SODAPOPBOB
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But I really don't know what to tell ya except that 1913 is the earliest ad I can find for Bludwine that uses the term "Hobble Skirt Bottle." I'm finding lots of Bludwine ads that go as far back as 1908, but none of those use the term "Hobble Skirt Bottle." So it appears that Bludwine first started using the term in 1913. I also read several Bludwine histories, but none of them had any specific information regarding the who-what-when-why for the term. As for your average soda pop drinker back in 1913-14 who saw the various Bludwine "Hobble Skirt Bottle" ads and signs, they were probably well aware of hobble skirt dresses by then and just thought it was a clever advertising gimmick.
Here's the 1913 ad again, which I inserted the picture of a similar looking bottle for comparison. Now compare the inserted bottle, which was described as circa 1913 from Pensacola, Florida, to one of Bludwine's earlier bottle pictured below the ad that was described as being circa 1908-1912. The circa 1908-1912 bottle doesn't match but the circa 1913 bottle does. Specifically compare the embossing on the bottles.
Note: I tried to enhance the 1913 newspaper article but what you see is the best I could do.
Circa 1908-1912 Bludwine Bottle
But I really don't know what to tell ya except that 1913 is the earliest ad I can find for Bludwine that uses the term "Hobble Skirt Bottle." I'm finding lots of Bludwine ads that go as far back as 1908, but none of those use the term "Hobble Skirt Bottle." So it appears that Bludwine first started using the term in 1913. I also read several Bludwine histories, but none of them had any specific information regarding the who-what-when-why for the term. As for your average soda pop drinker back in 1913-14 who saw the various Bludwine "Hobble Skirt Bottle" ads and signs, they were probably well aware of hobble skirt dresses by then and just thought it was a clever advertising gimmick.
Here's the 1913 ad again, which I inserted the picture of a similar looking bottle for comparison. Now compare the inserted bottle, which was described as circa 1913 from Pensacola, Florida, to one of Bludwine's earlier bottle pictured below the ad that was described as being circa 1908-1912. The circa 1908-1912 bottle doesn't match but the circa 1913 bottle does. Specifically compare the embossing on the bottles.
Note: I tried to enhance the 1913 newspaper article but what you see is the best I could do.
Circa 1908-1912 Bludwine Bottle
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