Felix "the cat " acl Ginger ale bottle Vancouver BC

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Oh wow that 12 oz bottle is amazing, never heard of that one before either. I've never visited that museum before, wonder if it's on display.
 

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Oh wow! This is the first example of that one I've ever seen. Do you know if any others exist? People from out of province might not appreciate that one, but it's almost without a doubt BC's most desirable (and valuable) ABM bottle, and I'd never heard of a surviving example until today. The Royal BC Museum, which has a collection of some of BC's best bottles, has a ginger ale version but not one of these (or didn't the last time I visited). Even in that condition, it's a really special bottle. Take good care of that one!

Is there anything embossed on the bottle itself? The label looks to me to predate the typical ginger ale label. I wonder if maybe there's an earlier ginger ale design as well. I notice there's some sort of ring on the neck, is it a reused Canada Dry bottle?
I have 3 of these all green Felix bottles, haven't seen one before and can't seem to date or value them. Anyone have any ideas? Reads property of Felix bottling ltd on bottom with a D in a diamond (Dominion glass?) Anyone have or seen one before?
 

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Those would have had paper labels at one point. Yes they are Dominion glass, not sure on current value.
 

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I have 3 of these all green Felix bottles, haven't seen one before and can't seem to date or value them. Anyone have any ideas? Reads property of Felix bottling ltd on bottom with a D in a diamond (Dominion glass?) Anyone have or seen one before?
The Felix itself is embossed, no evidence that there was ever a label and doesn't look like a Canada Dry bottle because i have the green 7oz bottle
 

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Those for sure had paper labels. From what I can tell these appear to have been from the late 30's's to the mid 50's, best to check the base for date codes.
 
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I have seen those embossed bottles with both the Ginger Ale labelling and the Double A label.
 

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