~ULTRA RARE~CENTRAL PARK MINERAL SPRINGS~SCHULTZ~VICHY~ Start Price USD 7.77 Current Price USD 138.01 Time Left - Bid Count 8 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Friday, October 03, 2008 End Time Friday, October 10, 2008 Location Huntley, Illinois See more about '~ULTRA RARE~CENTRAL PARK MINERAL SPRINGS~SCHULTZ~VICHY~' Description UP FOR AUCTION IS AN ULTRA RARE VARIANT OF THIS BOTTLE. A NICE DARK GREEN IN COLOR, I HAVE PROVIDED A BIT OF HISTORY BELOW THE DESCRIPTION THANKS TO THE OWNER OF ANOTHER VARIANT, THIS BEING THE PREDECESSOR TO HIS MINE BEING THE CAUSE OF AT LEAST ONE OF THE COURT CASE/S FOR TRADE MARK/PATENT INFRINGEMENT. IT HAS BEEN PROFESSIONALLY CLEANED BY ME TO NEAR MINT CONDITION, ABSOLUTELY STUNNING!!!! THERE ARE NUMEROUS SWIRLS IN THE GLASS JUST ADDING TO ITS WONDERFUL DISPLAY QUALITIES. THE ONLY ISSUES WORTH MENTIONING ARE A FEW EVER SO LIGHT SCRATCHS, 2-3 I NOTICE AFTER A CLOSE INSPECTION, THIS THING DISPLAYS MINT, A TOP SHELF BOTTLE IN ANYONES BOOK. LISTED WITH NO RESERVE. THE PICTURES DON'T LIE. ALSO A MINISCULE, AND I MEAN SMALL FLEA BITE ON THE BASE OF THE BOTTLE, NO BIGGER THAN THE SIZE OF THE HEAD OF A PIN, IF NOT SMALLER, PROBABLY AN IN THE MAKING FLAW THAT WITHOUT CLOSE INSPECTION WOULD BE UNSEEN. IN FACT IS MORE FELT THAN SEEN. IT DISPLAYS WONDERFULLY AND TRULY IS A SUPER RARE, (THE ONLY ONE I’VE EVER SEEN ON E-BAY OR OTHERWISE) MINERAL WATER EMBOSSED: CARL H. SCHULTZ C-P (embossed facsimile of pavilion) M-S    the initials stand for Central Park Mineral Springs               N.Y. VICHY (in a slug plate) probably because of the numerous trade mark infringements? also comes in a variant embossed Saratoga, another court case, as well as one embossed Artificial Mineral Water, from what little information I was able to find, (2 court cases) this appears to be the earliest of the three varaints of this size and type I know of or have seen. I've seen both of the other two, one of each, they sold for bettween 250-450 bucks if I remeber right, for whatever thats worth. This ones listed no reserve. At any rate all of these green ones are listed as rare. I don't beleive this particular variant is listed though. And it truely is a real nice bottle. Any further information on Schultz, his mineral waters or his bottling company if he had one would be appreciated. I know I've seen later variants, one listed now unless its already over, an aqau torpedo crown top I think it was.   THE FOLLOWING EXCEPT FOR SOME COURT CASE INFO IS COURTESY OF ANOTHER E-BAY SALES PERSON THANKS "CARL H. SCHULTZ  C-P-M-S N.Y. SARATOGA ARTIFICIAL" MINERAL WATER BOTTLE. CARL H. SCHULTZ USED THE TRADEMARK CPMS THAT STOOD FOR CENTRAL PARK MINERAL SPRINGS WHERE HIS COMPANY BUILT THE PAVILION IN  CENTRAL PARK N.Y. CITY  THIS IS WHERE HE OBTAINED MUCH OF HIS WATER AND HE FOUND THE EXACT CURATIVE QUALITIES OF SARATOGA MINERAL WATERS AND THEN PRODUCED THE WATERS ARTIFICALLY. HE WAS A MEMBER OF THE N.Y. ACADEMY OF SCIENCE, THE COLLEGE OF PHARMACY, THE AMERICAN ASSOC. FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE AND THE PROMINENT GERMAN CLUBS OF N.Y. CITY. CARL BOUGHT WATER FROM HAWTHORN SPRING & CONGRESS AND EMPIRE SPRINGS AND AFTER 1872 HE STARTED USING AN EXACT REPLICA OF THE SARATOGA A BOTTLE..IT WAS EMBOSSED SARATOGA (IN AN ARCH) WITH A LARGE A AND HAD A SLUGPLATE UNDER THAT. SARATOGA SUED CARL FOR TRADEMARK INFRINGEMENT IN 1875 AND WON THE SUIT SO I PRESUME THIS BOTTLE MARKED "ARTIFICIAL"  REPLACED THIS ONE.CARL H. SCHULTZ PASSED AWAY MAY 30, 1897. SOME OF THIS MATERIAL THAT I HAVE WROTE ABOUT THIS BOTTLE WAS FURNISHED BY CARL'S GREAT GRANDSON CARL H. SCHULTZ...THANK YOU CARL. THIS IS AN UNLISTED SARATOGA MINERAL WATER BOTTLE..I HAVE PIC'S FROM DONALD TUCKER'S BOOK SARATOGA TYPE MINERAL WATER BOTTLES AND ALL OF THESE COLORED TYPE LIST AS "RARE".  FROM THE RESEARCH I DID OVER THE INTERNET ON THIS PARTICULAR VARIANT FINDING TWO SEPERATE COURT CASES, HE WAS FORCED BY LAW TO REMOVE THE WORD VICHY FROM THE BOTTLES, THE WORDING ON THE LABEL WAS FINE, DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT LOOKED LIKE THOUGH, AND REPLACE IT WITH DIFFERENT WORDING, WHETHER HE CHANGED IT TO SARATOGO AND THEN HAD TO CHANGE THAT OT ARTIFICIAL I DO NOT KNOW. ALTHOUGH ITS OLD DOCUMENTATION AND IS IN THE WORD OF THE LAW, SOMEWHAT HARD TO UNDERSTAND ALL THE MUMBO JUMBO THIS IS THE JIST OF THE COURTS DECISION, THIS BOTTLE WAS REPLACED DUE TO THE TRADE MARK INFRINGEMENT TOWARDS VICHY MINERAL SPRINGS BOTTLING COMPANY OF FRANCE. AT ANY RATE, WITH THIS INFORMATION I AM INCLINED TO BELEIVE THIS IS ONE OF HIS EARLIEST VARIANTS ~A NEAR MINT TOP SHELF DISPLAY PEICE~ ~SUPER RARE~ ~IF YOUR A SERIOUS MINERAL WATER COLLECTOR THIS IS ONE YOU NEED~                                  ~NEVER NEED TO UPGRADE~ (if there are any to upgrade to)     $12.00 FLAT RATE SHIPPING COVERS PRIORITY MAIL WITH DELIVERY CONFIRMATION AND INSURANCE FOR THE FULL VALUE OF THE ITEM Payment is expected within 5 days of auctions end THANKS FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION   Place a Bid!