John Rapp & son sf ca backward s

[cwerris]

I have a bottle, John Rapp & son SF Ca. The "S" in son and San Fran, are embossed backwards on the bottle. Anyone know what it may be worth?

 

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[surf]

Howdy cwerris,

Welcome to TNet. John Rapp was a San Francisco bottler for Rainier Beer. He straddled the turn of the 20th Century, so there are bottles in different styles and sizes. Photos are essential in giving you any idea as to "value." I believe the backwards "S" models were the earlier blobs.

Please post some photos & we'll have a look...

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[cwerris]

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[surf]

Hey cw,

It's a nice looking yellow amber blob beer. What's with the reddish bits about the lip? Could'ya take photos in natural light, please. Closeups of the neck where the seam raises to the lip, and of the base, and the embossing would be grand. What size is it?

"Rainier Brewing Co. of San Francisco
(1915-1920)

On 30 Sept., 1915, the San Francisco Evening News reported:

"The new brewery is located on Bryant St. between Fifteenth and Alameda Sts. is in production and its beer will be ready for the market in early Spring. It is brewed entirely from San Francisco water, and was awarded the Grand prize (highest possible award) at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition, 1915."

1915 ad announcing new Rainier Brewery in SF - image
newspaper ad 30 Sep. 1915

As promised, on 1 April, 1916, the Evening News announced that Rainier Beer was now ready for the market, and further:

"The bottling, as heretofore, will continue to be in charge of John Rapp & Son, who will have the exclusive distribution of the bottled beer. The draught beer, however, will be marketed entirely by the Rainier Brewing Company in the future."

Illustrated History of Rainier Beer - Part 1 (1883-1933)​