Coke Syrup Bottling History

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Can anybody tell me the history behind the coke syrup gallon jug labels? I see that there are a few different ones and am curious to know what years they came in and the rarity of them. There is also one with a glass of coke and then one with a glass of coke with a white cup next to it.

 

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[OsiaBoyce]

Syrup............what started it all.

 

[fanboy]

Are these bottles yours? Is it possible to get a better picture of the label of the 2nd one?

Thanks!
Chris

 

[LC]

The first jug is from the 1960s , the second jug is from the 1930s , the third one is 1950s , and the last one is 1940s I believe .

 

[bhaze]

Unfortunately, I only own the top bottle from the 60's. I wish I owned the others and I'm on a hunt to find them all. I picked the first one up for a steal of 6 bucks!

 

[LC]

Some years back I was in the basement of a large old house in Ripley , Ohio helpng a guy to some carpenter work . The guy who owned the house was an attorney . He had some where in the neighborhood of fifteen cases of those Coke jugs , four to a case like brand new still full with perfect labels . I tried to buy a case from him , and he got pretty biligerant about saying no to me . I do not think they are all that big a deal myself as I never cared a whole lot for bottles or jugs with labels so I did not fell like it was all that big of a loss . .

 

[bhaze]

I haven't seen many that still have the syrup in them. Some are more valuable than others, probably by age. They are just a cool, nostalgic piece of soda history. Like OsiaBoyce said, its where it all started