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J.J Mclaughlin Toronto Soda Bottle - 1/28/2012 11:22:44 PM    BeachComber   Posts: 138 Joined: 12/10/2007 Status: offline Hello all. I found this bottle on a recent dive. It is embossed with "J.J Mclaughlin / Hygeia Waters Toronto" and has the trademark logo in the center. Does anyone know the date range of this bottle? Is it rare or valuable? Also, what is Hygeia waters? I've heard of aerated waters, soda water, superior waters, etc but never Hygeia waters. Attachment (1) Post #: 1

RE: J.J Mclaughlin Toronto Soda Bottle - 1/28/2012 11:36:15 PM    Bixel   Posts: 731 Joined: 8/30/2004 From: Strathroy, Ontario, Canada Status: offline Age range is 1890-1906 of just JJ McLaughlin, after that they said JJ McLaughlin & Co. JJ McLaughlin was a large soda maufacturer in Toronto. While I have not seen that particular bottle variation from the company, it probably isnt overly valuable as Toronto bottles have a low value due to the sheer amount that have been dug up in Toronto. Only very early pieces still retain good value. _____________________________ Formerly : Insulators Rule! Kyle Collector of Insulators, Ontario marked bottles, railway memorabilia and signs of all sorts (in reply to BeachComber) Post #: 2

RE: J.J Mclaughlin Toronto Soda Bottle - 1/29/2012 5:51:52 PM    mctaggart67   Posts: 89 Joined: 4/18/2010 Status: offline J.J. McLaughlin started out professional life as a druggist and eventually focused on what started out as a typical pharmacy sideline, making soda water, which he initially called Hygeia Waters, the Hygeia, being a play on the word hygiene. McLaughlin's Hygeia Waters were based on a Belfast dry ginger ale recipe. The name was rebranded as the much more successful Canada Dry. _____________________________ Collecting embossed and labelled drugstore bottles from all over Canada. (in reply to Bixel) Post #: 3

RE: J.J Mclaughlin Toronto Soda Bottle - 1/29/2012 8:16:38 PM    Bixel   Posts: 731 Joined: 8/30/2004 From: Strathroy, Ontario, Canada Status: offline And that folks is why Glen is such a great guy. He can fill in all the other parts that I could never remember, or never even knew!! Learn something every day. _____________________________ Formerly : Insulators Rule! Kyle Collector of Insulators, Ontario marked bottles, railway memorabilia and signs of all sorts (in reply to mctaggart67) Post #: 4

RE: J.J Mclaughlin Toronto Soda Bottle - 1/29/2012 10:21:19 PM    BeachComber   Posts: 138 Joined: 12/10/2007 Status: offline Excellent! Great information. Thanks guys! Do you guys know when J.J Mclaughlin went out of business? (in reply to Bixel) Post #: 5

RE: J.J Mclaughlin Toronto Soda Bottle - 1/29/2012 11:03:18 PM    Bixel   Posts: 731 Joined: 8/30/2004 From: Strathroy, Ontario, Canada Status: offline Well as to when the McLaughlin family got bought out by Coca Cola(or whatever happened there)....I have no idea. The name Canada Dry still exists today, so obviously they did pretty well for themselves. I read in the Bio for the McLaughlin family that they opened their first plant in the US in 1922 in NYC. Known as Canada Dry when they first opened in the US, the ginger ale company made a name for itself south of the border as well. _____________________________ Formerly : Insulators Rule! Kyle Collector of Insulators, Ontario marked bottles, railway memorabilia and signs of all sorts (in reply to BeachComber) Post #: 6

RE: J.J Mclaughlin Toronto Soda Bottle - 1/30/2012 4:06:24 PM    Bixel   Posts: 731 Joined: 8/30/2004 From: Strathroy, Ontario, Canada Status: offline This gives some really interesting history on the family: http://www.digitaldeliftp.com/LookAround/advertspot_canadadry.htm Looks like the same year they moved into the States, 1922, they sold the US portion "Canada Dry limited" for $1,000,000. (about 13.5 million dollars in todays money) _____________________________ Formerly : Insulators Rule! Kyle Collector of Insulators, Ontario marked bottles, railway memorabilia and signs of all sorts (in reply to Bixel) Post #: 7

RE: J.J Mclaughlin Toronto Soda Bottle - 1/31/2012 9:36:53 PM    BeachComber   Posts: 138 Joined: 12/10/2007 Status: offline Bixel - thanks for all of the additional information. Very interesting read! (in reply to Bixel) Post #: 8

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