I have dug many old ketchup bottles dating back to 1880's... the hexagon shaped Heinz are definitely the most enduring design compared to other bottles; few are ever found broken.. that design has endured a century of ground freezing, dozers pushing basements in... bottles are pre-steel capped...
I collect a lot of different pop bottles... and have an opportunity to buy 2 of the colored ACL Kist bottles you posted pics off. Not the more recent blue ACL's... but the earlier color labels Is $65 each a reasonable price? Don't know all that you collect... but you sound knowledgeable... any...
Have you ever seen a full size May West curvy sided Whistle bottle? I have the 28 oz qt and smaller 6 1/2 oz ...but nothing inbetween like a 10, 11 or 12 oz
New member responding here.. interesting read. I live in Emerson.. a small town now....but settled early in Manitoba's history. While our history books write about numerous breweries and pop producers in not only what is now known as Emerson....but West Lynne which was on the west side of the...