ATTENTION! FORUM MEMBER squirtbob ~ EARLY SQUIRT BOTTLING NEWSPAPER ADS

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Good-Grape bottle ~ Elizabethton, Tennessee ~ Date unknown ~ More good pics on link ... ( Totally cool bottle and I wouldn't mind having one ) http://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/vintage-grape-soda-bottle-amazing-423775427

 

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1958 ... Piergallini brothers purchase Krim Beverages on 406 Broad St. but do not change the name. LDNP ~ December 18, 1958

 

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I hope someone posts information relative to your questions about wood crates. I have a crate for squirt that has a yellow background and cursive script red lettering. I would date in around 1947. It is divided into 4 sections. I don't have one but I know that they made paper cartons in the late 40's and 4 of them would fit perfectly in this style box. Somewhere along the line they discovered that less wood x many crates = less weight = savings. Again, good find. Bob, did you ever appear on Dragnet?!

Bob Notice the cardboard Ma's boxes in this picture from 1953. I'm not sure if they switched to cardboard boxes for Squirt as well, but they might have. LDNP ~ January 1, 1953

 

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Meet ... Bill Albaugh ~ a.k.a. "Little Squirt" LDNP ~ October 29, 1964

 

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P.S. Bill Albaugh was first hired by the Squirt Company in 1964 and continued as their "Living Trademark" for 30+ years.

 

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Self Explanatory ...

 

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Self Explanatory ...

I think that's my crate on that platform.

 

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If we can connect the 4211 phone number to this address, your crate might have originated from here ...

 

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Reminder: Ma's Bottling moved from 216 N. 12th Street around 1952 and relocated to 37 N. 16th Street ... From ... LDNP ~ February 23, 1957

 

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Mentions ... 1. New location for Lloyd's Potato Chips2. 216 N. 12th Street.3. Former owner Mrs. Dengler (Lloyd's Potato Chips established here in June of 1956 ) From ... LDNP ~ April 26, 1957