Better beverages embossed bottle weldon bottling co.

[Karikeller11]

One of my best finds here, since we just moved to Woodruff from Greenville SC is a bottle embossed Abercrombie with Woodruff SC embossed around the bottom.

 

[SODAPOPBOB]

I found the following three references for "Better Beverages." But I am somewhat confused about them.

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1. From J.L. Jones 1972 book "Soda and Mineral Water Bottles." See pictures below where the text from the book shows a date of "About 1940." The accompanying black and white picture and text are both for bottle #54. My confusion on this one is the 1940 date which seems a little late and I'm not sure why they say "about." But otherwise it is the same bottle as the one in question.


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2. From gono.com / Nostalgiaville which list an embossed "Better Beverages" from Wellston, Ohio. My confusion on this one is the location and also to the reference to "A Gem."


[URL=http://www.gono.com/museum2003/embossed%20by%20brand/ebrandb.htm]http://www.gono.com/museu...by%20brand/ebrandb.htm


WELLSTON X S OH C "BETTER BEVERAGES + A GEM" (N) (B 5)


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3. This is also from gono.com which list an ACL. The title shows it as "Better" but when you scroll to picture K you will see that it actually says "Better Beverages." My confusion on this one is the location (St. Louis) and the date (1964).


[URL=http://www.gono.com/museum2003/paintedlbottles/paintedb2.htm]http://www.gono.com/museu...lbottles/paintedb2.htm


BETTER K X B 1964 MO Clear Red/White "ST LOUIS" - Name (M+N)


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In other words, I'm not sure if there is a connection between these bottles or if it is just some kind of brand name coincidence. ???

 

[SODAPOPBOB]

P.S. I found the "Gem" soda bottle from Wellston, Ohio. Apparently it was mistitled on the gono.com site. The "Better Beverages" part is a sub-name ... As in "Gem ~ Better Beverages." Scroll to the "Gem" listings - the ones highlighted in green have pictures. So I'd say we can scratch this one off the list as possibly being connected to the bottle in question. But I'm still curious about the ACL that clearly says "Better Beverages" on the label. Here's the link to the "Gem" bottle - listed alphabetically ... http://www.ca-yd.com/textfile/bottles/ACLWEB_G.HTM

 

[Karikeller11]

The image shown above looks like the same bottle but it does not have Weldon Bottling Co on the back.

 

[SODAPOPBOB]

Here's the "Better Beverages" ACL from gono.com

 

[SODAPOPBOB]

The image shown above looks like the same bottle but it does not have Weldon Bottling Co on the back.

Notice the text says 9 1/2 Ounce. I suspect this must have been embossed on the bottle for them to list it that way. Does yours have an ounce size on it?

 

[Karikeller11]

Bob where did you pull that image from?

 

[SODAPOPBOB]

PS Based on my understanding of the J.L. Jones book listings, most of the text refers to what is actually embossed on the bottle. I suspect the reference to the bottler is on the opposite side of the bottle but is not shown in the picture.

 

[Karikeller11]

Yes, 9 1/2 oz.

 

[Karikeller11]

The black and white picture in your posts looks exactly like my bottle.