a Bob's soda bottle

[msleonas]

Can't find much info on this bottle or other example pictures online.

 

[msleonas]

got this today at Brimfield antique show.

 

[SODAPOPBOB]

ms ~

Long time no-see. Or maybe I was just sleeping at the wheel and missed some of your post. Anyhoo, I looked in one of my soda pop books, which list something like 7,000 brand names of sodas, and found ...

Bob's
Bob's Cola
Bob's Up

... but no 'Bob's Club' ... although I do see the 'Bob's Up' on the label so they must be related. Other than that, which ain't much, I know zilch about the brand. I'll take a look around and see what I can find.

Bob

 

[SODAPOPBOB]

And especially here ... ( But you'll have to buy the book ... in 2014 )

[ Listed alphabetically ]

http://platform3research.com/HTML/Soda/MEMACTRI.html

 

[cowseatmaize]

It's listed in Chris Weides want list.

If you find anything send an email. Maybe a picture or something can get in the next book.
Those links might really help, nice work Bob.
Link 3 I saw had the starters of it along with lots of other stuff.

http://www.ca-yd.com/html/bottles/soda_homepage.htm

 

[msleonas]

Well from reading all of the links, it seems to be that the men that built the facility built it in 1939 and started to bottle "Bobs Up" soda which was a national name. They also wanted to bottle their own brand in 1940 which was the "Bob's Club Beverages" brand. It looks like that didn't last because they franchised Spur in 1941 and then Canada Dry in 1947. So, either they stopped making their own brand or kept it going on the side of bottling the Spur and then Canada Dry. So, the question is what is the year of my bottle and how long did they bottle it for?

I hate to go there, but doesn't the label remind you of the GLEE CLUB SODA BOTTLES.....

 

[SODAPOPBOB]

ORIGINAL: msleonas

Kinda reminds me of this one, too ...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Cotton-Club-ACL-Embossed-Soda-Bottle-/330942126426?nma=true&si=YvQ5EywCiWPL0gXR0PFJQiPR3tE%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

 

[SODAPOPBOB]

ORIGINAL: msleonas

So, the question is what is the year of my bottle ... ?

Leona ~

The date answer will most likely be found on the base - numbers/letters/symbols/etc.

 

[msleonas]

The bottom of the Bob's Club bottle.

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[bottlingco]

That appears to be a Glenshaw Glass Co. mark. There should be a letter on the lip of the bottle such as an R or some other letter of the alphabet. If I know the letter, I can date it for you. I am supposing late 40's to mid 50's just by looking. See if you can find a letter on the lip. (hint: sometimes these are easy to see, sometimes you have to hold them up to the light and look really carefully)
~bottlingco