Eye-Se - question for Warren

[morbious_fod]

ORIGINAL: morbious_fod

My theory of the Eye-Se brand is that it was a flavor line for Nu-Grape in the mid-1920's. I know that there was mention of one of these being bottled by a Coca-Cola Bottling Company, Nu-Grape itself was bottled by the Bluefield Coca-Cola Bottling Company in Bluefield, WV, so it is possible that they would be bottling a Nu-Grape product. It appears to be very possible that the Eye-Se brand would become the Nu-Icy (New Eye-Se) brand by the late 1920's, which itself was a Nu-Grape flavor line. Eventually this brand would be partially, because there were still a few bottlers who kept the Nu-Icy brand alive for longer, replaced by the Five Points Beverage flavor line by the late 1930's, only to be itself phased out in favor of the Sun Crest Beverages line.

Looks like my theory is correct. As this article from Nu-Grape's own 3 Rings bottler magazine from November 1927 about the response to their "recently announced" Nu-Icy line, in which they mention that their bottles are the same size as the "present nine ounce Eye-Se bottle". If the brand wasn't theirs then they wouldn't be mentioning it in their own company magazine.

 

[Bottle Junkie 56]

That thar's sum bodashus research, Deputy Dawg. Great going, Morb. I never saw the connection, thought they were competitors. I have an Eye-Se from Mount Airy, NC, also one marked Pearl River County (no state) but Google indicates Pearl River County is in Louisiana or Mississippi (I forget which one). See Ya! RK

 

[morbious_fod]

I'd never even heard of one from Mount Airy, NC. Great find on that one.

 

[#1twin]

Jerry, I have a green one here with PEARL RIVER COUNTY on the base, that another collector traded to me.
Just dug a couple of Buffalo Rock bowling pin shaped bottles from Birmingham, here in Biloxi. One is badly cracked though. Marvin

 

[wonkapete]

Great detective work Morb! How ironic that I just picked up a Luverne Nu-Grape that to go with my Luverne Eye-Se. Beautiful bottles - check out how similar the glass is. You Alabama guys know what a small town Luverne is. Tough to find bottles. Now, makes me wonder if there is a corresponding Nu-Grape to all my other Eye-Se bottles, like Greenville. If there is, I've never seen it!

Furthermore, I have a Nu-Icy and Nu-Grape from Mobile, but never seen a Eye-Se or know of one from Mobile. This topic is very interesting.

Marvin, yea, I also have a Pearl River County Eye-Se. Find any Mobile bottles lately??

 

[celerycola]

Great bottles!

 

[celerycola]

http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-Eye-Se-Aqua-Color-Soda-Bottle-Hard-fFind-/280700109054?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item415b07c0fe#ht_500wt_937

 

[morbious_fod]

So far I have ran across a couple of Staunton, VA Eye-Ses. Both had damaged. I did pick up a couple of Taka Kola bottle caps from the Winchester Harrisburg, VA area.

 

[celerycola]

Shame on you for getting all the goodies in Staunton, Harrisonburg, Winchester. I'll be there starting July 8th for a week and you probably didn't leave me anything. I bet you found something at the Old Factory Antique Mall in Verona.

ORIGINAL: morbious_fod

So far I have ran across a couple of Staunton, VA Eye-Ses. Both had damaged. I did pick up a couple of Taka Kola bottle caps from the Winchester Harrisburg, VA area.

 

[morbious_fod]

Actually having gone there earlier this year, I bypassed it. Being an area collector I didn't find much really. There are a boat load of Taka Kola bottles in Harrisburg, in varying conditions. I'm going to try to stop in Verona on the way back if I make it there in time. May hit Harrisburg again too to grab a nice example of a Taka. Don't worry I was mostly disappointed this trip.