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RE: Ginger Ale Bottles wanted - 7/6/2005 12:20:21 AM    acls   Posts: 305 Joined: 6/2/2005 Status: offline Great bottles diggermeister. I really like the CARAVAN. (in reply to IRISH) Post #: 61

RE: Ginger Ale Bottles wanted - 7/6/2005 5:05:25 AM    IRISH   Posts: 1238 Joined: 11/23/2002 From: cockatoo Australia Status: offline G.A.C, I'm a patent collector with a soft spot for Codd's patents of all sorts but ANYTHING pre-dating around the early 1920's that held Aerated water has a place on my shelves . I've never seen that G. D. Dows patent bottle before, very nice. (in reply to acls) Post #: 62

RE: Ginger Ale Bottles wanted - 7/6/2005 8:23:46 PM    Ginger Ale collector   Posts: 112 Joined: 6/16/2005 Status: offline Hi Warith- thanks for the compliment on the Rowlands. I was just lucky to get it! Yes there are some Marchant's about. Here's the only one I have- inside thread stopper, called Riley's Patent. I've got to take a picture of another Riley's type, only from Ireland- Irish will like that one! One of the reasons there were so many ginger ales from Australia is that ginger grows reaslly well in parts of your country- and in the 1880s ginger plantations were going full- and I think they still are! Many folks around the world are spicing up their cooking with Aussie ginger. Attachment (1) (in reply to warith) Post #: 63

RE: Ginger Ale Bottles wanted - 7/6/2005 8:30:23 PM    Ginger Ale collector   Posts: 112 Joined: 6/16/2005 Status: offline Hello Irish- glad you liked the Dow's. Tell you what- find me a Wilcox Codd Ginger Ale and I'll see if I can get my hands on the Dow's Patent. It comes in two sizes as you can see. The larger one is tougher to find- but I'll bet you'd settle for either! Attachment (1) (in reply to IRISH) Post #: 64

RE: Ginger Ale Bottles wanted - 7/6/2005 8:36:44 PM    Ginger Ale collector   Posts: 112 Joined: 6/16/2005 Status: offline Hi Diggermeister- nice bottles- that buffalo embossing is great, isn't it? The Caravan is a neat bottle also. Your is the "flavor" bottle that has ginger ale, grape, and I think orange embossed around the base. A pale dry ginger ale version came in emerald green. Attachment (1) (in reply to diggermeister) Post #: 65

RE: Ginger Ale Bottles wanted - 7/6/2005 9:27:13 PM    Ginger Ale collector   Posts: 112 Joined: 6/16/2005 Status: offline Hi ACL- I like the Caravan too- see another post for a picture of a green one- I'd like to find the ACL version of the Caravan! Here's another favorite ACL ginger ale from Waterbury, CT Attachment (1) (in reply to acls) Post #: 66

RE: Ginger Ale Bottles wanted - 7/6/2005 9:51:33 PM    bubbas dad Posts: 1374 Joined: 3/30/2005 From: South Carolina, USA Status: offline gac there was a guy at the flea market last sping with several acl caravans. the one i brought was in excellant shape. i see him occasionally, if i see him again i'll see if he has another one if you are interested. _____________________________ john the older i get, the smarter my father gets! (in reply to acls) Post #: 67

RE: Ginger Ale Bottles wanted - 7/7/2005 1:27:11 AM    acls   Posts: 305 Joined: 6/2/2005 Status: offline Hey GAC. The RIVERSIDE quart is quite striking. Here's a pic of the ACL Caravan you were talking about. These come in clear galss as well. Attachment (1) (in reply to acls) Post #: 68

RE: Ginger Ale Bottles wanted - 7/7/2005 6:18:48 PM    bubbas dad Posts: 1374 Joined: 3/30/2005 From: South Carolina, USA Status: offline gac here is a picture of the acl ginger ales that i have. the caravan i have must be more recent than the one above of acl's. also i wanted to say that the blue perfection ginger ale bottle is the most awesome bottle i've seen. well i forgot to add the picture when i posted this so here it is. Attachment (1) < Message edited by bubbas dad -- 7/7/2005 7:01:13 PM > _____________________________ john the older i get, the smarter my father gets! (in reply to acls) Post #: 69

RE: Ginger Ale Bottles wanted - 7/7/2005 8:14:32 PM    Ginger Ale collector   Posts: 112 Joined: 6/16/2005 Status: offline Hi Sam, remember you asked about the Hutchinson A.J. Nevers from Norway, ME? Well I finally found it. It has what they call a "mug" base which reminds some folks of a soda or beer mug with a fluted base. I threw in an extra W.H. Darling from Newport, VT, that has 115 - year old ginger ale! In those days the color was quite dark. The pale dry was not invented until the late 1890s, probably in England- then copied by Cliquot Club, followed by the now-famous Canada Dry, the Champagne of Ginger Ales! The VT bottle is also embossed. Attachment (1) (in reply to Sam_MaineBottles) Post #: 70

RE: Ginger Ale Bottles wanted - 7/7/2005 9:16:39 PM    Ginger Ale collector   Posts: 112 Joined: 6/16/2005 Status: offline Hi John Thanks for the pictures of your ginger ale ACLs. That would be great. I don't have the Caravan you show. Thanks. (in reply to bubbas dad) Post #: 71

RE: Ginger Ale Bottles wanted - 7/7/2005 9:19:01 PM    Ginger Ale collector   Posts: 112 Joined: 6/16/2005 Status: offline Hi ACL- that's the one I was thinking of- I did not know that the one in John's post existed. What color was the paint on the clear one? If anyone has an extra of the green one- I would be interested. Thanks (in reply to acls) Post #: 72

