Early Bubble Up bottles?

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More Bubble Up ACLs. I have not seen some of these bottles before.

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Here is a cool 1950's era ad from gono.com. I really like the black & white ACL on that bottle.

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I have an extra green embossed Bubble Up if anyone is looking for one.
ORIGINAL: Eric

Here are two embossed from my friends collection... He has some killer embossed bottles!
The Green is a 6.5 oz bottle with Bubble Up and the 6.5 oz embossed on it... no other dates
or marking on the bottom.
The Clear say Bubble Up Beverage Co.
Indianapolis IN Full Half Pint
on the bottom it has a  9<>4 
                                  1                   Duraglass G  749 

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toledo o great thread!

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Early 40's Quebec Bubble-Up bottle

Now this thread reminded me of a pretty scarce Bubble-Up bottle from Quebec, Canada.

This is the third one I've seen in 20+ years of collecting so it must be pretty rare.

10oz in size, was it the standard in the US back then for Bubble-Up?

By the code on the base it should date from the early 40's; 'Embouteillage de Quebec' means roughly 'Quebec bottling works'.

Here it is:

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I don't see my 7 oz North Carolina on Gono.com. Is it rare? Base mark is 3-symbol-47

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Bubble Up / The St. Louis Connection

I was doing some personal research on Bubble Up when I came across this post and found it to be very interesting reading.
I especially like that art deco Bubble up, never seen one before.

Here is what I know about Bubble Up. Sweet Valley Products of Sandusky Ohio was the originator of the term or name Bubble-Up and was registered or patented in 1921.

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I am not sure why these clipping come out so small, I tried to enlarge them, must be doing something wrong.
I find ads for Bubble-Up in 1919 and 1920 advertising the drink as a grape juice and one as a Champagne.

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After 1921 Bubble Up is not heard of that I can find until 1937. This is when a LeRoy O. Schneeberger of the Vess/Whistle Co. of St. Louis, Missouri buy the name from Sweet Valley and applies for a patent for a new logo for Bubble Up.

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Bubble Up Co. is headquarted in St. Louis from 1938 til I'll say 1953 when it is bought I thinking by O-So Grape Co and is moved to Peoria, IL. The following paragraph from a court document states if you can read it or not, that Leroy acquired the name Bubble Up from Sweet Valley and that the name Bubble Up had not been used from 1922 -1937.

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My Bubble Ups

I have several bottles in my collection and some facts about the development of Bubble Up as a lemon lime drink.
First an ad from the American Carbonater and Bottler, Circa early 1940's

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A small article on Bubble Up from a commererative calendar put out in 1991.


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Here is an obit for LeRoy who died in 1995

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I am sure Bubble Up was developed as direct competition for Seven Up
 

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Bubble Up Bottles

Bubble Up had bottling franchises all over the country and except for the early ones and that fantastic art deco one are somewhat common.
Below are three 7-ounce versions, dating 1945, 1946 and 1947. Shown front and back.

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Now a 10 ounce and two 12-ounce versions dating 1949, 1940 and 1948. Shown front and back.

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Two quarts front and back, 1947 and 1948


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Kiss of Lemon / Kiss of Lime

The term Kiss of Lemon / Kiss of Lime was patented in 1960 by the Bubble Up Corp of Peoria Illinois

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Again not sure how to enlarge the text?

Here are my Kiss bottles. An 8-ounce 1961 and a 10-ounce 196?? A 16-ounce dated 1964 and a 1960 qt. And a unknown dated 10-ounce and a 1978 16-ounce.

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Bubble Up relocates from Peoria or is bought out in the mid 1960's to some folks in Los Angeles, Calif.
The company is badly managed and files for bankruptcy in 1970.
Illinois Central Products co of Chicago buy them out in 1973. IC products also owns Dad's Root Beer Co. & Pepsi Cola General Bottlers.
IC Products sells Bubble Up and Dad's to the Monarch Co. of Atlanta in 1987, but will continue to bottle the soda's.
Finally in 2007 Hedinger brands LLC of Jasper, Indiana buys Bubble Up and Dad's and I believe is still there today.
That's all I know
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