A Fernie resident has sold a new variant of a rare and highly sought-after early West Kootenay soda water bottle with three spelling errors on it for $866 on eBay.
The scarce specimen from the Slocan Bottling Works of Kaslo, dating to about 1896, is a Hutchison-style bottle, with a spring-loaded internal stopper.
What makes it unusual is that it’s embossed “CHOPPELL & KOPPS / CASLO BC,” but should read “CHAPPELL & KAPPS / KASLO BC.”
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