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Oakland C. B. Works Bottle

I have found the exact same bottle that jdunlap found. Towards the top side (on a slant) is "OAKLAND" (underlined) and under that is "7 Fluid OZ." At the bottom rim, is "Registered", and under that line is "Oakland C.B. Works". On the exact opposite side is Pontiac, Mich. On the bottom is...
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- Jun 6, 2013
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- Forum: Sodas - Embossed, Paper Label and ACLs.
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Oakland Bottle

WOW, this is almost like Christmas !!! The Car Show I started for the City of Auburn Hills is on the banks of the Clinton River (Riverside Park) - - - - now I will be watching that river close. Old maps show a Mill, and two other water powered businesses right where the park is. Would this be...
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- Jun 6, 2013
- Forum: Sodas - Embossed, Paper Label and ACLs.
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Oakland Bottle

Eric, Is there a possible way to get a scanned copy of that book page showing that info. and a scanned copy of the front cover ? Then I can "maybe" just "maybe" find another bottle that looks like mine and the one of jdunlap. Andy
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- Jun 5, 2013
- Forum: Sodas - Embossed, Paper Label and ACLs.
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Oakland Bottle

Eric, I found one under my church in Goodison (just north of Rochester, MI) and the other was found at jdunlap's Grandfather home in northern , MI Andy
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- Jun 5, 2013
- Forum: Sodas - Embossed, Paper Label and ACLs.
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Oakland Bottle

The letters are C.B. for sure on my 2nd bottle. I wasn't sure if the C was C or G until I checked the C's in Pontiac, and Mich. It is a "C" for sure. So C. B. is there. I first bottle looks like a lot of wear on the lower letters, my 2nd bottle doesn't show much wear at all. We there...
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- Jun 5, 2013
- Forum: Sodas - Embossed, Paper Label and ACLs.
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Oakland Bottle

hemihampton: The Pontiac Brewing Co. was at 36-40 Patterson Street (the street went away under a City Improvement (?) project but I know the general area and that street was maybe two blocks long and right on the side of the Clinton River. I found Albany Steam Brewery from 1870-1871 on Patterson...
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- Jun 5, 2013
- Forum: Sodas - Embossed, Paper Label and ACLs.
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Oakland Bottle

To Andy Volkerts: I don't understand "Soda Bottle category", can you please explain how I do this? Thanks To Hemihampton: Since I saw other companies in the same area by other names, my guess is the C. B. stands for "Carbonated Beverage". Sort of makes sense doesn't it? Several beverage...
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- Jun 5, 2013
- Forum: Sodas - Embossed, Paper Label and ACLs.
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Oakland Bottle

I have found the exact same bottle that jdunlap found. Towards the top side (on a slant) is "OAKLAND" (underlined) and under that is "7 Fluid OZ." At the bottom rim, is "Registered", and under that line is "Oakland C.B. Works". On the exact opposite side is Pontiac, Mich. On the bottom is a...
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- Jun 4, 2013
- Forum: Sodas - Embossed, Paper Label and ACLs.