Green 1929(?) Nehi bottle

[MichaelFla]

I will take a picture of the code on mine tomorrow. Like I said, it simply says 29N

 

[logueb]

Michael, If Iggyworf is correct on the Laurens date codes are 1922-1925 and we know the Owens Illinois is 1936, then I also believe your 29N is 1929. I don't see any ghost acl traces on any of mine either. Buster

 

[MichaelFla]

Would the date codes be 1922, 23, and 25 and still say Nehi Bottling Co? I didn't think they became Nehi until 1925.

 

[iggyworf]

Michael that is right about Nehi. That slipped my mind. I had to go back and look at all this talk about RC cola. But from what I read that is how to read LGW codes like that. So now I am not to sure.

 

[MichaelFla]

Well, that is definitely something to think about. If that is the correct dating (I personally have no idea, but I would guess it is correct) then maybe they were embossing Nehi bottles with that name before the company name officially changed? Two separate lines in one company?

 

[RCO]

I've found similar bottles not for nehi though but other companies that used green 7 oz bottles and yeah there likely used for some sort of lemon/lime drink that type of pop was popular back then

 

[RCO]

I've found similar bottles not for nehi though but other companies that used green 7 oz bottles and yeah there likely used for some sort of lemon/lime drink that type of pop was popular back then

 

[iggyworf]

I found this old thread from this forum. It might shed a different light on this. But it still doesn't explain the 1922 Nehi date. Do you see any ghost ACL on your bottles? https://www.antique-bottles.net/forum/early-green-nehi-m391555.aspx

 

[iggyworf]

Check out member Morbious_fod site also. http://www.tazewell-orange.com/nehiblfd.html

 

[MichaelFla]

Morbious points out that these bottles are ACL and date from the late 30s and 40s. We have shown that they pre-date those dates. So when were ACL labels actually started? If my bottle was an ACL it would have washed away years before I found it. It was in muck for 40+ years.