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Graf Zep airship art deco soda 4 the FORUM - 8/4/2010 10:43:54 PM    blobbottlebob Posts: 3356 Joined: 12/20/2005 From: Wisconsin Status: offline At long last - a new auction to benefit the forum. This auction features a Graf Zep soda bottle. This bottle is looking at cool in the rearview mirror (because it is so far past cool). I remember finding my first one (years ago) and being really excited about it. The bottle features an airship embossed on both sides with nice detail. Here's a pic. Attachment (1) Post #: 1

RE: Graf Zep airship art deco soda 4 the FORUM - 8/4/2010 10:51:37 PM    blobbottlebob Posts: 3356 Joined: 12/20/2005 From: Wisconsin Status: offline I will throw in the shipping. All proceeds benefit the forum we all love. This bottle is fairly tall and thin looking. It stands about 9 & 1/4 inches tall and is 2 & 1/8 inches wide. It is embossed on each side Graf's Zep which is printed on a zeppelin airship. On the little tail flaps (at the hub) it says, "contents" on one side and "8 fluid ozs." on the other. The dirigible has ribs running across its length and there is a burlap pattern (if you will) in the glass. There are also litlle ballast things (or maybe even bombs?) on the sides. Here's a closer look. Attachment (1) (in reply to blobbottlebob) Post #: 2

RE: Graf Zep airship art deco soda 4 the FORUM - 8/4/2010 10:54:36 PM    blobbottlebob Posts: 3356 Joined: 12/20/2005 From: Wisconsin Status: offline The bottom also has some printing. It reads JOHN GRAF CO. (arched) / 1 / MILWAUKEE (arched) and WIS. (reverse arched). You can also see the color in this shot. It is a nice aqua blue. Attachment (1) (in reply to blobbottlebob) Post #: 3

RE: Graf Zep airship art deco soda 4 the FORUM - 8/4/2010 11:02:03 PM    blobbottlebob Posts: 3356 Joined: 12/20/2005 From: Wisconsin Status: offline My guess is that the bottle dates to the early 1930s. This period before world war two featured the boom time for these airships. With the crash of the Hindenburg in 1937, they rapidly went out of use. At the time, though, they were one of the greatest forms of luxury travel. As a weird sidenote, I saw a program (on like public TV) that   a-n-a-lyzed the composition of the skin on the HIndenburg. Apparently, it was made larely of aluminum oxide which nowadays is used as rocket fuel. Its surprising that more of these didn't crash and burn! Another shot. Attachment (1) (in reply to blobbottlebob) Post #: 4

RE: Graf Zep airship art deco soda 4 the FORUM - 8/4/2010 11:06:57 PM    blobbottlebob Posts: 3356 Joined: 12/20/2005 From: Wisconsin Status: offline My plan is to run the auction until Saturday night August 14th. That is probably longer than it needs to be but it fits into my schedule the best. It ends at 8 pm central. That's 9 pm eastern, 6 pm west coast. I was thinking five bucks is a good opening bid. Here's a picture of the side. Attachment (1) (in reply to blobbottlebob) Post #: 5

RE: Graf Zep airship art deco soda 4 the FORUM - 8/4/2010 11:10:32 PM    blobbottlebob Posts: 3356 Joined: 12/20/2005 From: Wisconsin Status: offline As far as condition goes, it has no major issues like chips or cracks. I will pack it very well for safe shipping. It does have some typical light wear, the worst of which is a little ring around the 'bulb' below the rim of the crown. There is a lighter ring about 1/3 down. There are a few tiny bites and bruises but (as noted) nothing serious. I would give it a seven or eight out of ten condition points. It is clean and relatively stain free. It has no repairs and it is original found by me. Thanks for supporting the forum. I would be happy to post any pics or answer any questions. (in reply to blobbottlebob) Post #: 6

RE: Graf Zep airship art deco soda 4 the FORUM - 8/5/2010 11:15:15 PM    surfaceone Posts: 5762 Joined: 12/9/2008 Status: offline (in reply to blobbottlebob) Post #: 7

RE: Graf Zep airship art deco soda 4 the FORUM - 8/5/2010 11:18:05 PM    blobbottlebob Posts: 3356 Joined: 12/20/2005 From: Wisconsin Status: offline Allright! Thanks surfaceone. I was begining to think there was no interest in this beauty. (in reply to surfaceone) Post #: 8

RE: Graf Zep airship art deco soda 4 the FORUM - 8/5/2010 11:44:54 PM    GuntherHess Posts: 11468 Joined: 12/13/2004 From: Frederick Maryland Status: offline Nice historic bottle. _____________________________ FREE Online Medicine Guide - http://www.antiquemedicines.com/MedicineNexus/Nexus.htm Web Site - http://antiquemedicines.com Email : mknapp@antiquemedicines.com (in reply to blobbottlebob) Post #: 9

RE: Graf Zep airship art deco soda 4 the FORUM - 8/6/2010 1:20:52 AM    blobbottlebob Posts: 3356 Joined: 12/20/2005 From: Wisconsin Status: offline The end of Zeppelins. Attachment (1) (in reply to GuntherHess) Post #: 10

