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?
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!
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
According to this historical marker and similar references, Barq's Root Beer was only bottled at this particular Biloxi, Mississippi location until ...
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
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.
In this next picture, notice that Royal Street is just one block from Bourbon Street.
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.
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)
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.