Barq's Root Beer

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Reminder ...

1. Orangine Bottle
2. Cascade Bottling Works
3. New Orleans, Louisiana
4. Owens-Illinois Glass Company

I can't make out the date number, but because Owens-Illinois was established in 1929-1930 the bottle has to date sometime after that, probably circa 1930s. I do not know if there is a connection between Barq's Bottling and Cascade Bottling, but I do know that both were in operation at the same time in New Orleans. I have seen references for Cascade Bottling that date as early as the 1920s and as late as the 1940s. I intend to research this further and see what I can find. I can't say for certain at this juncture, but the odds are good that the Orangine bottle cap likely came from one of these bottles.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vintage-C...D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557


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The small embossing under the word Orangine might be something like 'Gold Medal Drink' ???

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Another Reminder ...

Plus, we now know that Jesse Robinson was the illegitimate son of Edward Barq!

Here's some additional information about Jesse Robinson and the Cascade Bottling Works ...

Link to 1922 Re-Ly-On Bottler magazine

https://books.google.com/books?id=c...v=onepage&q=Orangine cascade bottling&f=false

From a 1922 New Orleans newspaper

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From a 1979 Newspaper -
Jesse Robinson was not 'adopted' by Edward Barq but was raised by him. I don't know all of the details about their 1934 agreement, but based on the previous information, Jesse Robinson was the owner/manager of Cascade Bottling Works at least as early as 1922.

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Here's another brand from the Cascade Bottling Works -

"Big V Five" (Date unknown but likely 1920s-1930s)

(They also bottled "Orangine" and "Barq's")

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I'm currently trying to fill the gap between 1893 when "Orangine" won a gold medal in Chicago and its appearance with the Cascade Bottling Works in the 1920s-30s. So far its a mystery to me what became of "Orangine" after it was apparently first bottled in 1893.

 

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Another Question ...

If "Orangine" is connected with Schmidt & Company in Stockton, California as early as 1890, then how did it occur that Jesse Robinson bottled it in New Orleans in the 1930s?

 

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P.S.

The earliest reference for "Franchise" I can find in connection with Barq's Bottling is the one that was established between Edward Barq and Jesse Robinson / Cascade Bottling in 1934

 

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Of the numerous histories I've read about Barq's, I like this one the best ...

(Scroll back to start of Chapter 29)

Notice where it says ...

"While in New Orleans, Edward Barq Sr. formulated an orange drink, called Orangine ..."

https://books.google.com/books?id=k...DEIQ6AEILDAB#v=onepage&q=Barq nervine&f=false

 

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These Orangine bottles had to of been embossed or had paper labels in order for them to be identified and listed in this liquidation notice from ...

The St. Landry Clarion - Opelousas, Louisiana - June 9, 1894



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The liquidation auction was in Washington, Louisiana

 

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Regarding the name W. C. Triay who was liquidated in the 1894 Washington, Louisiana auction, it appears he was a businessman in Washington and possibly maintained some type of merchandise warehouse. I can't find anything that indicates he had a store or bottling operation - although he might have.

 

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And just when you thought it was safe to go back into the water, we come to this from ...

A 1909 Goldsboro, North Carolina newspaper ...

 

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Last but not least ...

Where the heck are all of the Orangine bottles and/or paper labels?