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I have only found bottles with Barq's embossed on them from the 1930's .
 

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This bottle is described as possibly being the one that preceded the 1935 patent version and apparently is extremely rare. Date unknown but possibly early 1930s. It most likely had a paper label - that I am currently looking for ...

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Here's a follow-up on this bottle. The link is to a 2008 forum thread where member wonkapete said ...

https://www.antique-bottles.net/showthread.php?182815-Mississippi-Bottles

"The first one is a tough one to find - Barq's embossed on the shoulder. It's the first 12 oz from the 1920s."

Barq's Bottles member wonkapete from 2008 He says first bottle on left is 1920s.jpg
 

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I guess I'm obsessed with finding out more about "Orangine / Sparkling Orangine" and currently trying to find confirmation for statements like this ...

"It [Orangine] was basically a predecessor to Moon Glo"

http://www.ebay.com/itm/361220422216
 

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So far this is the earliest reference for "Moon Glo" that I can find ...

McKinney, Texas 1939

Barq's Moon Glo McKinney Texas 1939.jpg
 

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Here's a "Moon Glo" acl bottle said to be marked with ...

4 LGW 1 - For Laurens Glass Works 1941

Barq's Moon Glo Bottle Biloxi Miss LGW 1941.jpg

Barq's Moon Glo Bottle Biloxi Miss LGW 1941 Back.jpg
 

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P.S.

Here's a picture of the base on the "Moon Glo" bottle I just posted a link to from the 2014 Collectors Weekly article. The 4LGW1 is probably on the heel, but notice its embossed with ...

1. Barq's Beverage
2. Biloxi, Mississippi

Barq's Moon Glo Bottle Biloxi Miss LGW 1941 Base.jpg
 

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P.S.

As you can see, it appears that "Orangine" could very well have played a major role in the Barq's success story. And if "Orangine" did in fact morph into "Moon Glo" then that might explain what became of "Orangine"

(More research is required to confirm or refute the various claims related to Orangine and Moon Glo)
 

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This collector says he has a "Moon Glo" bottle that was made by the Laurens Glass Works in 1939 ...

"One of my favorites is a beauty of a bottle that is believed to be a very rare Mississippi soft drink bottle called a "Moon-Glo." It was made in 1939 by the Laurens Glass Works of Laurens, South Carolina for the Barq's Beverage Company of Biloxi."


http://www.thefreelibrary.com/The+c...painted+label+bottles+can+be+a...-a0166695206
 

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