SODAPOPBOB
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My (precious) paper label bottle is still in transit but should be here by Saturday. And no word from my dump digging friends, yet. I believe they had to travel to the location I sent them to and they might be staying over a few nights. But I expect to hear from them soon.
In the meantime, I have been trying to put together a chronology timeline for 7up paper labels and determine a transition from one label to another. The only problem is, applying a specific date to a particular label is a lot easier said than done. In fact, I have never attempted anything so confusing. There are so many different variations of paper labels that its difficult to figure out what's what. However, I did discover that a lot of paper labels have the following slogan printed on them ...
Seven-Up
Settles the
Stomach
For Hospital
or home use
... as seen on the amber bottle pictured below.
The earliest date I can find for that particular slogan is 1934, which can be seen in the attached newspaper ad. Even though inconclusive, this at least establishes that that particular slogan was being used at least as early as 1934. Which brings us back to the slogan on my eBay paper label bottle, which is ...
Drink After Eating -
Before Retiring -
On Arising -
And even though the search continues, the paper label on my eBay bottle is still the only example of that slogan I can find. That is, except for on the repro decals from the 1970s that claim that particular label is from 1931.
Amber Bottle with Stomach/Hospital slogan. Exact date unknown but used on lots of paper labels ...
Newspaper ad with Stomach/Hospital slogan. Sedalia, Missouri - 1934 - Earliest I can find!
In the meantime, I have been trying to put together a chronology timeline for 7up paper labels and determine a transition from one label to another. The only problem is, applying a specific date to a particular label is a lot easier said than done. In fact, I have never attempted anything so confusing. There are so many different variations of paper labels that its difficult to figure out what's what. However, I did discover that a lot of paper labels have the following slogan printed on them ...
Seven-Up
Settles the
Stomach
For Hospital
or home use
... as seen on the amber bottle pictured below.
The earliest date I can find for that particular slogan is 1934, which can be seen in the attached newspaper ad. Even though inconclusive, this at least establishes that that particular slogan was being used at least as early as 1934. Which brings us back to the slogan on my eBay paper label bottle, which is ...
Drink After Eating -
Before Retiring -
On Arising -
And even though the search continues, the paper label on my eBay bottle is still the only example of that slogan I can find. That is, except for on the repro decals from the 1970s that claim that particular label is from 1931.
Amber Bottle with Stomach/Hospital slogan. Exact date unknown but used on lots of paper labels ...
Newspaper ad with Stomach/Hospital slogan. Sedalia, Missouri - 1934 - Earliest I can find!
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