Usa is a producer and marketer of soft drinks, operating primarily in the cola segment of the industry. On the back of the bottle printed in white paint it says a real carbonated cola beverage, containing the extractive matter of kola leaves decocainized blended with natural flavors double cola bottling company, knoxville, tenn. Vibrant colors are a hallmark of coke collectibles. How the south cornered the soda market serious eats. Collectors frequently want to find out about the history of the pieces they collect. Double cola was bottle by carrolls beverage company of rock hill, south carolina. Follow us on instagram for giveaways, product launches, and all the latest news. I am looking for a 193436 royal crown cola bottle with an original intact paper label. The doublecola name compliments the other seminole flavor brand, double line. Street in chicagos andersonville neighborhood, a piece of history was revealed. Also included is a quick reference guide, showing all the styles of bottles broken down by year, with detailed information that will allow collectors to find a specific year the bottle was made. Bruntmor, 17 oz double wall vacuum insulated 1810 stainless steel water bottle cola thermos bottle keeps cold up to 24 hours, hot up to 12 hours 17oz.
When we think of a bottle of soda pop, a gently curving, green cocacola hobbleskirt probably comes to mind. Doublecola is considered a regionally manufactured us brand of soft drink, predominantly distributed east of the mississippi river. But since the beginning of the 20th century, soft drinks have been bottled in all sorts of shapes, from straightsided cylinders of sarsaparilla to severely segmented bottles of. The companys products include its signature doublecola brand, diet doublecola, eight flavors of jumbo cola, and double dry ginger ale. The double cola company, 537 market street, suite 100, chattanooga. Free shipping on many items browse your favorite brands affordable prices. In 1957 doublecola made history by becoming the first major soft drink to be marketed in. The man behind the bottle and millions of other books are available for.
Pepper, coca cola and pepsi cola bottles from the hutchinson soda and early machine made era. The coke bottle has evolved so much over the last century. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. Old double cola collector looking for double cola signs. Double cola bottle in collectible soda bottles 1900now for sale. It is manufactured by the double cola company, headquartered in chattanooga, tennessee. Money back guarantee ensures you receive the item you ordered or get your money back. If youve ever looked into the history of soft drinks in america, you may have noticed that a surprisingly large number of them originated in the south. Old pepsi bottles are hard to come by, but finding an antique pepsi bottle can be a valuable addition to a collection.
Its archrival, pepsi, was invented by caleb bradham in the late 1890s, in new bern, north carolina. This includes basic information like product names, ingredients, varietals and vintages, but also categories like production, material specifications, barcodes, awards, allergens, certifications, images and many more. Carroll and located just north of rock hill, south carolina. The contour cocacola bottle is the most recognized package created by man. Collect and share wine data easily with bottlebooks. Cool large lot of different richardson flavors stickers and decals. Signs, cocacola, soda, advertising, collectibles picclick. The product was named doublecola because its 12ounce bottles were twice the.
The contour bottle, created in 1916 by alexander samuelson, represents a large part of cocacola history. With the moving of the quality orange kist bottling company to their new location on west market street the 2 south. Get the best deals on double cola bottle in collectible soda bottles 1900now when you shop the largest online selection at. Digger odell publications books about bottles, bottle digging and bottle collecting. This book covers the history of the cocacola bottle itself. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. Today, pepsi is one of the worlds most widely recognized and widely celebrated brand. It is a very strong cola flavor with notes of tree bark and ginger. Bob stoddard, one of the leading experts in pepsi collectibles, shows this when he describes three stages in the history of pepsicola bottles. Cocacola, or coke, is a carbonated soft drink manufactured by the cocacola company. In the august 2018 issue, theres a great article titled new young leader for the hudson valley bottle club, introducing alex prizgintas, 18, who will be attending marist college in fall with a double major in both history and music, and is now the youngest member of.
I have seen many of the bare 193436 royal crown cola bottles with missing paper labels, but i have been unable to find one with the original label intact. Written by norman dean, he tells the true story of how the contour bottle came about. Foster establish the good grape company to market their new grape soda, good grape. Old bottle identification and dating guide antique. I am always looking for books on cocacola or anything soda related. The double cola bottling company was established in lexington during 1939 by mark k.
