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Know wha'cha mean.
Done there, been that.
I have or have had...sometimes more than once...all of them too.
 

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HERE are most of the rest from my early display that I'll nominate.
And too, the photo of what I believe to be THE Biggest Bang for the Buck in all of bottle-dom...Arkansas' own
Orchard Beverages from Nashville, AR Coca Cola plant. Great bold design!
Sadly, when the plant closed they left thousands of cases of these artistic gems behind creating a glut of them on the marketplace that persists even to this day. Still seen for under $5. Pictured are the bottle variants that I have found...the ring neck version ia a bit older and somewhat harder to find...but still $10, or less.

Adding the following:
Duffy's, the little Canadian Eskimo and the g/w Big 10. (...or is it the r/w?)
Shreveport's Cub Beverages...several sizes that cheap. If you consider a shield a picture, include the r/w/blue All-American.
Glen Rock, Manhattan, Spring Grove, Jefferson Club,Lakeview, and the y/r True Treat.
One of my first Indian bottles...with a girl. Somebody found many cases years ago and shortly after I began buying on-line, I got a Zill's Best all orange acl.
Gosh! Any/all of Salutaris'. Mozark. The three color Life, Lonesome Pine.
Do you think Gold Dot's bubbles constitute a picture label? How about the tiny girl on 7-Up?
Are Hall of Waters, The Champ, Kayo, Sunny Isles cheap enough to make the list?

That's it for now... STATUS REPORT COMING LATER.
thanks.

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The running total is up to 84 nominations.

Scramble and help find a couple dozen more, because you know we're gonna weed some out.
 

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Thanks and a tip of the hat to OsiaB for those last five...which I couldn't recall at all.
And thanks to bottlekid 76's thread with green glass, seen elsewhere on the forum.
He's inadvertantly shown us and I nominated the following...and plus some more I remembered (or have stored not in the display).
Barrelhead Root Beer.
Home.
Garrison Hill.
Buckeye.
Carousel Pop Shop. Popland.
Dads Root Beer.
Dr. Enuf.
Twin Lights.


Well, ladies and gentlemen, that brings my unofficial total of nominations to 98.
I THINK BREAKING A HUNDRED WILL BE A SNAP. Can we get to 200?

Again, we'll probably eliminate some as less desireable, too costly,,,whatever, so we need a couple dozen more, at least.
thanks.
 

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the oscars bottle should be here i guess.ill try and check some more of mine out if i got them i know there common.later greg
 

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Yeah, Oscars r/w waiter.
The Twins carried over from another post.
There's one of the Cardinal acls cheap enough.
The easiest/newest Brownie Club, r/w.
Andd Greggs's b/w with windmill.

Over one hundred!
103!

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Drinkmor and Kleer Kool can usually be had for around $10 if you are patient. There are great graphics on the Kleer Kool. Fun theme and name on the Drinkmor. Has Beehive been said? You can sometimes pick those up on the cheap.
 

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