No deposite No return 10oz bottles from Coca-Cola

[Canadacan]

I recently picked up the last bottle to complete my Coca-Cola products in 10oz NDNR's...that was the long awaited Fresca! So I will post what I have starting with the Coke's....keeping in mind this post is only for the 10oz size and only products from Coca-Cola.


The carton was made by the Continental can company of Canada, still could use some of the other products cartons though. Pictured is the front and back of the first diamond style label dated 1966 and 69, I have not yet come across this bottle with the screw top but believe it may exist.


Here are the next styles introduced after the diamond label, note the screw top on the second bottle-dated 1970 and the regular top also dated 1970. The third bottle dated 1972 is the revised 'Coke' script that brought the letters closer and taller, you can really see how the C is taller and the o became more of an oval shape...also note that it now states 'Non Refillable'.


Comparison of the Coke script, this difference is also noted on all ACL's.


Close up of the tops.



This is all of the versions I have, including the green one... those mainly seem to come from Quebec...its dated 1992 ,yes that is correct, but I have seen the older versions dated from the early 1970's...I now noticed I forgot to photograph the clear version I have from 1989.


Well here is the clear version from 1989!..lol....these bottles are essentially copies of the early 1970's versions. I suppose it could be debatable weather or not the last 3 styles belong in the NDNR category but I included them anyways to show the transition.



And here is the rest of the Gang!...a 1968 TaB , 1969 screw top Sprite, 1971 Sprite that has the 'Non Refillable' instead of NDNR, 1968 Fanta, and my new addition the 1969 Fresca.

 

[iggyworf]

Those are all wonderful. Is that the same 'Tab' as RCO just posted? Great line up of bottles. Love it!

 

[RCO]

long awaited ? you should of asked me for one , I have several and know of a dump where there is several more , I had found a dump where there was many of these bottles , I had been selling the extra ones at yard sales , they always seemed to sell well the fresca no deposit .
I don't have the Fanta no deposit but seem to recall seeing one before , I have a sprite that I found swimming but not the screw top one .

this bottle in picture I actually found along a cottage roadway embankment a couple years ago , so those 2 locations only places I've found fresca bottles around here . I should go back to that dump and see what else is there , at time I got frustrated with it and gave up digging as I wasn't finding anything that old

 

[Canadacan]

Those are all wonderful. Is that the same 'Tab' as RCO just posted? Great line up of bottles. Love it!

Thanks, yes same TaB bottle as RCO's....there may be a latter version of this bottle.
RCO it's funny how a person can't seem to locate a certain bottle... My nemesis was the Fresca!.... The screw top versions of all these bottles seem to be less common.

 

[RCO]

realise this post was for no deposit bottles but also wanted to share a Fresca can I found recently in a park , it appears to be metal so just before the switch to aluminum , thinking late 80's or early 90's , somewhat different fresca logo than I'm used to , any ideas ? seen it before

 

[Canadacan]

Looks like rust on the bottom, if so that would be an extruded steel can,....they seemed to run from about 1986-87 up till the mid 90's. I have not seen that particular can but going by the tapered top it's probably from about 1990 on...so it's from after the switch or introduction of aluminum cans which occurred around 1983.

Here is a early Fresca circa 1984...its marked as 354ml, the latter ones are marked 355ml, it's interesting to note these early cans were made in the USA and most were filled there as well. they do have French print as well.
These type of cans are nearly impossible to locate today but I got lucky and acquired a small collection of them.