Oakland Bottle

[waknaack@gmail.com]

Eric,

Is there a possible way to get a scanned copy of that book page showing that info. and a scanned copy of the front cover ?

Then I can "maybe" just "maybe" find another bottle that looks like mine and the one of jdunlap.

Andy

 

[hemihampton]

Got good news & bad news, Just went digging on Clinton River not far from Pontiac & just dug some Pontiac soda bottles. I'm Cleaning now & Pics to follow.

 

[waknaack@gmail.com]

WOW, this is almost like Christmas !!!

The Car Show I started for the City of Auburn Hills is on the banks of the Clinton River (Riverside Park) - - - - now I will be watching that river close. Old maps show a Mill, and two other water powered businesses right where the park is. Would this be a good site to check out?

Andy

 

[druggistnut]

The Oakland bottles are really common. There are 2-3 variants. I leave them when I dig them.
There is a Pontiac Bottling Works bottle, also.
Bill

 

[SODAPOPBOB]

From a 1928 publication ...

Oakland County Bottling Works - 108 Branch - Pontiac

http://books.google.com/books?ei=E5iwUYqcL6KkyQGt6YD4Cw&id=fM9OAAAAMAAJ&dq=Oakland+County+Bottling+Works+Pontiac+Michigan&q=108+Branch

 

[hemihampton]

Yesterday me & my digging buddy Tom found 3 of these along Clinton River near Pontiac. Say's OLIVERS from Pontiac Michigan & Coca Cola bottling co. We were not there long & only found these 3 & had to leave earlier then expected when confronted with some rather strange uncomfortable circumstances. LEON

 

[celerycola]

1923 Blue Book
Oakland County Bottling Works 108 Brand St
Oliver Co., Inc.

1925 Blue Book
Oakland County Bottling Works 96 Branch St
Oliver Co. (P.H.Hunt) 16 Perry St.

1930 Blue Book
Oakland County Bottling Works 108 Branch St
Oliver Co. (P.H.Hunt) 85 Cass Av.

 

[mrechenard]

Carbonated beverages possible. There was only 1 brewery in Pontiac near that time frame of Prohibition & that was the Pontiac Brewery. It closed up in 1915 & Reopened in 1933 as Wolverine brewery. Whats odd about that is Prohibition started in 1919 in Michigan if I remember right so the brewery would of ran until 1919 & then just changed there name to Pontiac Beverage company during the 1920's like most other Breweries did back then to stay afloat during Prohibition. I do not see any info of Pontiac Brewery doing this? LEON.

 

[mrechenard]

1/1/1923 Landsing State Journal page 16

 

[M.C.Glass]

jdunlap, you still hanging around? Lots of stuff going on in Pontiac.