LIST OF OVER 300 COCA COLA IMITATORS AS OF 1919

[SODAPOPBOB]

I have come to realize that even though the master list was published in 1919, that doesn't necessarily mean every company was still in operation at the time. Apparently the list was compiled to emphasize the vast number of imitators throughout the years so the bottler who published the ad could use his little catch-phrase at the bottom about drinking a bottle of Coca Cola after reading the exhaustive list. Take the following brand for example, it was "exterminated" in 1906 ... KO-KOLA From ... The Washington Post ~ Washington D.C. ~ July 27, 1906

 

[iggyworf]

Excellent research. Thanx

 

[SODAPOPBOB]

The more I fool around with this the more interesting it gets. This article contains some of the names that are on the master list but refers to them as the "Blacklist" with a focus on those that contain "Dope." It also includes the bottling company names and city/state locations, which is helpful. Note:Instead of my cropping these larger articles, which takes a ton of time, just save them to your pictures file and they should appear and/or zoom nicely for reading. This one is from ... Chicago Daily Tribute ~ Chicago, Illinois ~ August 24, 1910

 

[SODAPOPBOB]

Correction ... I did a little experiment and saved the last ad I posted but it did not turn out able to read. Because I have no choice but to reduce them in size first before posting them, they apparently don't save like the originals do. I will crop and post the last one later tonight or tomorrow morning.

 

[SODAPOPBOB]

Another experiment ... Like I said, this could take "years" [] It seems to work okay if I crop them into two sections.

 

[SODAPOPBOB]

If anyone has a particular brand they would like me to search in the newspaper archives, just post your request here and I'll see what I can find. In the meantime I will search random selections and see what comes up.

 

[sunrunner]

how many had bottles made for them?

 

[jblaylock]

I wonder how many of those brands survived and are still in production today.

 

[SODAPOPBOB]

how many had bottles made for them?

My guess is that the majority of them were bottled and/or produced.

 

[SODAPOPBOB]

I wonder how many of those brands survived and are still in production today.

As near as I can determine, the only one on the list that's still around is Pepsi Cola. Remember, the list was published in 1919 so brands like Royal Crown Cola and others were not around at the time.