Green 1929(?) Nehi bottle

[MichaelFla]

The recent post about the Royal Crown Ginger Ale labels intrigued me, and I went searching for information myself. I found a 1943 painting containing what looks to be a green ACL bottle. Thinking I might have seen something like that before I went digging through my old digging finds and found this old Nehi bottle that I dug in the 70s. I am sure these are pretty common, but I haven't seen many of them personally. It is embossed on the heel of one side: MIN.CONTS.6-FL.OZ. / PROPERTY OFAnd on the heel of the other side: NEHI BOTTLING CO.The base is embossed simply 29N I have always assumed this was 1929, since the dump was in use from ca. 1908 to ca. 1933. I don't know much about ACL bottles, so I've no idea whether this would have been paper label or ACL, but my guess would be label. Maybe I should try to track down some labels from the 1920's?The dump was a swamp, so the bottle would have been under mud for over 45 years by the time I dug it in the late 70s.

 

[iggyworf]

I found this. It was described as Nehi lemon sour.

 

[CanadianBottles]

Definitely not an ACL if it's 1929, they weren't invented until the early 30's. I've never seen one of those before, but then again I don't think I've ever seen any Nehi bottles. Pretty sure they didn't distribute in Canada.

 

[MichaelFla]

This was the first I had ever seen, and in the interceding years I think I recall seeing one other. Now that Iggyworf posted the pic with the label, I rather like it.

 

[iggyworf]

I couldn't find a close up of the label though. I'd like to see it better. Nehi is part of the Royal Crown cola history. There is a 32 oz bottle on ebay similar to yours. But with no label. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Nehi-Bottling-Company-Green-Empty-32-OZ-Glass-Bottle-/400746704945?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item5d4e5d7031

 

[iggyworf]

Check it out. I found the full listing of the bottle. http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEHI-LEMON-SOUR-PAPER-LABEL-6-OZ-SODA-BOTTLE-/261703634449?rmvSB=true&nma=true&si=g5qABCWixkAGiHXx4bF0POZ2HMM%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

 

[MichaelFla]

I would have thought the standard flavors would have been bottled in the silk-stocking bottles by that point. It seems odd to me that, since they bottled other flavors in them, they should leave this flavor in the the paper-labeled bottle.

 

[logueb]

Michael, After seeing the bottle you posted, I remembered digging some of those from the 20's 30's dump [attachment=2-26-15 005.JPG] [attachment=2-26-15 006.JPG] . I don't know if any of this is any help. Found four in the bottle barn. The one on the left is Owens Illinois 1936 and the three on the right are Laurens Glass Works.

 

[logueb]

Not sure how to read the Laurens date codes. Seems to be E2 2, E2 3, and E2 5. Hope this helps. Buster[attachment=2-26-15 007.JPG] [attachment=2-26-15 009.JPG] [attachment=2-26-15 008.JPG]

 

[iggyworf]

Cool bottles. Laurens Glass works date codes I think should read 2LGW2 = 1922, 2LGW3 = 1923, 2LGW5 = 1925. If I got that wrong I hope I am corrected. But pretty sure thats it. Too bad no paper labels on them.