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Bottle #5: Big Chief — Blackburn Bros.
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Bottling location: Clarksville, Texas. Suggested collector price: $10.00-$12.00. Note: a former employee (David Jones) disputes designing this specific 'Big Chief' bottle, saying his own design was larger and differently proportioned.
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Why Track This
One of the few catalog items with a direct, documented dispute from a former factory employee about its design attribution.
Current State
Marked “Big Chief - Blackburn Bros.,” Clarksville, Texas. Suggested price range: $10.00-$12.00. Per the marker-research collection, former mould-maker David Jones stated he designed a “Big Chief” bottle, but not the one shown in that collection’s display — his version was larger and the design sat nearer the base.
Next Action
None.
Notes
Whether Smith’s catalogued example is the Jones design or a different “Big Chief” bottle is unresolved.