EARLIEST ACL SODA BOTTLE(S) ?

[SODAPOPBOB]

And the accompanying picture from the acl book. Showing the label with block lettering.

 

[SODAPOPBOB]

Since this thread 'popped' up again, I thought this would be as good a time as any to update it a little. It is intended to help re-establish the 1934 date. It is dedicated in part to the newcomers of the hobby of collecting acl soda bottles. And, as always, I also wish to express my appreciation to everyone who contributed information and pictures in the past. I hope everyone past and present finds it to be both informative as well as fun.

SPBOB

Misc. quotes and links related to the 1934 date. But finding a "Brownie Club" or any other acl soda bottle from that year is a horse of an entirely different color.

In 1934, the bottling industry made first use of Applied Color Label referred to by collectors as ACL or Painted Label Soda Bottles. This baked on coloring on the face of the bottle eventually made bottle embossing and paper labels almost obsolete on glass soda bottles, and created an outstanding collectable.​

Above found on link below under the heading of "Bottle Revolution"​

http://www.gono.com/can-a-pop/cc/bottle.htm​

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By far the majority of designer soda bottles were produced in the 1920s. The need for such elaborate design was in later decades reduced by the introduction of the ACL (Applied Color Label) bottles which had brightly colored labels that served to catch the eye of the customer. The process was introduced in 1934. For more information on that topic see my article on Soda bottles of 1937 .​

http://www.bottlebooks.com/designer%20sodas/designer_soda_bottles.htm​

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[/align]1934 Applied color labels first used on soft drink bottles, the coloring was baked on the face of the bottle.[/align] [/align]http://inventors.about.com/od/sstartinventions/a/soft_drink.htm[/align] [/align] ~*~[/align] [/align]According to Paquette (1994:81) Owens-Illinois introduced Applied Color Lettering (ACL) in 1931, although other sources place the date of the practical application at 1934.[/align] [/align]http://www.sha.org/research_resources/newsletter_articles/lockhart.cfm[/align] [/align]In my opinion, this 1935 7up acl (contributed by wonkapete) is still the grandaddy of them all![/align]

 

[SODAPOPBOB]

I'm excited to add this "Jumbo ~ A Super Cola" as the current earliest ACL soda bottle known. It was contributed by super-member Morbious_Fod. Thanks Morb. You are a credit to the hobby.

3 <(I)> 4 ~ Owens-Illinois ~ Plant No.3 Fairmont, West Virginia ~ 1934

I'm looking forward to the day when I can post a 1933 or earlier. If they exist?

SPB

 

[SODAPOPBOB]

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[SODAPOPBOB]

[ Newspaper Article ~ Kingsport Times News ~ West, Virginia ~ September 20, 1934 ]

 

[splante]

i will re post this list i came up with of early acls but most are not verified and seem too early

name year state btl/color oz acl color
HIGH ROCK 1928 MD Lt Green 28 Red/White
HUESTED 1936 CO Clear 9 White/Red
SNAPPY 1930 OR Clear 12 Red/White
TRIPLE AAA 1933 Clear 7 Red/White
BIG VCTRY CHf 1934 TN Clear 10 Red/White
SNOW MOON 1934 MA Clear 12 Yellow/Black
McCARTER'S 1935 PA Clear 12 Orange/Black
MEADE G 1935 FL Clear 8 White/Red
OATES 1935 WV Green 7 Red/White
OATES 1935 WV Clear 12 Blue/Cream
ST LOUIS CRYS 1935 MO Clear 7 Blue/White
SWEETIE 1935 PA Clear 64 Red/White
NAPA VICHY 1936 CA Clear 32 Red
NICHOL KOLA 1936 AR Clear 12 Red/White
NU GRAPE 1936 TN Clear 6 Yellow/Blue
SILVER STATE 1936 NV Clear 29 Green/Pink
YACHT CLUB 1936 RI Clear 7+ Green/White
KIEL 1937 WI Clear 7 Orange/Black
LAKE'S 1937 Clear 12 Red/White
NASSAU DAY 1937 NY Clear 7 White/Black
OLD KERRY 1937 MA Clear 7 Green/White
PARFAY 1937 OH Clear 7 Red
RETREAT L 1937 CA Clear 32 Green/White
brownie club 1934 ri clear 7 brown/white


still thinking the damaged (paint )acl brownie club i have is from between 1934 and 1936,as we discussed before

 

[SODAPOPBOB]

splante ~

Thanks for the list. It could be that many of them are early acls. The tricky part is varifying them with pictures of the bases. And speaking of bases, how'z about one of the "Brownie Club." Yoo too can be a star with a 1934! (Lol)

Bob

 

[RIBottleguy]

I just picked up a nice early RI ACL. It's an Alka-Time from West Barrington. It was made by the Deep Rock Co., which I have two ACLs from that have dates of 1937 and 1938. This one is a 1938.

For some reason the label looks horrible. It is faded but still very much yellow with no traces of white.

Again a lousy shot, but a clear 8 with no dot.

 

[splante]

wow that confirms alka time exist in acl nice find thanks for sharing

 

[splante]

that is a cool bottle and maybe very very rare..great to see it first hand
Iam Jealous you got one first....nice find and nice meeting you today