Rare E. D. Meyer Soda From Augusta, GA, Iron Pontil, Martindale Repair
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:706901 |
We are pleased to offer for sale a repaired example of a top rarity southern colored soda embossed "E.D. MEYER, AUGUSTA, GEO". The Meyer is Augusta's only iron pontiled soda, and this example is in a beautiful shade of cobalt blue. The embossing is as strong as you will ever see, and there is nice whittling as well.
The bottle was missing its top and part of the neck when found, and we had it expertly repaired by Wil Martindale. These Meyer sodas are found with either a tradit...ional blob top or a tapered wedge top, and we chose to use the more desirable looking wedge top for the repair. Due to the awesome talents of Wil, it now displays as a mint condition bottle.
This rare piece is marked at $1, 475, but we have a little bit of bargaining room and will offer the "best offer" feature. Please understand that the cost of the repair alone was in the $350 to $400 range. For a price reference, we remember the late Rusty Frye paying $4, 500 for a blob top variant and $6, 500 to the late Paul Blatner for a wedge top variant. In our opinion, the current value for a perfect example is around $3, 500.
The bottle was missing its top and part of the neck when found, and we had it expertly repaired by Wil Martindale. These Meyer sodas are found with either a tradit...ional blob top or a tapered wedge top, and we chose to use the more desirable looking wedge top for the repair. Due to the awesome talents of Wil, it now displays as a mint condition bottle.
This rare piece is marked at $1, 475, but we have a little bit of bargaining room and will offer the "best offer" feature. Please understand that the cost of the repair alone was in the $350 to $400 range. For a price reference, we remember the late Rusty Frye paying $4, 500 for a blob top variant and $6, 500 to the late Paul Blatner for a wedge top variant. In our opinion, the current value for a perfect example is around $3, 500.
