They used these for canning-good size to can tomatoes. The blue color didn't enhance the appearence of the canned food .I have both clear and blue in the half gallon- pretty common.
Hi Bob- Thanks for all the info- I'm getting educated on these-didn't know there was so much to look for-My 50' vernor's has the apostrophe on it and on the back says 'flavored aged 4 years in wood' and it was vernor's ginger ale co. grand rapids mich. Now the other one I have is 57'still has...
Hi LC- I have one embossed Vernors from 38' and it's from Detroit so if I have one it must not be uncommom ! I dug mine out of a swamp.I was surprised to see an embossed one though.
Hi splante- Well I can see why you can't wait till spring to get to those digs- what fun- hope you get some great bottles out of them. I just have a dump that I've been digging over for a couple years-everytime I think I'm done I find another spot to hunt. I've gotten bottles anywhere from...
kwalker-Thanks so much for the info on the insulator- I had no idea about it because there wasn't any writing on it, just the star which is very heavily embossed., no numbers or anything . It was just laying there next to the bottles and couldn't pass it up-I love the color. Thanks again I...
Hi- Yes two of them do -one is Detroit and other Grand Rapids -Michigan-on the back under the Note ACL message -both the front and back survided -.so their locals for the area. I have an embossed Vernors form 38' thats from Detroit also from another dig a nice aqua color and a large Vernors from...