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1944 WW2 clear Coke Bottle Question

The 1940-1961 Canadian Dominion hobbleskirts I consider quite common. They can typically be found in miscellaneous boxes for about $5 or so. Consumes bottles are much more scarce. 1920-1935 are near impossible to find. Especially if you want a specific variety. I have about 10 different bottles...
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- Post #10
- Nov 20, 2012
- Forum: Sodas - Embossed, Paper Label and ACLs.
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RARITY vs DEMAND vs AGE vs CONDITION = VALUE

Just to throw a little more food for thought... wrt: "what makes one bottle more valuable than another? " The short answer is 2 more more people want it. Which does lead towards demand; however this is not as simple as it seems. There are bottles that have say 50 unique bidders but sells...
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- Post #28
- Oct 15, 2012
- Forum: Sodas - Embossed, Paper Label and ACLs.
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RARITY vs DEMAND vs AGE vs CONDITION = VALUE

Interesting topic. I have not considered price guides for any of my collections for about 10+ years. A senior collector in my opinion is one that knows the market and either knows what previous items have sold for or comparable. I have about 6000 recorded sales plus auction catalogs, etc. I...
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- Post #12
- Oct 14, 2012
- Forum: Sodas - Embossed, Paper Label and ACLs.
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Looking to sell NEHI(1927) Christmas cokes(the real deal)

Kid, Another interesting thing about Coca Cola bottles from Hamilton, On; Hamilton is one of only 5 cities that actually have period named bottles. There is a Quart sized bottle from Hamilton. It is probably the 2nd rarest Canadian Coke bottle. Where are some regular Straight sides from...
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- Post #24
- Oct 9, 2012
- Forum: Sodas - Embossed, Paper Label and ACLs.
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Looking to sell NEHI(1927) Christmas cokes(the real deal)

Can Kid, Once the move was made to disposable bottles, small bottlers did not need to own and have returned the bottles for refilling. Thus any throwaway bottler with a name on it is generally just for nostalgia. As for your Canadian Hamilton, On; yes it is a random city. All glass bottles...
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- Post #23
- Oct 9, 2012
- Forum: Sodas - Embossed, Paper Label and ACLs.
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French Pepsi?

All Canadian Pepsi's of this style are clear glass. The Aqua ones like you posted are from France. (CL -Centiliter is also a giveaway, we don't use CL in Canada) As for age; I would guess 80's of 90's. I remember seeing them is use at the hotels in 1990. Chris
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- Post #7
- Sep 26, 2012
- Forum: Sodas - Embossed, Paper Label and ACLs.
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aqua Toronto SS Coke

Very common bottle.Those typically sell for $10-30 on ebay. I was wondering if it actually was a "Toronto" marked bottle...
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- Post #6
- Sep 25, 2012
- Forum: Sodas - Embossed, Paper Label and ACLs.
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aqua Toronto SS Coke

How much?
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- Post #2
- Sep 25, 2012
- Forum: Sodas - Embossed, Paper Label and ACLs.
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OWENS ILLINOIS ~ NEED HELP WITH IMAGES

I am glad it worked out and you were able to get it to work!
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- Post #23
- Sep 13, 2012
- Forum: Sodas - Embossed, Paper Label and ACLs.
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OWENS ILLINOIS ~ NEED HELP WITH IMAGES

If you are desperate to get the "Enlarged" photos I can suggest a rather awkward way to do it... If you look at the page source and search for "Dsc" you should be able to find the file names. The lines that are found are for the thumbnails. To see the larger image take the Dsc file name and...
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- Post #6
- Sep 12, 2012
- Forum: Sodas - Embossed, Paper Label and ACLs.
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7up Glass

Also, CCC was bought out by CCS in 1990.
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- Post #7
- Aug 31, 2012
- Forum: Sodas - Embossed, Paper Label and ACLs.
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7up Glass

According to their web site the use of "Uncola" started in 1967; so that should be the earliest possible date for the cup. http://www.7up.com/page/history/ $25 for a plastic cup seems steep to me... Chris
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- Post #6
- Aug 31, 2012
- Forum: Sodas - Embossed, Paper Label and ACLs.
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QUICK "POPEYE SODA" QUESTION

The google books link says Pepsi tried to by the strip; which means to be they wanted to by all rights to Popeye. (Like Dairy Queen bought Denis the Menace) It would appear that Pepsi was not interested in a licensing agreement. I doubt Porto Rico would try and buy Popeye, they would have tried...
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- Post #369
- Aug 27, 2012
- Forum: Sodas - Embossed, Paper Label and ACLs.
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DATING OWENS-ILLINOIS BOTTLES

I would consider if there was doubt creating a new mold that the maker would provide accurate mold information on it. Dots could simply mean that the information next to it is inaccurate. For example in Canadian coins in 1937 & 1948 new dies were not ready so the mint used the previous year's...
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- Post #34
- Jul 24, 2012
- Forum: Sodas - Embossed, Paper Label and ACLs.
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QUICK "POPEYE SODA" QUESTION

The other thing I find interesting about the paper sign, it says that coming soon to a store near you. Another thing that keeps nagging me, is why would you choose to create a Popeye Soda and not put Popeye on the label... Chris
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- Post #272
- Jul 16, 2012
- Forum: Sodas - Embossed, Paper Label and ACLs.