Grapico

[shineysideup]

Thanks for the website link. I'll check it out. I believe Pepsi bottles Grapico in our area of the South - NW Florida. I have nine old Buffalo Rock Ginger Ale ACL bottles, although I don't know how old they are.

 

[Jody35150]

Wonkapete:
How can I get a copy of your history of Grapico? How does R.R. Rochelle of Birmingham, Ala., fit it the picture?

He had an ACL Triple R-R-R Beverages bottle & on the reverse it had the logo: MADE ITS WAY BY THE WAY IT'S MADE, which was on the later ACL Grapicos from this area.

Thanks, Jody.

 

[wonkapete]

In 1917, R. R. Rochell of Birmingham, AL began purchasing Grapico syrup barrels from J. Grossman's Sons to bottle and sell the Alabama soft drink market. In 1918, Rochell's Grapico Bottling Works opened a bottling plant in Hattiesburg, Mississippi as a second Mississippi bottler and seller of Grapico.

In June 1920, Rochell's Grapico Bottling Works formally incorporated in Alabama as "The Grapico Bottling Works".

I sent ya a PM.

 

[Jody35150]

Jerry,

This is the better of the two. I wasn't even sure the first was Grapico until I found this one. I hope the pic is legible.

Jody.

 

[wonkapete]

Hey Jody, here's that 1917 Grapico from Laurel, Mississippi I was telling you about. I finally found it!

 

[morbious_fod]

That's a nice one.

 

[SODAPOPBOB]

wonkapete ~

Cool stuff! Really Cool!

Your opening line reads ... "Anybody on her from the South has gotta love Grapico!!"

Well , ... I'm from the south, but until just recently I have never heard of Grapico. Oh, wait! You're talking about the "Real South." That explains it. You see, I'm from "South" California. And out here we don't know the difference between grits and cornmeal. So please don't pay any attention to me!

Seriously, though, I find it all very interesting. Especially the sales invoice. Speaking of which; I clearly understand the ... Bbl. Grapico Syrup 1 gal @ $1.40 per X 52 gal. = $72.80. But what I don't quite understand is the ... 50 Grs. Crowns. X .30 cents ea. = $15.00. This must be referring to the purchase of individual, empty glass bottles, but I'm not sure. What do you think? Do the abbreviations ... "Grs. Crowns." stand for ... Gross Crown Bottles? And, if so, I guess this means the price of a ready-to-be filled bottle back then (1921) was 30 cents each ???

Thanks for the thread. Both interesting as well as educational ... especially for us 3rd grader's from Southern California who don't know the difference between grits and corn. Lol

SODAPOPBOB

 

[Dragon0421]

The post earlier about r.r rochell is embossed on the bottom of this bottle from birm. ala. i also ha a clear version.

 

[Dragon0421]

the clear one with the other side of th rochelle one

 

[Dragon0421]

huntsville ala also had 2 that i know of i like the teal blue bottle better out of the 2