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Help with John Chek Bottle blob top from Woodbridge N.J.

Interesting. Looks like the one you found might be an older bottle based on the top. Very different approaches to the base stamping. yours has the letter in the centre while mine has a number in that location. Not sure if mine was intended to have anything other than the J. Mine looks to...
- Crushy
- Post #7
- Aug 8, 2023
- Forum: Sodas - Embossed, Paper Label and ACLs.
Help with John Chek Bottle blob top from Woodbridge N.J.

Hi Bob. Was away on vacation and delighted to find your multiple replies when I got home today. Some good research and the links are great. What you're saying about it possibly being a beer bottle makes sense given his business. Don't see many that colour or style for beer in Canada but...
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- Post #5
- Aug 7, 2023
- Forum: Sodas - Embossed, Paper Label and ACLs.
Help with John Chek Bottle blob top from Woodbridge N.J.

Hi all. I put a post about this in one of the other categories the other day but probably should have gone here. Since then, I decided to pick up this bottle. I've attached some better pics of the bottle. The base has a 58 over top of a J in the center. There are some other figures above...
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- Jul 23, 2023
- Replies: 8
- Forum: Sodas - Embossed, Paper Label and ACLs.
Story on this John Chek Blob Top from Woodbridge NJ

Hi all. Wondering if anyone can tell me the story on this John Chek bottle (left) and if it is worth picking up. Don't see many like this where I live. Thanks for your thoughts
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- Thread
- Jul 21, 2023
- Replies: 0
- Forum: What is it? Antique Bottles AFTER 1900
Five for Friday!

Five of my favourite bottles featuring nature scenes
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- Post #279
- Apr 22, 2022
- Forum: Sodas - Embossed, Paper Label and ACLs.
National Fruit co ltd - art deco soda bottle

Further to my last post, found some more of the story. Seems that the connection between these three fruit companies goes back to 1926. In that year Pat Burns (of the Calgary Meat Packing firm) acquired both Scott Fruit and National Fruit and merged them to create Consolidated Fruit Company...
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- Post #8
- Dec 1, 2021
- Forum: Sodas - Embossed, Paper Label and ACLs.
National Fruit co ltd - art deco soda bottle

Beautiful bottle. Don't know all of the corporate histories for these two firms but seems they were both operating in some small prairie cities. Based on some bottles and research from Medicine Hat, National Fruit was operating in that city prior to 1950. My 1961 7-up bottle was made by...
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- Post #7
- Dec 1, 2021
- Forum: Sodas - Embossed, Paper Label and ACLs.
Western Canadian 12 oz. Amber Paper Label 7-Up

I was hoping someone would pick up on this thread. '36 seems a bit late - which is why I noted it was a newspaper article as they can sometimes be off on things like historic dates. However, it is what they went with. Curious if anyone else has info that can help pin this one down. (note I...
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- Post #5
- Nov 10, 2021
- Forum: Sodas - Embossed, Paper Label and ACLs.
Western Canadian 12 oz. Amber Paper Label 7-Up

Very nice bottle. Haven't seen many paper labels 7up bottles and never seen a 12 oz before. I have a 6oz paper label of the same vintage from Polar Aerated Water Works in Calgary. Based on a newspaper article on the history of the company, Polar started bottling 7up in 1936 and was the first...
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- Post #3
- Nov 8, 2021
- Forum: Sodas - Embossed, Paper Label and ACLs.
Five for Friday!

Thanks for asking. No, not for sale. Do you have any for sale or trade? Cheers
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- Post #250
- Nov 5, 2021
- Forum: Sodas - Embossed, Paper Label and ACLs.
Mission Charge ER!!!

Missed the original post in the summer. Nice bottle!. This bottler opened in Aug 1938 and, based on their ads, looks like they took on the Mission line in either 1940 or 41. A 1940 date on the bottle helps clarify that a bit. Here's a July 4, 1941 ad for Charger
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- Post #10
- Oct 13, 2021
- Forum: Sodas - Embossed, Paper Label and ACLs.
Gurd's Dry Ginger Ale

Hi. Great bottle! Gurd's is an old company, starting back in 1868. Kik started in the 1920s. Both were based in Montreal. Both were acquired by Orange Crush in the 1940s (Gurd's 1943, Kik 1945) but continued to operate somewhat independently. They continued making Gurds through the...
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- Post #6
- Jul 13, 2021
- Forum: Sodas - Embossed, Paper Label and ACLs.
Five for Friday!

Thanks for sharing them with us. Love the variety in the deco bottles and the focus on 'fashion over function'.
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- Post #198
- Jun 18, 2021
- Forum: Sodas - Embossed, Paper Label and ACLs.
Five for Friday!

Thanks for the info. I'm a Crush guy from western Canada, so not too familiar with these Ontario bottlers. Are these one common or hard to get?
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- Post #195
- Jun 18, 2021
- Forum: Sodas - Embossed, Paper Label and ACLs.
Five for Friday!

5 Canadian art deco bottles I've picked up recently - Left to right: Orange Quench 6.5 oz W.M. Taylor & Son Ltd, Owen Sound ON 1937 Orange Dandy 7oz Toronto 1924 Chocolate Kiss 6.5 oz (was told it's from Kitchener ca 1924-34) Canadian Bottlers Association 6oz reg. 1928 Punch 6.5 oz United...
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- Post #193
- Jun 18, 2021
- Forum: Sodas - Embossed, Paper Label and ACLs.