HIRES ROOT BEER ~ vs ~ VERNOR'S GINGER ALE

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Hires pamphlet (Both sides). Described as being published in 1905

(No small bottles) ...

 

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Hires ad - Date unknown - but ...

1. Says "Carbonated"

2. Depicts blob-top bottle

? (Possibly earliest ad for carbonated and bottled Hires Root Beer) ?

? 1893-1894 ?

 

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I'm not sure I have presented a convincing case for either Hires Root Beer or Vernor's Ginger Ale as being the oldest continuously produced soda pop in America, but as it stands now I'm personally going with the Trademark information as being the most reliable of all the various documents ...

Hires Root Beer And Root Beer Extract ~ First Use 1877

Word Mark HIRES ROOT BEER AND ROOT-BEER EXTRACT [ AND THE DRY INGREDIENTS FOR MAKING ROOT BEER ]. FIRST USE: 1877 . FIRST USE IN COMMERCE: 1877 Filing Date November 4, 1905 Registration Date June 26, 1906 Owner (REGISTRANT) CHARLES E. HIRES COMPANY, THE CORPORATION PENNSYLVANIA 210, 212 AND 214 NORTH BROAD STREET PHILADELPHIA PENNSYLVANIA (LAST LISTED OWNER) CRUSH INTERNATIONAL INC. CORPORATION ASSIGNEE OF OHIO ONE PROCTOR & GAMBLE PLAZA CINCINNATI OHIO 45202

Hires Root Beer ~ First Use 1878

Word Mark HIRES ROOTBEER. Root Beer. FIRST USE: 1878 . FIRST USE IN COMMERCE: 1878 Filing Date April 12, 1893 Registration Date January 16, 1894 Owner (REGISTRANT) Charles E. Hires Company, The CORPORATION PENNSYLVANIA Philadelphia PENNSYLVANIA (LAST LISTED OWNER) CADBURY BEVERAGES B.V. COMPANY NETHERLANDS 17TH FLOOR, WORLD TRADE CENTER, TOWER B STRAWINSKYLAAN 1725 1077 XX AMSTERDAM NETHERLANDS

Vernor's Ginger Ale And Ginger Ale Extract ~ First Use 1880

Word Mark VERNOR'S GINGER-ALE AND GINGER-ALE EXTRACT. FIRST USE: 1880 . FIRST USE IN COMMERCE: Filing Date March 29, 1911 Registration Date August 15, 1911 Owner (REGISTRANT) VERNOR, JAMES INDIVIDUAL UNITED STATES NO. 33 WOODWARD AVENUE DETROIT MICHIGAN (LAST LISTED OWNER) A&W CONCENTRATE COMPANY CORPORATION ASSIGNEE OF DELAWARE 709 WESTCHESTER AVE WHITE PLAINS NEW YORK 10604

 

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Last but not least ...


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[Canadacan]

Hey thanks for the info Bob.....it got me searching!...I did find these adds.


These two are dated 1915..and appear to have the smaller bottle.




This one is supposedly 1920...but the bottle appears a bit taller?



And her is my Hires label similar to those above...this label is extremely scarce, it is all but impossible to find anything from the Chippewa Water Co. let alone a early Hires label from Canada....I believe the label to be from the mid to late 20's. This style was used up until about 1933.




So I believe this would have been the bottle used for the above label...or the one you posted with Hires on the shoulder. I cant see that Hires by this time would allow a bottler even in Canada to use a generic none embossed?

 

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Cc

Great pics! Thanks for sharing them. The earliest date I could find for Hires in Canada was 1894, although there could be earlier ones. ?

I found this next ad this morning. Even though its not the Ace of spades I referred to, its pretty close. It at least confirms the 1877 Trademark date.

From ...

The Bucks County Gazette ~ Bristol, Pennsylvania ~ June 14, 1877

 

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Here's my ...

Ace of Spades

If this article isn't referring to Charles Hires, then I'll eat my hat!

From ...

The Reading Times ~ Reading, Pennsylvania ~ February 5, 1876







Furthermore ...

Because the article was published in February of 1876 and says "a successful manufacturer of root beer in Philadelphia," I'm of the opinion there was no possible way that Charles Hires was able to develop his root beer and be successful with it in a single month. Hence, it leads me to believe it was actually invented sometime in 1875

 

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In search of ...

Hires Root Tea ~ 1875

 

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Currently on eBay. No bids. Starting at $34.99 ...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Ori...CE-/311722966535?_trksid=p2141725.m3641.l6368

 

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P.S.

In the Vernor's thread I offered a free ACL Book (Rick Sweeney 2002) to the first individual who could find and post ...

1. A time-period (1860s-1870s) document/publication that confirmed the existence of Vernor's Ginger Ale earlier than 1880.

2. A time-period document/publication that confirmed James Vernor had a full-service soda fountain in his drug store earlier than 1880.

3. Another example and/or unquestionable reference for the 1885 Hires Diary I just posted images of.

To those I would like to add ...

4. I will send a free ACL Book to the first individual who can find and post a picture of an original Hires Root Beer "Package/Box" like the one depicted in the 1885 Hires Diary.

Signed,

Sodabob

Because I really, really want to give away a free ACL Book, I'm adding this to the list ...

5. An advertisement, article, etc; published in 1875 for ​Hires Root Tea