ATTENTION! FORUM MEMBER squirtbob ~ EARLY SQUIRT BOTTLING NEWSPAPER ADS

[SODAPOPBOB]

Bob

Long story short ...

I used every word combination I could think of in my search for Lebanon, Pennsylvania bottlers and found several from the 1930s and 1940s, which included ...

Acme Bottling
Dangler's Bottling
Kuhn's Bottling
Krim Bottling
Lebanon Bottling
Ma's Bottling


I found phone numbers for every one of these bottlers but no "Phone Lebanon 4211" or anything that even came close.

There are hundreds of ads and articles for bottlers located in Lebanon during this time period, but the absolute first mention of SQUIRT (Soda Pop / Beverage / Drink / Bottler / etc) does not appear until 1952 and was bottled by "Old Fashion Ma's Bottling Company."

So I don't know what to say other than your Squirt crate might have come from another town named Lebanon in some other state. Either that or else one of the Lebanon bottlers shown above did in fact bottle Squirt but just never advertised it.

 

[SODAPOPBOB]

There are 16 cities in the U.S. named Lebanon!

Take your pick ...

http://www.getzipcode.us/en/city-lebanon.php I realize it was I who came up with Lebanon, Pennsylvania, so I guess I need to go back to the drawing board and search the other 15 cities. I'll start with Wisconsin and go from there. But this time I will only post findings if they include "Phone Lebanon 4211"

I'll be back! (But it might take me a week) (Lol) []

 

[SODAPOPBOB]

Before I ride off into the sunset on another wild goose chase, I was hoping someone might be able to determine what the phone number is on this notepad? This is the largest I was able to make it ...

 

[SODAPOPBOB]

JACKPOT !!! http://www.ebay.ca/itm/vintage-OLD-FASHIONED-MAS-BOTTLING-lebanon-pa-NOTEBOOK-/350987228765

 

[SODAPOPBOB]

Hey, squirtbob Next time please throw me something difficult! (Lol) [] However, I still can't find any dates earlier than 1952. But there's gotta be some 1940s dates out there somewhere for when Ma's Bottling Company bottled Squirt in Lebanon, Pennsylvania.

 

[SODAPOPBOB]

http://www.bottlebooks.com/carbonated%20beverages/carbonated_beverage_trademarks%201940.htm Word Mark THE KIND THAT MOTHER USED TO MAKE: NONALCOHOLIC, NONCEREAL, MALTLESS BEVERAGES SOLD AS SOFT DRINKS. FIRST USE: 1936. FIRST USE IN COMMERCE: 1936 Filing Date January 31, 1945 Registration Date July 10, 1945 Owner (REGISTRANT) OLD FASHION MA'S ROOT BEER BOTTLING COMPANY ISAAC ROTHSTEIN AND BARNETT (BARNEY) ROTHSTEIN PARTNERSHIP PENNSYLVANIA 172 SOUTH WASHINGTON STREET WILKES-BARRE PENNSYLVANIA (LAST LISTED OWNER) OLD FASHION, INC. CORPORATION ASSIGNEE OF PENNSYLVANIA KANE STREET AND STAFFORD AVENUE SCRANTON PENNSYLVANIA 18505

 

[SODAPOPBOB]

I haven't been able to confirm it yet, but I have seen scant references stating that Ma's Bottling was located in Lebanon as early as 1941. Here's a 1951 Ma's calendar showing the 4211 Lebanon phone number ... http://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/mas-root-beer-pinup-calendar-lebanon-411318767 By the way, the reason I'm finding this stuff now is because I gave up on the newspaper archives and started looking elsewhere.

 

[squirtbob]

JACKPOT !!! http://www.ebay.ca/itm/vintage-OLD-FASHIONED-MAS-BOTTLING-lebanon-pa-NOTEBOOK-/350987228765

Nice find. No one on this forum would doubt that you would find something...certainly not me. I believe that Ma's began in the 30's. Is it possible that Lebanon Bottling, which you already established a connection to the late 30's, changed its name at some point to Ma's Bottling and kept the phone number??? No one would manufacture a crate in the 50's and dredge up old fonts and advertising to pair it with. I'm pretty confident that the box dates to late 30's -1940. You get an A+ so far but more digging is in order.

 

[SODAPOPBOB]

Bob Thanks But don't put all of your eggs in the Lebanon Bottling Company basket! Everything I have see for them so far involved ... Beer []

 

[squirtbob]

There's a Ma's Root Beer bottle on Ebay for sale right now that was bottled in Lebanon, PA. That ad says 1944, but it is an OI bottle and picture clearly shows 1948 ....so we are moving in the right direction. I don't know how to post the link but you'll be able to find it no problem.