He definitely started them in 1852 (the year after his son was born).
These two links provide dates. The book one says "Sixty-third year of publication" while advertising a 1915 book.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Cook_Ayer...
Hey Steve,
Great Job! Can't wait to see the soda cleaned up. I went yesterday and found a nice warranted flask, 2 little bottles, and what looks like an art deco era soda or later paper label one. What time are you going today?
Hey Steve,
I bought he green one from the guy you bought yours from. I picked the green one because I knew the clear ones were probably not as desirable.
Hope you had fun! That was a lot of walking!
I looked that up and I think it is 1940, which would make sense with the company information from the old newspapers that SodaPopBob posted links for.
Thanks guys.
So, the question is, is it fair to say this is a rare soda bottle?
Well from reading all of the links, it seems to be that the men that built the facility built it in 1939 and started to bottle "Bobs Up" soda which was a national name. They also wanted to bottle their own brand in 1940 which was the "Bob's Club Beverages" brand. It looks like that didn't last...