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A. Heilty (or similar) Fresno, Cal. Embossed Amber Glass Beer/Soda Bottle

1890s–1910s · Fresno, California, USA

Estimated value: $20–$75

This bottle dates to the boom years of American bottling, when local breweries and soda works flourished in nearly every town before Prohibition (1920–1933) and the rise of national brands. Fresno, California was a growing agricultural hub in the 1890s–1910s, and local bottlers like A. Heilty (or similar) supplied beer, soda, and mineral water to the surrounding community — these embossed bottles are what survive today as tangible records of that now-vanished local commerce.

Value is most affected by the legibility and rarity of the embossing, the specific bottler's historical significance to Fresno collectors, condition (chips, cracks, or cloudiness reduce value), and whether the maker can be positively identified in bottle collector references.

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