This Vintage Wyoming Soda Bottle Is Worth $$$$

If you ever see an old glass soda bottle, take a good look before you ignore it or throw it away. It might be a collector's item.

Below is a video showing a Chief Washakie Beverage bottle. This vintage soft drink was bottled in Thermopolis, Wyoming, most notably during the 1950s. The drink was created around the 1940s and was sold through the 1950s.

If you ever find one, you'll see a clear glass soda bottle featuring red "CHIEF WASHAKIE" lettering and a Wyoming Product logo; hang on to it. It holds about 10 ounces and it is worth a few bucks to collectors.

Named after Chief Washakie, the prominent leader of the Eastern Shoshone Tribe who played a major historic role in Hot Springs County and Thermopolis.

I found a Facebook post where someone found a bottle while camping. Read the post and see the photo at this link. 

Below is a video of what the bottle looks like

I even found one for sale on E-Bay. Use this link.

Born in the early 1800s, Chief Washakie earned a reputation that lives on to this day—a fierce warrior, skilled politician and diplomat, and great Shoshone leader. (Yellowstone History).

The Worland Bottling Co. produced the drink in nearby Worland, Wyoming, and it was sold/found across the region, including Thermopolis.

These vintage bottles are rare collector items today among regional memorabilia and bottle enthusiasts.

On eBay, a vintage Chief Washakie soda bottle is generally worth between $25 and $100+, depending entirely on its condition, the specific town variant, and the quality of the paint.

So - what did it taste like? Like many small-town independent bottlers of the era, it had a cola flavour, but with a change or two that made it a local and proprietary recipe. In other words, we no longer know what it tasted like. But think of a generic cola.