EARLIEST ACL SODA BOTTLE(S) ?

[mgardziella]

This is from sometime in the thirties

 

[Dragon0421]

here is the big cola all cleaned up

 

[SODAPOPBOB]

You won't believe what I've been doing for the past half hour? I live in San Diego, California, and we just had a 7.2 earthquake that was centered in Baja Mexico about 100 miles south of here. And would you believe, it comes on the day when I'm going through my bottle shelves, and in order to get to the "Tom Tucker" bottle I posted earlier, I had to take the support wires off. I was sitting at my computer when it hit, and since we get small "shakers" all the time, I figured it would go away like they usually do. But no way! This sucker lasted a good minute or more! It felt like my home was a freight train! I jumped to my feet just in time to hold my bottles in place, and since then have removed all 100 of the ones I have on display and have them laying on the floor now waiting for the next aftershock. But luckily not a single bottle was damaged. Already we've had at least a dozen aftershocks ... and they keep coming and coming. Or is it just me shaking in my boots? Let me tell you, it's scarry stuff! It was literally the strongest quake I have ever felt!

I'm sure you will hear about it on the news.

Bob

 

[madman]

hey bob wow ! crazy! glad all is well, heres a pix of that hires root beer

 

[OsiaBoyce]

L-R

39-38-3?

 

[OsiaBoyce]

The 38 and a 40. See the paint difference.

Wasn't there two or more different methods for the acl process?

 

[OsiaBoyce]

Another example is the 3? I think and the 41.

The reason I say "I think" is it's marked LGW, but no date. Like the far right Harris Spring from above.

 

[madman]

hey pat those red rocks are really nice !

 

[bottlingco]

Pat,
I also believe the Laurens Glass Works bottles with no date are prior to 1939. To me, the fact that most of them are dated is a small clue. But the paint tells the story for me. I believe both of the examples you listed as 3? are indeed late 30's bottles because of that week, dull grayish white paint.
They just seemed to perfect that by 1940. bottlingco

 

[bottlingco]

SODAPOPBOB:
Is everything ok out there? Post and let us know. We want to know all of our forum friends are safe!
bottlingco