Blocton and West Blocton bottles

[bamaboybottles2]

Bottom of the Standard Bottling Works bottle from Blocton Alabama. Any idea what the C in the diamond means? Any info on any of these bottles will be helpful. Thanks.

 

[celerycola]

Diamond C is Chattanooga Glass

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Bottom of the Standard Bottling Works bottle from Blocton Alabama. Any idea what the C in the diamond means? Any info on any of these bottles will be helpful. Thanks.

 

[celerycola]

D. L. McElroy owned Standard Bottling Works at Blocton when the town burned in 1909. Like many others he moved to West Blocton after the fire. Standard Bottling Works started bottling Coca-Cola not long after under sub-contract from Crawford Johnson of Birmingham Coca-Cola.

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Standard Bottling Works from Blocton Alabama.

 

[SODAPOPBOB]

Bamaboy ~

Nice bottles.

According to Bill Porter's book ... the 1915 Coca Cola hobbleskirt's are listed as R+ (Rare-Plus). And based on his value formula (.05-poor condition - to 5.0-absolute mint) a 4.0 upper-mid-grade comes out to about $75.00 - and possibly more to a local collector. (Broken ones are anybody's guess - but are not worth much, if anything).

SPBOB

 

[quarrylizard]

NOT GOING TO SWEAR BUT THE DIAMOND C I HAVE FOUND TO BE A CHATTANOOGA BOTTLING AND ICE CO LOGO AS EARLY AS 1905 ON ALOT OF LOCAL OLDIES ROUND HEAR...

 

[SODAPOPBOB]

Celery ~

I am curious about the "Diamond C" mark you referred to for Chattanooga Glass. Is that a pre-1927 mark, or has it been used all along since about 1901? Every reference I am aware of for Chattanooga Glass indicates their mark as being a "Circle C." I would like to set my records straight regarding it.

Thanks in advance for anything you can share with us about this.

Bob

 

[celerycola]

Diamond C predates Circle C for Chattanooga Glass.

ORIGINAL: SODAPOPBOB

Celery ~

I am curious about the "Diamond C" mark you referred to for Chattanooga Glass. Is that a pre-1927 mark, or has it been used all along since about 1901?  Every reference I am aware of for Chattanooga Glass indicates their mark as being a "Circle C."  I would like to set my records straight regarding it.

Thanks in advance for anything you can share with us about this.

Bob

 

[SODAPOPBOB]

Celery ~

Thanks a lot. Even Julian Harrison Toulouse (1971) didn't know that one.

Bob

 

[celerycola]

No one can know it all. Toulouse also said Dixie Glass closed in 1906 but they still advertised making bottles in 1909. And he had nothing on Pioneer Glass in Alabama in the 1880's. The one I'm still chasing information on is the Glass factory run by the Confederate Government in the 1860's. I know when and where within a few miles and have seen bottles possibly made at that plant but further information has been d@mn3d elusive. When I retire I guess I'll start walking the area until I find it.

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Celery ~

Thanks a lot. Even Julian Harrison Toulouse (1971) didn't know that one.

Bob 

 

[Jody35150]

I dug a crown top circle slug plate similar to one of yours earlier this week. I believe it to be one of the more common West Bloctons, the simple block lettering 'STANDARD BOTTLING WORKS'. It differed from yours only in that it did not have 'REGISTERED 7OZ' (and it has a Big scratch on it, lol).

My digging partner mentioned he had one like it which he planned to sell at a show soon. It had been professionally cleaned and he said since the demand for West Bloctons was so high, he was going to ask $75.00 for it.

If you are interested, and it is still available, I will get a pic the next time we get together for a dig.