Gold Seal soda bottle by coca cola

[SODAPOPBOB]

I scanned this from one of Allan Petretti's books but don't know if the Gold Seal ginger ale it refers to was a Canadian brand or a U.S. brand. But notice he dated it circa 1908

 

[SODAPOPBOB]

I'm also following a lead that said "Gold Seal" beverages were supposedly bottled at a bottling facility in Canada called the Oshawa Plant Plus, I found this example of a quart bottle but the description did not have any specific information about it ...

 

[SODAPOPBOB]

P.S. I'm finding lots of Canadian newspaper ads for "Gold Seal Ginger Ale" connected to Coca Cola which are dated as early as 1911. I will post some images later today.

 

[Canadacan]

Huh...I have Allan Petretti's book but never noticed that advertisement! Thanks Bob!...great work[]

 

[SODAPOPBOB]

I cannot find a "Gold Seal Ginger Ale" ad in any of the U.S. newspapers, but there are several like this one from ... The Ottawa Journal ~ Ottawa, Ontario, Canada ~ September 3, 1912 ( There are some brief snippets from 1911, but that's the earliest date I've found so far )

 

[SODAPOPBOB]

Date unknown ...

 

[Canadacan]

The Crown would date to after at least 1924...from what I know because of the use of Limited, up till 1923 they were listed as Coca-Cola Co....could I be wrong?...naw![]Interesting clipping!....there must have been some controversy about them using the city's water supply.Here is another Crown I found online...I noted there is also a lemon. [attachment=Gold seal - cream soda.JPG]

 

[SODAPOPBOB]

Earlier I mentioned a possible connection with Gold Seal Ginger Ale/Coca Cola and a Oshawa bottling plant in Canada. I still don't know very much about the bottling facility, but I did find this ... [ Date unknown ]

 

[SODAPOPBOB]

I discovered the ad I just posted is from a ... 1921 Oshawa City Directory. Check it out! http://localhistory.oshawalibrary.ca/pdfportal/pdfskins/1921/1921.pdf

 

[Canadacan]

I have not seen a Root Beer crown from them before...that I can recall. My bottle came from a diver, he brought the bottle from the Nanaimo BC harbour back in the 90's, and they are also dug up here. I assume they bottled Gold Seal in Vancouver BC as well.