SODAPOPBOB
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This was described as a circa 1890s Trade Card ...
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The back is stamped with ...
The New Tonic Beverage ~ "Orangine"
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Which came first ...
1. The chicken or the egg?
2. Schmidt & Company Orangine or Barq Brothers Orangine?
Well, I'm starting to think the Barq Brothers were up to some shenanigans when they advertised Orangine as their own brand and served it at the 1893 Chicago Exposition where they won a gold medal.
The reason I say this is because ...
Schmidt & Company - Stockton, California
... had filed for a Trademark for a beverage called Orangine in ...
1888
Check it out!
http://exhibits.sos.ca.gov/items/show/1588
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Perhaps this explains why the Barq Brothers Orangine faded into the sunset around 1895?