Coke has a long and interesting history and was first bottled in vicksburg, mississippi in 1891. Warhols quote from his 1975 book, the philosophy of andy warhol, sums up the artist choice of the bottle to. Take care when valuing coke trays as many of the most valuable examples have been reproduced. The company was a franchise bottler of double cola, 1 with its bottling facilities located at 363 east main street. Double cola bottling company lexington history museum. Check out this story and more news from the cocacola company. Do not confuse this rare bottle with the common 3 centa bottle which does not have a town name embossed on the bottom. A great book to help me organize and value my coke bottle collection. Get the best deals on double cola bottle when you shop the largest online selection at.
This webpage is intended to help novice collectors and noncollectors better identify, describe, and date the bottles they encounter. First introduced as brads drink in 1893 by caleb bradham, later named it as pepsi cola due to its two key elements, pepsin and kola nuts. Email to check availability kovels has a section on cocacola. Bottle dating is approximate and just intended to give a relative placement in bottle making history. The year diet double cola was launched, 1962, little sold the company to fairmont foods, which drained the company of resources. Most of the whistle soda and cleo cola items in allan petrettis soda pop books are either in, or from my collection. Antique pepsi bottles antique bottle collectors haven.
Before that, it had been a soda fountain item as well as a syrup being sold in bottles as a patent medicine. Shortly after the end of the second world war, the koehler family acquired the brand and renamed the company koehler bottling company. Whether you are a collector, digger, trader or someone who just loves the look of a few old bottles decorating a kitchen shelf, an antique bottle price list is an invaluable resource for identifying and appraising these utilitarian objects from the past. Pepsi started in new bern, nc in 1898 as brads drink, but changed its name to pepsicola in 1903. We are pleased to offer you the opportunity to personalize the authentic cocacola 8ounce glass bottle because it is our most iconic product. The sixounce bottle era, the twelveounce bottle era, and the nonreturnable bottle era. The origin and history of the classic contour cocacola bottle as told by the son of its creator. Vintage soda pop bottle carton double cola 10 cents off unused new old stock bottle. Originally marketed as a temperance drink and intended as a patent medicine, it was invented in the late 19th century by john stith pemberton and was bought out by businessman asa griggs candler, whose marketing tactics led cocacola to its dominance of the world softdrink market throughout the 20th.
Bottlebooks is the most extensive drinks platform in the world and covers all noncommercial information attributes. In 1957 doublecola made history by becoming the first major soft drink to be marketed in a 16 oz. What i understand raymond brown owner of several cocacola bottling plants started the brown company in newport news. These cocacola collectibles are perfect gifts and additions to your own collection. A few early pepsi bottles before 1907 were made of amber glass, but be careful of the 75th anniversary reproduction bottle from new bern, nc which is amber and came with a paper label and whittled neck. Double cola bottle in collectible soda bottles 1900now. I collect lots of different antique advertising items including iowa oil company items, ice cream containers, and oil cans, but double cola is what started it all for me. It is also available in select international markets. Pictured in this photo is the obverse of a double cola soda bottle from rock hill, south carolina.
The bottle pictured was produced roughly between 1945 and 1955. If you are wondering how to identify and tell the age of an old pepsi bottle from all the fakes out there, then you are at the right place. This article will cover the evolution and the history of the cocacola bottle from where it all began, to where it is today. The coca cola company introduced the first soda pop bottle in 1915. This cola is one of few that places flavor above sugar. This web site does not attempt to price coke bottles, pepsi bottle, mountain dew bottles and other modern since 1930 collectibles. The company continued to produce double cola, and added lemon lime soda in 1947 and kentucky.
Double cola companys ceo and coo chair starnight 2019. Bill porter writessells the coke bottle checklist which covers the history, rarity, and pricing general of embossed, crowntop coke bottles with script trademarks i. Buy products related to cola bottle products and see what customers say about cola bottle products on free delivery possible on eligible purchases. From the hutchinson stopper bottle of the 1890s to the applied color label of the 1980s. Sign up with your email address to receive news and updates. There is a strong cola smell, perhaps explaining why it is called triple cola. It has already helped with bottles,that i could not find info ongreat addition to my coca cola. Every bottle from the 3inch high miniature bottles to the tall 10ounce bottles have been covered, following their production. Thermometers, cocacola, soda, advertising, collectibles.
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