embossed 10 & 12 oz coke

[bubbas dad]

i just purchased these bottles from fellow forum member carling and wanted to share. everyone has seen tons of 6oz and many 10oz acl bottle, but i haven't seen many of these embossed ones in either size. i don't think they are rare but i was wondering if they might be on the scarce side. they are really nice bottles. both made in 1955. if anyone can add any info on these please do.

 

[LC]

I remember drinking out of those Bad Boys ! I have several of them myself, but have no idea of a price range for them. I would buy a nickle bag of Planters Peanuts, and would pour them into the bottle and have my Coke and Peanuts too ! Just like having a small meal. Tried doing the same with a bottle of Coke in one of their junky plastic bottles, just wasn't the same, sure never hit the spot. I will not waste another dime on a bottle of pop in a plastic bottle, I think it tastes hideous.

 

[capsoda]

Yep, I got a couple of those around here too. The peanut thing just doesn't work with plastic bottles.[&o]

 

[bubbas dad]

thanks guys! i knew they made a bottle larger than 6 1/2oz, but i didn't know there were 10 oz and 12oz versions. i thought they might be hard to find because i've been watching around here for over a year without even seeing one.

 

[LC]

Well, I do not run onto a lot of them John, and I have not seen a lot of them either over the past few years. Your's looks to be really clean with little or no case wear that I can tell. Well worth hanging onto.

And Cap, I truly do miss that glass Coke bottle with the peanuts routine ! Used to do the same with Pepsi as well, but it seemed the peanuts always went better with Coke.

 

[logueb]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but the Coke books that I have list going to the ACL labels in 1957. So if these are from 1955, that would mean that the embossed 10 and 12 oz bottles were used for only a few years. Most you find have the painted labels. Maybe not rare , but I don't think that they are too common. Does anyone know the year that Coke introduced the 10 or 12 oz?

 

[fanboy]

If memory server correctly, 1955 was when Coca-Cola started test marketing the "King Size" 10 & 12oz bottles. I can't quite remember where the test market was... I belive these are Owens Illinois bottles?

So, I belive you have 2 test market bottles that were not nationaly marketed.

 

[madman]

hey john, those are cool!! i think there more common in some places than others, these four are 55, 55 ,56, 59 you dont see them that often, ive never seen that 10oz nice mike

 

[bubbas dad]

thanks everyone. i've wanted one for awhile. i don't think they are worth a whole lot at present but i feel like they will be worth something one day and they make a great display.

 

[digdug]

I wouldn't say the 10 and 12 oz embossed are rare, but are scarce. And from those-any with City/State are more scarce. They used the 10 and 12 ounce in different marketing areas. Both were considered 'King Size'. That way Coca-Cola could use the same advertising across the U.S. Most ads did not show the size of the bottle. They used the different sizes in marketing areas to compete with Pepsi. If Pepsi had a 12 ounce in that area-Coke would too. In Georgia it was mostly the 10 ounce bottles, Carolina's had 12 oz , I think Florida had both sizes, New England States used the 12 oz. I think they stopped making them in the very early 1960's. Most bottlers began to go with the ACL. It also about the same time that they started phasing out the 6 1/2 oz embossed in favor for the ACL.