RE: Graf Zep airship art deco soda 4 the FORUM - 8/6/2010 3:06:56 PM    Poison_Us   Posts: 2801 Joined: 5/27/2009 From: Savannah, Ga. Status: offline No, the end of Hydrogen in Zeppelins... Nice bottle.  OF all the sodas, the deco ones look the coolest, I think.  _____________________________ Poison Us Member: APBCA ( www.poisonbottleclub.org ) Visit Us @: www.poisonousaddiction.com Looking for digging partners in/near Savannah. Be a friend. Give the "GIFT" of Poison. (in reply to blobbottlebob) Post #: 11

RE: Graf Zep airship art deco soda 4 the FORUM - 8/10/2010 2:33:57 PM    surfaceone Posts: 5762 Joined: 12/9/2008 Status: offline Hey Bottle People, Are'ya gonna let me get away with this beauty for a measly 10 spot? Where's that ABN esprit de corps? They aren't making these anymore, don'tcha know... (in reply to blobbottlebob) Post #: 12

RE: Graf Zep airship art deco soda 4 the FORUM - 8/14/2010 11:45:35 PM    surfaceone Posts: 5762 Joined: 12/9/2008 Status: offline Hey Bob, Did I win? Did I win? (in reply to blobbottlebob) Post #: 13

RE: Graf Zep airship art deco soda 4 the FORUM - 8/15/2010 2:02:40 AM    blobbottlebob Posts: 3356 Joined: 12/20/2005 From: Wisconsin Status: offline You are the winner Surfaceone! Thanks again for your support of the forum. Please PM me with where you would like it to go. Thanks again. (in reply to surfaceone) Post #: 14

RE: Graf Zep airship art deco soda 4 the FORUM - 8/15/2010 2:04:21 AM    blobbottlebob Posts: 3356 Joined: 12/20/2005 From: Wisconsin Status: offline I love the US Navy picture. Very cool. Also, if you would like an acl version of the Zep, I will include that as well. It doesn't have any graphics but it might be a neat little extra. Let me know. (in reply to blobbottlebob) Post #: 15

RE: Graf Zep airship art deco soda 4 the FORUM - 8/15/2010 11:27:08 AM    pyshodoodle Posts: 2801 Joined: 8/3/2008 From: Lehigh Valley PA Status: offline Popular Science June 1928 page 32 if the link doesn't work.... I picked up this copy at a flea market.... cool article! http://books.google.com/books?id=VicDAAAAMBAJ&printsec=frontcover&lr&rview=1#v=onepage&q&f=false < Message edited by pyshodoodle -- 8/15/2010 11:29:47 AM > _____________________________ HONESTY IS NO LONGER PC. (in reply to blobbottlebob) Post #: 16

RE: Graf Zep airship art deco soda 4 the FORUM - 8/15/2010 11:33:20 AM    pyshodoodle Posts: 2801 Joined: 8/3/2008 From: Lehigh Valley PA Status: offline Not sure why that's not working... Let's try the cover page. http://books.google.com/books?id=VicDAAAAMBAJ&printsec=frontcover&lr&rview=1#v=onepage&q&f=false  Both links are working to the cover page... seems my computer just didn't want to load them. Flying Hotels is the article... check it out!   < Message edited by pyshodoodle -- 8/15/2010 11:37:02 AM > _____________________________ HONESTY IS NO LONGER PC. (in reply to pyshodoodle) Post #: 17

RE: Graf Zep airship art deco soda 4 the FORUM - 9/1/2010 5:05:49 PM    surfaceone Posts: 5762 Joined: 12/9/2008 Status: offline Greetings ABN Supporters and potential supporters, I just returned from a trip and was delighted to find the 2 Zep bottles that blobbottlebob sent me. They were beautifully double bubble wrapped, with inflated air bags, no less. Thank you, Bob. I'm proud to have them in my collection. Beautiful bottles, both. I'm not a bottle buyer, but this is the only way to go, as far as I'm concerned. Thanks to Roger for hosting us all, and for great members like Bob. (in reply to blobbottlebob) Post #: 18

RE: Graf Zep airship art deco soda 4 the FORUM - 9/1/2010 9:53:49 PM    blobbottlebob Posts: 3356 Joined: 12/20/2005 From: Wisconsin Status: offline Thank you so much Surfaceone for your kind words and for your support of the forum! I'm ecstatic that you like the bottles. Plus, we all owe a debt of gratitude to members who are willing to step up to the plate to help support this wonderful resource. As a side note; Isn't it interesting that Graf tried to enhance the brand with vitamins on the ACL version? Given how much of that is on the market now (vitamin water, monster, red bull etc . . .), it makes me think that Graf was way ahead of his time. (in reply to surfaceone) Post #: 19

RE: Graf Zep airship art deco soda 4 the FORUM - 9/4/2010 1:27:21 AM    glass man Posts: 7554 Joined: 1/30/2008 From: GEORGIA Status: offline NICE PICTURE OF ANOTHER ZEP... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZO2qO9FaIWU < Message edited by glass man -- 9/4/2010 1:31:33 AM > _____________________________ LET NOT YOUR HEART BE TROUBLED ! IF YOU NEED A BLESSING OR A SONG THAT WILL PICK YOU UP PLEASE LISTEN TO THIS SONG FROM"VAN THE MAN"MORRISON! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qi4R2YXv_AE (in reply to blobbottlebob) Post #: 20

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