is this a true mountain dew bottle??

[SODAPOPBOB]

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I'm not sure what to make of all of this either. Maybe when some other members chime in they will pick up on something that we may have missed.

If its any consolation ...

1. The current 2012 eBay seller goes by the name ... stevebu91

Whereas ...

2. The 2011 WorthPoint/eBay seller went by the name ... Digger Dave Beeler

But who in the heck is Daube's ??? That's the million dollar question!

SPB

 

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But who in the heck is Daube's ??? That's the million dollar question!

SPB

That and the look of the bottle make me think it's more of an Art Class piece than a real bottle...

 

[SODAPOPBOB]

I put the Mountain Dew aspect on the back burner for the time being and am focusing on the "Yummy" embossing. The painted label may have been faked and added later, but I find it hard to believe that the embossing could be faked as well. Thus I'm wondering if anyone knows anything about the "Yummy" brand of soda like the cans pictured below? Because of the pull-tabs I suspect these particular examples are from the 1970s. But the bottle(s) in question are dated 1959 ( I in a circle for Owens-Illinois ).

Maybe its not Yummy-Yummy on the so called Mountain Dew bottle, but rather was intended as a single Yummy embossed around the neck numerous times. ???

Q: Did "Yummy" ever produce a bottle?

Thanks.

SPB

By the way, there are lots of "Yummy" cans on eBay right now, but no bottles.

 

[SODAPOPBOB]

Just for the record here's a close up of the "Yummy" on the bottle.

 

[SODAPOPBOB]

Here's another "Yummy" clue for future reference and research. Its from eBay regarding a Yummy can. Maybe this clue will lead to other clues regarding the history of "Yummy" soda pop.

SPB

eBay Link:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/EARLY-1970S-YUMMY-SUGAR-FREE-LEMON-LIME-SODA-POP-CAN-/130333222928?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1e58772810


Where it states ...

MANUFACTURED BY ITASCA PROCESSING CO., INC., ITASCA, ILLINOIS AND DISTRIBUTED BY JEWEL COMPANIES, INC., MELROSE PARK, ILLINOIS.

 

[SODAPOPBOB]

One more possible clue!

This is from the 2011 WortPoint listing where it states in the description ...

" YUMMY YUMMY emb around shoulder 4 times in bold raised letters ..."

So maybe (just maybe) the "4 times" isn't Yummy-Yummy four times as I previously thought, but rather is just Yummy by itself eight times. ???

But whether its four times or eight times, I am beginning to suspect that it "might" be a Yummy brand bottle and not a Mountain Dew brand bottle ... maybe. ???

SPB

 

[SODAPOPBOB]

[8|] I can't help but wonder if there is a connection between our mystery Mountain Dew bottle and ...

Professor Mike Daube

He's a professor at an Australian university and is involved with research regarding teenagers / soft drink consumption / and violence.

Check it out. Its the only thing on the entire internet I could find with a possible connection to Mountain Dew and Daube's.

SPB

Soft Drink/Violence Article:
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-10-25/new-link-between-soft-drink-and-violence/3599956

Another Soda Pop Related Article:
http://www.geekosystem.com/tag/professor-mike-daube/

 

[SODAPOPBOB]

[&:] Oops! I forgot this one ...

Professor Mile Daube ... http://interhealth.org.au/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=166&Itemid=304

Reminder: The bottle is painted with "Daube's Mountain Dew"

 

[cherise]

i did email the seller of the current bottle and asked if he had any history knowledge of the bottle...maybe some type of background that he may know of that we dont..... also ask if it was a legit mountain dew trademarked brand bottle..... did this the first day it was put up... btw, i never got a response back....

 

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I have e-mailed Professor Daube and I'm hoping to hear back soon...