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RE: I know, I know!
Just for the record ...
Here's the seller's description and a picture of the base ...
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Rare Pepsi Cola Factory Shelf Sample Bottle Valentines Day 1940. One of a kind!
Bottle is MUSEUM QUALITY
You have heard of the Christmas Coke bottles from December 25, 1923, well this the VALENTINES DAY PEPSI.
This Pepsi bottle is a historically significant find. Before 1940 Pepsi bottles came in a wide array of shapes and embossings, then in 1940 Pepsi Cola adopted a standardized production bottle. The bottle was the Red, White, and Blue logo. The bottle here, up for auction, is the Factory Shelf sample bottle that was on display at the Whitall Tatum (Armstrong Cork) factory. This bottle never had any Pepsi labels applied to it, only the company Factory Shelf Label. This bottle would have been on display at the Whitall Tatum (Armstrong) Plant's Factory Shelf which held examples of bottles that they produced. This is so rare it is not in the Pepsi Book!
The label shows signs of yellowing from age but is extremely well preserved. The label reads SHELF SAMPLE; PEPSI-COLA Co. 12 OZ RD BEVERAGE; Wt. 14 OZ; Cont. 12 OZ@14 OZ STD WTG. 7 1/8" FROM BOTTOM; M.S.O. 2-14-40; Reg. W-293. The 12 OZ was how much the bottle held, 12 ounces. The 14 OZ is the weight of the bottle, actually weighs 14 ounces. The 7 1/8" refers to the height amount of liquid soda required to fill bottle to 12 ounces. M.S.O. is when the bottle was made on February 14, 1940. VALENTINES DAY. W-293 is more than likely a product code carried over from Whitall Tatum numbering. Whitall Tatum logo lasted well into the late 40s.
Bottle is in excellent condition, with no chips or cracks. Some dust, and dirt on bottle. I will not clean it for fear of damaging label. Bottle measures 9 5/8" tall.
On base bottle reads "DES. PAT APP. FOR A40"
Neck of bottle has "Pepsi Cola" ribbon logo embossed around shoulder and neck of bottle
Whitall Tatum company was America's oldest, continuous, glass making location for 193 year's.
Just for the record ...
Here's the seller's description and a picture of the base ...
Seller assumes all responsibility for this listing.
Rare Pepsi Cola Factory Shelf Sample Bottle Valentines Day 1940. One of a kind!
Bottle is MUSEUM QUALITY
You have heard of the Christmas Coke bottles from December 25, 1923, well this the VALENTINES DAY PEPSI.
This Pepsi bottle is a historically significant find. Before 1940 Pepsi bottles came in a wide array of shapes and embossings, then in 1940 Pepsi Cola adopted a standardized production bottle. The bottle was the Red, White, and Blue logo. The bottle here, up for auction, is the Factory Shelf sample bottle that was on display at the Whitall Tatum (Armstrong Cork) factory. This bottle never had any Pepsi labels applied to it, only the company Factory Shelf Label. This bottle would have been on display at the Whitall Tatum (Armstrong) Plant's Factory Shelf which held examples of bottles that they produced. This is so rare it is not in the Pepsi Book!
The label shows signs of yellowing from age but is extremely well preserved. The label reads SHELF SAMPLE; PEPSI-COLA Co. 12 OZ RD BEVERAGE; Wt. 14 OZ; Cont. 12 OZ@14 OZ STD WTG. 7 1/8" FROM BOTTOM; M.S.O. 2-14-40; Reg. W-293. The 12 OZ was how much the bottle held, 12 ounces. The 14 OZ is the weight of the bottle, actually weighs 14 ounces. The 7 1/8" refers to the height amount of liquid soda required to fill bottle to 12 ounces. M.S.O. is when the bottle was made on February 14, 1940. VALENTINES DAY. W-293 is more than likely a product code carried over from Whitall Tatum numbering. Whitall Tatum logo lasted well into the late 40s.
Bottle is in excellent condition, with no chips or cracks. Some dust, and dirt on bottle. I will not clean it for fear of damaging label. Bottle measures 9 5/8" tall.
On base bottle reads "DES. PAT APP. FOR A40"
Neck of bottle has "Pepsi Cola" ribbon logo embossed around shoulder and neck of bottle
Whitall Tatum company was America's oldest, continuous, glass making location for 193 year's.
