SODAPOPBOB
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I found this article in a 1919 newspaper archives and it might be the most comprehensive list of so called Coca Cola imitators ever published. I say "so called" because I'm not sure that every one of them can be considered a true imitator. Nor do I know how many of them the Coca Cola Company actually took to court and filed suits against. Much has been written about this subject and this list might serve collectors and researchers in the future.
According to the opening statements, the list includes "over" 300 different uses of the words Cola-Kola-Ola, as well as other variations too numerous to mention. Some of the brands are obviously still around but the majority are not.
In order to read it clearly, I cropped the article into seven sections, a few of which overlap one another, which I did not re-crop to correct. It consist of three columns that are listed alphabetically. After discovering this list I did a search to see if I could find another one like it but was unable to.
It would be an interesting challenge for someone to collect one of every bottle on the list. But that someone won't be me because I don't have the years left that it would take to hunt down that many hard-to-find and rare bottles.
The article is from ...
The Monroe Journal ~ Monroe, North Carolina ~ August 15, 1919
Check it out and see how many of the names are familiar to you and how many you never heard of before.
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According to the opening statements, the list includes "over" 300 different uses of the words Cola-Kola-Ola, as well as other variations too numerous to mention. Some of the brands are obviously still around but the majority are not.
In order to read it clearly, I cropped the article into seven sections, a few of which overlap one another, which I did not re-crop to correct. It consist of three columns that are listed alphabetically. After discovering this list I did a search to see if I could find another one like it but was unable to.
It would be an interesting challenge for someone to collect one of every bottle on the list. But that someone won't be me because I don't have the years left that it would take to hunt down that many hard-to-find and rare bottles.
The article is from ...
The Monroe Journal ~ Monroe, North Carolina ~ August 15, 1919
Check it out and see how many of the names are familiar to you and how many you never heard of before.
[ 1 and 2 of 8 Snippets ]
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