American Goldy Stopper Company
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The American Goldy Stopper Company was an Oakland-based manufacturer run by Julius Landsberger, with offices in San Francisco and probably a plant at 1001 22nd Avenue in Oakland[1]. The company was founded in 1910 by Landsberger, using American rights to foreign patents[2]. The company was apparently was sold to the United States Aluminum Company in 1914[3].
Goldy caps or goldy seals used an aluminum cap to press a cork-lined disk against the top of a bottle; the aluminum was torn off in the initial opening. The seal was invented in 1897, but "did not gain real popularity until the standardization of machine-made bottles beginning in the early 1910's. It was particularly common for catsup bottles[4].
References
- ↑ 1915 Polk-Husted Oakland City Directory. American Goldy Stopper Company, J.A. Landsberger president. 1001 22nd Ave.
- ↑ With the Bottler in the Golden West: November 15, 1910 American Bottler
- ↑ Historic Aluminum Resources of Southwestern Pennsylvania
- ↑ Types of Bottle Closures: Society for Historical Archaeology: Bottle Finishes and Closures.