1930s "The Lions" soda bottle

[SODAPOPBOB]

coaljungle Here are some Canadian newspaper articles I thought would interest you. The earliest date I could find for the Van Brothers is 1920. 1. Vancouver Daily World ~ April 2, 19202. Vancouver Daily World ~ July 26, 19203. Vancouver Daily World ~ February 23, 1923

 

[SODAPOPBOB]

I was curious about the Lions peaks and found this ...

 

[Canadacan]

SODAPOPBOB nicely done!.. that incorporation date seems to jive up with the 1924 date I gleaned from the directories. Can you find anything on The Lions mineral Water Works Ltd.?...I can't seem to locate anything.Interesting you posted that picture...see the mountain to the right? looks lower but is actually higher, that's Mt Brunswick the highest peak of the North Shore Range. Here is a pic from when I climbed it in 2012. unfortunately it was fogged out, but this is what the back of the Lions look like from where I was on a good day ....so sad we missed the view. [attachment=Brunswick.jpg][attachment=Brunswick1.jpg][attachment=lionssummit.JPG]

 

[CanadianBottles]

That one on Treasurenet is interesting, especially in that it looks earlier than the art deco but may have had an ACL, or at least the same design was used for an ACL: http://openmov.museumofvancouver.ca/node/115556. (Good grief, 1910-1925?! They're supposed to be the experts! Or at least have access to Google). I have a feeling that claims of winning a gold medal in Brussels in 1906 were BS. An awful lot of companies seemed to win gold medals in Europe, and it seems rather odd that a small company from Vancouver would be judged the world's greatest mineral water in the first place. The fact that there was no 1906 Brussels World's Fair or Exhibition or whatever certainly increases the suspicion, so the company very well could have not even existed yet.Hey Canadacan, I'd like to see a picture of your ACL, I have one (not the Museum of Vancouver one) but I think it's earlier than late 40's.

 

[SODAPOPBOB]

I'll see what else I can find. In the meantime, I'll bet my best bottle the Lions acl is no earlier than 1935, if that early. As for the 1923-G, that might be a "style" number for the Glenshaw Glass Company. Someone should ask the museum if there is a date code letter on the lip.

 

[Canadacan]

Yes it's a bit of a head scratch hey, what your saying makes sense to me. They did point out that Brussels was in 1910...possible mold makers error by putting 1906, ...but all that said what SODAPOPBOB posted is definitive proof of incorporation in 1923. I'll see if I have a pic of my bottle...as I do not have it in hand yet....it may be the same as the Museum of Vancouver one. The Museum one claims is USA made?....so whats the earliest the US made ACL's?

 

[SODAPOPBOB]

The current earliest confirmed acl soda bottle is a "Jumbo-A Super Cola" dated 1934 [ Bottle images courtesy of member Morbious_fod ]

 

[Canadacan]

Ok Dominion glass in Canada had their ACL machine by 1935-36 and Consumers glass didn't get one until 1940. So the Vancouver Museum??? who ever they are?..is out to lunch..1910-1925!!!...here is the link to the other bottle in question.http://www.treasurenet.co...rks-co-ltd-1906-a.htmlMaybe that this bottle had an ACL on the other side?Hey SODAPOPBOB are you a member on treasure.net?

 

[SODAPOPBOB]

Cancan I'm a member on T-net but could not find the bottle you're talking about. How old is the thread and how is it titled? The link you posted won't open for me. ???

 

[CanadianBottles]

Here, try this: http://www.treasurenet.co...rks-co-ltd-1906-a.html