EARLIEST ACL SODA BOTTLE(S) ?

[waskey]

I can tell you that the High Rock isn't 1928. Thats the date the company was copyrighted. They didn't start ACL bottles till the mid to late 30s. I may have an early one from them somewhere around here. Ill check.

 

[SODAPOPBOB]

msleonas ~

Thanks for the info. Based on your description, I'm confident you have a Brownie Club made by the Glenshaw Glass Co. The cursive writing examples are the later ones. With the block lettering being the earlier ones. But the real key here in dating you particular bottle is determining what the letter is on the lip. Use a good magnifying glass if necessary. Below are the Glenshaw date codes. Please let us know what you come up with. I'm assuming it will be between 1937 and 1940.

Thanks again.

SPB

 

[LC]

I probably should not even post this being I am not sure , but I was thinking there was a Royal Crown acl bottle that had a date of 1938 . Can anyone attest to that ?

 

[SODAPOPBOB]

L C ~

I don't have an RC bottle that early myself, but I'm pretty sure they exist. I believe a lot of their bottles are copyrighted 1936 or 1937.

There are lots of acl soda bottles from about 1937/38 and onwards. It's the 1935 and 1936 bottles that are hardest to find. With the still elusive 1934 examples being the rarest of them all ... if they even exist. ???

Thanks.

SPB

 

[LC]

The copyright date sounds right as I think about it Bob , its been a while since I have seen one . Thanks for clearing up my foggy brain !

 

[msleonas]

Ok, I now have 3 Brownie Club bottles because I found 2 more today.
First, the original one I found a few days ago is as follows:
Cursive writing, 1 pint 12 oz. ACl on front & back, on the bottom a G in a square, 901 in the middle and then a 2.
On the lip I believe there is an L.

 

[msleonas]

The bottom of the cursive one:

 

[msleonas]

Sorry, here is the bottom.

 

[msleonas]

One of the Brownie Club bottles I found today is block letters, 1 pint 12 ounces, there is g in a square on the bottom, 901 in the middle and then a 2 below that. on the lip I believe there is a Q on one side and a 17 on the opposite side of the lip.

 

[msleonas]

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