Ever heard of this soda co.?

[RazorsEdge]

It says Kurtz sparkling beverages. On the back it says "Kurtz wholesome beverages" I can't find any info on this soda let alone that the company even existed....Have any info? By the way it was made by owens-illinois. Thanks - Jon

 

[RazorsEdge]

Also as you can tell this bottle has some of the painted label worn off.....Is there such a thing as restoring the label? You know, like finding a picture or something of the real one and restoring it back to original condition? I have an awesome mountain dew bottle but all the label is gone. I have a ton of bottles that need repainted. I thought they were clear at first, but if you angle a lot of bottles in the light, just right, you can see where the writing and pictures used to be..Anyways if any of you do that let me know i will definitely work something out with you

 

[diggermeister]

Hey RazorsEdge, Your bottle is from Indiana. It was originally filled in 1957 and came only in the 10oz size. It would be worth $15~$20+ in mint condition []! It is very nice even as-is [].
I have many bottles with the label partly or wholly missing as well []. I don't think that there is any way that they can be restored. I have thought of it myself but, can't figure how it could be done. Maybe a touch-up on some small scale. However, they were painted on by a machine and in layers (I believe) originally. So, I suppose if you had the ACL machine, the proper paints and original stencils (or whatever they used, what DID they use?)...
Wow! I just relized that I would love to know the process for the ACLs. I don't mean to hyjack your post, RazorsEdge, but does anyone out there know [8|]?
This might be a great topic in another forum...I'm going to do some research. There might even be some factory tours available [sm=rolleyes.gif]...

 

[bubbas dad]

jon
there is one of these bottles for sale on ebay as we speak. it saids that it is from indiana. as far as repairing acl lables i have not heard of it being done professionally. i believe it would hurt whatever value a bottle like that might have had to begin with. i have seen a few bottles where some one tried to take a marker and color in bad spots then try and sale it as a better condition bottle. it is usually plain to see.

 

[RazorsEdge]

Well that makes sense because i live in indiana....i see "and" but the rest is to rubbed off for me to tell but my guess is anderson, indiana. Where did you get that info? Also, i looked up kurtz and so forth to find that ebay listing...couldnt find it...what is it under?

 

[RazorsEdge]

Also, if some of the bottles i have have the painted label completely gone, is it worth ANYTHING? What if it is rare? And one last thing....Like i said in the digging/finding forum, i have stumbled onto this hobby because i fish the river here and find this stuff (go look at the post i put some pretty cool pictures on it - its titled "for a lot of easy 50s bottles") Anyways, my question is, what makes a bottle an ACL bottle?

 

[diggermeister]

Yes! Jon, It is from Anderson, IN. I got the info on line. I'll try to get a link posted for you.

 

[diggermeister]

Here's the link. I hope this works; http://www.gono.com/museum2003/paintedlbottles/paintedbottlehomepage.htm
YES!

 

[bubbas dad]

jon
acl stands for applied color label. it is where the label is painted directly to the bottle instead of a paper label. other bottles besides soda bottles have also used these labels. as for bottles with damaged labels. the way i look at it is if i don't have that bottle i would keep it until i find a better bottle of the same type.

 

[RazorsEdge]

Hey thanks you guys for the help and explainations.....Did any of you see my "looks light a light bulb to me" post? I have had no responses and i want to figure out what that bottle held in it....thanks