Here's one example of a Graham No City/State bottle marked 576 EG 25 from their Evansville plant and made in 1925. Even though this is not the same bottle as the one in question, it does tell us that there are other patent 1915 Coca Cola bottles with blank bases. I'm not exaggerating when I say...
Hi, Ivy
As you probably know, the 576 G20 indicates a Graham Glass Co. bottle made in 1920. I looked around and all of the examples of similar bottles I could find had the City/State embossed on the base. However, I don't know how unusual or rare it was for any Graham bottle not to have the...
Thanks, Michael
I'm familiar with Swanky Swig ACL glasses. However, the earliest one I am aware of is from 1933. You mentioned one from December of 1932. Do you have a confirmed source for the 1932 glasses? The earliest ones had black and red stripes on them, like this one on eBay ...
Here's another Moxie bottle I'm researching. It might be one of the very first Moxie ACL bottles. It's a Glenshaw bottle and the 47 on the base is for 1947. I communicated with the seller and educated them about Glenshaw bottles and their ring-codes. They sent me the attached photos of the codes...
Thanks for clarifying that. So-called "Ghosted" ACL bottles are often hard to see. The 1942 bottle on eBay is half ghosted. Speaking of which, it's still the latest 7 Oz. "Wheat-Sheaf" ACL I'm aware of. Based on what I have seen, it's starting to look as if they transitioned to the "Moxie-guy"...
Thanks, Sitcoms
When you said the label is long gone did you mean a paper label or ACL? There are several 7 Oz. bottles on eBay but most of them don't have labels of any type. This brings up another mystery and more questions as to why so many of the later Moxie bottles - large and small -...
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The seller accepted my offer for the 1941 Moxie ACL bottle.
I do not intend to purchase this 1942 Owens Illinois Moxie ACL bottle with the funky label. However, it's currently the latest example of a 7 oz. Moxie ACL I am aware of. I will continue my search for later examples...
P.S.
I forgot to mention I offered the seller $30 for the 1941 Moxie bottle that's on eBay. I haven't heard back from them yet but will let you know when I do.
Bob
The latest listing I can find for Whistle Bottling Co. in Reynoldsville is 1943
The earliest listing(s) I can find for Reynoldsville Bottling Co. is ...
1. Notified 12/6/45 - But not sure what that refers to.
2. Definitely in operation by 1947
That gives us a window between 1943 and 1947 -...
Questions ...
1. When did Whistle / Marinaro Bottling become Reynoldsville Bottling?
2. When did the Delaney brothers start Reynoldsville Bottling?
3. Who did my 26N ACL Moxie bottle belong to - Marinaro or Delaney?
4. When was the ACL applied to my 26N Moxie bottle?
Answers? I'm not sure yet...
Key location ...
1938 - Anthony Marinaro - Jackson and 10th
1947 - Kenneth Delaney - 10th & Jackson - Notified 12/6/45
Certainly appears to be the same location!
Bottle Cap - Reynoldsville Bottling Co. - Date Unknown - eBay
https://www.ebay.com/itm/195629875862
Note: Nesbit Orange was mentioned in the 1951 newspaper ad I posted.
(More soon)
Next up are the 1950 Reynoldsville Census records for ...
Terrence Delaney - Manager Beverage Co.
Kenneth Delaney - Manager Beverage Co.
(More to follow)
New Mystery? More Questions?
The exact wording on the back of my 22N Moxie bottle is ...
Bottled By / Reynoldsville Bottling Co. / Reynoldsville, PA.
The emphasis is with the "Co." for Company.
Notice in the 1941 article the name T.E. Delaney, who was the manager of the Whistle Bottling...