coke bottle

[dirtmover]

I found this coke bottle and it has a patent date of Dec. 25 1923 - this is the first one I've found with a Christmas date -the others I've found have different Pat. dates . Does anyone know if this was a special addition bottle? Thanks

 

[blobbottlebob]

Hey Dirtmover,
This is not an unusual find for an embossed coke, although it is more rare than some of the later bottles. As you noted, because of the patent, it is called a Christmas coke. They do also appear with a Nov. 1915 patent date as well. Usually, it will have a city on the bottom. Sometimes, they will be sought after because they are rarely seen from a certain city. This was not a special edition so much as a patent that appeared on these earlier hobbleskirts.

 

[pyshodoodle]

Here's a good link for coca-cola information.
http://www.antiquebottles.com/coke/

 

[dirtmover]

Thanks for the info. I found this one in a dump I was digging so you helped me with dating the bottles, I checked the side numbers and found out it was 1936 and mines from Flint, MI . I sure appreciate the help []