new2bottles
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I’ve contributed before to this category. It was a very rare, very mint, very Art Deco, green Big Chief.
I haven’t decided it’s not my favorite. Does anyone with a collection of nearly 1000 have a single favorite? Unlikely. So I have favorites, not just one.
Anyway, this contribution, this favorite, centers on what got me started collecting two years ago. (That’s right, just two!) I was fascinated by the creativity that I saw, many being so creative that I see them as farcical.
Later on, I saw and became fascinated by some innovation pertaining to crown top sodas. Most people know about the patented pry off feature (example on the right), but another is the slanted mouth!
And it just so happens that my (one and only) example is also one of the all time greats when it comes to Art Deco sodas (on the left and subject of additional photo).
Both of these innovations was a flop, the slant top receiving basically no interest. As a flop, not many were made, making them rare. But, better yet, they represent attempts at innovation and creativity, which is what drew me to old sodas in the first place.
I haven’t decided it’s not my favorite. Does anyone with a collection of nearly 1000 have a single favorite? Unlikely. So I have favorites, not just one.
Anyway, this contribution, this favorite, centers on what got me started collecting two years ago. (That’s right, just two!) I was fascinated by the creativity that I saw, many being so creative that I see them as farcical.
Later on, I saw and became fascinated by some innovation pertaining to crown top sodas. Most people know about the patented pry off feature (example on the right), but another is the slanted mouth!
And it just so happens that my (one and only) example is also one of the all time greats when it comes to Art Deco sodas (on the left and subject of additional photo).
Both of these innovations was a flop, the slant top receiving basically no interest. As a flop, not many were made, making them rare. But, better yet, they represent attempts at innovation and creativity, which is what drew me to old sodas in the first place.
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