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Hutch Soda: Alabama Bottling Works ABW {monogram} Bessemer Ala "T" base

I've been studying the resources provided to me by kind members of this group. I seem to have variants - ones that almost match a listed example but not quite. Some of mine either have a different mark on the bottom and/or lack one of the markings noted in the description. My variants are not...
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- Post #6
- Sep 1, 2023
- Forum: Sodas - Embossed, Paper Label and ACLs.
Hutch Soda: H. G. Meumann Bessemer Ala

Thanks Leon. How do you account for variants? Mine is exactly 6 1/2 inches tall but it has D.O.C. on the back near the base. I see on the Hutchbook.com site, they have AL038 H G MEUMANN / BESSEMER / ALA that seems to be similar? That one has the DOC on the back at the base, but it is listed as...
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- Post #3
- Sep 1, 2023
- Forum: Sodas - Embossed, Paper Label and ACLs.
Newbie - Sodas and Medicine (PIcs added)

Thank you so very much for sharing this resource! I'm sure people who are familiar with bottles have no trouble navigating the Hutchinson Project database. But for me as a newbie, the illustrations in the resource you provided are so much easier to use. I was able to find some of mine right away...
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- Post #15
- Sep 1, 2023
- Forum: Introductions
Hutch Soda: Alabama Bottling Works ABW {monogram} Bessemer Ala "T" base

Thank you. I don't see any other markings on mine. On page 23 of Alabama's Pre-Crown, Mr. Lines classifies it as Extremely Rare. HIs scale is a bit different from hutchbook.com. Mr. Lines' book was originally published in 1986. My grandfather and father (both now deceased) were very active in...
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- Post #5
- Sep 1, 2023
- Forum: Sodas - Embossed, Paper Label and ACLs.
"The Mar-Cola Co." with Eagle & Stars, Bessemer, Ala.

Looks like the Mar-Cola Company was sold in 1919 after three people filed lawsuits against Joseph L. Wood, manufacturer of Mar-Cola. BhamWiki lists operation dates of 1916-1920, but clearly Mar-Cola was sold and ended operation in March 1919. By April 1919 it was rebranded as Birmingham Smile...
- elliott 123
- Post #8
- Aug 31, 2023
- Forum: What is it? Antique Bottles BEFORE 1900
"The Mar-Cola Co." with Eagle & Stars, Bessemer, Ala.

Hi DeepSeaDan. Thanks for your reply. After I saw your post earlier today, I followed his Bottle Group page. Thanks for the heads up!
- elliott 123
- Post #7
- Aug 31, 2023
- Forum: What is it? Antique Bottles BEFORE 1900
Hutch Soda: Alabama Bottling Works ABW {monogram} Bessemer Ala "T" base

Wow! That's quite a collection! Very nice indeed. Thanks for your reply and for sharing your spectacular collection! Do you think my bottle is the same as the one designated AL0025 at hutchbook.com? The example there is also 8 inches tall, has the same embossed monogram and lettering, and a T...
- elliott 123
- Post #3
- Aug 31, 2023
- Forum: Sodas - Embossed, Paper Label and ACLs.
Hutch Soda: Alabama Bottling Works ABW {monogram} Bessemer Ala "T" base

Hopeful the experienced hutch soda collectors can enlighten me on this one too. All these bottles I'm posting are recently inherited - straight from the attic after being stored since the mid-eighties. I've posted several others I'm needing clarification on and would appreciate the help of the...
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- Thread
- Aug 31, 2023
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- Forum: Sodas - Embossed, Paper Label and ACLs.
Diekman Bottling Works

I'm a newbie so have no idea if it's scarce or not, but it certainly has a lot of eye appeal. I like it a lot! Congrats.
- elliott 123
- Post #2
- Aug 31, 2023
- Forum: Sodas - Embossed, Paper Label and ACLs.
Hutch Soda: H. G. Meumann Bessemer Ala

Wondering if anyone can enlighten me on this little hutch soda? It's 6 1/2 inches tall, has wear, and is light aqua. Thanks for any info. Embossed on front in inset circle: H G MEUMANN / BESSEMER / ALA Embossed on back at base: D.O.C. No other markings found. This one below from Thomas C...
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- Thread
- Aug 31, 2023
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- Forum: Sodas - Embossed, Paper Label and ACLs.
"The Mar-Cola Co." with Eagle & Stars, Bessemer, Ala.

There's a picture of it in that other thread with the grouping photo.
- elliott 123
- Post #5
- Aug 30, 2023
- Forum: What is it? Antique Bottles BEFORE 1900
"The Mar-Cola Co." with Eagle & Stars, Bessemer, Ala.

Wow. It looked like Coca-Cola and they didn't know the difference if they couldn't read. I never thought of that but it makes complete sense. I have one of those Ala-Cola straight side bottles in amber. I don't know why, but it's one of my favorites. Some of these bottles are as dug, with the...
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- Post #3
- Aug 30, 2023
- Forum: What is it? Antique Bottles BEFORE 1900
Newbie - Sodas and Medicine (PIcs added)

Thank you, maybe someone who knows will fill me in. :) Can you look at this one and see if you can shed any light? I may have posted it in the wrong sub-forum. I think it's actually post 1900? https://www.antique-bottles.net/threads/the-mar-cola-co-with-eagle-stars-bessemer-ala.699485/#post-781393
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- Post #13
- Aug 30, 2023
- Forum: Introductions
Newbie - Sodas and Medicine (PIcs added)

Thanks. That's just some of them I could easily get pictures of. There are more I haven't unboxed yet. I'm looking over this Hutchinson Project website. Do you know how to tell the difference between a round and horseshoe plate? I'm assuming there is a shape I'm looking for on the bottom of...
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- Post #11
- Aug 30, 2023
- Forum: Introductions
"The Mar-Cola Co." with Eagle & Stars, Bessemer, Ala.

Hoping someone can shed some light on this straight side aqua embossed soda. As dug with dirt from the eighties. Is it a fairly common bottle? Are there other variants? Other colors? Was Mar-Cola one of those companies that tried to compete with Coca-Cola? What is the best way to clean these...
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- Thread
- Aug 30, 2023
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- Forum: What is it? Antique Bottles BEFORE 1900