Hi-Test. American Bottling Co. - cannot find anything on this brand

[cowsgomoo]

This bottle has a big A on the bottom and Registered Contents 7 flu. ozs. Baltimore, MD and “7245-1(D or B, can’t tell)-44

I found it on a walk/dig in Baltimore.

 

[Timelypicken]

It would have been some king of soda.

 

[ROBBYBOBBY64]

That's cool. Looks pretty clean. Was that one on the surface? Never heard of it. We need a bottle detective. I don't know how some guys can find information on the most obscure bottle or even better a small piece of one. They can tell you all kinds of things and links to information. When you search it comes up nothing. I unfortunately came up nothing for you. Still nice bottle.
ROBBYBOBBY64.

 

[cowsgomoo]

That's cool. Looks pretty clean. Was that one on the surface? Never heard of it. We need a bottle detective. I don't know how some guys can find information on the most obscure bottle or even better a small piece of one. They can tell you all kinds of things and links to information. When you search it comes up nothing. I unfortunately came up nothing for you. Still nice bottle.
ROBBYBOBBY64.

It was partially on the surface. It must have gotten lodged next to a tree root many years ago and overtime the leaves and stuff covered it but because of the steep slope the erosion kept it from being buried completely. I am imptressed it was still there and not picked up already by somebody else. Somebody did a dig nearby who knows how long ago and left some bottle fragments neatly stacked.

 

[cowsgomoo]

That's cool. Looks pretty clean. Was that one on the surface? Never heard of it. We need a bottle detective. I don't know how some guys can find information on the most obscure bottle or even better a small piece of one. They can tell you all kinds of things and links to information. When you search it comes up nothing. I unfortunately came up nothing for you. Still nice bottle.
ROBBYBOBBY64.

I found this instance of the brand for a pale dry ginger ale that is listed as rare. Not sure if they’re referring to the bottle or the brand?

 

[ROBBYBOBBY64]

I found this instance of the brand for a pale dry ginger ale that is listed as rare. Not sure if they’re referring to the bottle or the brand?

Acl, cool. Keep this up and your bound to make Detective. Bottle Detective! Lol.
ROBBYBOBBY64.

 

[RCO]

Baltimore , large city so likely lots of bottlers back then , not a brand I've heard of before so likely local to that area , it has a 30's / 40's era look to it

 

[cowsgomoo]

Baltimore , large city so likely lots of bottlers back then , not a brand I've heard of before so likely local to that area , it has a 30's / 40's era look to it

Thanks! The A on the bottom is also interesting. American Bottle Co doesn’t show this as theirs according to to the SHA report on them. There’s also no info on American Bottling Co

 

[bottle-bud]

Looks like they filed for bankruptcy in 1933 and again in 1956. Cool bottle BTW

 

[cowsgomoo]

Looks like they filed for bankruptcy in 1933 and again in 1956. Cool bottle BTW

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Thank you! I should invest in a newspapers.com subscription. A wealth of knowledge there that the LOC site doesn’t have for theirs.