Early Dr. Pepper bottle?

[Bernie19]

New to all this, but here goes.. been digging for a lil over a year. Dug this one up a couple months ago. I am having a hard time finding info about it. Large "A" on the bottom.. yes, it does appear to be double struck with an "A" . How is that possible? Intentional? Or maybe a deficiency with the mold. Mold seam on both sides and it appears to terminate about 1/2 inch from the lip. The most interesting thing is the embossing. "Registered" is on one side of it. Is this a pre thief Dr. Pepper ? And what is the date range? Any idea of value?

 

[hemihampton]

what makes you think it is even a DR. Pepper Bottle?

 

[logan.the.collector]

I looked on a website called Glass Bottle Marks and the only manufacturer I could find for and "A in a circle" makers mark is Armstrong, which used the mark from 1938-1969. That being said, I can certainly say this ISN'T Armstrong and much older. Matches the style of a local slug plate I have which is a 1900-1910-ish bottle. I don't know much about Dr. Pepper bottles specifically so I am having trouble making connections between this one and the company though. All I can say is it looks like a turn of the twentieth century early generation crown top.

 

[CanadianBottles]

I looked on a website called Glass Bottle Marks and the only manufacturer I could find for and "A in a circle" makers mark is Armstrong, which used the mark from 1938-1969. That being said, I can certainly say this ISN'T Armstrong and much older. Matches the style of a local slug plate I have which is a 1900-1910-ish bottle. I don't know much about Dr. Pepper bottles specifically so I am having trouble making connections between this one and the company though. All I can say is it looks like a turn of the twentieth century early generation crown top.

The large letters on the base of soda bottles indicate the bottler, not the glass manufacturer. I believe it was a way to quickly check to see if you had anyone else's bottles in your supply.
I'm not seeing the connection to Dr. Pepper with this bottle either.

 

[logan.the.collector]

The large letters on the base of soda bottles indicate the bottler, not the glass manufacturer. I believe it was a way to quickly check to see if you had anyone else's bottles in your supply.
I'm not seeing the connection to Dr. Pepper with this bottle either.

Ah. That makes more sense. I was a little confused because some of my sodas have the manufacturers on the base. Reed Glass Co out of Rochester is notorious for that at least on a lot of Upstate NY bottles.

 

[Bernie19]

what makes you think it is even a DR. Pepper Bottle?

Great question. Long answer is this: I was fortunate enough today to dig a thief Dr Pepper bottle today. Amazing and beautiful bottle! The thief DP has an A on the bottom and the same registered embossing. Same spot same coloring, very similar bottles.

 

[bottle-bud]

The A in the circle may represent the Circle A Corporation of America. Circle A was bottling Dr. Pepper, at least locally here in St. Louis in the 1920's.

 

[bottle-bud]

Bernie19, your bottle may have been a ginger ale bottle from the 1920's, hard to say. Circle A also advertised for ginger ale.

 

[hemihampton]

Do you have more pics of that other thief DR. Pepper?

 

[greendirt330]

Artesian Manufacturing and Bottling Company Waco Tx. would be my guess as far as what the circle A on the bottom is for. Same one is on the bottom of my Artesian Manufacturing and Bottling Dr Pepper King of Beverages Waco Tx bottle.