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[MichaelFla]

I'll go with 42

 

[SODAPOPBOB]

I didn't want to start a new thread for a single bottle, so I'll stick it here just for the heck of it. I primarily collect acls, but just couldn't resist this fully embossed deco "WHISTLE" bottle when I saw it in an antique shop today. It's a 24 ounce and looks really cool on my shelf. It's a big'ol dude, too, and towers over the smaller bottles it sits with. The main reason I purchased it, is because it "whistled" at me and pratically begged me to buy it. But who could resist such a cool looking bottle that only cost $15.00 and is in pristine mint condition without one iota of casewear on it?

I'm not sure of the date, but it is embossed on the base with ... 1880-0-26 ... which I am guessing might be for 1926

It is also embossed on the base with ... COLUMBUS, O ... (Which of course is for OHIO)

Anyhoo, it's a keeper and I like it a lot. I looked on ebay for another 24 ounce size just like it, but there were none listed, only the smaller ones that are similar.

You'll be "Whistling Dixie" if you win the acl book. Good luck to all.

Bob

I probably should have filled it with colored water first for this picture, but didn't think of it until just now. Oh, well. Check it out anyway.

 

[Coca Cola]

My number is 5

 

[antlerman23]

dang, i like that bottle alot!!! and thank you again for this fun contest! []

 

[judu]

i choose 44

 

[SODAPOPBOB]

I'm just "whistling" along as the numbers keep "pouring" in ...

WHISTLE SODA- "Thirsty? Just whistle!" was the motto of Indianola's carbonated beverage of choice.

Whistle was an orange soda that came in an unusual pinched bottle embossed with diamond-shaped bumps.

Back in the 1920s, the soda market was more diverse than it is today. Soda wasn't just Coke or Pepsi. Regional brands dominated. Whistle was one of these.

Whistle was introduced in Columbus, Ohio in the 1910s, by local soda entrepreneur Sylvester "Vess" Jones. In the Midwest, it was one of the most popular soft drinks of the Twenties.

http://www.angelfire.com/tn/traderz/whistle.html

 

[ookpik]

65

 

[diggerdirect]

28

 

[acls]

I'll go 33.[]

 

[carling]

91 for me