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A pre 1911 Vernor's Ginger Ale soda bottle paper label ...
A pre 1911 Vernor's Ginger Ale soda bottle paper label ...
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The first chance you get, I'd like to discuss these two bottles you posted. Depending on your descriptions of them, I might have a new (crazy) theory ...
Note: The 1906 I painted on the images obviously refers to the Food & Drug Act statement and not the bottle's date of manufacturer!
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The first chance you get, I'd like to discuss these two bottles you posted. Depending on your descriptions of them, I might have a new (crazy) theory ...
Note: The 1906 I painted on the images obviously refers to the Food & Drug Act statement and not the bottle's date of manufacturer!
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That's what I been saying, if he moved to his new bottling plant & location in 1896 like they said he did where's that first 1896 bottle? LEON.
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Maybe you already have one but don't realize it! Does your Non-1906 Statement bottle have any marks, codes, etc; on it? And is it BIM or ABM?
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My non 1906 has the monogram so I don't think it could be pre 1906? I already told you the codes or marks ect & they are all ABM. LEON.
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What I'm trying to say is ...
1. Vernor's first soda bottle might have been generic without his name embossed on it. If that was the case, then we'll likely never be able to properly identify and connect it to him. That's where a paper label might be a factor.
2. Vernor's first "identifiable" soda bottle might be one of the embossed examples we've already seen but we just don't realize it yet.
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What I'm trying to say is ...
1. Vernor's first soda bottle might have been generic without his name embossed on it. If that was the case, then we'll likely never be able to properly identify and connect it to him. That's where a paper label might be a factor.
2. Vernor's first "identifiable" soda bottle might be one of the embossed examples we've already seen but we just don't realize it yet.
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Like you said it's possible we already seen it. And the most likely suspect so far would be Keith's no monogram Tooled Top crown. You said Keith's bottle could be pre 1906 . Could it be 1890's? LEON.
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These are the earliest Vernor's paper labels I'm aware of, which were submitted when James Vernor filed for his 1911 Trademark. But apparently no one knows for certain how long prior to 1911 they were used.
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I dunno!
Its @ post #485 but the thumbnail images won't automatically transfer. I'll save and transfer them later. But it has all the earmarks of being super early!
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Here's Keith's bottle from post #485
And his text copy/pasted ...
" It's the one with the code. It has no label left on it. It's hard to take photos of the seam disappearing. It looks like it stops about 3/4 inch before the bottom lip of the top. Much easier to see in person, tough through a phone camera!"
And his text copy/pasted ...
" It's the one with the code. It has no label left on it. It's hard to take photos of the seam disappearing. It looks like it stops about 3/4 inch before the bottom lip of the top. Much easier to see in person, tough through a phone camera!"
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