Unusual early Mobile AL ring neck straight sided Coca Cola

CaptainSandune · Mar 24, 2013

I can't find any information on this bottle, but I can tell it's early. It has lots of writing and marks so let me describe it and post some pics. I would be glad to get any information you can provide.

It has a ring around the neck and reads
PROPERTY OF MOBILE COCA-COLA BOTTLING COMPANY MOBILE, ALA. REGISTERED

on the bottom is a large S.W. with 18 E underneath it and a 2 under that.

on the back bottom it reads MIN. CONT'S. 61/2 FLU. OZS.

underneath that on the base it reads GRAHAM 521 ES

CaptainSandune · Mar 24, 2013

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CaptainSandune · Mar 24, 2013

Bottom, notice there are also some minute very faint letters on the bottom but I cannot make out what they say.

CaptainSandune · Mar 24, 2013

base

ScottBSA · Mar 25, 2013

I can help a little bit. Graham is the bottle maker. They were in business from 1909 to 1929 when they became part of Owens-Illinois.
Pretty sure that if it doesn't have Coca-Cola in script that it did not contain Coke, but a flavored drink like root beer. Some one may know better. From other bottles I have, the SW might be the owners initials. A quick look in a city directory of Mobile might help there. A wild guess is the 18 E 2 is the address of the plant.
Hope that helped a little.

Scott

frozenmonkeyface · Apr 2, 2013

I don't know any info about it but I like it!!! Are you from AL? If not and you want to get rid of it PM me with a price please. If you want to wait to find out what it's worth I understand. [

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CaptainSandune · Apr 2, 2013

I don't know how to private message I tried figuring it out but couldn't. I haven'tdone much research or anything with this bottle but I am in the market for an Escambia Pepsi Hutch that could be part of a trade if you have one. I also found a Selma Al Chero Cola in nice shape and it might be rare as I haven't seen one before.

sscokebottles · Apr 3, 2013

...but I am in the market for an Escambia Pepsi Hutch that could be part of a trade if you have one.

Maybe if it was a Jasper Coke hutch from I'd trade for this! All in all, this bottle is worth around $10-$15. There's even a mid-script version of this that's only worth around $30. So there's no way you could trade a bottle like this for any Pepsi hutch. You're literally comparing $15 to $1000. Sorry to disappoint if I am.

CaptainSandune · Apr 3, 2013

"Part of a trade",, i.e, meaning there would be other consideration in the form of cash and bottles not an even trade. If you are paying $1,000 For Escambia Hutches you are getting Hammered, market value is about 25% of that.

cowseatmaize · Apr 3, 2013

In 1925 the coke plant was listed as F W Fridell, no address given. I agree a product bottle though.
I'll move this to the soda section which may give it better exposure to the soda collectors.

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