HIRES BOTTLE w/ PAPER LABEL / 1904 ST LOUIS EXPOSITION

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I attended an antique show in Del Mar, California yesterday and purchased a (quart size) Hires Root Beer bottle with an original paper label. The bottle itself is dark green and has a "push up" bottom but does not have a visible mold seam. It still has it's original cap and partial contents.

The paper label reads as follows, top to bottom, left to tight ...

Neck Label:

Bottled Expressly For
Universal Exposition
St. Louis

Mid Label: With image of the Hires "Ugly Kid" holding a glass.

Keep In A Cool Place
Hires / Stands for Purity
Do Not Put Ice In Glass
Registered

Bottom Label:

Diplomas & Medals Awarded
Hires
Improved
Rootbeer
Healthfuf, Sparkling, Appetizing

Made from
Malvern Springs Water

Bottled Exclusively By
The Charles E. Hires Co. Malvern, Pa. U.S.
Registered

I did some research and came up with the following ...

1904 St Louis Exposition / Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louisiana_Purchase_Exposition


1904 -- Charles Hires also experimented with making condensed milk. By 1904 he had a condensed milk plant in Malvern, Pennsylvania
http://www.cooksinfo.com/charles-hires

Read more: http://www.cooksinfo.com/charles-hires#ixzz2R0mSHWG6

Malvern, Pennsylvania / Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malvern,_Pennsylvania

Hires / Digger O'Dell
http://www.bottlebooks.com/hires.htm

Hires Card / eBay / 1904 St Louis Exposition
http://www.ebay.com/itm/310654307671?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2649

I also did an extensive search and could not find another one like it!

Several pictures to follow, including this one ...

[ Full Image ]

 

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[ Neck Label ]

 

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[ Mid Label ]

 

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[ Bottom Label ]

 

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[ Cap w/ 22 Point Grips ~ The oldest Crown cap I have ever seen / 1904 ]

 

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[ Card from above eBay link ~ Original 1904 St Louis Exposition ]

 

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[ This is what I believe the cap looked like originally, but not sure. The one on the bottle is totally corroded away ]

 

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If you are familiar with this bottle and/or have any information regarding it, please let me know.

Thanks a lot

Sodapopbob

 

[splante]

no info but great bottle

 

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This picture shows one of five "Oasis" (stands) that Hires Root Beer had at the 1904 St Louis Exposition/World's Fair ...