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Oops! I forgot this ...

I'm not sure if this 1893 ad I posted earlier is referring to two individual quart-size bottles or a single two-quart bottle, but regardless of that, exactly what did a single-quart or a two-quart soda bottle look like in 1893?

Orangine Reno Gazette-Journal Nevada July 15, 1893.jpg
 
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In answer to my own question ...

This is from an 1887 issue of the "Bottlers Gazette" magazine ...

Hutchinson Bottle Quart 1887.jpg
 
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By the way ...

There is also a green and white "Orangine" Acl bottle. I don't know much about it yet except ...

1. Its from New Orleans, Louisiana
2. It has the words "Gold Medal" on it
3. Its considered extremely rare
4. Its a 12 Ounce bottle

Note: I have seen several references for this bottle, but this is the only picture of one I have been able to find. I do not know who bottled it nor its date!

Chris Weide's Website link - Scroll to "Orangine"

http://www.ca-yd.com/textfile/bottles/WANTLIST.HTM

Orangine Bottle ACL.jpg
 
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In Conclusion (Possibly for sure this time :confused:) ...

I might never find an Orangine bottle - and would consider buying it if I did - but I'm definitely going to keep my eyes peeled for one of these ...

Notice ...

1. Its embossed with "Root Beer" instead of "It's Good" like the later bottles
2. Its embossed with "Biloxi Artesian Bottling Works"
3. It appears to be dated 1935 - If so, it would likely be a first issue bottle

Barq's Bottle Artesian 1935.jpg

Barq's Bottle Artesian 1935 Base.jpg
 
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P.S.

According to this historical marker and similar references, Barq's Root Beer was only bottled at this particular Biloxi, Mississippi location until ...


1936

Barq's Artesian Bottling Biloxi Mississippi.jpg
 

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Which means a 1935 bottle would have come from that little white building! Right?
 
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Here's a little more info in an attempt to make sense of the connection between Barq & Hughes and various addresses ...

First I need to establish this 1893 address for the Barq Brothers, which has them located at ...

547 Royal Street

Barq Brothers New Orleans 1893.jpg

And here's that address from Google Earth. I'm not certain which one of the businesses is 547, but its one of those that's located under the flags. Notice the wall plaque where I placed the yellow arrow. That might be a historical plaque that says something about the building itself.

Barq 547 Royal Street New Orleans Street View.jpg

In this next picture, notice that Royal Street is just one block from Bourbon Street.

Barq 547 Royal Street New Orleans.jpg

(To be continued)
 
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Next up is this 1895 newspaper snippet that has the Barq Brothers located at ...

Tonti and Laharpe Streets

Note: The article is in reference to the Barq Brothers being granted permission to use steam power. Apparently sometime between 1893 and 1895 the Barq Brothers moved from Royal Street to Laharpe Street.

Barq Bros Steam Engine January 1895.jpg

(To be continued)
 
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And here's the part I'm trying to make sense of ...

Its from a 1896 New Orleans newspaper and involves some type of court ordered sale against ...

Barq & Hughes

Notice it mentions ...

1. Cordial Factory (Cordials are sweet, alcoholic liqueurs)
2. Laharpe and Tonti Streets
3. Boiler and Engine (Steam)

Barq and Hughes Laharpe Street February 1896.jpg

Note: This was just one year after the 1895 article I posted about the Barq Brothers getting steam power at Tonti and Laharpe streets, and yet now we see where someone named Hughes is involved with one of the Barq's at the same address and are having to liquidate a cordial factory. There is no mention of the Barq Brothers! Who knows, maybe it was a dual purpose business and they produced soda pop along with cordials. But as it stands now I have no explanation for this and it remains a mystery to me! Nor do I know who Mr. Hughes was and don't have a first name for him.

(To be continued)
 
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