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| primary_town = Oakland, California
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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<ref>Types of Bottle Closures: Society for Historical Archaeology: [http://www.sha.org/bottle/closures.htm#Goldy%20Cap Bottle Finishes and Closures].</ref>.
 
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<ref>Types of Bottle Closures: Society for Historical Archaeology: [http://www.sha.org/bottle/closures.htm#Goldy%20Cap Bottle Finishes and Closures].</ref>.
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| Oakland || -1914 || 1001 22nd Ave. ||
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| San Francisco || -1914 ||  ||
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Latest revision as of 09:53, 13 December 2014

Summary
Business

Seal Maker
Main Location

Oakland, California
Active

-1914
Successors

United States Aluminum Company

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].

Locations

Location Years Address Details
Oakland -1914 1001 22nd Ave.
San Francisco -1914

References

  1. 1915 Polk-Husted Oakland City Directory. American Goldy Stopper Company, J.A. Landsberger president. 1001 22nd Ave.
  2. With the Bottler in the Golden West: November 15, 1910 American Bottler
  3. Historic Aluminum Resources of Southwestern Pennsylvania
  4. Types of Bottle Closures: Society for Historical Archaeology: Bottle Finishes and Closures.