Barq's Root Beer

SODAPOPBOB · May 29, 2016

Apparently this is the rarest of the "Moon Glo" bottles. Its from Corpus Christi, Texas and described as being made by the Laurens Glass Works in 1940 ...

http://www.lilter.com/pricewatch.php?id=656540

( I can't say for certain, but it appears to have diamond embossing on the shoulder. It definitely has "Barq's" embossed within the so called diamond embossing )

Barq's Moon Glo Corpus Christi Texas LGW 1940.jpg

SODAPOPBOB · May 29, 2016

Here's a better picture of the label on a LGW 1940 Moon Glo acl bottle from Corpus Christi, Texas ...

http://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/extremely-vintage-12oz-lauren-glass-403806849

Barq's Moon Glo Corpus Christi Texas LGW 1940 Worthpoint.jpg

SODAPOPBOB · May 30, 2016

Which came first ...

1. The chicken or the egg?

2. Schmidt & Company Orangine or Barq Brothers Orangine?

Well, I'm starting to think the Barq Brothers were up to some shenanigans when they advertised Orangine as their own brand and served it at the 1893 Chicago Exposition where they won a gold medal.

The reason I say this is because ...

Schmidt & Company - Stockton, California

... had filed for a Trademark for a beverage called Orangine in ...

1888

Check it out!

http://exhibits.sos.ca.gov/items/show/1588

Orangine Schmidt and Company Stockton Calif 1888.jpg

Orangine Schmidt and Company Stockton Calif 1888 Trademark.jpg

Perhaps this explains why the Barq Brothers Orangine faded into the sunset around 1895?

SODAPOPBOB · May 30, 2016

Just for the record ...

Here's the letter that accompanied the 1888 Schmidt & Company's trademark application for Orangine ...

Orangine Schmidt and Company Stockton Calif 1888 Trademark Letter (1).jpg

Orangine Schmidt and Company Stockton Calif 1888 Trademark Letter (2).jpg

But what I don't know is if a California Trademark is the same as a U.S. Trademark? Notice in the link info where it has ...

Coverage - Stockton, CA

SODAPOPBOB · May 30, 2016

For future reference ...

Schmidt & Company, Stockton, California consisted of ...

Clara H Schmidt and Walter B Starbird

Orangine 1889 Clara H Schmidt and Walter B Starbird (2).jpg

SODAPOPBOB · May 30, 2016

Schmidt & Company ...

1891 Stockton, California Directory

Schmidt and Company 1891 Stockton, Calif Directory (2).jpg

SODAPOPBOB · May 30, 2016

This was described as a circa 1890s Trade Card ...

Schmidt & Co. Orangine 1890s Trade Card.jpg

Schmidt & Co. Orangine 1890s Trade Card (2).jpg

The back is stamped with ...

The New Tonic Beverage ~ "Orangine"

Schmidt & Co. Orangine 1890s Trade Card Back.jpg

SODAPOPBOB · May 30, 2016

1888-1889 U.S. Patent for ...

Aerated Tonic Beverage

By ...

Walter B. Starbird ~ Stockton, California

Note: The ingredients sound more like the Schmidt & Company's "Iron Water" than it does for their "Orangine." Notice it contained alcohol.

http://www.google.com/patents/US396440

Starbird, Walter Areated Tonic Water 1888 1889 (2).jpg

SODAPOPBOB · May 30, 2016

P.S.

The Aerated Tonic Beverage was also recommended for children, so the alcoholic content must have been minimal. Where it mentions alcohol it says something about it being "leached off."

SODAPOPBOB · May 30, 2016

For Reference ...

Tonic

Noun:

1. A medicine that invigorates or strengthens.
2. A tonic of sulphur and molasses.

Tonic Water according to Wikipedia

(Such as that used by Canada Dry and similar beverages)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tonic_water

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