shadeone
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I research the history of a lot of soda brands and it's getting overwhelming so I'm going to offload my Mason's Root Beer related stuff here with the hopes that someone in the future can use this information and compile a good decent history of Masons. There's not really a lot out there... Feel free to add stuff!
Original trademark:
1949 newspaper article regarding trademark:
1950 trade magazine snippets:
1951 trade magazine snippets:
1952 trade magazine snippets:
1953 trade magazine snippets:
1954 trade magazine snippets:
Feb 27th, 2971 Obituary:
I also found a a little tidbit here: https://root-beer.org/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&p=970
stating the following:
My great uncle was Henry Mason (he married my great aunt Rose Aronson) who was a plumber in Chicago after WWII. In exchange for plumbing work that could not be paid for, he was given a root beer company that he and his brother (Mason & Mason) turned into Mason's root beer. Apparently they sold the root beer locally in Chicago and Cook County for several years, then turned the company over to Henry's son Ralph. When Ralph tried to expand he encountered problems (the story goes) from the mob, who were heavily involved in the beverage industry during that time, and the mob shot him. Shortly after that he sold Mason's and retired (this was the time when I knew Ralph and his wife Evelyn). This is the story that has been handed down in the family. I would love to here from anyone out there who can correct/add to it......
1950 trade ads:
1951 trade ads:
1952 trade ads:
1953 trade ads:
1954 trade ads:
Original trademark:
1949 newspaper article regarding trademark:
1950 trade magazine snippets:
1951 trade magazine snippets:
1952 trade magazine snippets:
1953 trade magazine snippets:
1954 trade magazine snippets:
Feb 27th, 2971 Obituary:
I also found a a little tidbit here: https://root-beer.org/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&p=970
stating the following:
My great uncle was Henry Mason (he married my great aunt Rose Aronson) who was a plumber in Chicago after WWII. In exchange for plumbing work that could not be paid for, he was given a root beer company that he and his brother (Mason & Mason) turned into Mason's root beer. Apparently they sold the root beer locally in Chicago and Cook County for several years, then turned the company over to Henry's son Ralph. When Ralph tried to expand he encountered problems (the story goes) from the mob, who were heavily involved in the beverage industry during that time, and the mob shot him. Shortly after that he sold Mason's and retired (this was the time when I knew Ralph and his wife Evelyn). This is the story that has been handed down in the family. I would love to here from anyone out there who can correct/add to it......
1950 trade ads:
1951 trade ads:
1952 trade ads:
1953 trade ads:
1954 trade ads:
