnarly Gerdes!
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Lance- This is going to be a great website. So many sodas with so many variations. Also, we are finding new western sodas and variants of the old all of the time. I will work on some pictures for the site.
ReplyDeleteThe Gerdes was a soda that, like Rodney Dangerfield, just didn't get no respect for many a year. It's about time that things changed for that bottle and they rise in value. Years ago, I dug a slayer hammered "slime green" one in Davis. It went to Peck's collection at the time, but eventually traveled elsewhere.
ReplyDeleteRecently been a handful of J.N.s up on ebay. Nothing like this example although they getting some interest. 8-sided-ness must have something to do with it. Congrats on the dig. Any digging pics from this event?
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