Gold Seal soda bottle by coca cola

[SODAPOPBOB]

P.S. ~ P.S. Because the 1910-1921 trademark listing shows a location of Chicago, Illinois, its possible that's where the trail begins for both Gold Seal as well as Goldelle. ???

 

[SODAPOPBOB]

Footnote: There is some small wording around the perimeter of this Gold Seal Ginger Ale image, which I am attempting to make out. So far I can see ... On the top ... Bottled Under Authority By On the bottom ... The ????? Coca Cola Bottling Co. Chicago, Illinois U.S.A. I can't make out the second word on the bottom but know it consist of five letters

 

[SODAPOPBOB]

I just did a super-zoom on the bottom wording and it says ... Western Coca Cola Bottling Co. Chicago, Illinois U.S.A.

 

[Canadacan]

Gold Seal Ginger Ale / United States = Circa 1908 to 1910Goldelle / United States = 1910 to ???? (I'm not sure when it was discontinued in the U.S.)Gold Seal / Canada = 1911 to ???? (I'm not sure when it was discontinued in Canada) Well my bottle will confirm into the 1930's for Canada....I have not seen a date-able bottle from the 1940's..yet. Ivan

 

[SODAPOPBOB]

Here are the earliest/latest dates I can find in the newspaper archives ... Gold Seal Ginger Ale / Canada = 1911 to 1933 Goldelle / United States = 1911 to 1921 Even though we know Gold Seal Ginger Ale was bottled by at least three different bottlers in the U.S. as early as 1908-09, I cannot find any U.S. newspaper ads for it whatsoever. The same goes for Goldelle in Canada, no newspaper ads whatsoever. Of particular interest is this Goldelle ad from ... The Wichita Daily Eagle ~ Wichita, Kansas ~ March 16, 1913 Notice on the close up of the label where it says ... "Formerly Gold Seal" Note: I'm not sure why, but they must have had a specific reason for emphasizing that Goldelle was formerly called Gold Seal - especially to have included it on the labels.

 

[SODAPOPBOB]

Question of the day ... I wonder why they changed the name from Gold Seal to Goldelle?

 

[Canadacan]

Question of the day ... I wonder why they changed the name from Gold Seal to Goldelle?

That is pretty interesting Bob....It almost seems not logical if they spent the first two years advertising it as Gold Seal, maybe the name conflicted with another product on the market at the time in the USA and the sales were low?I wonder if there are any Goldelle embossed bottles out there?

 

[SODAPOPBOB]

This is the only one I have found so far ... http://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/ss-coca-cola-bottle-clarksburg-w-va-goldelle Clarksburg, West Virginia ~ Exact date unknown ~ But most likely 1911 to 1921

 

[SODAPOPBOB]

I haven't found a documented explanation yet as to why the name Gold Seal was changed to Goldelle, but based on what I have seen, the trail of evidence leads back to Chicago, Illinois where the Western Coca Cola Bottling Company was located. One thing I discovered is that in 1921 the name "Goldelle Ginger Ale Company, Inc" (Chicago) was changed to "Goldelle Products Company" (Chicago). There are also indications that "Goldelle" wasn't even a Coca Cola product but was a separate brand that was merely distributed by Coca Cola.

 

[SODAPOPBOB]

I also discovered that "Goldelle" wasn't just a ginger ale but also came in other flavors ... http://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/12295671_goldelle-and-gold-seal-ginger-ale-material