My latest bottle and its history.
Update on the Trinity Texas Dr Pepper bottle history.
In 1917, Mr. and Mrs. W.F. Thornton purchased Anderson Bottling Works located in Trinity, Texas including the bottling machine and all accessories. They produced various flavors.
In 1918 Coca-Cola was...
None for sale, too hard to find.
The 7 oz DP is extremely rare and very expensive. The last two I had, I sold for over $1,200.00 each.
One just sold on Ebay approx 3 weeks ago for that price.
I know where one is. If you will send email to cctrayders@comcast.net I will give you the mans name.
If anyone has any Texas embossed/raised letters bottle they would like to sell, contact me at cctrayders@comcast,net.
PS. just got a very rare Trinity, Texas bottle from a very small town above Huntsville, Texas.
Artesia Bottling Co. Ft Worth, Texas (Dr Pepper)
Left to right:
Artesia 7 oz. Registered straight across shoulder
Artesia 7 oz. Registered straight across shoulder
Artesia 8 oz. Registered in an arc on shoulder
Acme Bottling Co. 7 oz. Bought out Artesia
Dr Pepper Embossed/Raised...
Texas Dr Pepper embossed/raised letters bottles all 21 of them, some rare, a lot from 3 Rivers*
Exception, the green 1951 transition bottle going from the clear 6 1/2 to the 6 oz.
I have 2 Dr Pepper 3Rivers bottles for trade.
They are the Dr Pepper transition bottles. Going from "embossed" to "debossed"
They are "debossed" but have Dr Pepper script on the bottom. One has Three Rivers on the bottom and the other bottle has 3R* in the curve on the bottom. I now they are...
Three River Glass Co. made lots different soda, and beer bottles, amber and clear water bottles, fruit jars, pepper sauce, etc for all of the good ol U.S.A. back in their day until ball bought them out in 1938 or so and closed the plant down.
You still see items with Ball*, those were made in...
Trinity is a very small town that I used to go thru for Bass fishing on Houston County Lake outside of Crockett. I bet I passed by the old DP building a bunch of times.
I heard it burned down a few years ago. Someone said it had Dr Pepper painted on the walls, and I sure would like to had a...
Dr Pepper bottle, Trinity, Texas embossed/raised letter 3 Rivers* bottle.
From a small Texas town above Huntsville, Texas on hi way 19.
Newest bottle in my collection of Dr Pepper embossed/raised letters bottles.
Note:
3 Rivers was the glass company that was in business from 1922 to 1937...