RE: Ginger Ale Bottles wanted - 7/7/2005 9:35:26 PM    Ginger Ale collector   Posts: 112 Joined: 6/16/2005 Status: offline Hi John- forgot to mention about the blue Perfection Ginger Ale from Baltimore- they also made a soda called Cristo-cola that was the same shape and color, but I think a bit smaller. I mentioned in another post that these bottling companies from the 20s through the 40s were very competitve. But they didn't always play fair. When Canada Dry started to really make a dent in the U.S. ginger ale market ( which was dominated by Clicquot Club in Millis MA and that's a whole story of it's own), bottlers tried to tag along. Here's two examples. The Granada Dry was from Florida and the Canadian Club was from Vermont. At least the Canadian Club made an effort to be a little different- the Granada Dry even used the same "shield" that Canada Dry used at that time. Attachment (1) (in reply to bubbas dad) Post #: 73

RE: Ginger Ale Bottles wanted - 7/7/2005 9:57:47 PM    bubbas dad Posts: 1374 Joined: 3/30/2005 From: South Carolina, USA Status: offline gac this has been one of the best post in awhile. so many great bottles. i thought that the perfection looked alot like the cristo-cola. i have been hoping to find a cristo-cola ever since i saw one for the first time. whats the scarcity and approx value of the perfection ginger ale. that is the most beautiful soda bottle i've seen. _____________________________ john the older i get, the smarter my father gets! (in reply to acls) Post #: 74

RE: Ginger Ale Bottles wanted - 7/8/2005 4:23:47 PM    Ginger Ale collector   Posts: 112 Joined: 6/16/2005 Status: offline John- they are not easy to find. When I have seen them they range from $60- $125 depending on condition. I will keep a look out for one and the Cristo-cola. Here's a beauty from a different category- decorative embossing. The mold to make this one must have cost a fortune. Just about every part of the surface is embossed except for the top of the neck. It is Sunnyside, from Fort Smith, Arkansas- Coca-Cola Bottling Company- Attachment (1) (in reply to bubbas dad) Post #: 75

RE: Ginger Ale Bottles wanted - 7/8/2005 7:38:59 PM    Ginger Ale collector   Posts: 112 Joined: 6/16/2005 Status: offline Hello Sam- here's another paper label from Maine. I wonder sometimes about paper labels on unembossed bottles. I have hundreds of different unused ginger ale labels I've collected, so you know the labels are out there. I have seen where folks have just put a label on a bottle with no nevermind as to age. In my early collecting days I bought a neat labelled bottle that was from the 1890s. Trouble was the label wasn't. How did I know? Well- a friend gently pointed out that the label had a picture of the Waldorf Astoria hotel in NY which was a 1930s building and you could see it in the architecture. Ooops. That was my first lesson. I've had a few others along the way- one way to get an idea is to look at the glue lines around the edge of the label- if they are particularly messy or gummed up- start wondering and looking closer. Usually there is some discoloration or damage on a label of any age. I am sure that I have some in my collection that are not accurate to the bottle- but you never know. I really like to find the bottles with the embossing matching the bottle- but that's not always possible. Now this one, I was delighted when I saw another one come up somewhere- not proof that it is accurate, but it made me feel better! Attachment (1) (in reply to Sam_MaineBottles) Post #: 76

RE: Ginger Ale Bottles wanted - 7/8/2005 9:15:32 PM    Sam_MaineBottles Posts: 371 Joined: 4/5/2004 From: Mid-coast Maine Status: offline Hi GAC - First off, nice hutch ginger ale bottles - I have a Nevers embossed crown top ginger ale but not the hutch. That's the only mug base hutch found from Maine by the way. I've got a few 'doubtful' paper label bottles in my collection, one is even more than doubtful - it's a paper label birch beer from Bangor on an ABM bottle. The problem is the bottling company went out of business in 1895..... I've only seen one of the Virginia Spring paper label bottles like yours before, that company was in business from 1908-16 and was an off-shoot of the Mt. Zircon company from Rumford. Here's a pic of a paper label that as far as I know was never put on a bottle. I found it in the Maine State Archives where it was registered in 1927. I have a hunch that the Poland Spring company got a little uncomfortable with the similarities to their product and nixed it before it went into production. -Sam Attachment (1) (in reply to acls) Post #: 77

RE: Ginger Ale Bottles wanted - 7/9/2005 1:52:56 AM    madman   Posts: 4860 Joined: 2/5/2005 Status: offline i agree with bd that blue bottle is the coolest ive seen!! all the bottles on here are so damn nice thanks for sharing mike ps how about puting a book together history of ginger ale < Message edited by madman -- 7/9/2005 1:53:40 AM > (in reply to acls) Post #: 78

RE: Ginger Ale Bottles wanted - 7/9/2005 6:42:10 PM    jme_jett   Posts: 208 Joined: 6/7/2005 From: southern california Status: offline although its not nearly as great as all of yours (im soooooo jealous!) I thought I would post this one that I dug today! If you like it and want it for your collection you can have it. Ill be happy just to see it go to a collection. After all, I got it out of the trash! Attachment (1) _____________________________ jme (in reply to Ginger Ale collector) Post #: 79

RE: Ginger Ale Bottles wanted - 7/9/2005 6:44:02 PM    jme_jett   Posts: 208 Joined: 6/7/2005 From: southern california Status: offline another shot Attachment (1) _____________________________ jme (in reply to jme_jett) Post #: 80

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