JKL
Well-Known Member
I recently picked up a couple of wood cases full of bottles. A case of 12 - 30oz bottles and a case of 24 single serve.
The case and the bottles are all branded Diamond Beverages from Hamilton Ontario.
The 30 oz bottles are all green but the single serve are a split of 7oz green and 8oz clear. My guess is that the green are ginger ale and the clear are flavours and cola.
I picked them up from a lady in Dundas Ontario who said they were from her Italian parents Hamilton house. She says that back in the late 50s and 60's her family used to have pop delivered to their door much like milk used to be. She says they would put the empties on the porch and a fresh case would be dropped off. SHe told me that they would mix the ginger ale with their home made wine. She also mentioned that Coke and Pepsi never made it home and it was Diamond Beverage or Dominion Beverage flavours only.
I did not know home delivery in the manner of milk delivery was a thing.
Anyone know more about this practice with other bottlers?
The case and the bottles are all branded Diamond Beverages from Hamilton Ontario.
The 30 oz bottles are all green but the single serve are a split of 7oz green and 8oz clear. My guess is that the green are ginger ale and the clear are flavours and cola.
I picked them up from a lady in Dundas Ontario who said they were from her Italian parents Hamilton house. She says that back in the late 50s and 60's her family used to have pop delivered to their door much like milk used to be. She says they would put the empties on the porch and a fresh case would be dropped off. SHe told me that they would mix the ginger ale with their home made wine. She also mentioned that Coke and Pepsi never made it home and it was Diamond Beverage or Dominion Beverage flavours only.
I did not know home delivery in the manner of milk delivery was a thing.
Anyone know more about this practice with other bottlers?