embossed barqs

[bubbas dad]

i picked up this embossed barqs bottle at the fleamarket for 25 cent. not a scratch or mark on it. i was wondering if someone could give an approx date for it. i'm thinking 40's.

 

[digdug]

I've got one just like it (Well-almost like it, mine has case wear). Mine is from 1965. Has the date code stamped on bottom. What does yours have on the bottom? I bought mine for a quarter too, but I bought mine in the 1970's in Biloxi, Miss. at a gas station and drank the contents. I was about 10 years old on a family trip. I bought only because it was embossed! All the others were ACL in the cold case. I saw the embossed sitting in the back, dug it out and it had Grape flavored soda. (GROSS! I hate grape stuff), but I collected bottles, was the only embossed I had ever seen.

 

[bubbas dad]

the embossing on the bottom reads "dr pepper bottling co. bellaire, o." and a square with a "g" inside. no date codes.

 

[Gunsmoke47]

Hey John, a square type G inside a square is the Glenshaw Glass Co, , Glenshaw Pa. 1895 to date.(of this reference book. 1971)That particular mark was adopted in 1932. I know it doesn't tell you much about the bottle date, but at least you know the maker. Kelley

 

[BARQS19]

Hi that design, Drink Barq's It's Good within a square dates to around the 50s. I have that same bottle, no date mentioned. I have other Barq's just like it from other towns but they are all put up. Bottle is worth around $5.
Robert
BARQS19

 

[bubbas dad]

thanks. i was thinking late 40's or 50's

 

[madman]

hey bd, nice bottle man ,love to see your stuff !!! man i was digging today and youd be sickined by all the broken dd cokes i was finding all the bigger stuff gets broken it seems mike

 

[bubbas dad]

just think of all the great bottles just laying out there covered up waiting for someone to help them to the surface. makes you want to run out there with a shovel and ease their suffering.by your recent posts, looks like you hit a great spot . haven't found much around here lately. have bought a few from ebay though. good luck with your digging.

 

[madman]

hey bd ino its keeps me up nights thinking about it, hey i love to dig others like to browse i like both, but theres no thrill like digging up a bottle, man what a rush mike

 

[cait_p]

Ah ha!!! I've found one just like the one pictured, cleaning up very nicely, no chips or scratches. On the bottom, mine says the following:

DESIGN PAT.D-98026

7517-2 B 36

Any thoughts? I'd love to hear them!!! Also, might anyone want this gem? As I've said elsewhere, I'm not a collector myself, I have nowhere to keep these things without them getting damaged, and I'd love to pass them on to people who will appreciate them.

Thanks,
Cait