Canada's rarest Coca-Cola hobble skirt... The D19

Canadacan · Nov 23, 2014

This must have been a promotional photo?...New building, shinny new trucks and no doubt this was a corporate operation not a franchise. Prior to this date I have no idea who distributed Coca-Cola in Vancouver but do remembering reading something pertaining to a trip to Vancouver BC by Asa Candlers nephew...Sam Candler (in charge of west coast operations) to check on the success of the drink..maybe around 1906?. it was selling for 10 cents a glass or bottle?....I can't be certain as it was long ago that I read the book For God, Country & Coca-Cola [

]But the biggest thing for me now to try and understand is the fact that the Advertising Dept. truck has a SS bottle with a paper label depicted on the side!!!....where dose that leave my hobble skirts dated 1918-1920???

Canadacan · Nov 24, 2014

Here is another photo showing just the three trucks. I will assume that the man standing out in front is the manager W.G. Irvine. (1919-1923) Coca-Cola was at the 898 Richards St. location in Vancouver from 1919-1941. I sure do like the cardboard store front window advertisements! And I still can't get over that Adv't. & Sales Dep't. panel van with the SS bottle...they sure had a sharp looking fleet. [attachment=Coca-Cola Vancouve...hards st. 1919.jpg]

Canadacan · Nov 24, 2014

This my crappy Screen shot of the location today, better than nothing I suppose...thanks Google! Just a parking lot now with high rise condo's in the background. [attachment=Coca-Cola 898 Richards.jpg]

Canadacan · Nov 24, 2014

This is what I was able to put together for locations and managers timeline from 1919-1955. Also take note the first 4 years the company was listed as Coca-Cola Co. then in 1924 became Coca-Cola Co. of Canada Ltd. And in or around 1938 they introduced Branch Manager and a Regional Manager. 1919-1923 Coca-Cola Co. - 898 Richards Vancouver BC - W.G. Irvine, Manager1924-1926 Coca-Cola Co. of Canada Ltd. - 898 Richards Vancouver BC - W.N. Johnson, Manager1927- Coca-Cola Co. of Canada Ltd. - 898 Richards Vancouver BC - L.G. Taylor, Manager1928-1930 Coca-Cola Co. of Canada Ltd. - 898 Richards Vancouver BC - C.L. Tally, Manager1931- Coca-Cola Co. of Canada Ltd. - 898 Richards Vancouver BC - R.W. Keast, Manager1832-1937 Coca-Cola Co. of Canada Ltd. - 898 Richards Vancouver BC - F. Honey, Manager1938- Coca-Cola Co. of Canada Ltd. - 898 Richards Vancouver BC - F. Honey, Branch Manager1939-1941 Coca-Cola Co. of Canada Ltd. - 898 Richards Vancouver BC - W.J. Murphy, Manager1942-1950 Coca-Cola Co. of Canada Ltd. - 1818 Cornwall st. Vancouver BC - W.J. Murphy, Regional Manager1951-1955 Coca-Cola Co. of Canada Ltd. - 1818 Cornwall st. Vancouver BC - R.V. Evans, Regional Manager

Canadacan · Dec 9, 2014

I thought I had a news print add with the hobble skirt on it, turns out I don't. But alas I found one on ebay and purchased it!...and it never showed up[

]...still awaiting refund! Anyways this is a partial picture of the add with the date of 1916 on the bottle!...but the patent on the real bottle is 1915. This advertisement is from 1918 pictured again is my Canadian 1915 patent bottle. [attachment=Canada 1915 patent Coke 001.JPG] [attachment=1918 Coca-Cola add.JPG]

cobaltbot · Dec 9, 2014

What's on the bottom?

Canadacan · Dec 9, 2014

cobaltbot said:
What's on the bottom?

Nothing on the bottom...just the suction scar.

Canadacan · Feb 12, 2015

Well today was a marvelous day!....the seller that had the Coke ad which was lost was able to locate another one in his vast archive of papers, it took him 2 months but he came through for me! this ad has to be one of the best go with's I have for the bottle..wait it's the only one I have[

] The clipping is from The Globe dated 1918. and clearly depicts the incorrect patent date of 1916 on the bottle. [attachment=Coke1.jpg][attachment=Coke2.jpg][attachment=Coke3.jpg]

mctaggart67 · Feb 12, 2015

Great stuff and thanks for sharing!

Canadacan · Jul 14, 2015

I recently came across a newsprint ad dated June 1919 from Vancouver and it depicts a SS bottle on it just like the Coca-Cola panel van dose. So I am almost certain that's what was used until the introduction of the hobble skirt...which I now believe came a little bit later in Vancouver, the following year (June 1920) they advertised the hobble skirt. In Toronto the bottle came out in 1918. Coca-Cola Vancouver BC 898 Richards st 1919 [attachment=Coca-Cola Vancouve... 1919-1 - Copy.jpg] Vancouver Daily World, 25 Jun 1919, Wed, Page 20Both of the following ads are marked Winnipeg Manitoba, so it would have been a similar time line there as well and probably for most if not all of western Canada. [attachment=Vancouver Daily Wo..., Wed, Page 20.jpg] Vancouver Daily World, 8 Jun 1920, Tue, Page 15 [attachment=Vancouver Daily Wo..., Tue, Page 15.jpg]

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