iggyworf
Well-Known Member
iggy/Rich
I didn't expect to be back this soon but discovered something "Verry Intrresting" that I thought was worth mentioning. I was searching for any 1941 7up bottle from any location and found several of them. But what I discover is that without exception every one of them is an 8 Bubble bottle. As it stands now, your two Los Angeles bottles and the one San Bernardino bottle are the only ones I'm aware of that have 7 Bubbles. My search is still ongoing and I need to look at more 1941 bottles, but I'm already seeing a trend that could point to the 3-1-3 bottles as possibly being the first to be produced with 7 Bubbles. Those of us who are familiar with 7up's history have heard the story that goes something like this ...
"Somewhere along the line someone noticed the 8 bubbles and suggested changing it to 7 bubbles to match the brand name"
Well, what if that someone was D. K. Washburn or A. J. Crocker and the somewhere was Bakersfield or Los Angeles?
I guess the only way to shed more light on this is to keep looking for other 1941 bottles and see if the trend I mentioned holds up. If it does, then its possible that the Kern County, California 1941 7up bottles were the verry first to have the 7 bubbles, which I consider kind of significant if not historical. Here's a list of the 1941 8 Bubble bottles I have found so far. All but one of them has an ACL neck logo. The bottle from Epping Bottling in Louisville, Kentucky is the only one on this list that has the embossed neck logo ...
Clarksdale, Mississippi
Epping - Louisville, Kentucky
Aberdeen, South Dakoda
Houston, Texas (Amber)
St. Joseph, Missouri
Lincoln, Nebraska
Jamestown, North Dakota
Note:
If anyone finds any 1941 7up bottles that are not on my list, please add them. Please note if they are 8 Bubble or 7 Bubble bottles, and if they have an embossed or ACL neck logo - Thanks
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you can add 'Reading Lancaster Pa' to the list. 8 bubbles ACL neck logo with 7 bubbles.
https://www.etsy.com/listing/623928...=sr_gallery-4-48&organic_search_click=1&frs=1