LIST OF OVER 300 COCA COLA IMITATORS AS OF 1919

[SODAPOPBOB]

I'm not sure when this brand was first established or if it was only located in Washington, D.C., nor why it went out of business, but check it out ... Doc Cola The Washington Post ~ Washington, D.C. ~ December 13, 1919

 

[SODAPOPBOB]

P.S. Did you make the connection that the master list was published on August 15, 1919 and the Doc Cola bankruptcy ad was published on December 13, 1919. Hmm, I wonder if it was just a coincidence or what?

 

[SODAPOPBOB]

One more just for the "heck" of it! [] I don't know zilch about this one yet except that it was advertised several times in 1908 in Lawrence, Kansas. Heck's Cola / Heck's Star Cola From ... The Lawrence Daily Journal ~ Lawrence, Kansas ~ April 29, 1908

 

[cowseatmaize]

the list was published in 1919 so brands like Royal Crown Cola and others were not around at the time.

I'm not sure what you mean. RC started in 1905 or so they say. http://www.rccolainternational.com/

 

[SODAPOPBOB]

Cows Remember, the key word with the cola list/wars was COLA You forgot the rest of the story. ... Royal Crown Ginger Ale = 1905 Chero ColaMeloNehi Royal Crown Cola = 1934 http://www.rccolainternational.com/about_royal_crown_history.aspx

 

[cowseatmaize]

Ahh, I figured I missed something.

 

[SODAPOPBOB]

Meet ... William Heck http://books.google.com/books?id=MV8fAQAAQBAJ&pg=PT65&dq=heck's+cola&hl=en&sa=X&ei=E29aU4T5HIK1yATi4oLwBg&ved=0CEAQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=heck's%20cola&f=false

 

[SODAPOPBOB]

Here's one they missed and is not on the list ... PauCola It says it was available in bottles, but I looked around and couldn't find one. The only thing I found were numerous syrup dispensers. The bottles must be extremely rare. ??? From ... The Chicago Daily Tribune ~ Chicago, Illinois ~ August 24, 1910

 

[SODAPOPBOB]

Currently on eBay ... http://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-RARE-c-1910-PAU-COLA-SYRUP-DISPENSER-ADVERTISING-SIGN-/111326182249?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item19eb8ebb69

 

[SODAPOPBOB]

Here's a brand with cola in it's name that few people were familiar with in the early days ... []